Patrick Staropoli is back in the ARCA Menards Series starting this weekend, running Phoenix Raceway for Venturini Motorsports, the team announced March 3.
It’s the first of five planned events for Staropoli across the ARCA platform this season.
In addition to Phoenix, a combination event with the ARCA Menards Series West, Staropoli will also drive at Talladega Superspeedway, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Bristol Motor Speedway and Rockingham Speedway. Bristol is a combination event with the ARCA Menards Series East, while Rockingham is an East-only event.
He’ll drive the No. 25 at Phoenix with sponsorship from SYFOVRE.
“This is an incredible moment,” Staropoli said in a team release. “It’s been a lifetime of sacrifices and hard work to get back to this point and continue racing. I’ve dedicated my life to medicine and racing and now being able to combine the two is truly a dream come true. I’ve spent years eating, sleeping and dreaming of this moment and now it’s all coming together at the perfect time in my life.”
At Phoenix, he joins a lineup that includes Venturini full-timers Lawless Alan and Isabella Robusto, plus Treyten Lapcevich, set to make his ARCA debut.
Staropoli won in the West division in 2014 at Irwindale Speedway while driving for Bill McAnally Racing. He last competed in ARCA in 2015.
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