Apr 13, 2012 | American Canadian Tour, Lee Speedway, NE Racing News, Touring Series News
Austin Theriault: ACT Late Model Tour
Lee USA Speedway Race Preview
THE STORY
FORT KENT, Maine – Austin Theriault of Fort Kent Maine joins the rest of the ACT Late Model Tour when the series opens its season with the NH Governor’s Cup 150 at Lee USA Speedway in Lee, N.H., on Sunday, April 15. Theriault has two Top-10 finishes in two career starts at the track – and coming off a sophomore season in which he finished third in the final ACT standings in 2011, the 18-year-old Brad Keselowski Racing development driver hopes he another strong run at the .375-mile oval can start his season off on the right foot.
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Mar 5, 2012 | Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, Touring Series News
Austin Theriault: The Rattler 250
South Alabama Speedway Race Report
KINSTON, Ala. – Austin Theriault of Fort Kent, Maine, finished seventh in the caution-filled Rattler 250 at South Alabama Speedway in Kinston, Ala., on Sunday, March 4. Theriault started 11th in the Brad Keselowski Racing No. 29 Checkered Flag Foundation Dodge after rain washed out all on-track activity on Saturday, and then he patiently avoided a slew of wrecks around him to post his best career Super Late Model finish. Theriault had worked into the Top-10 during the first half of the event, before another competitor’s car spun into him and hurt the left rear of the No. 29. The team made several pit stops to try and repair the handling on Theriault’s car, using some tire strategy en route to the seventh-place finish at the checkered flag.
WHO: Austin Theriault, Fort Kent, Maine
TEAM: BKR No. 29 Checkered Flag Foundation Dodge
CREW CHIEF: Gary Crooks, Mooresville, N.C.
WHAT: The Rattler 250
WHERE: South Alabama Speedway, Kinston, Ala. (.400-mile banked oval)
STARTED: 11th
FINISHED: 7th
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Mar 2, 2012 | Maine Racing News
Austin Theriault: The Rattler 250
South Alabama Speedway Race Preview
THE STORY
Brad Keselowski Racing development driver Austin Theriault of Fort Kent, Maine, heads back to the track for the 36th annual Rattler 250 at South Alabama Speedway in Kinston, Ala., on Sunday, March 4. Theriault is making his fourth career start in the BKR No. 29 Checkered Flag Foundation Dodge Super Late Model after making his 2012 debut in the car with an eighth-place finish at Speedfest in January. Theriault has never raced on the .400-mile banked oval.
THE FACTS
WHO: Austin Theriault, Fort Kent, Maine
TEAM: Brad Keselowski Racing No. 29 Checkered Flag Foundation Dodge
CREW CHIEF: Gary Crooks, Mooresville, N.C.
BEST CAREER RATTLER 250 FINISH: N/A
LAST RACE AT SOUTH ALABAMA SPEEDWAY: N/A
WHAT: The Rattler 250
WHERE: South Alabama Speedway, Kinston, Ala. (.400-mile banked oval)
WHEN: Qualifying, 3:30 p.m., Saturday, March 3; Race, 2 p.m., Sunday, March 4
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Jan 31, 2012 | Maine Racing News, NE Racing News, Touring Series News
Austin Theriault: CRA Speedfest 200
Watermelon Capital Speedway Race Report
CORDELE, Ga. – Austin Theriault of Fort Kent, Maine, posted his best career Super Late Model result by finishing eighth in the season-opening CRA Speedfest 200 at Watermelon Capital Speedway in Cordele, Ga., on Sunday, January 29. Theriault started 16th in the Brad Keselowski Racing No. 29 Checkered Flag Foundation Dodge after an engine problem in practice on Friday, and then he used the pit strategy game to post a Top-10 finish in his third career start for BKR. Theriault pitted for right side tires only at the halfway mark of the event, which was won by NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Kyle Busch, to gain the track position he would maintain until the finish.
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Jan 29, 2012 | Maine Racing News, Touring Series News
Austin Theriault: Speedfest 200
Watermelon Capital Speedway Race Preview
THE STORY
Brad Keselowski Racing development driver Austin Theriault of Fort Kent, Maine, makes his 2012 season debut in the CRA-sanctioned Speedfest 200 at Watermelon Capital Speedway in Cordele, Ga., on Sunday, January 29. Theriault is making his third career start in the BKR No. 29 Checkered Flag Foundation Dodge Super Late Model after two races in the seat for the team late in 2011, but it will mark Theriault’s first career appearance at Watermelon Capital. The .375-mile banked oval plays host to Speedfest for the first time in 2012, after NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Kyle Busch won back-to-back Speedfest 200’s at Lanier National Speedway in 2009 and 2010 and Chase Elliott won last year’s event.
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