Theriault Strolls To 26th In Iowa
"NBES Rookies Finishes Both Races; Seventh In Points"

 

NEWTON, Iowa. (May 22, 2007).
 

NASCAR Busch East Series Rookie Michelle Theriault steered towards Iowa Speedway this past weekend looking for three straight top-10 finishes. Unfortunately, her battle came up a little short with a 26^th place finish in her NASCAR Iowa debut Sunday.

 

Aboard Jeff Spraker's GLOCK, Inc. Chevrolet Monte Carlo motored by Wegner Automotive, Theriault continued to show her quick adaptation to the NBES by picking up her practice times significantly from Saturday (34^th at 24.905 seconds or 126.481 MPH) to Sunday (27^th at 24.201 seconds equaling a speed of 130.160 MPH) to give the team some optimism heading into qualifying.

 

In time trials, Theriault picked up the pace once again with a time of 24.157 seconds at 130.397 MPH netting her 20^th on the starting grid.

 

"First, I want to thank Jeff Spraker, my sponsor, GLOCK, Inc. and my team for all their support during this stretch of two consecutive races in two days. I have some experience at Iowa, but it’s proving that’s doesn’t mean everything will be the same in another series. We picked up a lot from practice to qualifying. We adjusted and kept adjusting and we found something that put us comfortably into the race."