Jul 18, 2013 | Maine Racing News
Theriault Has High Oxford 250 Aspirations
BKR Driver Hopes Home State Provides Backdrop For A Big Win
FORT KENT, Maine – Two summers ago, Austin Theriault became the youngest podium finisher in the nearly four-decade history of the Oxford 250 when he finished third behind NASCAR star Kyle Busch. Last year, he returned just as strong for the midsummer classic and posted another third-place finish.
Now the 19-year-old Fort Kent, Maine, native is ready to try and finally bring home the big trophy when he heads to the 40th annual TD Bank Oxford 250 at Oxford Plains Speedway in Oxford, Maine, on Sunday, July 21. After competing under Late Model rules in each of the last two seasons, Theriault will be making his first start in the race as a PASS North Series-sanctioned Super Late Model race.
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Jul 17, 2013 | Maine Racing News
Theriault Teams With Keselowski For IWK 250
BKR Effort Headed To Premier Maritime Super Late Model Showdown
FORT KENT, Maine – Austin Theriault of Fort Kent, Maine, will get a firsthand opportunity to impress his boss when he teams up with Brad Keselowski and Brad Keselowski Racing for the IWK 250 at Riverside Speedway in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, on Saturday, July 20.
Theriault will pilot the BKR No. 29 Checkered Flag Foundation Ford Fusion, while the reigning NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Keselowski will sit behind the wheel of the No. 13 Atlantic Cat Ford Fusion.
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Jul 16, 2013 | Maine Race Tracks, Maine Racing News, Oxford Plains Speedway, PASS, Touring Series News
Oxford, ME – DJ Shaw and the #60 Precision JLM team made their way back to Oxford Plains Speedway this past weekend for the fifth event of the Pro All Stars Series North season. The team was looking to improve from their previous race at Oxford where they struggled throughout the day with a tight racecar, but salvaged a sixth place effort. This time around, the team hit the setup right and had one of their best performances of the season on the PASS North Series.
Starting from the 12th position in the 150 lap event, Shaw worked his way into the top ten early, but multiple cautions in the race’s early laps stalled his progress before he was able to make his way through the field. On the races first long green flag run, that’s just what he did. Making the outside groove work to his advantage, Shaw went from ninth at the start of the run, to the lead on lap 62 after dueling with Mike Rowe. Shaw opened his lead up to over a straightaway over the field before the field was slowed by a caution flag with 46 laps to go.
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Jul 15, 2013 | Maine Race Tracks, Maine Racing News, Oxford Plains Speedway, PASS, Touring Series News
Oxford, ME – Joey Doiron and the #73 Wild Willy’s Burgers/JBJ Machine team rolled into Oxford Plains Speedway for the fifth event of the Pro All Stars Series North season with the points lead and on a string of four straight top five finishes. Starting the day in the 23rd position after a rear end issue in the heat race while leading, Doiron was able to make his way through the field on one of the hardest tracks to pass on. At the conclusion of the race, the team crossed the finish line in fifth place.
“Having the rear end issue in the heat races was a setback for us but I’m proud of the team for working hard to bounce back from that issue,” Doiron explained after the race, “I think we could’ve gotten a little more there at the end but we had used our stuff up just getting to the front and the late restarts didn’t go well for us either.”
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Jul 15, 2013 | American Canadian Tour, Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, Touring Series News, White Mountain
N. Woodstock, NH – Rookie Bobby Therrien of Hinesburg, VT set a blistering pace on his way to his first career American Canadian Tour win in the 150-lap event at White Mountain Motorsports Park on Saturday, July 13. Therrien led all but two of the 150 laps as the event saw just 1 caution. Therrien and runner-up finisher Brock Davis broke away from the field following the lap 44 caution and built a large lead while negotiating heavy lap traffic.
Current ACT point leader Wayne Helliwell, Jr. worked his way up from his 9th starting position to third but couldn’t catch the lead two. Brent Dragon took 4th while Joey Polewarczyk, Jr. came all the way from 18th to complete the top five. Jimmy Hebert took 6th while Ben Lynch marched from 20th to 7th. Glen Luce earned 8th, Jeff White 9th and Quinny Welch recovered from a spin to complete the top ten.
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Jul 15, 2013 | American Canadian Tour, Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, Touring Series News
St-Croix, QC – Dany Trepanier of St-Edouard, Quebec claimed the overall Série ACT win in front of his hometown crowd at Circuit Riverside Speedway on Saturday, July 13. Trepanier used a win and a 4th in the twin 75-lap segments to earn the overall win with a score of 5. He bested current Série ACT point leader Donald Theetge, while Jean-François Déry completed the podium.
Trepanier claimed the win in the first segment of the event after starting on the pole. He held off Patrick Cliche and Donald Theetge through six restarts in segment one. He then climbed his way from 12th in the second segment to finish 4th and claim the overall win. The second segment also saw six caution periods.
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Theriault Has High Oxford 250 Aspirations