John Wes Townley Makes Return to ARCA Series at Kansas

Concord, NC (October 17, 2012) — Current NASCAR Camping World Series driver John Wes Townley will reunite with Venturini Motorsports Friday night under the lights at Kansas Speedway for ARCA’s season finale.

John Wes Townley, who will be driving his familiar No.35 Zaxby’s VMS Toyota during the Kansas Lottery98.9 speedway event, participated in ARCA’s open test session earlier this month on the 1.5 mile Kansasoval is confident about his return to the series.

“Obviously I’m excited to get back into a racecar and work again with the Venturini organization. We had a good test a few weeks ago and I’m expecting a strong showing given the package we’re bringing back to the track this weekend,” stated, Townley.

Townley, current driver of the No.09 Zaxby’s RAB Racing Toyota in the Camping World Truck Series, drove for Venturini Motorsports before moving up to the truck series. He is currently 15th in the NASCAR Truck series championship standings with two Top-10s. The Georgia born driver’s best career finish came with Venturini Motorsports in 2010; finishing 3rd at Daytona.

Practice for Friday’s Kansas Lottery 98.9 will begin at 10am ET. Menards Pole Qualifying presented by Ansell will take place Friday evening starting at 6:35pm ET and the final race in the 2012 ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards will go green at 8:30pm ET. The race will be broadcast live on SPEED TV. Live timing and scoring will be available on ARCARacing.com for practice and the main event.

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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