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Chandler Smith Will Start from the Pole at Five Flags Speedway

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ARCA Menards Series driver, Chandler Smith drives the No. 20 for Venturini Motorsports and wins the Pole for the ARCA Pensacola 200 at Five Flags Speedway on Saturday, March 9, 2019. Photo – Jay ‘MJ’ Husmann/Fan4Racing Blog and Radio

Chandler Smith returns to his ARCA Menards Series pole-winning ways, setting a fast time of 16.990 to start up front in his No. 20 Craftsman Toyota Camry for the ARCA Pensacola 200 presented by Inspectra Thermal Solutions.  Sitting to his outside is the only car that was faster than him in practice, his Venturini Motorsports teammate Michael Self in the Sinclair Oils No. 25.

“It means a lot, especially for this place. I feel like it’s going to be whoever gets out front, sets the pace for everybody, and that’s how the rest of the field is gonna end up pacing.  So I’m really glad I’m sitting out front and I’m definitely gonna be able to set the pace.”

Chandler Smith, The ARCA Pensacola Pole Sitter at Five Flags Speedway

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Venturini Motorsports Sweeps Top-Three in Practice at Five Flags Speedway

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Top-Three in the ARCA Menards Series practice session on Saturday, March 9, 2019. Michael Self No. 25, Chandler Smith No. 20, and Christian Eckes No. 15. (photo taken before the practice session at Five Flags Speedway)
Photo – Jay ‘MJ’ Husmann/Fan4Racing Blog and Radio

Earlier today and before the ARCA Menards Series practice at Five Flags Speedway, Tom Venturini with Venturini Motorsports spoke with a few media members by their hauler, and his thoughts about the organization and their prospects for this weekend may turn out to be prophetic.

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ARCA Menards Series Title Possible for Rookie Christian Eckes with Venturini Motorsports

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Christian Eckes driver of the No. 15 for Venturini Motorsports
Photo – AMS

Last year, Sheldon Creed won the ARCA Menards Series championship in his first year driving full-time in the series but wasn’t eligible as a rookie due to his previous number of starts.  In 2019, Venturini Motorsports is looking to make a Rookie of the Year contender the series champion as well, having tabbed young 18-year old Christian Eckes to drive their No. 15 JBL Audio Toyota full-time.

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Bret Holmes has a History at Five Flags Speedway

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Bret Holmes on Fan4Racing Radio, Thursday, March 7, 2019 at 8:40 pm ET. Photo – Five Flags Speedway

Bret Holmes is our guest on Fan4Racing NASCAR Weekend Preview, on Thursday, March 7, 2019, at 8:40 pm ET. Call 929-477-1790 or tweet @Fan4RacingSite with any questions or comments during our LIVE broadcast.

Five Flags Speedway is just four hours away from ARCA Menards Series’ driver Bret Holmes hometown and is the track where he cut his teeth for his racing career. He’s raced late-models there winning the track pro-late-model championship in 2016. Along with racing the Snowflake 100, Holmes has also raced the premier late-model event the Snowball Derby finishing third to Chase Elliott and John Hunter Nemechek. So with the ARCA Menards Series’ return to Five Flags Speedway this weekend, Holmes feels like he’s returning home.

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Michael Self Puts Focus on Short Track Racing

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Michael Self on Fan4Racing Radio, Thursday, March 7, 2019, at 9 pm ET. Photo – Getty Images

Michael Self is our guest on Fan4Racing NASCAR Weekend Preview, Thursday, March 7, 2019, at 9 pm ET. Call 929-477-1790 or tweet @Fan4RacingSite with any questions or comments during our LIVE broadcast.

After their Superspeedway season opener in February, the ARCA Menards Racing Series now heads to Five Flags Speedway for short track racing. This is ARCA’s first event at the track since 1996 and for many of the competitors, including Michael Self with Venturini Motorsports, their first time racing the half-mile track. Looking to get a feel for the track, Self and his team took part in a test session at the Gulf Coast track last week.

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