• Member Bio
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  Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois
  
  Birthdate: January 30th
  
  Full name: Wendy Marie Venturini
  
  Current Residence: Charlotte, NC
  
  High School and college: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
  Northwest Cabarrus High School, Concord, NC
  
  What do you do for SPEED: NASCAR Raceday Reporter, Pit Reporter ARCA Re/Max Series
  
  Past jobs: Pit Reporter NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series on SPEED. NASCAR Images Producer for NASCAR Victory Lane on SPEED. Feature Producer NASCAR This Morning on FOX Sports Net. Wheeler TV Associate Producer for Raceday on TNN. Reporter Adelphia Cable News in Mooresville, NC. Hosted own racing show, Race City Review.
  
  Resume: – see website www.wendyventurini.com
  
  Favorite song: Anything Jimmy Buffett or Norah Jones
  
  Favorite driver/rider: Any driver who is down-to-earth, approachable and friendly. I do not like egos. Life is too short for rudeness.
  
  If you could visit anywhere in the world, where would it be: Go back to Italy or any of my favorite islands in the Caribbean
  
  What do you love the most about your job: The people in NASCAR are my second family. I have been around them my entire life. I feel very at home in the garage area. I love interacting with people and traveling the circuit.
  
  Describe a typical day in your life: On the road for 10 months Thursdays-Sundays….early riser, workout, go to the track, research, talk to drivers, crew chiefs and crew members, translate all that to the fan at home, go to the hotel, sleep and do it again the next day. Mondays-Wednesdays: production meetings at Speed, shoot Real Deal features, sometimes have to travel out-of-state for Real Deal shoots, packing/unpacking, laundry.
  
  Hobbies: Boating on Lake Norman, riding my motorcycle, interior decorating, Caribbean travel, and spending time with family and friends
  
  What was your first car: Chevrolet Lumina Z34
  
  Have you ever competed in a race, amateur or professionally: two words…. BUS RACE
  
  One thing most people do not know about you: I never take a day for granted.
  
  Do you have a favorite saying or philosophy: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
  
  CAREER HISTORY
  
  Wendy was born and raised going to the race track with her family. Her father Bill Venturini moved the family to Concord, NC when she was 14 to further the family racing endeavors. Brother Billy currently drives in the ARCA circuit.
  
  Venturini is a 2000 graduate of UNC Chapel Hill with a BA in Communications Studies focus on Media, BA in Psychology and a Minor in Journalism.
  
  Venturini started her on-air television career with Adelphia Cable in Mooresville, N.C. Then she joined Wheeler TV behind the scenes as an Associate Producer of Race Day. After that she moved to NASCAR Images to produce NASCAR Victory Lane and feature produce NASCAR This Morning. Wendy spent the last two years as pit reporter in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Wendy spent the last two years as pit reporter in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. In 2006, she will report from the Nextel Cup garage every weekend on SPEED s premier pre-race show, NASCAR Raceday. She will also return to her roots and join her family as the pit reporter in the ARCA series.