Y
von DuHamel's accomplish-
ments in motorsports are so
wide-ranging that is almost hard
to believe. Not only was Yvon
a leading motorcycle racer for
nearly 20 years, he also was a
longtime snowmobile champion,
and once, with little car-racing
experience, DuHamel drove
a NASCAR Cup car to a 10th-
place finish. DuHamel has been
inducted into the Canadian
Motorsports Hall of Fame, the
Motorcycle Hall of Fame and the
Snowmobile Hall of Fame. One
thing DuHamel is not widely
recognized for is his contribu-
tions in helping introduce both
the two-stroke era in AMA road
racing and, later, the Superbike
era.
DuHamel emerged from the
Canadian racing scene in the
1960s, following in the footsteps
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BY LARRY LAWRENCE
Yvon DuHamel en
route to victory on
the Kawasaki H1R
at the Talladega
200 in 1971.
Yvon DuHamel: USHERIN
