CONCORD, NC (7/23/09) – 2005 Driver X finalist Pete Shepherd III and Venturini Motorsports are ready to tackle the fast paced short track of Berlin Raceway in Saturday’s ARCA RE/MAX Series duel. Shepherd last competed with the Series under the Roush Fenway banner throughout 2006-2007. “Coming back to the ARCA RE/MAX Series is going to be a great experience, especially since I have become part of the Driver Development Program with Venturini Motorsports. They have proven week in and week [...]
Archive for July, 2009
It’s something I’ve always wanted to do…Race the Oxford 250. Mission accomplished, although it would have been nice to have a little more luck on our side. Saturday (practice day) was indeed a struggle, all day we worked ruthlessly on an ill-handling race car which seemed to have a mind of it’s own. We had the front end hooked up well, but a serious lack of rear bite left us scratching our heads time and time again. To make matters [...]
It’s always nice to unload a car and run well right off the bat. At Flamboro today during our 5 hour test session that’s the way things went. We did however have an issue with fuel the night before, unfortunately some moisture got into one of our drums and turned a 3 and a half hour set-up night, into an extra 2 and a half hour fuel system draining and cleaning night. Yeah, not fun, but much better to find [...]
It’s Final, the 2009 season is starting and I can’t think of too many places better than firing up in Oxford Maine for the 250! Oxford Plains Speedway is a very historical race track that has battled through time and maintained a reputation as to where you have to drive hard or be driven over. There is usually anywhere from 80 to 110 Late Models that show up, all for the coveted prize of up to $50,000. You can ask [...]

