Patriarch, Tony Venturini competing in the No. 25 in the 1950s Photo – Courtesy of Venturini Motorsports
The Chicagoland Venturini Family Name is among the Most Prestigious in Racing.
As the NASCAR XFINITY and ARCA teams head to Chicagoland Speedway this weekend, we celebrate Throwback Thursday by featuring Venturini Motorsports and their midwestern roots spanning six decades of racing success. Today, their name is one of the most recognized within the sport, but there are possibly some nuggets about this family that are not so well-known to race fans.
So, let’s take a stroll through the Venturini family history. Continue reading →
It’s no secret that up to this point of the season, NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers have been unhappy with the current rules package for their cars. The new aerodynamics package for the 2015 has produced sub par racing for several drivers and they have no fear in expressing to NASCAR their desire for change.
The first evidence of the unhappiness from the drivers began when we learned of the newly formed, ‘Driver’s Council’ as reported in early June. Drivers include but are not limited to, Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kevin Harvick, Kyle Larson, Joey Logano, Tony Stewart and Denny Hamlin.
The new package NASCAR announced this week, will début at Kentucky Speedway, and it’s a reasonable to surmise, that new packaged stemmed from concerns expressed by the ‘Driver’s Council.’ Continue reading →
Chris Blair at 8:40 pm ET on Monday, June 15, 2015 Photo – Gatewaymsp.com
Bill Venturini Sr at 9 pm ET on Monday, June 15, 2015 Photo – ARS
Rod Proctor at 9:30 pm ET on Monday,May 22, 2017.
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Guests include NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver, Erik Jonesfrom Kyle Busch Motorsports to chat about his 2015 season and help us preview their upcoming race at Iowa Speedway on Friday.
NOTE: Due to the rain delays in his schedule, Erik Jones is no longer available for his appearance on tonight’s show.
In his place is Chris Blair, General Manager at Gateway Motorsports to help us recap the Camping World Truck Series race from this past weekend.
ARCA Racing Series winner, Ross Kenseth, with Ken Schrader Racing talks about his race at Michigan International Speedway this past weekend and his XFINITY Series début at Chicagoland Speedway next weekend with Joe Gibbs Racing.
NOTE: Due to unforseen circumstances, Ross Kenseth has rescheduled his appearance to next Monday, June 22nd.
So in his place is ARCA Racing legend, Bill Venturini Sr, of Venturini Motorsports to chat about their Chicago connection and family history in the sport of racing.
Rod Proctor, from Hot Rod Productions at Orange Show Speedway, talks about the 2015 season and upcoming events at the track.
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NASCAR Hot Topic Sound Off is 10 to 10:30 pm ET with Sharon Burton hosting an interactive discussion with co-host Chris Knight and Fan4Racing writer, Zach Roethlisberger. We’re chatting about the hottest topics from the weekend of racing at Michigan International Speedway with the ARCA Racing Series, Xfinity Series and the Sprint Cup Series, as well as the Camping World Truck Series at Gateway Motorsports Park.
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Austin Dillon, driver of the #33 Rheem Chevrolet, and Ty Dillon, driver of the #3 Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet, walk on the grid before the NASCAR XFINITY Series Winn Dixie 300 at Talladega Superspeedway on May 2, 2015 Photo – Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images
From Donnie and Bobby Allison, to Kurt and Kyle Busch, and several in between, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series has become accustom to seeing brothers compete and compete well. The Dillon brothers are yet another brother duo now competing across NASCAR’s top-three national series.
Coming off an 18th-place finish at Pocono this past weekend and again stepping into a Sprint Cup Series car Sunday at Michigan International Speedway this weekend, questions are already swirling around what Ty Dillon’s plans will be for the 2016 season.
Compared to his older brother Austin, who is already part of Richard Childress Racing’s three car stable in the Sprint Cup Series, it has been a wonder trying to figure where Ty will fit into the organization within the next couple of years. Continue reading →
