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Renee began her racing career, at four and a
half years of age, in the Quarter Midget ranks.
During ten impressive years, she collected
countless victories, set six track records and was
the recipient of five ‘Driver of the
Year’ awards. At the age of 15, Renee moved
into a Pro Four Modified. In her six years in Pro
Fours, she secured several feature wins and the
1994 Championship.
In 1996 Renee advanced to the NASCAR Modified
division at the now defunct Riverside Park
Speedway. To her credit, she earned the 1996
‘Rookie of the Year’ award, as well as
seven ‘Most Popular Driver’ honors. On
April 24, 1999 Renee became the first and only
female in Riverside’s 51-year history to
record a NASCAR Modified feature event victory. In
2000, Renee was inducted into two separate sports
exhibits in the ‘Women's Museum: An Institute
for the Future’ – an official Smithsonian
Institution affiliate.
In early 2001, Renee was sidelined with injuries
sustained in a violent SK Modified accident. After
a lengthy recovery, in what was her only
Featherlite Modified Series, NASCAR Touring
appearance of 2001, Renee came back by qualifying
to the outside pole position – bested only by
the defending Series Champion.
For 2002 and 2003 she competed with the NASCAR
FMS in the No. 25 cars fielded by owners William
Woodman and Gary Cretty. In her first full year
with the Series, Dupuis earned the 21st position in
the points battle - out of 99 drivers. More
telling, she finished second in the
highly-competitive ‘Rookie of the Year’
battle. In 2003, Dupuis showed improvement and
became the first female to ever record a top-ten
finish in the 19-year history of the Series.
For 2004, Renee again ran with the FMS with
owner William Woodman. Throughout the year, Dupuis
campaigned the number 90 machine – a number
she has competed with since the age of five. During
the season. Renee qualified in the top-10 and had
several strong runs, enabling her to earn a 20th
place points finish (out of approximately 90
drivers). For 2005, Dupuis will again team with
Woodman to compete in the full NASCAR Whelen
Modified Tour schedule.
A native of Connecticut, Renee is a lifelong
resident of Glastonbury. In 1995 she graduated with
honors from the University of Connecticut. Away
from the track, Renee enjoys horse back riding.
Source: www.reneedupuis.com/
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