Maryeve Dufault (born February 16, 1982) is a Canadian[1] professional racing driver, model, and advertising spokeswoman.

Dufault has also performed precision driving for Honda, Polaris and Yamaha, and has also extensively tested Formula cars in China and Great Britain.

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

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

[16] In addition, Dufault competed in the inaugural Dodge Viper Celebrity Challenge at Miller Motorsports Park in October 2011, competing alongside racing legends such as Roger Penske, Kurt Busch and Allen Johnson.

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

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

[24] She was invited to the United Service Organizations "USO" tour, Operation in Kosovo, Bosnia and Macedonia.

News to talk about women in racing and the difficulties of competing in a male dominated sport.

"[2] Dufault said she still gets the questions and the puzzled looks as some folks struggle to understand her preference for the noise and smoke at the race track over the glitz and glamour of the modeling world.

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

[31] In the early 2000s Dufault moved from her native Quebec to Los Angeles to pursue her racing career.