Wednesday, February 21, 2018

"Happy Birthday" Louis-Philippe Dumoulin

February 21, 1979
Louis-Philippe Dumoulin
(Photo; www.flagworld.com)
Born in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada.
He is the brother of Jean-François Dumoulin. In 1995, at 16, started as a mechanic for the Jim Russell Racing Drivers School at Circuit Mont-Tremblant.

In 2001 he finished fourth in the Canadian Formula Ford 1600 championship and was crowned the 2002 Canadian Formula Ford 1600 championHe competed in the Grand-Am series from 2004 to 2007. In 2012, he finished second in the GTC class at the 12 Hours of Sebring in 2012.

He made ​​his debut in the NASCAR Canadian Tire series in 2009 at the Trois-Rivières Grand Prix. In 2011, he was named the NASCAR Canadian Tire series rookie of the year, even though he only competed in eight races. He finished with an impressive two top five and four top 10 finishes.

The following year, he took his first pole in Trois-Rivières and finished 2nd in the race. In 2013, he won his first race on the road course at Mosport. In 2014 he won his first oval race at the Auto Clearing Motor Speedway in Saskatoon before being crowned the 2014 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series champion.

During the off season competes in the Red Bull Crashed Ice World Championship.
(Photo; crashedice.redbull.com)

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