Fort Kent’s Austin Theriault Signs NASCAR Truck Series Deal

Fort Kent's Austin Theriault is getting his chance to race in the NASCAR Truck Series and its with the Brad Keselowski team.

The 20-year-old Theriault will drive the #29 Ford truck, owned by Keselowski, for 13 of the 23 series races. The primary sponsor is a company called Cooper Standard.

Keselowski won the Sprint Cup championship in 2012. Theriault was part of the Keselowski team back in 2012 and 2013 as a developmental driver.

Last year, Theriault raced a 3-race deal with Dale Earnhardt Jr's team in the Nationwide Series. His first race with the BKR team will be the Daytona truck event next month.