25 Facts About Maryeve Dufault

Maryeve Dufault was born on February 16,1982 and is a Canadian professional racing driver, model, and advertising spokeswoman.

Maryeve Dufault has raced in the Skip Barber, Formula BMW, Formula Renault, Star Mazda, NASCAR Canadian Tire Series, ARCA Racing Series and NASCAR Nationwide Series.

Maryeve Dufault began riding as a four-year-old, then racing motocross and turned to go-karts as an eight-year-old.

Maryeve Dufault began racing karts nationally in Canada and the United States in several series, including the Rotax International Series, winning several karting championships.

Maryeve Dufault later moved up to formula racing, including Formula BMW USA, the Skip Barber Racing Series, Formula Russell, Formula Renault, Pro Star Mazda, and Formula 3, scoring podium finishes on several occasions, and captured victories in several series.

Maryeve Dufault began Stock Car racing in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series in 2010 by racing in two events.

Maryeve Dufault signed as a driver development contract with the FAZZT Race Team in 2010, and was the first female race car driver selected to be part of the Dodge Motorsport driver development program.

In early testing of her ARCA Racing Series car at New Smyrna Speedway and Daytona International Speedway in January 2011, Maryeve Dufault impressed NASCAR driver Brad Keselowski.

Maryeve Dufault made her ARCA debut at Daytona in February 2011; by December she had made fourteen starts in the ARCA Racing Series with one top 10 and six top 13 in her first year in stock car racing; her first top 10 being a tenth-place finish at Chicagoland Speedway.

Maryeve Dufault finished the ARCA season sixteenth in the series points standings, despite missing five races during the season because of a lack of sponsorship.

Maryeve Dufault made her NASCAR Nationwide Series debut at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on August 20,2011 driving for MacDonald Motorsports.

Maryeve Dufault was the first Canadian woman to race in the NASCAR Nationwide Series since it took that name.

Maryeve Dufault was listed as one of the "Top female drivers in racing today" by Fox Sports, and was named as one of the "Top 12 Up-and-Coming Female Drivers in Motorsports" by Bleacher Report.

Maryeve Dufault was featured on a Press Pass trading card in 2012.

In 2012, Maryeve Dufault participated in the 'Drive for the Fans' social media contest, representing Fiat Abarth.

In November 2013, it was announced that Maryeve Dufault would drive full-time in ARCA for the 2014 season in the No 46 for Team Stange Racing, as well as to return to Go Green Racing for an expanded twelve race schedule in the Nationwide Series in the No 79 car.

Maryeve Dufault won Miss Hawaiian Tropic International in 2000, beating over 35,000 competitors for the honor, becoming the only Miss Hawaiian Tropic International ever from Quebec and only the third Canadian winner.

Maryeve Dufault narrowly beat the more curvaceous and exotic Kessous for the world title in Las Vegas.

Maryeve Dufault was invited to the United Service Organizations "USO" tour, Operation in Kosovo, Bosnia and Macedonia.

Maryeve Dufault has appeared on a number of television shows and movies like Driven, Entourage, Relative Strangers, The Bold and the Beautiful, Jay Leno's opening show and including the American game show "The Price Is Right" during the Bob Barker era.

Maryeve Dufault modeled in the August 2011 issue of Maxim.

Maryeve Dufault acted as a stunt driver for the movie Fast Girl.

Maryeve Dufault has been featured by Sports Illustrated as their "Lovely Lady of the Day".

Maryeve Dufault said that she models to earn money to be a race car driver.

In 2010 Maryeve Dufault raised US$10,000 to the National Breast Cancer Foundation, as well as participating in a Bermudan trip to raise funds for the Syncairly Yours Foundation, a charity for uninsured mothers with premature babies.