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Austin Theriault
Member of the Maine House of Representatives
from the 1st district
Assumed office
December 7, 2022
Preceded byKristi Mathieson
Personal details
Born (1994-01-23) January 23, 1994 (age 30)
Fort Kent, Maine, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationUniversity of Maine, Presque Isle
2019 position
35th
First race2019 Foxwoods Resort Casino 301 (Loudon)
Last race2019 1000Bulbs.com 500 (Talladega)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Phoenix
)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NextEra Energy Resources 250 (Daytona)
Last race2019 TruNorth Global 250 (Martinsville)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 5 0
Statistics current as of November 17, 2019.

Austin Leo Theriault (born January 23, 1994) is an American professional

ARCA Racing Series championship in 2017, driving for Ken Schrader Racing
.

Theriault is the representative of the 1st district of the Maine House of Representatives, serving since 2022.[1] Theriault is a member of the Republican Party. He is running in the 2024 Republican primary in Maine's 2nd congressional district.

Racing career

Early career

A native of Fort Kent, Maine,[2][3][4] he made his racing debut at the age of 13 in 2007 at Spud Speedway in Caribou, Maine Driving in the local racing divisions before moving up part-time to the touring late model division in 2009 where he qualified for his first American Canadian Tour race at Oxford Plains Speedway.

Theriault competing in the ACT race at Circuit Riverside Speedway Ste-Croix in 2011

Theriault joined the ACT Late Model Tour full-time in 2010, finishing seventh in points driving the family-owned #57ME with a best finish of second. He started the 2011 season in a second car for RPM Motorsports, but returned to the family team mid-season, scoring eight top-ten finishes en route to third place in points. In 2012, Theriault finished no worse than ninth all year, scoring eight top-five runs and earning his first career ACT win at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway en route to another third-place points finish.

Theriault started his first Pro All-Stars Series (PASS) Super

Late Model Touring Series event in 2010. He became a development driver for Brad Keselowski Racing
during the 2012 season, and switched focus to Super Late Models following the ACT season, making selected starts throughout the Southeast for BKR while running part-time in the PASS North Tour in 2013 and 2014. Theriault won four PASS races between 2012 and 2014.

Theriault occasionally competed in other racing events and divisions from 2011 to 2014, including the

NASCAR K&N Pro Series East
.

On July 20, 2013, Theriault competed in the prestigious IWK 250, along with car owner Brad Keselowski, in the No. 29X for BKR. After starting the race in 4th, Theriault had a clean race and brought the car home in an impressive 5th place, just two spots behind Keselowski who finished 3rd.[5][6]

Theriault has competed five times in the Oxford 250, finishing in the top five in his first four starts with a best finish of second in 2014.

Xfinity Series

On May 18, 2014, Theriault made his

NASCAR Nationwide Series debut at Iowa Speedway, driving the No. 5 Chevrolet Camaro for JR Motorsports where he finished 15th.[7][8] On June 13 of that year, he won his first ARCA race, in Theriault's first start at Michigan International Speedway
.

Theriault returned in the Xfinity Series, by practicing in the No. 22 Ford Mustang for Brad Keselowski at Iowa. Theriault later was picked up by Obaika Racing to drive the No. 77 Chevrolet Camaro, starting at Richmond.

Gander Outdoors Truck Series

In 2015, Theriault began racing part-time with

Ford F-150. He is sharing the ride with Brad Keselowski, Joey Logano, and Ryan Blaney. He got his career-best finish at Daytona International Speedway in February where he finished 4th.[9] He almost won at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Theriault's home track where he led late in the race before fading to 8th.[10]

On October 3, 2015, Theriault was involved in a huge crash at

Homestead-Miami Speedway,[14] finishing 12th. In 2016, he returned to BKR at Daytona, driving the No. 2.[15]

On September 10, 2018, it was announced that Theriault returned to the Truck Series, driving the No. 30 Toyota Tundra for On Point Motorsports at Las Vegas. He finished in 8th place after avoiding multiple crashes.

On February 4, 2019, it was announced that Theriault would drive at least five races for RBR Enterprises, starting at Daytona. Other tracks will include Martinsville Speedway (two races), Charlotte Motor Speedway, and Bristol Motor Speedway. The team failed to qualify at Daytona in their first attempt.

ARCA Racing Series

Theriault's winning 2017 ARCA car at Road America

On February 18, 2017, Theriault won his second ARCA race in the season opener at

ARCA Racing Series championship for 2017.[19] He won the championship on the strength of seven wins.[20]

NASCAR Cup Series

On June 29, 2019, it was announced that Theriault would make his

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series debut at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in July, driving the No. 52 for Rick Ware Racing.[21] After qualifying 36th, he finished 35th in the Foxwoods Resort Casino 301 upon retiring with a rear end issue on lap 185.[22] The following week, he stayed with RWR for the Gander RV 400 at Pocono Raceway.[23]

Driver development

Theriault has not raced in any major series since 2019. He now owns a driver development business where he teaches aspiring drivers to become better racers.

