Venturini Motorsports Five Flags Speedway Pre-Race Fast Facts
CONCORD, NC | MARCH 10, 2020
Series: ARCA Menards Series East
Track: Five Flags Speedway
Race: Pensacola 200 presented by Inspectra Thermal Solutions
Duration: 200 laps / 100 miles
Date: Saturday, March 14th
Live Broadcast: NBC TrackPass on NBC Sports – 8:00PM ET
Tape Delayed Broadcast: NBCSN – Monday, March 23 – 6:00PM ET
· LAST TIME OUT: After making the 2,115-mile trek to the desert of Phoenix, AZ, Venturini Motorsports brought home the victory with Chandler Smith in the No. 20 JBL Audio Toyota Camry. Friday’s race was the inaugural ARCA Menards Series race at Phoenix Raceway.
· TEST TIME: Both VMS entries will participate in the optional “open test” session on Friday afternoon.
· CALLING THE SHOTS: During the down time between races, Mason Diaz could be found operating the day-to-day as well as race controls at Southern National Motorsports Park.
· BACK TO THE SUNSHIE STATE: VMS last ran at Five Flags Speedway March 9, 2019 in ARCA competition. When the checkered flag flew, Michael Self in the No. 25 Sinclair Oil Toyota Camry was victorious.
· DRIVER REPORT: This week’s VMS driver lineup:
o Corey Heim – No. 20 Craftsman, Champion Power Equipment Toyota Camry
o Mason Diaz – No. 25 Solid Rock Carriers, Craftsman Toyota Camry
· SOCIAL: Fans can interact with VMS and their drivers on social media utilizing the different outlets:
o Facebook: VenturiniMotorsports
o Twitter: @VenturiniMotor
o Instagram: VenturiniMotorsports
o Hashtags: #FlyTheV #TeamToyota #PoweringChampions
QUOTES:
Corey Heim – No. 20 Craftsman, Champion Power Equipment Toyota Camry
Regarding racing at Five Flags Speedway
“I’m really looking forward to racing at Five Flags Speedway this weekend. I made my ARCA debut there one year ago ad it quickly became one of my favorite and best performing tracks. With the experience I have coming into 2020 I think my crew chief Shannon Rursch and I are going to be a threat to win this weekend in the No. 20 Craftsman, Champion Power Equipment Toyota Camry.”
Mason Diaz – No. 25 Solid Rock Carriers, Craftsman Toyota Camry
Regarding racing at Five Flags Speedway
“I’m looking forward to getting back into the seat this weekend with my Venturini Motorsports crew in the No. 25 Solid Rock Carriers Toyota Camry. This is one of the tracks throughout the whole season which I have the most laps at. I’m ready to do my job and focus on execution for the weekend.”
ABOUT VENTURINI MOTORSPORTS
With over 65 victories, the 2019 ARCA Menards Series champions, Venturini Motorsports, are an official Toyota Racing Development team, and have been a permanent fixture in the ARCA Menards Series since 1983 and are considered one of the early pioneers in NASCAR driver development programs.
Since Joey Logano, the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup champion, raced for the team in 2007, VMS has gone onto assist many of the sports’ top driver prospects in pursuit of making it to the highest levels of stock car racing.
The growing list of drivers racing today in one of NASCAR’s top-three touring series include current Toyota drivers Erik Jones, Christopher Bell, Harrison Burton, Christian Eckes, Chandler Smith, Brandon Jones, Todd Gilliland, Brennan Poole, Ryan Reed and Natalie Decker. VMS Alumni also include Joey Logano, William Byron, Ryan Blaney, Alex Bowman, Daniel Suarez, Bubba Wallace, Matt Tifft, Noah Gragson, Justin Allgaier and Justin Haley.
Sources: Venturini Motorsports PR