Dufault, Maryeve
Born: February 16, 1982
Hometown: Sorel, Quebec
Family: Single
2011: Drives the No. 12 VR 12-Dodge Motorsports Dodge for Tony Marks Racing. In 14 career ARCA Racing Series starts, Dufault finished a career-best 10th at Chicagoland Speedway. Dufault also finished 12th at Talladega Superspeedway, 12th and 13th at Pocono Raceway and 13th at Salem Speedway. Other finishes include a 18th at Kansas Speedway, 20th at Winchester Speedway, 21st on the New Jersey Motorsports Park road course, 23rd at Toledo Speedway, 24th at Lucas Oil Raceway, 25th at Iowa Speedway and 28th at Daytona Int'l Speedway in her series debut. Finished 16th in driver points. Qualified career-best 15th at Pocono.
NOTABLE: The Canadian-born Dufault discovered a knack for extreme sports at a young age, taking after her brother and father, both motorcycle racers. As a teen, Dufault competed in motocross and advanced to go-karts and open-wheel racing.
Dufault has competed in numerous highly competitive open-wheel car series, like the Pro Mazda Star Series and Formula BMW USA. Dufault has worked as a stunt double - notably, for actress Mircea Monroe in the 2008 movie "Fast Girl" - and done precision driving for Honda, among other major corporations. She considers IndyCar Series driver Alex Tagliani, a fellow Canadian, a mentor.
Dufault made her NASCAR Nationwide Series debut at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal in 2011. Also made two starts in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series in 2010.
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