Monique Proulx (racing driver)

Monique Proulx (1947–12 August 2012) was a teacher, model, actress, journalist, and racing driver from Québec.

[1] Proulx was also two when she contracted polio, resulting in her undergoing three operations on her legs, completed when she was 10, which left her with a limp until she was 13.

[1] After studying education, she worked as a French teacher for 3½ years at the Commission scolaire de Laval.

[3] The campaign that gave her the most personal satisfaction was one for nylons because of her history with polio and the previous surgeries on her legs.

In 1974, when Northern NASCAR introduced the Mini Stocks class in Canada, Proulx won the very first race at Catamount Stadium track.

[4] In Formula Atlantic Proulx drove a variety of cars including models from Ralt (RT1), Brabham (BT29), and Chevron.