Austin Theriault
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Career Highlights
He made his racing debut at the age of 13 in 2007 at track Spud Speedway in Caribou, Maine in categories developments. In late 2009 he moved to the category Late Model and qualified for his first race ACT to the track Oxford Plains Speedway.
In 2010, at only 16, he became a regular of the ACT Tower and he harvested a second place at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway. He harvested his first win in the same place in 2012.
On May 18, 2014, he made his series NASCAR Nationwide Series debut at Iowa Speedway where he finished 15th. On June 13 of that year, he won his first ARCA Racing Series race, in his first start at Michigan International Speedway. In 2015, he began racing part time with Brad Keselowski Racing driving the 29 Cooper Standard Career's For Veterans Ford F-150. He is sharing the ride with Brad Keselowski, Joey Logano, and Ryan Blaney. He got his career best finish at Daytona in February where he finished 4th. He almost won at Loudon, his home track where he led late in the race before fading to 8th.