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2012-03-05

Austin Theriault: The Rattler 250 South Alabama Speedway Race Report

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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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AUSTIN, IT LOOKED LIKE YOU HAD A PRETTY GOOD CAR ALL DAY BUT JUST COULDN'T GET THE TRACK POSITION YOU NEEDED.

“The car was pretty good right off the bat. We were holding our own there. We were just trying to settle in and save our stuff, save our tires for later in the race.

“We got racing side-by-side (with the car of Stephen Nasse). I was on the outside, and we must have raced like that for five or six laps. The guy just went into the corner too hard, and he lost it all by himself. When he spun, he hit us and it did something to our rear end. I'm not sure what – something with the trailing arm or the panhard bar – but that's probably what happened when the car went away from us for a while.”

 

WHAT DID YOU THINK OF THE RACE DIRECTOR'S CALL TO HAVE YOU RESTART IN THE REAR JUST BEFORE HALFWAY?

“They put us to the back on the restart. They said we were involved in the caution. I didn't quite agree with the call, but we had to go to the back of the pack, anyway. On the next two cautions after that, we came in and tried to fix it. We never quite did, but it did get better.”

 

HOW MUCH BETTER WAS THE CAR?

 

“I thought we might have had a Top-5 car at one point, but tire strategy played into it. We kind of burned our tires coming through the field after that restart in the back. Overall, the guys worked hard all weekend and especially trying to work on the car (during the race). Pit stops were great, we gained a couple of spots on pit road, and we're definitely making progress as a team.

“The day very well could have gone downhill after that contact. We almost went a lap down at one point. Before all of the adjustments we made, we were probably five laps from going down a lap. It goes to show, you can never give up.”

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2012-03-01

Austin Theriault: The Rattler 250 South Alabama Speedway Race Preview

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For more information, visit http://www.AustinTheriault.com or email GWCNewEngland@gmail.com
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
DID YOU KNOW?
·         Austin Theriault's eighth-place finish in the CRA-sanctioned Speedfest 200 at Watermelon Capital Speedway marked the 18-year-old driver's best career Super Late Model finish.
·         Austin Theriault competed in two races for Brad Keselowski Racing in 2011, posting a best finish of 12th in the PASS-sanctioned Mason-Dixon Meltdown at Concord Motorsports Park in Concord, N.C., in November.
·         Austin Theriault finished third in the final ACT Late Model Tour standings in 2011, his highest career finish, on the strength of six consecutive Top-5 finishes to close out the season.
·         Crew chief Gary Crooks also serves as a PASS North Series crew chief for Mulkern Racing, which won two races as a team in 2011.
WHAT THEY'RE SAYING

AUSTIN THERIAULT, Driver of the BKR No. 29 Checkered Flag Foundation Dodge, On heading to the Rattler 250 this weekend: “It's been a while since we've been to the track, and we're looking forward to continuing the success that we've had this year and building on the momentum that we've built in a short amount of time.
“Obviously, I think we're capable of having another good run. We're also looking to continue to build ourselves up as a team. We're still getting to know each other, so I think it's about going down there to have a good run and to use this race to continue to jell as a team.”


On whether his goals have changed after a strong performance at Speedfest last time out: “They don't really change at all, actually, because I still think we're capable of having really good runs every weekend that we're at the track. (Crew chief Gary Crook's) guys and everybody on the team is very capable of running well. I don't think the pressure increases, because we're still focusing on performing well.”


On what he knows about South Alabama Speedway: “I don't know much about it, to be honest. It's just another one of those races where you just arrive at the track and try to get used to it as fast as you can after a couple of runs out there during practice.
“It's kind of the story of my life – going to all these different tracks and getting used to them and having to acclimate to how every track is unique.”
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