Tag Archives: Frank Kimmel

Coming Home to Chicagoland, Venturini Motorsports Spans Six Decades of Racing Success

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Patriarch, Tony Venturini competing in the No. 25 in the 1950s Photo - Courtesy of Venturini Motorsports

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 →

Ross Kenseth Wins ARCA Racing Series Corrigan Oil 200

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Ross Kenseth at 8:40 pm ET on Monday, June 22, 2015. Photo - Courtesy of MIS

Ross Kenseth at 9 pm ET on Monday, June 15, 2015. Photo – Courtesy of MIS

Ross Kenseth is our guest on Fan4Racing Fan2Fan NASCAR & Race Talk on Monday, June 22, 2015 at 8:40 pm ET. Call 714-202-9918 or tweet @Fan4RacingSite @Sal_Sigala or @ZRoethlisberger any questions or comments during the LIVE broadcast.

Ross Kenseth said he came to Michigan International Speedway for one thing Friday: “learn to win.” Mission accomplished.

Kenseth, 22, making his third career ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards start, won Friday’s Corrigan Oil  200, winning at the two-mile speedway by 2.1 seconds over Frank Kimmel. Kenseth led 51 laps in taking the win in the No. 52 Federated Auto Parts Chevrolet. He took the lead from Grant Enfinger on lap 87 of the 100 lap race. Continue reading →

Brandon Jones Joins Venturini Teammates Kimmel and Coughlin at Talladega

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Brandon Jones at 8:40 pm ET on Monday, April 27, 2015 Photo - BrandonJonesRacing.com

Brandon Jones at 8:40 pm ET on Monday, April 27, 2015 Photo – BrandonJonesRacing.com

Brandon Jones is our guest on Fan4Racing Fan2Fan NASCAR & Race Talk on Monday, April 27, 2015 at 8:40 pm ET. Call 714-202-9918 or Tweet @Fan4RacingSite or @Sal_Sigala your questions or comments during our LIVE broadcast.

It’s been a unique season for Venturini Motorsports. After several seasons of fielding at least one full-time driver for the series championship, the team focused its efforts on fielding its flagship No. 25 Ansell-Menards car in a split season for ten-time ARCA Racing Series champion Frank Kimmel and Richard Childress Racing Development Driver, Brandon Jones. Both drivers were originally scheduled to split the 20-race ARCA schedule at ten races each. Continue reading →

Today’s Big Story: NASCAR Officiating Takes Center Stage

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Two big events headline Valentine’s Day for race fans. At Daytona International Speedway the ARCA Racing Series’ Lucas Oil 200 will air on Fox Sports 1 at 4 pm ET; followed by NASCAR’s Sprint Cup Series’ Sprint Unlimited at 8 pm ET on FOX.

A big part of today’s stories include veteran Frank Kimmel – the winningest driver in ARCA history – going for his first Daytona win ever; and veteran Jeff Gordon racing his last Sprint Unlimited – after racing 21 consecutive – as he begins his farewell tour throughout the 2015 season and retires his racing career.

While fans are happy to see drivers and their cars back on the track, what will take center stage for NASCAR is what happens behind the scenes after making several changes on how they will officiate their events.   Continue reading →

Fan4Racing Fan2Fan NASCAR & Race Talk – Monday, February 2, 2015

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Guests include ARCA Racing Series driver, Frank Kimmel talking about his move to Venturini Motorsports and the 2015 season.

Castrol Oil Racing photographer Gary Nastase, talks about his passion for taking photos at the track as well as for NHRA and other racing.

Join host Sharon Burton and co-host Sal Sigala every Monday night 8:30 to 10 pm ET as we bring fans the smartest racing talk around on Fan4Racing Fan2Fan NASCAR & Race Talk!

NASCAR Hot Topic Sound Off  is 10 to 10:30 pm ET with Sharon Burton hosting an interactive discussion with co-host Chris Knight.

Listen to our panel discussion with drivers, crew, and other racing personalities and call 714-202-9918 OR Tweet @Fan4RacingSite @Sal_Sigala or @Knighter01 during the LIVE Broadcast to join the conversation about the hottest topics leading up to the next race.

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