Twenty-three-year-old Kyle Athearn earned his first career driving win at Cumberland Fair on Tuesday, Sept. 23.

Athearn got his first driving win aboard the Quebec-bred pacing mare GA Speed Matrix in the day's $3,600 seventh race, leading wire-to-wire in 2:01.4 and defeating favourite Eden Paige N and Aaron Hall by 1-1/4 lengths. The third choice on the tote board, GA Speed Max returned $6.80 to win. The four-year-old Windfall Blue Chip-Surprise De Mars mare is trained by Michelle Lefebvre and owned by Mlefebvre Racing.

Athearn, a resident of Cumberland, Maine who launched his driving career last year at the state fairs, is the brother of driver Matty Athearn and son of trainers Mark and Gretchen Athearn.

(With files from First Tracks Cumberland)