Fort Kent’s Theriault hits wall during NASCAR truck race

NASCAR driver Austin Theriault has suffered a compression fracture of his lower back in a head-on crash into a wall in a Truck Series race.

Townley and crew chief Michael Shelton credited spotter Terry Cook for coaching Townley through the deciding laps.

“I would have run out of gas if it hadn’t been for Terry”, said Townley of the former series competitor. “This is incredible; awesome”.

“It’s been a lot of time coming”, Shelton said.

Townley took the lead when Crafton pitted for fuel with five laps left and finished 3.827 seconds ahead of Peters.

Red Horse Racing teammates Timothy Peters and Ben Kennedy horde their ealier Toyotas to really second and third-place designs, respectively. Brandon Jones was fifth. The accident occured in the first 15 laps of the 160 lap race. His truck caught the rear of Theriault’s truck, sending it into an area of the outside wall not protected by a SAFER barrier.

The Brad Keselowski Racing driver was transported to University Medical Center in Las Vegas following an accident in which his No. 29 Ford slammed into a wall unprotected by energy-absorbing SAFER barrier.

Reddick continued to finish seventh and remain in championship contention, 16 points behind Jones. Fox News reported that he climbed out of his truck after the wreck and was talking to safety personnel before he was put on a stretcher.