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Concord, NC (January 26, 2015) – Concord, NC (January 26, 2015)- Venturini Motorsports (VMS) announced today that Daniel Suarez will return to the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards with an abbreviated four race schedule starting at Daytona International Speedway in the season opener Lucas Oil 200 on February 14th.
In addition to making his Daytona start, Suarez will drive the No. 15 ARRIS Toyota Camry at Chicagoland Speedway, Kentucky Speedway and Kansas Speedway in 2015.
“I’m very excited to compete in four ARCA Racing Series events this season with Venturini Motorsports,” said Suarez. “I had a lot of fun and gained really good experience last season in Kentucky and I’m sure this opportunity will help me further develop as a driver for 2015 and beyond.”
Suarez, who made his ARCA debut last season at Kentucky Speedway, qualified third and led 39 out of the 100 laps before taking the checkered flag with a fifth place finish.
The 23-year old Monterrey, Mexico native is also set to compete full time this season with Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) in NASCAR’s XFINITY Series as well as a 13-race schedule in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM).
In 2013, Suarez was named one of the NASCAR drivers 25 and under to watch by FoxSports.com. Suarez joins Joey Logano (2008-09), Darrell Wallace Jr. (2013) and Cody Coughlin (2014-15) as JGR development drivers who’ve raced under the VMS banner in the ARCA Series.
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ABOUT VENTURINI MOTORSPORTS:
Venturini Motorsports (VMS), fielding cars for over 30-years in the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards, is one of the premier NASCAR driver development programs in the country. Multiple team championships and consistent on-track success, VMS has evolved into one of the most recognizable names in motorsports. Since 2007, VMS has assisted in the career development of notable NASCAR drivers such as Joey Logano, Justin Allgaier, Ryan Blaney, Alex Bowman, Brian Scott, Kevin Swindell, John Wes Townley, Erik Jones, and Justin Boston. Over the years the Venturini name has become synonymous with modern-day racing in America. In 2012, the Venturini family was inducted into the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame (www.NIASHF.org) and now find themselves enshrined with such sports icons as Joe DiMaggio, Mario Andretti, Vince Lombardi, Tommy Lasorda and Rocky Marciano.
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