Haley, Coughlin & Townley Claim Top-10 Finishes
Concord, NC (July 7, 2014) â Venturini Motorsports (VMS) and the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards returned to the Midwest over 4th of July weekend returning to Indianaâs historic Winchester Speedway for Sundayâs Herrâs Chase the Taste 200.
Marking the official halfway point of the ARCA season VMS returned to Winchester Sunday afternoon with a solid driver lineup looking to deliver the teamâs first win on the speedy half-mile, high-banked track. VMSâs typical four car effort was led by drivers John Wes Townley, Justin Boston, Cody Coughlin and fifteen year old J.J. Haley.
In a strong combined showing by all VMS teams it was Justin Boston who ultimately topped teammates with a third place finish in a quick, one hour and fifteen minute 200 lap event.
Boston who struggled to find speed during Saturdayâs practice sessions qualified sixth and finished third in the main event racing his familiar No.25 ZLOOP-JACO Toyota.
Boston, who started the race in the outside third row, rebounded nicely after getting tagged in the left rear quarter panel during a lap one incident involving Anderson Bowen (No.77) and Kyle Weatherman (No.99). Escaping with cosmetic damage only, Boston was able to make it to the pits for new tires allowing him to quickly return to race competition, albeit at the rear of the field.
Staying focused, the 24-year old driver impressively made his way back through the field putting him within striking distance at the end of the race. After a late race caution flag flew the stage was set for a five lap shootout between race leader Mason Mitchell, Brandon Jones and Boston who made his way back up to the third position after recovering from the lap one incident. Following tight on the restart Boston was sporting a car with speed to win but the quick 16 second lap times proved too much to overcome crossing the finish line third behind rookie Brandon Jones, who made a last lap – turn four pass on Mitchell for victory.
âI thought we could have had a shot at it in the end,â Boston said. âI thought the two of them (Mitchell and Jones) were both going to wreck and we might pick up the win. Either way, the Venturini guys gave us a good car. I didnât think it was going to be when we first got here, but (crew chief) Kevin Reed made some changes and really improved the car.â
Bostonâs third top-5 of the season highlighted a strong overall team performance as VMS finished with four cars in the top-10.
Youngster J.J. Haley coming off his record setting performance at Elko Speedway two weeks ago finished sixth driving his No.66 Braun Auto Group-Braun Ability Toyota followed by Cody Coughlin (No.55 JEGS Toyota) in the 7th position and John Wes Townley (No.15 ZAXBYâs Toyota) in the 8th position.
The ARCA Racing Series has a week off before returning to the Midwest with the Ansell ActivArmr 150 at Chicagoland Speedway on July 19th.
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 and Erik Jones. 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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About ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards
The Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) is among the leading auto racing sanctioning bodies in the country. Founded in 1953 by John and Mildred Marcum, the organization administers more than 100 events each year in multiple racing series, including the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards, the ARCA/CRA Super Series, the ARCA Truck Series and the ARCA Midwest Tour, plus weekly racing at Toledo and Flat Rock Speedways.
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