Austin Theriault, former NASCAR driver, hoping to win Maine’s CD2 [Video]

Republican Austin Theriault is running for Congress, hoping to represent Maine’s Second Congressional District.He is running against Michael Soboleski in the June 11 primary with the winner facing incumbent Rep. Jared Golden.”I see the Second District is falling farther and farther behind the rest of the state,” Theriault said. “Even though I’m proud, we’re really proud of our community, we’re seeing around us what’s going on, where people are struggling.”Theriault currently serves as a state representative for Fort Kent, but he is best known for his career as a NASCAR driver.“I won races and championships and was able to win at Daytona,” he said. “But what people forget is being a successful driver, you also really have to know how to run a successful business.”Theriault says his business experience, running his racing team and managing younger drivers, will help him serve the people of Maine.”in this day and age I …