Venturini Motorsports

Venturini Motorsports

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Manufacturer	Toyota
Career
Debut	1982
Races competed	1012
Drivers' Championships	Total: 3 ARCA Menards Series: 3
Race victories	77
Pole positions	76

Venturini Motorsports is an American professional

.

History

Venturini Motorsports was formed by Bill Venturini Sr., a former NASCAR driver, two-time ARCA Racing Series Champion (1987 and 1991), and 1983 ARCA Rookie of the Year. Largely influenced by his father Tony Venturini, Bill founded the racing team in 1982. The team is family-owned and operated, with various members of the Venturini family holding positions on the team, including CEO, CFO, General Manager, and Director of Marketing and Public Relations. In 2007, Bill's son Billy helped found the Venturini Driver Development Program, one of the largest such programs for ARCA drivers in the United States.[1]

Bill Venturini drove the No. 35

with Bill Venturini behind the wheel.

NASCAR Winston Cup Series results
Year	Driver	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	NWCC	Pts	Ref
1989	Bill Venturini	35	Chevy	DAY	CAR	ATL	RCH	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	CLT	DOV	SON	POC	MCH 37	DAY	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	CLT	NWS	CAR	PHO	ATL			100th	52	[2]
1990				DAY DNQ	RCH	CAR	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL 18	CLT DNQ	DOV	SON	POC	MCH 30	DAY	POC	TAL 25	GLN	MCH 28	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT DNQ	CAR	PHO	ATL			45th	349	[3]
1991				DAY DNQ	RCH	CAR	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	CLT	DOV	SON	POC	MCH 40	DAY	POC 39	TAL	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	PHO	ATL DNQ			74th	89	[4]
1992				DAY	CAR	RCH	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	CLT	DOV	SON	POC	MCH DNQ	DAY	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH DNQ	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	PHO	ATL			NA	-	[5]
1993				DAY	CAR	RCH	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	SON	CLT	DOV	POC	MCH	DAY DNQ	NHA	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT DNQ	CAR	PHO	ATL		NA	-	[6]
1994				DAY	CAR	RCH	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	SON	CLT	DOV	POC	MCH	DAY	NHA	POC	TAL	IND	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	PHO	ATL DNQ	NA	-	[7]

Year	Driver	Manufacturer	Start	Finish
1990	Bill Venturini	Chevrolet	DNQ
1991			DNQ

NASCAR Busch Series results
Year	Driver	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	NBSC	Pts	Ref
1982	Bill Venturini	35	Buick	DAY 13	RCH	BRI	MAR	DAR	HCY	SBO	CRW	RCH	LGY	DOV	HCY	CLT	ASH	HCY	SBO	CAR	CRW	SBO	HCY	LGY	IRP	BRI	HCY	RCH	MAR	CLT	HCY	MAR							126th	124	[8]
1983		65	Pontiac	DAY 24	RCH	CAR	HCY	MAR	NWS	SBO	GPS	LGY	DOV	BRI	CLT	SBO	HCY	ROU	SBO	ROU	CRW	ROU	SBO	HCY	LGY	IRP	GPS	BRI	HCY	DAR	RCH	NWS	SBO	MAR	ROU	CLT	HCY	MAR	130th	91	[9]
1984		35		DAY	RCH	CAR	HCY	MAR	DAR	ROU	NSV	LGY	MLW 11	DOV	CLT	SBO	HCY	ROU	SBO	ROU	HCY	IRP	LGY	SBO	BRI	DAR	RCH	NWS	CLT	HCY	CAR	MAR							113th	-	[10]
1985				DAY	CAR	HCY	BRI	MAR	DAR	SBO	LGY	DOV	CLT	SBO	HCY	ROU	IRP 21	SBO	LGY	HCY	MLW	BRI	DAR	RCH	NWS	ROU	CLT	HCY	CAR	MAR									103rd	-	[11]

In 2013, the team made its return to the Nationwide Series with driver John Wes Townley and sponsor Zaxby's on the 25 Toyota Camry. The team planned to run at Bristol, Charlotte, and Talladega with the possibility of up to eight more races.^[12] Townley finished 17th in his debut at Bristol, crashed at Charlotte, and failed to qualify at Talladega.

