A Republican ex-Nascar driver has passed an incumbent Democrat Congressman in the final turn before Election Day. Austin Theriault has surpassed incumbent Democrat Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME) in the race for Maine’s Second Congressional District, a poll from Axis Research found. The republican state lawmaker now holds a 2-point advantage over Golden with 47 percent to the Democrats’ 45 percent. Golden had a 10-point lead in the same poll in July, but Theriault has climbed as his name ID increased, the poll found.