CONCORD, N.C.: Jake Finch and long-time sponsor, Phoenix Construction, will return to Venturini Motorsports (VMS) this upcoming season as part of a six-race deal starting with the ARCA Menards Series season opener at Daytona International Speedway on February 15.
Nineteen-year-old Finch, who captured his first ARCA win with VMS last season at Talladega, will take the wheel for five races in ARCA’s premier series (Daytona, Talladega, Michigan, Dover and Bristol), along with the ARCA East event at Rockingham Speedway.
“It’s great being back with Billy and the Venturini group again this year. Super excited to get back to these tracks we’ve had success at in the past and hopefully win some more races, said Finch.
After being asked, which races he was most looking forward to running, Finch replied.
“We had a lot of success on the superspeedways last year. I’m excited to defend my Talladega title but really looking forward to Daytona and working again with my crew chief Shannon (Rursch). I feel last year’s race slipped away and I have some unfinished business to complete.”
In 2024, Finch competed in eleven events across all of ARCA’s touring platforms (ARCA Menards Series, ARCA East and ARCA West), tallying one win to go along with 7-top 10’s and 4 top-5 finishes.
In preparation for the season opener, Finch and his No. 25 team will head to the beach Thursday and Friday to take part in ARCA’s two-day open test at Daytona International Speedway. Finch will join VMS teammates, Isabella Robusto, Lawless Alan and Chase Pinsonneault.
Competing in the ARCA Menards Series since 1982, Venturini Motorsports, paired with Toyota, is the premier driver development team with 107 all-time victories across all of ARCA’s race platforms.
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About Venturini Motorsports:
Venturini Motorsports (VMS) is a highly touted fixture in the ARCA Racing Series, having claimed 99 ARCA victories and, most recently, the 2023 ARCA Championship and 2023 ARCA West Championships. The Concord, N.C.-based VMS is an official Toyota Racing Development team and is considered one of the early pioneers in NASCAR driver development programs.
VMS has gone onto assist many of the sports’ top driver prospects in pursuit of making it to the highest levels of stock car racing.
The growing list of drivers racing today in one of NASCAR’s top three touring series includes current Toyota drivers Christopher Bell, Chandler Smith, Bubba Wallace, Corey Heim, John Hunter Nemechek and Dean Thompson.
VMS Alumni also include Justin Allgaier, Ryan Blaney, Alex Bowman, Harrison Burton, William Byron, Christian Eckes, Todd Gilliland, Gus Dean, Justin Haley, Brandon Jones, Erik Jones, Jesse Love, Zane Smith and Daniel Suárez.
Source: Venturini Motorsports