Xfinity Series results
Year	Driver	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	NXSC	Pts	Ref
2013	John Wes Townley	25	Toyota	DAY	PHO	LVS	BRI 17	CAL	TEX	RCH	TAL DNQ	DAR	CLT 35	DOV	IOW	MCH	ROA	KEN	DAY	NHA	CHI	IND	IOW	GLN	MOH	BRI	ATL	RCH	CHI	KEN	DOV	KAN	CHA	TEX	PHO	HOM			114th	01	[13]

Bill Venturi drove made 3 starts in the No. 35 between 1995 and 1996. And didn’t make It was announced in August 2014 that Venturini would return to the Camping World Truck Series on a part-time basis for the starting at Bristol with ARCA driver Justin Boston and his sponsor Zloop. Team owner Billy Venturini himself would serve as Boston's crew chief.^[14][15] Boston qualified 27th and finished 30th after a crash.^[16] The team planned to run the final three races of the season in preparation for a full-time effort in 2015,^[14] but those plans were scrapped when sponsor Zloop shifted their focus to the next season.^[16]

Boston and Zloop would move to Kyle Busch Motorsports for 2015. In addition, Venturini would field the No. 25 truck in select races for KBM driver Matt Tifft,^[17][18] Joe Gibbs Racing driver Cody Coughlin, and Venturini road course specialist Brian Wong. The team has not made any scheduled races in 2016.

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
Year	Driver	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	NCTC	Pts	Ref
1995	Bill Venturini	35	Chevy	PHO	TUS	SGS	MMR	POR	EVG	I70	LVL	BRI	MLW	CNS	HPT	IRP	FLM	RCH	MAR	NWS DNQ	SON	MMR	PHO 34					78th	116	[19]
1996				HOM	PHO	POR	EVG	TUS	CNS	HPT	BRI	NZH	MLW 31	LVL	I70	IRP	FLM	GLN	NSV	RCH	NHA	MAR	NWS	SON	MMR	PHO	LVS	119th	70	[20]

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
Year	Driver	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	NCTC	Pts	Ref
2014	Justin Boston	25	Toyota	DAY	MAR	KAN	CLT	DOV	TEX	GTW	KEN	IOW	ELD	POC	MCH	BRI 30	MSP	CHI	NHA	LVS	TAL	MAR	TEX	PHO	HOM		82nd	14	[21]
2015	Matt Tifft			DAY 19	ATL	MAR 9	KAN 29	CLT	DOV	TEX	GTW	IOW	KEN	ELD	POC	MCH	BRI										36th	107	[22]
	Brian Wong																	MSP 12	CHI	NHA	LVS	TAL	MAR	TEX	PHO	HOM

Venturini Motorsports currently competes in the ARCA Menards Series. Various NASCAR Cup Series drivers, including Joey Logano, Ryan Blaney, Alex Bowman, William Byron, Erik Jones and Daniel Suárez, are former drivers for Venturini Motorsports.^[23]

Marc Davis (2008)

Marc Davis drove the No. 8 in one race in 2008.

Tom Berte (2008)

Tom Berte drove a No. 14 for one race in 2008.

Multiple Drivers (2008)

The No. 15 drove in six races in 2008, all with different drivers, including the 2018 and 2022 NASCAR Cup Series champion, Joey Logano.

