About Wendy Venturini

Wendy Venturini (born January 30, 1979 in Chicago, Illinois) is a reporter for SPEED\s pre-race show, NASCAR RaceDay. Along with her pre race interviews around the garage, Wendy is also featured in a segment of the show called \"The Real Deal\" where she goes one on one with a driver, crew chief or car owner. Previously, she was a pit reporter in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Venturini is a 2000 graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In 2007, Wendy was one of the commentators for DirecTV\s NASCAR Hot Pass coverage. With that on her résumé, Wendy is the first female play-by-play announcer in auto racing history. She is the daughter of two-time ARCA Champion Bill Venturini. Her older brother, Billy Venturini, is also a driver on the ARCA circuit. She is married to Jarrad Egert, an engine tuner for Tony Stewart.