Concord, NC (August 08, 2012) — Sixteen-year old rookie driver, Clint King will be back behind the wheel for Venturini Motorsports this weekend when the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards returns to Berlin Speedway in Marne, Michigan to compete in the annual ARCA 200 presented by the Hanz Group. Although just a part-time driver for Venturini Motorsports over the past two seasons, King’s demeanor and success on the track can be compared more to a veteran driver than that of a sixteen-year old rookie.
A legitimate contender, King made a grand entrance onto the ARCA scene last year by earning back-to-back pole awards in his first two series starts (Madison/Salem) becoming the youngest pole sitter in ARCA history. In just seven series starts King has already claimed (3) top-5 and (4) top-10 finishes to-go along with his 2-pole awards.
Grabbing the attention of Michigan based, Speedrack Products Group, King’s No.15 Venturini Toyota will feature the company as his primary sponsor as he pursues his goal of becoming the youngest winner in ARCA Racing history. “We’ve had the fortune to follow Clint’s career from the beginning. His continual growth on and off the track has been impressive and a contributing factor in our decision to take this first step with the development of a motorsports marketing campaign. We feel the time is right to position ourselves with Clint and his bright future,” said Speedrack spokesperson, Kim Erickson.
Practice for the ARCA 200-lap race will take place Saturday, August 11th from 2-2:45 and 3:15-4, with Menards Pole Qualifying presented by Ansell following at 5 p.m.
ARCA Racing Series drivers will participate in an autograph session – open to all fans – at 6:15. The race will start at 8:30pm EST and can be heard live on ARCA Radio by accessing arcaracing.com.
About Speedrack Products Group
Speedrack Products Group, Ltd. is a company that is…and always has been revolutionary. Revolutionary in thinking and revolutionary in products and services. Speedrack has been at the forefront of the storage products industry for over 55 years and is one of the leading suppliers of pallet racking and storage systems. Speedrack is committed to providing material handling systems/equipment that maximize our customer’s use of space and contribute to effective warehouse logistics solutions — we provide functional designs to ensure safety, productivity and reliability. Speedrack was the first to develop completely tubular pallet rack, and remains one of the few to provide seamless tubing for columns, beams, horizontals, and diagonal bracing. Few rack manufacturers offer this style due to the higher production costs and greater precision requirements compared to open shapes. Tubular designed rack allows us to provide our customers with greater strength per pound of steel and higher resistance to damage than conventional open shape sections. This means increased safety, longer life, and lower maintenance of your rack solution.
About ARCA Racing Series
2012 is the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards’ 60th Anniversary Season, featuring 20 races at 18 tracks. The complete 2012 event schedule is available at ARCARacing.com. The ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards has crowned an ARCA national champion each year since its inaugural season in 1953, and has toured over 200 race tracks in 26 states since its inception. The series has tested the abilities of drivers and race teams over the most diverse schedule of stock car racing events in the world, visiting tracks ranging from 0.375 mile to 2.66 miles in length, on both paved and dirt surfaces as well as a left- and right-turn road course in its most recent season. This year, the series visited Alabama’s Mobile International Speedway and Minnesota’s Elko Speedway for the first time.
Founded by John and Mildred Marcum in 1953 in Toledo, Ohio, the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) is recognized among the leading sanctioning bodies in the country. Closing in on completing its sixth decade after hundreds of thousands of miles of racing, ARCA administers over 100 race events each season in three professional touring series and local weekly events.
About Venturini Motorsports
Venturini Motorsports (VMS), fielding cars in the ARCA Racing Series, is one of the premier NASCAR driver development programs in the country. The 2012 season marks the team’s 30th Anniversary of competition in the ARCA Series. 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, Steve Arpin, Brian Scott, Max Gresham, Miguel Paludo, Josh Richards, Ryan Blaney, and Scott Lagasse, Jr.
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