Concord, NC (June 10, 2015) – Searching for his first victory of the season Frank Kimmel will make his fifth start of the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards season Friday night in the 34th running of the Corrigan Oil 200 at Michigan International Speedway.
Kimmel driving his familiar Ansell-Menards Toyota is hoping to make it three consecutive wins at Michigan for his Venturini Motorsports team. Venturini Motorsports has won the last two ARCA events at Michigan – with rookie Austin Theriault last year and with Brennan Poole in 2013.
“Anytime you climb in a Venturini car, you absolutely know you’ve got a shot to win no matter what track you’re at. I know I’m going to be in a really good car…I just need to do my part and finish the job. The Venturinis are really good at that place, and I’ve got a few laps around there too, so I’m very excited about our chances.”
Kimmel with a disappointing 11th place finish last week at Pocono is leaning on experience and team continuity for this weekend’s return to the Irish Hills of Brooklyn, Michigan. Fridaywill mark Kimmel’s 26th career start at the 2-mile ultra-fast oval – earning 9 top-5 and 16 top-10 finishes.
“I’m excited to be racing consecutive weeks and looking forward to Michigan. This year has been different with my schedule – not racing every week. Like anything else it’s good to have consistency,” said Kimmel, driver of the No. 25 Ansell- Menards Toyota. “Our Ansell-Menards team has worked hard all year long for both Brandon Jones and myself. The No.25 will be strong and I’m ready to do my part come Friday.
“Just to get to go to Michigan is such an honor. It’s been around forever…such a historic track. It’s so smooth, big and wide…you can run right down on the bottom or you can run all the way right up against the wall. You can run anywhere on the racetrack you want so if the car’s not working where you want it to, you try to move somewhere else and get it better. You’ve got options at Michigan. It’s one of my favorite places.”
Kimmel will join teammate Cody Coughlin as part of Venturinis’ two-car effort at Michigan.
Practice for this year’s Corrigan Oil 200, which serves as part of the preamble for Sunday afternoon’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Quicken Loans 400, is from 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Thursday, June 11. Menards Pole Qualifying presented by Ansell is scheduled for Friday raceday morning at 10:00 a.m.The Friday afternoon Corrigan Oil 200 is live on FOX Sports 2.
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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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