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ARCA: Austin Theriault virtually locks up the title at Kentucky

By Alex Herbst

FORT WORTH, TX - JUNE 04: Austin Theriault, driver of the #29 Cooper Standard Ford, sits in his truck during practice for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series WinStar World Casino & Resort 400 at Texas Motor Speedway on June 4, 2015 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Rainier Ehrhardt/Getty Images for Texas Motor Speedway)
FORT WORTH, TX - JUNE 04: Austin Theriault, driver of the #29 Cooper Standard Ford, sits in his truck during practice for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series WinStar World Casino & Resort 400 at Texas Motor Speedway on June 4, 2015 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Rainier Ehrhardt/Getty Images for Texas Motor Speedway) /
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In a race where he virtually locked up his first ARCA championship, Austin Theriault won his seventh race of the 2017 season at Kentucky Speedway.

The 2017 ARCA Racing Series Presented by Menards has been one dominated by Ken Schrader Racing and Austin Theriault. The #52 team had won six times coming into the Crosley Brands 150 at Kentucky Speedway on Friday night, looking for a lucky seventh.

Not only would Theriault and team get their wish, but they head to Kansas Speedway next month with the championship virtually in hand.

Theriault, earning his seventh win on Friday night in the Bluegrass State, took advantage of a messy restart late from leader Riley Herbst. The driver of the #18 Toyota battled four-wide with Sheldon Creed, Dalton Sargeant, and Chase Purdy, only to make contact and slide back. A number of contenders would be collected in smaller incidents down the stretch.

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The driver who dominated early on the night came home in third. Sheldon Creed, driving for MDM Motorsports, led a third of the race, before making contact with the lap-down machine of Con Nicolopoulos. This forced the #28 Toyota to pit road for repairs. While he would return to the front late, he was unable to retake the lead.

With his seventh win of the season, Austin Theriault just needs to start the season finale at Kansas Speedway on October 20 to win the title. His points lead now sits at 405 points, an easily comfortable lead heading into the final race of the 2017 campaign.

Here are the full race results from the Crosley 150 at Kentucky Speedway:

  1. Austin Theriault, Ford, Ken Schrader Racing
  2. Zane Smith, Toyota, MDM Motorsports
  3. Sheldon Creed, Toyota, MDM Motorsports
  4. Dalton Sargeant, Ford, Cunningham Motorsports
  5. Shane Lee, Ford, Cunningham Motorsports
  6. Ty Majeski, Ford, Cunningham Motorsports
  7. Riley Herbst, Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing
  8. Travis Braden, Ford, RFMS Racing
  9. Blaine Perkins, Chevrolet, Mason Mitchell Motorsports
  10. Justin Fontaine, Toyota, Win-Tron Racing
  11. Cole Rouse, Toyota, Venturini Motorsports
  12. Natalie Decker, Toyota, Venturini Motorsports
  13. Vinnie Miller, Toyota, MDM Motorsports
  14. Thomas Praytor, Ford, Max Force Racing
  15. Spencer Davis, Toyota, Venturini Motorsports
  16. Codie Rohrbaugh, Chevrolet, Rohrbaugh Racing
  17. Chase Purdy, Chevrolet, Mason Mitchell Motorsports
  18. Gus Dean, Toyota, Win-Tron Racing
  19. Dick Doheny, Ford, Fast Track Racing
  20. Con Nicolopoulos, Chevrolet, Wayne Peterson Racing
  21. Bret Holmes, Chevrolet, Holmes Family Racing
  22. Nick Higdon, Toyota, Kimmel Racing
  23. Mike Basham, Chevrolet, Darrell Basham Racing
  24. Eric Caudell, Chevrolet, Hixson Racing
  25. Bo LeMastus, Toyota, Crosley Racing
  26. Brad Smith, Ford, Hylton Racing
  27. Mark Meunier, Ford, Wayne Peterson Racing
  28. James Swanson, Chevrolet, Wayne Peterson Racing

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Be sure to tune in for the season finale of the ARCA Racing Series Presented by Menards from the Kansas Speedway in one month’s time. Coverage from the heartland can be seen on Friday night, October 20th, live on FS1.

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