Michelle Theriault
American racing driver (born 1986)
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Michelle Theriault (pronounced "terry-oh") (born April 17, 1986) is an American former professional stock car racing driver. She competed part-time in NASCAR's Truck (from 2008 and 2010), and West Series (in 2005) and in the ARCA Re/Max Series in 2007. She also competed full-time in the East Series in 2007, finishing 13th in points, the highest for a female driver in that series at the time.[1]
| Michelle Theriault | |||||||
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| Born | April 17, 1986 Bristol, Connecticut, U.S. | ||||||
| NASCAR K&N Pro Series East career | |||||||
| Debut season | 2007 | ||||||
| Wins | 0 | ||||||
| Poles | 0 | ||||||
| Best finish | 13th in 2007 | ||||||
| Finished last season | 30th (2011) | ||||||
| Previous series | |||||||
| 2005 2007 | NASCAR West Series ARCA Re/Max Series | ||||||
| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
| 6 races run over 3 years | |||||||
| 2010 position | 83rd | ||||||
| Best finish | 68th (2009) | ||||||
| First race | 2008 O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 (Kansas) | ||||||
| Last race | 2010 Nashville 200 (Nashville) | ||||||
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| Statistics up to date as of July 24, 2020. | |||||||
Racing career
Theriault's record of being the highest-finishing female driver in the East Series points at year's-end would be both broken and tied in 2013, with Kenzie Ruston's sixth place finish in the standings (that record still stands today) and Mackena Bell finishing 13th, which tied Theriault's points finish from 2007.
Theriault received limited opportunities to drive in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series; when she did; they were start-and-park rides for DGM Racing and Fast Track Racing.[2]
Personal life
Despite sharing the same last name and both being from New England, she is not related to fellow driver Austin Theriault.
Motorsports career results
NASCAR
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Camping World Truck Series
| NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | NCWTC | Pts | Ref |
| 2008 | Derrike Cope Inc. | 73 | Dodge | DAY | CAL | ATL | MAR | KAN 35 |
CLT | MFD | DOV | TEX | MCH | MLW | MEM | KEN | IRP | NSH | BRI | GTW | NHA | LVS | TAL | MAR | ATL | TEX | PHO | HOM | 112th | 58 | [3] |
| 2009 | DGM Racing | 72 | Chevy | DAY | CAL | ATL | MAR | KAN | CLT | DOV | TEX | MCH | MLW | MEM 34 |
KEN 32 |
IRP | NSH | BRI | CHI DNQ |
IOW 36 |
GTW | NHA | LVS | MAR | TAL | TEX | PHO | HOM | 68th | 183 | [4] |
| 2010 | Fast Track Racing Enterprises | 48 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | MAR | NSH | KAN | DOV | CLT | TEX | MCH | IOW | GTY | IRP 32 |
NSH 27 |
DAR | BRI | CHI | KEN | NHA | LVS | MAR | TAL | TEX | PHO | HOM | 83rd | 149 | [5] | |
| 49 | POC DNQ |
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K&N Pro Series East
| NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | NKNPSEC | Pts | Ref |
| 2007 | Spraker Racing Enterprises | 37 | Chevy | GRE 8 |
ELK 7 |
IOW 10 |
SBO 32 |
STA 25 |
NHA 13 |
TMP 23 |
NSH 13 |
ADI 19 |
LRP 18 |
MFD 23 |
NHA 20 |
DOV 20 |
13th | 1434 | [6] |
| 2011 | Van Pounds | 45 | Toyota | GRE 30 |
SBO 28 |
RCH | IOW DNQ |
BGS | JFC 29 |
LGY 26 |
NHA 28 |
COL | 30th | 553 | [7] | ||||
| Dodge | GRE 24 |
NHA | DOV | ||||||||||||||||
West Series
ARCA Re/Max Series
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)