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NASCAR Fans React as Dale Earnhardt Jr’s Former Driver Wins Mid-Term Elections: “Not About Politics, Ego or Conspiracies”

ByDhruv George

Modified Nov 10, 2022 | 8:26 AM EST

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Earlier, it transpired that former NASCAR driver Austin Theriault was standing for election. He will be representing the Republican Party in the state of Maine. Now, there is good news for the former Dale Earnhardt Jr associated driver, as he was successfully voted into the state legislature with an overwhelming majority.

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He wrote on Twitter, “l’m humbled Maine District # 1 voted for me to represent them in the Legislature. The voters are frustrated with both parties and I hope to play a tiny part in reminding them it’s not about politics, ego or conspiracies, but government for the people. It’s time to move forward.”

How has the ex Dale Earnhardt Jr driver done in his NASCAR career?

Truthfully speaking, Theriault has not had a full-time season in either of the three series. It is also worth mentioning that he is 28 years old, so age definitely did not play a role in his retirement from racing. Of course, he still enjoyed a few wins in the ARCA Series, so Victory Lane was not a really foreign concept. When he raced for Dale Earnhardt Jr, he only competed in three races, with a best finish of 15th at Iowa.

I’m no fan of republicans, but I’m a big Austin Theriault fan. Congratulations AT, I hope you do great things.
— Esther Dawn (@dnicholas) November 10, 2022

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I am a democrat, but based on stuff I’ve read regarding your campaign seeing you’re mostly a moderate Republican and how I’m a big fan of nascar, if I was old enough to vote for you and lived in Maine I would’ve voted for you, congrats Austin.
— Sir Relkinstein (@sirrelkinstein) November 10, 2022

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Congrats Austin! People over politics! Do justice for all parties 👏
— Taylor Kitchen (@_TaylorKitchen_) November 10, 2022

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Nice. We need to disband technocracy, spendaholism, government interventionism, price controls, and entitlementism. Fight for this Austin.
— Michael Daly (@Michael95494331) November 10, 2022

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Obviously, many people were thrilled at the news, and congratulated the former driver. Others confessed that though they leaned more towards the democratic side, they were happy for him. Some people also insisted that there are a lot of issues in America that needed fixing, and hope that Theriault is the man for the job. The fans also wished him luck for his tenure as a member of the Maine State House.

Happy for ya! Politics should be about working together not pointing fingers about who did what. You’ll do great!
— DNF Racers (@DnfRacers) November 10, 2022

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Dang man, congrats on your win! Never thought I'd see a NASCAR driver be in the government haha
Good luck to you bro! 👊🏻
— 🏁_Dalton_🏁 (@_H0LLOW_PRIV) November 10, 2022

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Congratulations on the win. Best of luck doing your part in trying to make changes to make things better. Prayers for you Austin
— Patrick Brown (@Patrick83657704) November 10, 2022

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Wow!!! This is super Awesome AT! So proud of you 🤩 You were meant to do this Austin🇺🇸You’re Doing Amazing things and making a Huge Difference! Congratulations 🎉 🌟#ATFan4Life
— Suzette McGuire (@McGuireSuzette) November 10, 2022

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A few people even confessed that they never thought that they would see the day when a NASCAR driver would be a politician. One thing is for sure, the former Dale Earnhardt Jr-associated driver will be keen to make a difference. Since he is still fairly young, he has his whole career ahead of him to steadily rise up the political ladder.

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