Bill & Billy Venturini Interview

Kevin Harvick's Happy Hour presented by NASCAR on FOX

Fox Sports

Leisure, Sports, Automotive

4.8 • 523 Ratings

🗓️ 16 October 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Kevin Harvick sits down with Bill and Billy Venturini for their first long-form conversation after Venturini Motorsports made its final ARCA Menards Series start in Las Vegas. The father-son duo reflects on the emotional final weekend at The Bullring, the legacy of their 43-year run in ARCA, and why they made the decision to sell the team to Nitro Motorsports. They also discuss working with young talent like Corey Heim, the future of driver development in ARCA, and what comes next for the Venturini family in racing. LINK TO SUBMIT PICKS FOR TALLADEGA: https://forms.gle/Jw4H6P12RD4Qcjgd9 0:00 - Intro 0:28 - Bill & Billy Venturini Joins The Show! 2:57 - Origins Of Team 8:06 - Billy’s Driving Career 13:40 - Where ARCA Series Is Today 15:01 - Kissing In VL 19:07 - Best Driver 26:31 - West/East Coast Racing Cultures Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Plan A was to be a race car driver.
0:02.0	I spotted my first cup race when I was 13.
0:04.0	I said, what do you think is going to happen?
0:05.0	He says, well, we'll be fine as long as we don't screw it up.
0:07.0	It was an a h-hackin.
0:08.0	It put us on the map in one day.
0:10.0	We are on two by California's Kevin Harvick does it.
0:20.0	Welcome to Kevin Harvick's Happy Hour, presented by NASCAR on Fox.
0:24.3	And today I have two legends of our sport.
0:28.5	Bill Venturini and Billy Venturini.
0:30.4	Thank you guys for taking the time.
0:32.2	And I think, you know, for our listeners, we've found that we have a lot of hardcore fans that are going to know exactly who you guys are.
0:41.3	But legends in the Arca Menard series and now you've sold your teams and going to ride off into the sunset.
0:50.3	So...
0:51.3	Just me.
0:52.3	I'm the only one writing off.
0:53.3	I know, but still, it's been a family affair for a number of years.
0:58.0	And I think for you, this has to be kind of a, it's a very sentimental moment of everything
1:03.9	that you've put into the sport and to see the last race is, how did that feel?
1:09.9	Man, I thought it'd really be really emotional, but I'm okay with it.
1:14.8	Yeah.
1:15.5	It was time, you know.
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