Trois-Rivières (Quebec), August 6, 2025 – Only one week after the race at Autodrome Chaudière in Vallée-Jonction, the NASCAR Canada Sequence presents its hottest occasion of the season this weekend, the Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières. For this fifty fifth version of the GP3R, Louis-Philippe Dumoulin and all the #47 WeatherTech Canada | Groupe Bellemare | Omnifab group shall be performing in entrance of their house crowd, aiming for a 3rd NASCAR Canada victory on this short-term road circuit.
“After two consecutive podiums in July, the race at Autodrome Chaudière in Vallée-Jonction didn’t go our approach. Proper from follow, a transmission seal began leaking and, within the race, one other transmission challenge pressured me again to the paddock for repairs, costing us about fifteen laps,” mentioned Louis-Philippe Dumoulin about final Saturday’s oval occasion, the place he completed thirteenth.
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Now, consideration turns to the extremely anticipated Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières. For the three-time NASCAR Canada champion: “Incomes a 3rd win at this occasion behind the wheel of the #47 WeatherTech Canada | Groupe Bellemare | Omnifab automotive is my principal aim. However the GP3R is at all times a tricky race, filled with uncertainties. Generally it runs with out a single yellow flag and turns into an all-out dash; different occasions there are such a lot of full course cautions that the ultimate result’s virtually a lottery. You will need to adapt to each state of affairs, however the crowd is so enthusiastic, the followers so passionate at GP3R, that it’s at all times an unbelievable expertise for us drivers to compete right here.”
Dumoulin is the native favourite, hailing from Trois-Rivières alongside together with his brother Jean-François, who can even be on observe in NASCAR Canada with Dumoulin Compétition’s #04 automotive. “Except for Sunday’s race, we invite all followers to hitch us for the parade downtown adopted by the show on the Trois-Rivières port on Thursday night. On Friday, group haulers shall be open within the afternoon, and I encourage the general public to come back meet us. The NASCAR paddock is at all times welcoming, and spectators — adults and children alike — are at all times invited,” mentioned Dumoulin.
“We wish to have a robust second half of the season. The GP3R marks the beginning of that, and all the things continues to be potential to attain wins and end excessive within the championship. The sequence is so aggressive that even the slightest drawback in a single race can drop you a place or two within the standings, however nothing is misplaced for us,” concluded the #47 WeatherTech Canada | Groupe Bellemare | Omnifab driver, at the moment fifth within the standings, simply 17 factors off the lead.
NASCAR Canada drivers will hit the observe Saturday beginning at midday for 70 minutes of follow. Qualifying will happen later that day, beginning at 4:50 p.m. On Sunday, the 60-lap race is scheduled to begin at 1:18 p.m.
