Fort Kent Driver Finishes Two Laps Down In Nascar Truck Series Race

Fort Kent native Austin Theriault finished 22nd in the TruNorth Global NASCAR 250 Gander Outdoors Truck Series race at Martinsville Speedway in Virginia on Saturday afternoon. Theriault qualified 26th in the 32-truck field and completed the race two laps down over the .526-mile short-track oval. The race was won by Monster Energy Cup driver Kyle Busch, who posted his 201st career victory among NASCAR’s three major series. Theriault has a multirace deal with Ricky Benton Racing Enterprises. Because the Benton Racing Enterprises team is running a limited schedule, Theriault doesn’t have any provisionals so he has to earn his way into the field on his qualifying time. He failed to qualify by fractions of a second for the NextERA 250 at Daytona International Speedway last month. Theriault’s next Truck Series race will be Friday, May 17, at the North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. Saturday’s race was the 13th of the 25-year-old Theriault’s career.