Political career

Maine legislature

In March 2022, Theriault ran for the state legislature in Maine as a Republican in the 1st state house district.[24][25] He won an uncontested Republican primary and was later elected with 71% of the vote.[26][27] He assumed office on December 7, 2022.

2024 U.S. House election

Main article: 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine § District 2

Theriault is running in the Republican primary in Maine's 2nd congressional district, which is represented by Democratic incumbent Jared Golden.[28]

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

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

Monster Energy Cup Series

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 MENCC Pts Ref
2019 Rick Ware Racing 52 Chevy DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL MAR TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV KAN CLT POC MCH SON CHI DAY KEN NHA
35 		35th 17 [29]
Ford POC
34 		GLN MCH
32 		BRI DAR IND LVS
51 Chevy RCH
32 		CLT DOV
Ford TAL
35 		KAN MAR TEX PHO HOM

Xfinity Series

NASCAR Xfinity Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 NXSC Pts Ref
2014 JR Motorsports 5 Chevy
DAY
PHO
LVS
BRI
CAL
TEX
DAR
 RCH
TAL
IOW

15
CLT
DOV
MCH
ROA
KEN
DAY
NHA

21
CHI
IND
 IOW
GLN
MOH
 BRI
ATL
RCH
CHI
 KEN
18
DOV
 KAN
CLT
TEX
PHO
HOM
 40th 78 [30]
2016 Obaika Racing 77 Chevy
DAY
ATL
LVS
PHO
CAL
TEX
BRI
 RCH
TAL
DOV
CLT
POC
MCH
IOW
DAY
KEN
NHA
IND
 IOW
GLN
MOH
 BRI ROA
DAR
RCH

DNQ 		120th 01 [31]
25
RCH

37
CHI
 KEN
DOV
CLT
 KAN
Rick Ware Racing Chevy
TEX

29
Team Kapusta Racing
PHO

27
HOM

Gander Outdoors Truck Series

NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series
results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 NGOTC Pts Ref
2015 Brad Keselowski Racing 29 Ford
DAY

4
ATL
MAR
KAN

14 		CLT
DOV
TEX

5
GTW

10
IOW

12
KEN
ELD
POC
MCH
 BRI MSP
CHI

13 		NHA
8
LVS

31
TAL
MAR
TEX
PHO
HOM

12 		24th 279 [32]
2016 2
DAY

27*
ATL
MAR
KAN
DOV
 CLT
DNQ
TEX
IOW
GTW
 KEN
ELD
POC
 BRI
MCH
 MSP
CHI
 NHA
LVS
TAL
 53rd 21 [33]
Young's Motorsports 02 Chevy
MAR

20
TEX
PHO
HOM
2018 On Point Motorsports 30 Toyota
DAY
ATL
LVS
MAR
DOV
KAN
 CLT
TEX
 IOW
GTW
CHI
 KEN ELD
POC
MCH
 BRI MSP
LVS

8
TAL
MAR
TEX
PHO
HOM
 63rd 29 [34]
2019 RBR Enterprises 92 Ford DAY
DNQ 		ATL LVS MAR
22 		TEX DOV KAN CLT TEX IOW GTW CHI KEN POC ELD MCH BRI MSP LVS TAL MAR PHO HOM 107th 01 [35]

K&N Pro Series East

NASCAR K&N Pro Series East
results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NKNPSEC Pts Ref
2012 Go Green Racing 38 Ford BRI GRE
RCH
 IOW BGS JFC LGY CNB COL IOW NHA
19
DOV
 GRE CAR 69th 25 [36]
2016 Hattori Racing Enterprises 1 Toyota NSM
24 		MOB
4 		GRE
14 		BRI
15 		VIR
3
DOM

5 		STA
7 		COL
2 		NHA
5 		IOW
2 		GLN
20 		GRE NJM
DOV
 13th 383 [37]

ARCA Racing Series

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

ARCA Racing Series
results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 ARSC Pts Ref
2014 Venturini Motorsports 66 Toyota
DAY
 MOB
SLM
TAL
TOL
NJE
 POC
MCH

1
ELK
 WIN
CHI
 IRP
POC
BLN
ISF
MAD
 DSF SLM
KEN
KAN
 69th 240 [38]
2015 55
DAY
 MOB NSH
SLM
TAL
TOL
NJE
POC
 MCH
CHI
WIN
IOW
IRP
POC

4
BLN
ISF
 DSF
SLM
KEN
KAN
 88th 210 [39]
2017 Ken Schrader Racing 52 Chevy
DAY

1 		TAL
4* 		1st 4735 [40]
Ford NSH
4
SLM

5
TOL

6 		POC
9 		MCH
2
IOW

2
IRP

4
POC

8
WIN

3
ROA

1
SLM

1*
CHI

2
KEN

1*
KAN

25
Toyota
ELK

1
MAD

1*
ISF

2
DSF

1

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

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