CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA – Reigning USAC National Midget Champion Tanner Thorson returns to the seat driving for Venturini Motorsports (VMS) in Friday’s Montgomery Ward 200 at Madison International Speedway.
Thorson, who made his ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards debut last season on the Illinois State Fairground’s dirt-mile, will pilot the team’s No.25 Musselman’s Apple Sauce Toyota for his first series pavement short track event of his career.
Thorson, part of VMS’ Family of Musselman’s drivers, joins Zane Smith, Noah Gragson, Tom Hessert, Raphael Lessard and Christopher Bell to drive the team’s Musselman’s Apple Sauce backed Toyota this season.
“I’m excited for the opportunity,” says Thorson. “As a driver I’ve made a lot of gains in the stock car over the last year. I’m a lot more comfortable with my new surroundings. Driving for a group like Venturini makes it that much better – they’ve got a lot of experience with young drivers. Last year we ran Springfield together and had a top-15 finish in my first start – but the biggest takeaway was the experience I gained. These ARCA cars are totally different from anything I’ve driven. I’m looking forward to getting on the track and doing my thing behind the wheel – I’m ready.”
Thorson, a 21-year old native of Minden, Nevada, is widely known for his prowess behind the wheel of his open wheel machines.
Gaining national recognition driving for Keith Kunz Motorsports in the USAC and POWERi series’, Thorson has also done his share of moonlighting the last few seasons – crossing over and running selected super late model races throughout the southeast.
Thorson scored a career best second-place finish driving his super late model last month at Caraway Speedway competing in the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) South.
The Montgomery Ward 200 is Friday, June 23 and kicks off with practice from 1:30 – 3:00 p.m., followed by General Tire Pole Qualifying at 5:00 p.m. The 200-lap Montgomery Ward 200 is set for an 8:00 p.m. start and will air live on MAVTV. All times are local (Central).
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