Multiple Drivers (2010-2018)

Venturini entered the No. 15 for eighteen races in 2010 and sixteen races in 2011. Ryan Reed drove fourteen of the nineteen races from the No. 15 in 2012. Kyle Benjamin and John Wes Townley drove eleven of the twenty-one races in 2013 for the No. 15. Townley would end up driving fifteen of the twenty races in the No. 15 in 2014. Only eight races in 2015 entered the No. 15. Daniel Suárez and even the legendary Frank Kimmel drove it. Sixteen races entered the No. 15 in 2016. For 2017, soon-to-be the 2019 series champion, Christian Eckes drove the No. 15 with other drivers. 2018 had twenty races run.

Christian Eckes (2019)

Eckes drove the No. 15 car to a championship in 2019. He became the first driver since Tim Steele in 1997 to win a championship while missing a race because Harrison Burton raced one race in the No. 15 while Eckes drove the other nineteen.

Drew Dollar (2020)

After Eckes was promoted to the

stopped NASCAR from being public. Though he won at Talladega and finished fourth in points, he left to drive part-time in the Truck Series and part-time here.

Multiple Drivers (2021-2023)

Drew Dollar is slated to run 11 national series raced in 2021.^[24] Gracie Trotter was promoted from the ARCA West Series to the ARCA Menards Series on a part-time schedule for 5 races.^[25]

In 2022, Parker Chase, Gus Dean, Jonathan Shafer, and Landon Pembelton will split the seat time.

In 2023, Sean Hingorani competed in eight races with the rest of the schedule split between numerous drivers such as Kris Wright, Toni Breidinger, and Amber Balcaen.

Kris Wright (2024)

For the 2024 season, Kris Wright signed on to pilot the No. 15 for the entire season. Wright would go on to have a solid season, finishing third in the points standings with eight Top 5s and twelve Top 10s.

Multiple Drivers (2017–present)

Zane Smith and Tom Berte both drove the No. 20 in three races with Smith driving two and Berte one. Drivers such as Leilani Münter and Chandler Smith drove the No. 20 in 2018. Five drivers shared the No. 20 in 2019. Ryan Repko and Chandler Smith shared the No. 20 in 2020.

Corey Heim (2021)

Lucas Oil 200

Corey Heim drove the 20 full-time in 2021. Corey won the

that year. Heim would go on to win six races and finish second in the points standings.

Jesse Love (2022-2023)

Jesse Love ran the No. 20 in 14 races in 2022, excluding 6 events which Corey Heim ran. Love returned to pilot the No. 20 full time in 2023, as he had turned 18 before the season began. Love finished 7th in the season opener at Daytona. He had led 38 laps in the second race at Phoenix before he crashed and ended up 27th. Love bounced back winning the next three races at Talladega, Kansas and Charlotte.^[26] Love would go on to dominate the season, winning 10 races and the championship.

Multiple Drivers (2024)

The No. 20 was shared by multiple drivers for 2024.

Lawless Alan (2025-present)

On January 5th, 2025, it was announced that Lawless Alan would drive the No. 20 full-time in 2025.

Amber Balcaen (2024)

On January 9, 2024, Balcaen was announced to be joining VMS full-time, piloting the No. 22.^[27] Balcaen would finish sixth in the points standings with seven Top 10s.

Multiple Drivers (2008)

Sixteen races were run by five different drivers in 2008.

Mikey Kile (2010)

Mikey Kile moved from running a limited basis in Brad Keselowski Racing in 2009 to drive the No. 25 in 2010 full-time winning a race at Michigan and finishing fifth in points.

Multiple Drivers (2011)

Ten drivers drove in the No. 25 in 2011.

Brennan Poole (2012)

Poole would drive the No. 25 in 2012 full-time earning fifteen top tens, three poles, and two wins back-to-back at Elko Speedway and Pocono Raceway to finish third in points before being forced to race part-time for the next two years due to a lack of funding, he would serve as a crew chief, spotter, consultant, and engineer for the team in that time.

