Austin Theriault Named 2012 'Maine Young Gun'
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – 8.29.12 BKR development driver's summer run earns K&N Pro Series ride at NHMS WINDHAM, Maine – Austin Theriault of Fort Kent, Maine, is the inaugural winner of the “Maine Young Guns” competition, it was announced on the “Mainely Motorsports” program Wednesday night. |
By being chosen from the three finalists, Theriault, an 18-year-old ACT Late Model Tour racer and Brad Keselowski Racing development driver, will have the right to drive for Maine-based Go Green Racing in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East G-Oil 100 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Saturday, September 22. Theriault will also compete at the track that weekend in the fourth annual Bond Auto Parts ACT Invitational. “It's a huge honor for me to be named the first 'Maine Young Gun,'” Theriault said. “I want to thank everybody who voted for me and gave me this opportunity. I'm really looking forward to it. I love racing the ACT car at Loudon, and I'm excited about having a chance to drive in the K&N Pro Series there, too.” Theriault currently sits second in the ACT Late Model Tour standings heading into the final two races of the season. Originally chosen as one of 10 drivers to participate in the first-ever “Maine Young Guns” program created by Go Green Racing owner Archie St. Hillaire of Old Orchard Beach, Maine, Theriault was joined by Brad Babb and Joey Doiron as one of the three finalists in the competition on July 4. Since that time, Theriault has gone on a tear. He's not finished worse than sixth in any race he's participated in since his announcement as a finalist – including winning his first career ACT race at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway on July 28, less than one week after posting his second consecutive third-place finish in the TD Bank Oxford 250. “All three of them worked their tails off this year,” said Mainely Motorsports owner and on-air host. “It boiled down to who got it done once the finalists were announced on July 4. Austin's worst finish was a sixth, in three different series that he competed in. “When it was time to go, he went out and did it.” Theriault and Go Green Racing will work together in the next several days to find a time to test the K&N Pro Series East car prior to the G-Oil 100 at New Hampshire. “Congrats to both of the other finalists, both Brad and Joey are great racers and they both could just have easily been here,” Theriault said. “I got to know them a little bit through the 'Maine Young Guns.' “It will be a lot of fun at New Hampshire in a few weeks.” – 30 – |
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