Wendy is not able to respond to messages at this time due to no screen time w/ her concussion/skull fracture. She sends extreme gratitude to everyone in NASCAR community. She’s being monitored at hosp in CA, should be released in 2 days. Update as we can.
Thank you to Deb Williams at ESPN for covering my journey to recovery. I can't wait to get back on-the-air this Friday and Saturday from Bristol! It's been a long 8 weeks! Thank you for all the prayers and messages!
When you think social media is all bad, I leave you with this tonight. My 9yo son heard media reports, heard my conversations as I tried to cover my fear, and prayed out loud before bed (unprompted), “Dear God, please heal Ryan so he can survive”😭😭💔💔 🙌🏾Yes.
#prayingfornewman
OrthoCarolina Mtrsprts Dir Bill Heisel has been integral part of my recovery. Brace goes thigh to ankle, but we’ve avoided surgery🙌🏾bc of my difficult task of listening (&following😄) Dr orders w torn LCL/skull fracture. Heartfelt thank you to my neurosurgeon Dr Petty💕Im back!
Thank you to
@PolarisInc
and
@SpaceX
@elonmusk
for donating 3 pallets of Starlink systems and many generators for deployment on helicopters and flights to support the communities! THIS IS HUGE. I’ve seen the impact first hand for 3 minutes of WiFi and I’m so thankful for the
I go back on-the-air for
@PRNlive
today. Today starts my 20th consecutive year 😍in NASCAR Broadcasting. 🤙🏾Damn, I’m old. 😂FaceTiming my 9yo son from the media center. 🥰
I’ve just been pulled from the booth to unexpectedly take the place on pit road for Steve Richards who is sick. No warning, no problem. I got this.😎💪🏽💯
@PRNlive
Congrats, friend. 💪🏾Proud of you! Brad and I go way back to our dad’s racing together. We literally watched each other grow up at the race tracks. He’s not afraid to put in the work.
So incredibly sad. He was always so good to my husband at JGR and our family. His faith was deeply rooted, he genuinely cared about people and was a great leader. 💔Praying for comfort for Melissa & the boys and entire Gibbs family.
Wendy sends a sincere thank you to the entire
@NASCARONFOX
family. She is still under observation in CA for her skull fracture/concussion and hopeful of a full recovery.
40 is Fabulous!💃🏻🤘🏽Thanks to the 75 people who surprised me for the big day! So much fun w friends and family🕺🏻My hubby is crazy for that open bar bill 🙈😂
We emptied all the tarps, gloves, head lamps, contractor bags, utility knives on the shelves
@Walmart
in Concord. Please restock Walmart! Supplies already landed in Western NC. Operation Airdrop in full effect from our NASCAR fam. Another drop point for donations is
To help with hurricane relief, JGR will be accepting water (top priority), boxed non-perishable food, and tarps.
Drop off times TODAY SEPTEMBER 30th until 5pm and tomorrow October 1st from 7am-10am.
Address: 13415 Reese Blvd W, Huntersville, NC 28078
I was 10 when my dad broke his neck (C2) in a Cup race
@MISpeedway
. I remember being confused at the race track and trying to understand the adult talk at the hospital. I’m 41 now, there are moments you never forget as a racing kid.
@DeLanaHarvick
this made my heart happy. ❤️
Unfortunately, majority of my day was spent here at the Infield Care Center.
@MartinTruex_Jr
is always a gentleman and respectful even on the crappy race days. Got him to smile talking about racing
@austindillon3
and seeing
@SherryPollex
on the name next to him.
@PRNlive
“That was sick!” says our
@nascar
President
@stevephelps
with a big smile on pit road after that amazing 3-wide finish where Suarez wins in Atlanta! What a race!
For 1st time in 21yr career, today I am OLDEST
@prnlive
Pit Road Reporter 😆👊🏾Being called Senior Pit Reporter w
@heatherdebeaux
@copacavanna
has been making me laugh all wknd. 😂I represent all women who never give up 🤙🏾Blessed to do this for 21 CONSECUTIVE years! 💥🤘🏽Let’s Go!
My X account got hacked. People suck. I almost had to give up my only child to restore it. Let’s see what’s happened:
🥹son Caleb is a teen now
🐾Casper is out of puppy stage
🎤back with
@PRNlive
for ‘24
😱’24 is my 24th
@NASCAR
season
💪🏾my mostly women-led gyms are kicking a$$
When I think trailblazer for women in NASCAR, I think of
@DebWilliams72
! Tonight she was crowned into the
@nmpaonline
Hall of Fame! Such a deserving award! I met Deb back when my dad was racing and had the All-Female Pit Crew.