Justin Boston (2013-2014)

To replace Poole, Venturini got Justin Boston to race the No. 25 in 2013, with his sponsor, Zloop. His highest finish was second at Madison Speedway. That was one of his eight top-fives that season. He ended up getting the Rookie Of The Year honors and finished third in the standings behind Mason Mingus and Frank Kimmel. He drove the No. 25 again in 2014. Although he got two wins at Toledo and Madison, he finished fifth in points for 2014. He left the No. 25 in 2015 to drive two more races in ARCA in Venturini's No. 55.

Frank Kimmel And Brandon Jones (2015)

Both drivers drove ten races in 2015, with Kimmel finishing thirteenth in points to Jones finishing fifteenth. Kimmel's highest finish was second at Michigan and Jones’ highest finish was also second but at Mobile.

Tom Hessert (2016)

After Jones and Kimmel left, Tom Hessert was picked up to drive the No. 25 for 2016. He won one race at DeQuoin and ended up finishing second in points to Hessert's replacement at Cunningham Motorsports, Chase Briscoe.

Multiple Drivers (2017)

Hessert drove part-time along with a couple of other drivers including

.

Natalie Decker (2018)

Natalie Decker

drove the No. 25 car in 2018

Decker was assigned to drive full-time in 2018. She got two top fives at the season opener and Elko. She was then promoted to the Truck Series after finishing seventh in points for Venturini in the 2018 season.

Michael Self (2019-2020)

.

Multiple Drivers (2021)

Gracie Trotter was promoted from the

Trotter would compete in eight races with seven other drivers filling out the rest of the schedule

Toni Breidinger (2022)

In 2022, Toni Breidinger would run this car full-time. She scored 6 top tens which came at Daytona, Kansas, Berlin, Pocono, Kansas 2, and Salem. Her average finish for the season was 12.8. She finished the season 6th in the points standings.

Multiple Drivers (2023)

The No. 25 was shared by multiple drivers again for 2023. Brent Crews, in one of his select races, won at the Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack.

Toni Breidinger (2024)

For 2024, Toni Breidinger returned to full-time status in the No. 25. Breidinger enjoyed a solid season, accumulating eleven Top 10s and finishing 4th in the points standings.

Miguel Paludo (2011)

The No. 28 only ran one race, with Miguel Paludo at the season opener, finishing thirteenth.

Multiple Drivers (2010, 2012)

The No. 35 was first run in 2010 with it only being driven in six races. After not racing in 2011, the No. 35 was revived in 2012 for a full-time season with part-time drivers.

Milka Duno (2013)

Venturini hired Milka Duno for her first and only full-time season in 2013. She even got a pole at the Talladega race, leading the first eleven laps before wrecking out. Her highest finish was eighth at Salem. After finishing almost all her races in the top twenty, she finished seventh in points. This was the last year the No. 35 raced.

Tom Berte (2008)

The No. 47 only ran two races in 2008. Tom Berte drove both of them. The No. 47 has not run since.

Tom Berte (2008)

The No. 48 only ran one race, with Tom Berte in 2008.

Multiple Drivers (2010-2017)

In 2010, Steve Arpin eighteen races while two others filled the others. In 2011, ten drivers shared the car, including current Cup Series drivers, Alex Bowman, and Brennan Poole. In 2012, Erik Jones drove most of the races before finishing twenty-first in points. In 2013, Taylor Ferns drove the most out of the ten drivers sharing the No. 55. Cody Coughlin would drive the most races in 2014. Coughlin again would share the No. 55 in 2015 with at the time, future Cup Series drivers such as William Byron and Daniel Suárez. In 2016, Dalton Sargeant drove the most races with fifteen in the No. 55. Zane Smith would drive the most races for the No. 55 team in 2017.

Corey Heim (2020)

In 2020, Venturini announced Corey Heim will drive their No. 55 part-time in 2020.

Derek Griffith (2021)

Derek will drive the 55 for two races in 2021. One of these races was the

.

Gus Dean (2022)

Dean drive the 55 for at least five races in 2022. One of these races was the

.

