Austin Theriault

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Theriault won the 2024 Republican primary in Maine's 2nd congressional district. He will face Democratic incumbent Jared Golden in the November 2024 general election. [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

Austin Leo Theriault
AustinTheriault (cropped).jpg
Member of the MaineHouseofRepresentatives
from the 1st district
Assumed office
December 7, 2022
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536MENCCPtsRef
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
35th17 [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
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233NXSCPtsRef
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 40th78 [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
120th01 [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
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223NGOTCPtsRef
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
24th279 [32]
2016 2 DAY
27*
ATL MAR KAN DOV CLT
DNQ
TEX IOW GTW KEN ELD POC BRI MCH MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL 53rd21 [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 63rd29 [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 107th01 [35]

K&N Pro Series East

NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314NKNPSECPtsRef
2012 Go Green Racing 38 Ford BRI GRE RCH IOW BGS JFC LGY CNB COL IOW NHA
19
DOV GRE CAR 69th25 [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 13th383 [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
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920ARSCPtsRef
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 69th240 [38]
2015 55 DAY MOB NSH SLM TAL TOL NJE POC MCH CHI WIN IOW IRP POC
4
BLN ISF DSF SLM KEN KAN 88th210 [39]
2017 Ken Schrader Racing 52 Chevy DAY
1
TAL
4*
1st4735 [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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