I’ve leaned on her many times especially 24
From my bro 👇🏼who broke C2
@DISupdates
and transported straight to Halifax while we had NO UPDATES as family members. it was EXCRUCIATING nobody could find him or tell us his status. I imagine it will be awhile before we hear an update now.
I can confirm Dale, Amy & Isla along with his two pilots were involved in a crash in Bristol TN this afternoon. Everyone is safe and has been taken to the hospital for further evaluation. We have no further information at this time. Thank you for your understanding.
Shutting it down. 🌧 Try again 9am CT. Media Center is so quiet these days. TV, radio and NASCAR only ones in here. Missing all of my media friends! 👋🏽 Looking forward to having everyone together again one day!
What the heck did we just witness post-race
@ARCA_Racing
? The announcer/track owner
@Irwindale_Spdwy
dropping the F bomb ‼️on the air ‼️and saying they wouldn’t interview
@VenturiniMotor
winner
@seanhingorani
. How unprofessional. Congrats on another win VMS!
The sport lost one of our greatest icons. Incredibly saddened for the Pearson family. So grateful for the foundation he set in NASCAR history. Honored to bridge the gap between generations of our fans from storytelling w people like David.
So saddened to hear about the loss of Ryan Pemberton. I had a great conversation with him at his brother Randy’s funeral. The family has gone through so much. Condolences from the Venturini’s. 🙏🏽
Feeling grateful! A step out the door is a step in the right direction!!! 🙌🏾Recovery can still be rough once released 🙋🏻♀️10 months for me before I was 💯, hoping you’re doing good bud!
This is F • U • N! 💙Different color shirt today, different series
@NASCARRegional
….same passion bringing you all the pit road action today in the ValleyStar Credit Union 300
@MartinsvilleSwy
! Thank you for the first-time invite
@MRNRadio
! Joining
@chriswilner26
Im not medical, but my brother
@BillyVenturini
broke his C2 at Daytona. We didn’t get a real update until the hospital. Protocol: They took my brother straight there with no update to our family. I was live on the air with SPEED.
I’m not a doctor. If there is a medical person listening please explain the protocol in case there is concern about a spinal injury and removing an injured person from a car.
Testing out new lightweight pack for everyone in radio/TV! Usually have a large, heavy battery pack on our backs. Literally 20 yrs. And I have a wireless mic today (I used on RaceDay yrs ago)! 😍I’m lucky one to test this setup!
@PRNlive
🤩
#TestSession
#LetMeSprintDownPitRoad
Their family is top notch. When my son was born,
@McDzFamily
took my son under her wing while I worked TV. She barely knew me then. I would drop my son at their coach sometimes at 5am!
@Mc_Driver
would open door, open his arms and take my son at any hour!
#GoodPeopleFinishFirst
Thanks, LB! Great job directing us! I’ll be honest, I was nervous what my head would do with the high db noise. It was an unknown with my neuro doc too. Two words: No. Headache. 🙌🏾
Just woke up after a long day at the track yesterday. We got a lot done and put on a good broadcast for our listeners. Big shout-out to
@WendyVenturini
for being a significant part of it. You didn't miss a beat, girlfriend.
#HustleHard
#WhatConcussion
OK let’s make this fun I’m putting up a $50 bounty for any full time racing broadcaster that can run faster than
@ReganSmith
. You have to do it fair and sqaure and not shove him to the ground.
#NASCAR
Gamma Ray glasses help eliminate the blue rays from computers, cell phone, etc. which help minimize headaches during my recovery.
@DaleJr
knows about them!
"It went pretty smooth. Just clean and nice. I was able to figure out what worked for me. It was wild just experiencing the whole thing," says Hailie Deegan to
@WendyVenturini
. She finished 13th in her Xfinity Series debut.
Going LIVE! 🎤I’m pit road reporting from up top in a booth instead of pit road separated by windows from my
@prnlive
crew. Looks like rain 🌧 is going to spoil our fun
@CLTMotorSpdwy
! Tweet us
@PRNlive
!
Awesome to see this for
@rajahcaruth_
What a fast truck tonight! What a great person! Well deserved. You’ve come a long way from Legends, late models and ARCA.
"Played alot of NASCAR 2005 on the Game Cube. I never knew if it actually worked. I did that when I was 8. I grabbed fifth gear down the back and full committed," says Ross Chastain.