(3-10-10) - Jason Jarrett knows a thing or two about motorsports.

He comes from one of the most well known families in the sport; his grandfather Ned and father Dale are both former NASCAR Champions.

Surrounded by racing champions, Jarrett was molded into a driver from an early age.

FORT WORTH, TX (3-10-10) - It's been over 10 years since the ARCA Racing Series presented by RE/MAX and Menards has competed at Texas Motor Speedway in Ft. Worth, Texas. That all changed yesterday when ARCA tested on the 1.5-mile superspeedway where Venturini Motorsports set a high precedence with ARCA's return.

Venturini Motorsports, with drivers Mikey Kile (left), Steve Arpin and Alli Owens, traveled to Texas in preparation for the Rattlesnake 150 on April 16th, and rounded out the test session at the top of the charts.

Name: Nelson Piquet

Date of Birth: July 25, 1985

Nationality: Brazilian

To begin our series on development drivers in the ARCA Racing Series presented by RE/MAX and Menards, we will focus on 2010 newcomer Nelson Piquet, the 24-year-old son of three-time Formula One World Champion Nelson Piquet Sr.

David Ragan wins at Lanier Nat'l Speedway in 2005
(3-9-10) - This is the first installment in our new series which looks at former ARCA Racing Series presented by RE/MAX and Menards competitors who've gone on to success in NASCAR.

FT WORTH TX (3-8-10) - The ARCA Racing Series presented by RE/MAX and Menards has set up shop at Texas Motor Speedway in preparation for the open test scheduled for Tues, March 9.

DeWITT MI (3-7-10) - The ARCA Racing Series Presented by RE/MAX and Menards got a small dose of 17-year-old Chad Finley during the 2009 racing season. One Pole Award, one top-5 finish, three top-10s and no finish worse than 15th in four career starts.

The DeWitt, Michigan teenager, who will turn 18 on March 17th, and has already graduated from St. Johns High School in St. Johns, Michigan, will now be shifting all of his focus on the upcoming 2010 racing season where things are starting to come together for the Great Lakes State rising star.

TOLEDO OH (3-5-10) - It's been 12 years since the ARCA Racing Series presented by RE/MAX and Menards traveled to the Lone Star State; but that will soon change when the 58-year-old tour heads back to Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas for the running of the Rattlesnake 150 April 16th.

Actually, the ARCA Racing Series is going to get there even sooner with an open test scheduled for this Tuesday, March 9th on the 1.5-mile intermediate speedway.

MOORESVILLE NC (3-4-10) - Nelson Piquet Jr. signed on with Eddie Sharp Racing to drive several upcoming in the ARCA Racing Series presented by RE/MAX and Menards. 

Piquet Jr. and the ESR team will compete in the Rattlesnake 150 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 16, the Racing for Wildlife 200 at Michigan International Speedway on June 11 and the Pennsylvania ARCA 125 at Pocono Raceway on July 31.