Timothy Goulet (born November 13, 1981) is an American professional

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driver, crew chief, and team owner who competes part-time in the

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, driving the No. 31

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for

Rise Motorsports Ritamarie Goulet (née Thomason; born August 25, 1983) is an American professional stock car racing driver and police sergeant. She competes part-time in the ARCA Menards Series East, driving the No. 31 Chevrolet SS for Rise Motorsports, and ...

. He has previously worked as a crew member for

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, and Jesse Iwuji Motorsports.

Racing career

Goulet first had an interest in racing after attending the

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races at the

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, and would race late models in various local dirt-tracks. He would go on to school to become an industrial mechanic, and would later move himself and his family to

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, where he would be employed with

as a pit crew member, a car chief, and later on, would go on to be a crew chief for the team. He would then go on to work for various teams like

and Jesse Iwuji Motorsports, before forming his own team in 2022 with fellow driver Rita Thomason. The team would make their debut at the

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race at Milwaukee with Thomason driving the No. 31

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, where she would go on to finish 25th due to engine issues. In 2023, Goulet would make his

debut at

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, driving the No. 31

for his own team,

, where he would finish in twelfth position, albeit multiple laps down.

Personal life

Goulet is currently married to fellow driver Rita Goulet (formerly Rita Thomason), who also competes part-time in ARCA, whom he first met in early 2022. They eventually married on January 1, 2023. They also have a son from a previous marriage of Tim's.

Motorsports career results

ARCA Menards Series

( key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. ''Italics'' – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.)

ARCA Menards Series East

ARCA Menards Series West

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