Robusto started the 2024 season with a 6th place finish in Phoenix. Robusto won the pole at Kansas 2, being the 6th female driver to do so.

On December 20, 2024, it was announced that Robusto would drive the No. 55 full-time in 2025.^[28]

Mark Thompson (2010-2012)

Thompson would drive the No. 66 in only two races in 2010, the season opener where he finished second, and at Talladega where he finished 25th. In 2011, he raced in two races again, at the opener, finishing seventeenth, and at Chicago, finishing thirty-fourth. 2012 was the only season the No. 66 was raced full-time. In 2012, he finished fifth in the season opener, fourteenth at Talladega, and twenty-fourth at Chicago. The No. 66 did not run in 2013.

Multiple Drivers (2014)

Ten drivers shared the No. 66 in 2014.

Leilani Münter (2015)

Leilani drove the No. 66 in one race, wrecking out at the season opener, finishing 38th.

Multiple Drivers (2016)

Five races were run in 2015, with Mark Thompson running two while the other three drove one.

In 2006, the team ended a 12-year winless streak when Billy Venturini won the Kentuckiana Ford Dealers ARCA 200 by Federated Auto Parts.

Since 2006, Venturini Motorsports drivers have won 71 races:^[29][30][31]

• 1.
  Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200
  by Federated Auto Parts won by Billy Venturini on April 23, 2006.
• 2. Carolina 500 won by Joey Logano on May 4, 2008.
• 3. Chicagoland ARCA 150 won by Scott Lagasse Jr. on September 6, 2008.
• 4. ARCA Re/Max Carolina 200 won by Sean Caisse on April 19, 2009.
• 5. Pocono ARCA 200 was won by Joey Logano on June 6, 2009.
• 6.
  Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 won by Steve Arpin
  on April 11, 2010.
• 7. Rattlesnake 150 was won by Steve Arpin on April 16, 2010.
• 8. Racing For Wildlife 200 was won by Mikey Kile on June 11, 2010.
• 9. Southern Illinois 100 won by Steve Arpin on September 6, 2010.
• 10.
  Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 won by Brennan Poole
  on May 1, 2011.
• 11. Herr's Live Life With Flavor! 200 won by Alex Bowman on August 26, 2011.
• 12.
  Kansas Lottery 98.9
  won by Alex Bowman on October 7, 2011.
• 13. Akona 200 Presented By Federated Car Care won by Brennan Poole on June 2, 2012.
• 14. Pocono ARCA 200 was won by Brennan Poole on June 9, 2012.
• 15.
  Ansell Activarmr® 150 won by Kevin Swindell
  on July 21, 2012.
• 16.
  Lucas Oil 200 Presented By Mavtv American Real won by John Wes Townley
  on February 16, 2013.
• 17. Michigan ARCA 200 was won by Brennan Poole on June 14, 2013.
• 18. Berlin ARCA 200 was won by Erik Jones on August 10, 2013.
• 19.
  Allen Crowe 100
  won by Brennan Poole on August 18, 2013.
• 20. Madison ARCA 200 won by Kyle Benjamin on August 25, 2013.
• 21.
  Kentuckiana Ford Dealers ARCA Fall Classic
  won by Kyle Benjamin on September 14, 2013.
• 22.
  Menards 200 Presented By Federated Car Care won by Justin Boston
  on May 18, 2014.
• 23. Michigan ARCA 200 won by Austin Theriault on June 13, 2014.
• 24. SuperChevyStores.com 100 was won by Kevin Swindell on August 17, 2014.
• 25. Herr's Live Life With Flavor 200 was won by Justin Boston on August 24, 2014.
• 26.
  ZLOOP 150
  won by Brennan Poole on September 19, 2014.
• 27.
  Menards 200 Presented By Federated Car Care won by Todd Gilliland
