Ex-NASCAR driver Austin Theriault wins Maine GOP primary [Video]

NASCAR driver-turned-politician Austin Theriault has won the GOP primary for Maine’s Second Congressional District.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’t see the above results? Click here for a breakdown of the vote.Theriault, who received the endorsement of former president Donald Trump, defeated Michael Soboleski in Tuesday’s primary, and will look to unseat Democratic Rep. Jaren Golden in November.Releasing a statement Tuesday night, Theriault called the primary win an “honor of my life.” “I deeply appreciate the support and want folks to know: I am running to fight for you,” he said in part. “It’s time to start putting People over Politics. Too many Mainers have been forgotten and left behind by the political system in DC and the big money on Wall Street. The reality is that Jared Golden and Joe Biden have failed us, and we see the results every day. The 2nd District is falling farther and farther behind and that’s not acceptable to …