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Bill Venturini (born February 14, 1953) is a retired |
'''Bill Venturini''' (born February 14, 1953) is a retired American professional [[stock car racing]] driver. He primarily competed in the [[ARCA Racing Series]], from 1982 through 1996. Venturini has won the ARCA championship two times, in 1987 and 1991. He currently co-owns [[Venturini Motorsports]], an [[ARCA Racing Series]] team he has founded.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.venturinimotorsports.com/Team/|title=Venturini Motorsports – Team|publisher=venturinimotorsports.com|accessdate=14 April 2020}}</ref> |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
Revision as of 22:01, 14 April 2020
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Nationality | American | ||||||
Born | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | February 14, 1953||||||
ARCA Racing Series career | |||||||
Debut season | 1982 | ||||||
Starts | 188 | ||||||
Wins | 12 | ||||||
Poles | 12 | ||||||
Best finish | 1st in 1987, 1991 | ||||||
Championship titles | |||||||
1987, 1991 | ARCA Racing Series | ||||||
NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
7 races run over 3 years | |||||||
Best finish | 45th (1990) | ||||||
First race | 1989 Miller High Life 400 (Michigan) | ||||||
Last race | 1991 Miller Genuine Draft 500 (Pocono) | ||||||
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NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
4 races run over 4 years | |||||||
Best finish | 103rd (1985) | ||||||
First race | 1982 Goody's 300 (Daytona) | ||||||
Last race | 1985 Kroger 200 (IRP) | ||||||
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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
2 races run over 2 years | |||||||
Best finish | 78th (1995) | ||||||
First race | 1995 GM Goodwrench / Delco Battery 200 (Phoenix) | ||||||
Last race | 1996 MLW (Milwaukee) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of April 14, 2020. |
Bill Venturini (born February 14, 1953) is a retired American professional stock car racing driver. He primarily competed in the ARCA Racing Series, from 1982 through 1996. Venturini has won the ARCA championship two times, in 1987 and 1991. He currently co-owns Venturini Motorsports, an ARCA Racing Series team he has founded.[1]
Career
Venturini made his ARCA Racing Series debut in 1982. in 1983 Venturini won his first ARCA race at Flat Rock Speedway and at the end of the season he became rookie of the year and finished runner-up to Bob Dotter.[2] Venturini backed up this performance by finishing runner-up in 1984 and 1985. After finishing third in 1986 Venturini won his first ARCA championship in 1987.[3] After finishing fourth in the 1988 season Venturini scaled down and only ran a part-time schedule in 1989 and 1990. Venturini won his second ARCA championship in 1991 after a consistent season. He finished third in 1992 and sixth in his last full-time season in 1994. Venturini made his last ARCA Racing Series start at the season finale at Atlanta in 1996. During his ARCA Racing Series career Venturini set the all-time qualifying records at Daytona International Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway.[3]
Venturini made thirteen NASCAR starts across all three national series. He made his Winston Cup Series debut at Michigan International Speedway in 1989. In his seven Cup series starts his best finish was eighteenth at the 1990 Winston 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. Venturini attempted to qualify for the Daytona 500 in 1990 and 1991 but failed to qualify on both occasions.
Personal life
Venturini was born in Chicago, Illinois son of Tony Venturini an amateur racing driver who began stock car racing in at historic Soldiers Field in Chicago, Illinois. His father competed against Nascar drivers, such as Tom Pistone and Fred Lorenzen.[3] Venturini's wife, Cathy was part of his pit crew during his championship winning season in 1987.[3] His son Billy also became a racing driver and competed in the ARCA Racing Series from 1994 through 2007. His daughter Wendy works as a reporter for the Performance Racing Network.[3]
Motorsports career results
NASCAR
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Winston Cup Series
Daytona 500
Year | Team | Manufacturer | Start | Finish |
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1990 | Venturini Motorsports | Chevrolet | DNQ | |
1991 | DNQ |
Busch Series
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Year | Team | 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 | Venturini Motorsports | 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 | [10] | ||||||
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 | [11] | |
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 | - | [12] | ||||||||
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 | - | [13] | |||||||||||
1995 | Colburn Racing | 36 | Ford | DAY | CAR | RCH | ATL | NSV | DAR | BRI | HCY DNQ |
NHA DNQ |
NZH | CLT DNQ |
DOV | MYB | GLN | MLW | TAL | SBO | IRP | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | CLT | CAR | HOM | NA | - | [14] |
Craftsman Truck Series
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | 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 | Venturini Motorsports | 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 | [15] | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | [16] |
ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
References
- ^ "Venturini Motorsports – Team". venturinimotorsports.com. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ^ "ARCA Menards Series". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Venturini Motorsports – History". venturinimotorsports.com. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ^ "Bill Venturini – 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
- ^ "Bill Venturini – 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
- ^ "Bill Venturini – 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
- ^ "Bill Venturini – 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
- ^ "Bill Venturini – 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
- ^ "Bill Venturini – 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
- ^ "Bill Venturini – 1982 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
- ^ "Bill Venturini – 1983 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
- ^ "Bill Venturini – 1984 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
- ^ "Bill Venturini – 1985 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
- ^ "Bill Venturini – 1995 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
- ^ "Bill Venturini – 1995 NASCAR SuperTruck Series by Craftsman Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
- ^ "Bill Venturini – 1996 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
- ^ "Bill Venturini – 1982 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
- ^ "Bill Venturini – 1983 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
- ^ "Bill Venturini – 1984 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
- ^ "Bill Venturini – 1985 ARCA Talladega SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
- ^ "Bill Venturini – 1986 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
- ^ "Bill Venturini – 1987 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
- ^ "Bill Venturini – 1988 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
- ^ "Bill Venturini – 1989 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
- ^ "Bill Venturini – 1990 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
- ^ "Bill Venturini – 1991 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
- ^ "Bill Venturini – 1992 ARCA SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
- ^ "Bill Venturini – 1993 ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
- ^ "Bill Venturini – 1994 ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
- ^ "Bill Venturini – 1995 ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
- ^ "Bill Venturini – 1996 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
External links
- Bill Venturini driver statistics at Racing-Reference
- Bill Venturini owner statistics at Racing-Reference