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Lalancette gaining notice at Cornwall Motor

Speedway

By Todd Anderson

ornwall’s Justin Lalancette took
Chome his fi rst feature win in
the Sportsman Division at Cornwall
Motor Speedway on July 26. A racer
since the age of five, the victory is

right up there among several other
highlights in the young driver’s
career.

“It’s the highlight of my season so
far,” says Lalancette. “I started 11th in
the race. It’s my first win in Cornwall

but I have been consistently finishing

in the top seven all season, except for
the first race, and received the Bandit

Performer of the Month for July.”

Looking back at that first race this
season, the 20-year-old was involved
in an accident on opening night and
finished the evening early with his

car on the flat bed. Even with that

setback, he’s still left with a shot at
winning the points championship.
While updated points, including his
victory, were not available at press
time, the belief is the July 26 win Cornwall’s Justin Lalancette celebrates his first feature victory in the Sportsman Division on July 26 at

would push Lalancette into second Cornwall Motor Speedway. Photo submitted: Wendy Lalancette
place behind leader Corey Wheeler.
RPM Speedway in Saint-Marcel- he has also fi nished third once and throughout the week from each
“Corey Wheeler has quite a bit of de-Richelieu, as well as a few races fourth twice at the local circuit. team. “In order to maintain the car
experience and won the championship in Cornwall. Last year at age 19, he and avoid breaking down in a race,
last year and has a big enough lead,” participated in his first full season in Lalancette points to his father, Luc, it requires many hours per week,”

says Lalancette. “There is a small the Sportsman Division finishing 6th as the greatest influence in his racing says Lalancette, who graduated this

point difference between the drivers in points. career and says he wouldn’t be where spring from St. Lawrence College

in the second to fifth positions and he is right now without him. “My with a diploma in Business. “It
one good or bad night can make all Along the way, he has won track dad has been the one always there takes approximately 20 hours to
championship in the Go-Kart series in to help. He bought me my fi rst Go-
the difference.” wash, do maintenance, and scale

Cornwall and Brockville. He finished kart at the age of three. The fi rst few
Lalancette began his racing career second at RPM Speedway at the age times I went in it I was scared of the the car (weight and adjustments) not

at age five when he joined the local of 16, his first season in the Modified sound of the motor so he would push counting body work and problem-

Go-Kart circuit. Up to the age of 14, Division. Also that year, he finished me around the parking lot for hours solving if something isn’t working

he would visit tracks at Cornwall 6th in his first 100-lap Canadian so that I could practice maneuvering correctly. For example we spent an

Motor Speedway, Brockville National Race at Cornwall Motor cones and braking. My dad has spent extra 15 hours last week on the car
Speedway, Can-Am Motorsports in Speedway in the Modified Division. too many hours to count working so because there was a fuel problem.”

LaFargeville, New York, Paradise that I can race. Thanks Dad.” Obviously, he can’t do all that work

Last season, Lalancette won his first
Speedway in Geneva, New York, and alone. In steps Dad once again, along
Route 58 Raceway in Fowler, New and second feature in the Sportsman As racing fans may or may not with friend Guillaume Bourdeau if
Division during the same race night at know, race nights on Sundays at
York. When he reached the age of there are any motor issues with the
16, he joined the Modified Division Stadiaume St. Guillaume. Along with Cornwall Motor Speedway are only

his victory this season in Cornwall, possible after hours of hard work Continued on page 23
in Granby, Drummondville, and