  on May 17, 2015.
• 28.
  Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 won by Christopher Bell
  on April 24, 2016.
• 29. Berlin ARCA 200 was won by Dalton Sargeant on August 6, 2016.
• 30. General Tire Grabber 100 won by Tom Hessert on September 4, 2016.
• 31. Eddie Gilstrap Motors Fall Classic was won by Christopher Bell on September 10, 2016.
• 32.
  Scott 150
  won by Christopher Bell on September 14, 2017.
• 33.
  Lucas Oil 200 Driven by General Tire won by Michael Self
  on February 10, 2018.
• 34.
  Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 won by Christian Eckes
  on April 22, 2018.
• 35. Herr's Potato Chips 200 was won by Chandler Smith on June 15, 2018.
• 36.
  Scott 150
  won by Michael Self on June 28, 2018.
• 37.
  Allen Crowe 100
  won by Christian Eckes on August 19, 2018.
• 38. General Tire Grabber 100 won by Logan Seavey on September 3, 2018.
• 39.
  Kentuckiana Ford Dealers ARCA Fall Classic
  won by Chandler Smith on September 15, 2018.
• 40. Shore Lunch 200 was won by Christian Eckes on October 6, 2018.
• 41.
  Lucas Oil 200 Driven by General Tire won by Harrison Burton
  on February 9, 2019.
• 42. ARCA Pensacola 200 won by Michael Self on March 9, 2019
• 43.
  Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200
  won by Michael Self on April 14, 2019
• 44. Lucas Oil 200 Driven by General Tire won by Michael Self on February 8, 2020
• 45. General Tire 150 won by Chandler Smith on March 6, 2020
• 46. General Tire 200 won by Drew Dollar on June 20, 2020
• 47. General Tire 100 won by Michael Self on August 14, 2020.
• 48.
  Speediatrics 150 won by Corey Heim
  on October 16, 2020.
• 49.
  Lucas Oil 200
  won by Corey Heim on February 13, 2021
• 50. General Tire 200 won by Corey Heim on April 24, 2021
• 51. General Tire #AnywhereIsPossible 200 won by Corey Heim on June 25, 2021
• 52.
  Menards 250
  won by Corey Heim on July 10, 2021
• 53.
  Clean Harbors 100 at The Glen
  won by Corey Heim on August 6, 2021
• 54.
  Allen Crowe 100
  won by Corey Heim on August 22, 2021
• 55. Sioux Chief Powerpex 200 won by Jesse Love on October 2, 2021
• 56.
  Lucas Oil 200
  won by Corey Heim on February 9, 2022
• 57.
  Allen Crowe Memorial 100
  won by Jesse Love on August 21,2022
• 58.
  Kansas 150
  won by Corey Heim on September 10, 2022
• 59. General Tire 200 won by Jesse Love on April 22, 2023
• 60. Dawn 150 won by Jesse Love on May 6, 2023
• 61. General Tire 150 won by Jesse Love on May 26, 2023
• 62.
  Menards 250
  won by Jesse Love on June 24, 2023
• 63. Sunset Hill Shooting Range 150 won by Jesse Love on July 22, 2023.
• 64.
  Henry Ford Health 200
  won by Jesse Love on August 4, 2023.
• 65.
  Reese's 200
  won by Jesse Love on August 11, 2023
• 66. General Tire 100 at The Glen won by Jesse Love on August 18, 2023
• 67. Southern Illinois 100 won by Jesse Love on September 3, 2023
• 68.
  Atlas 200
  won by Jesse Love on September 30, 2023
• 69.
  Hard Rock Bet 200
  won by Gus Dean on February 16, 2024
• 70. General Tire 200 won by Jake Finch on April 20, 2024
• 71. Southern Illinois 100 won by Brent Crews on September 1, 2024

• Official website
• Bill Venturini Owner Statistics - Racing-Reference.info
• Billy Venturini Owner Statistics - Racing-Reference.info
• Cathy Venturini Owner Statistics - Racing-Reference.info