NASCAR’s Drive for Diversity Combine

A Huge Opportunity for Aspiring Racers

On Oct. 9, NASCAR and Rev Racing announced the 15 drivers
participating in the Advance Auto Parts Drive for Diversity Combine.

 

To get to Florence Motor Speedway, you drive through the cotton fields surrounding NASCAR Hall of Famer Cale Yarborough’s home town, pass a country store called “Becky’s Place” and turn right off East Smith Street.

 

Follow a sandy dirt road a few hundred yards to the speedway, climb a set of rickety wooden stairs, and you’re on top of the main grandstand at this jewel of a short track.

 

 

To the 13 NASCAR Drive for Diversity aspirants who tested their skills in late model stock cars on Wednesday, however, Florence is more than just a 0.4-mile bullring. For them, it’s a Field of Dreams.

 

Lanie Buice started racing when she was 10-years old, and she hopes her performance in NASCAR’s two-day Advance Auto Parts Drive for Diversity Combine will continue to advance a career that began with the chance visit to a go-kart shop.

 

“I was driving with my dad to work one day, and I saw a go-kart shop on the side of the road,” said Buice, now 16, after turning her first laps at Florence. “I had one of those little lawn go-karts when I was younger, and I saw the go-kart shop, and I begged him to take me in…

 

“The next week, we had a go-kart, and we went to the track. We went every single week and just made laps, made laps, made laps at a lot of different tracks. We tried to move around a lot and tried to develop me.

 

“I thought I’d be in go-karts forever, but I flipped the go-kart when I was 13 years old—right when COVID hit and we were practicing—and I broke my collarbone. Mama was like, ‘Hey, I think we should try something else.’”

 

The invitation to the Drive for Diversity Combine affords Buice the opportunity to take the next step in her career under the banner of Rev Racing, the competition arm of the D4D program.

 

“Being a candidate for the Drive for Diversity is huge to me and my family,” Buice said. “I know it’s a huge deal for other drivers just like me. We don’t have the funding to continue to develop higher-up. Really, I depend on sponsors to put me on the track on the weekends.

 

“I’ll be extremely thankful if I’m chosen to be one of the NASCAR Drive for Diversity drivers… I don’t want to stop. I want to keep going. I love it.”

 

Interestingly, the D4D drivers aren’t told their lap times either during or after their runs in the late models. Buice thought she did well but had no way of knowing exactly how fast she ran. That’s by design.

 

“It matters to us at the end of the day, as far as the evaluation,” said Brandon Thompson, NASCAR vice president of diversity and inclusion. “But we don’t want them as focused on that, because there are other things that go into the evaluation.

 

“How are they able to adapt? How are they able to take the feedback and coaching they’re given from the competition staff and apply it and translate that to speed? Also, how consistent they are and how much improvement they may make.”

 

The evaluations, which include Tuesday’s go-kart session in Concord, N.C., the late model trials in Florence as well as a media component, will determine this year’s D4D class, which will be announced later this year.

 

Thank you @NASCAR and @RevRacin for the opportunity to take part in the 2023 @AdvanceAuto Drive for Diversity Combine. Overall fun experience with the drivers and others involved in the sport. I hope to return next year for the 2024 season. #teamchevy #NASCAR75 #nascard4d pic.twitter.com/CR3Gdur7X0

— Justin Tyree Campbell (@jcampbellracing) October 13, 2023

“It gives me a lot of freedom to work on iRacing, to go to the gym and continue to try to develop my racing career…

 

“I absolutely love racing. It is my element. I thrive in it. I love talking to people—everything about it. Being at the race track all the time really helps. I’d rather do that over going to a homecoming or a prom or something—I really don’t have an interest in that.

 

“I want to be at the race track.”

 

Fifteen ‘Drive for Diversity Driver Development’ Drivers

 

Name: TJ DeCaire
Age: 16
Hometown: Land O' Lakes, Florida
Car type: Pro/Late Model Stock

Name: Regina Sirvent
Age: 20
Hometown: Mexico City, Mexico
Car type: NASCAR Mexico Challenge, Late Model Stock

Name: Paige Rogers
Age: 20
Hometown: New Haven, Indiana
Car type: Pro/Late Model Stock

Name: Nathan Lyons
Age: 14
Hometown: Concord, North Carolina
Car type: U.S. Legend Car

Name: Lucas Vera
Age: 16
Hometown: Charlotte, North Carolina
Car type: U.S. Legend Car

Name: LaQuan McCoy Jr.
Age: 12
Hometown: Fort Mill, South Carolina
Car type: Bandolero

Name: Lanie Buice
Age: 16
Hometown: Jackson, Georgia
Car type: Late Model Stock

Name: Justin Campbell
Age: 18
Hometown: Griffin, Georgia
Car type: Late Model Stock

Name: Jayda Mack
Age: 14
Hometown: Chino Hills, California
Car type: Pro Late Model

Name: Jalen Mack
Age: 18
Hometown: Chino Hills, California
Car type: Pro Late Model

Name: Eloy López Falcón
Age: 18
Hometown: Mexico City, Mexico
Car type: NASCAR Mexico Challenge, U.S. Legend Car

Name: Cassidy Keitt
Age: 14
Hometown: Lexington, North Carolina
Car type: U.S. Legend Car

Name: Cameron Carraway
Age: 12
Hometown: Castro Valley, California
Car type: Restricted Late Model, Micro Sprints

Name: Caleb Johnson
Age: 15
Hometown: Denver, Colorado
Car type: Pro Late Model, U.S. Legend Car

Name: Arthur Gama
Age: 18
Hometown: Porta Alegre, Brazil
Car type: NASCAR Brasil Sprint Race

Thank you @NASCAR and @RevRacin for the opportunity to take part in the 2023 @AdvanceAuto Drive for Diversity Combine. Overall fun experience with the drivers and others involved in the sport. I hope to return next year for the 2024 season. #teamchevy #NASCAR75 #nascard4d pic.twitter.com/CR3Gdur7X0

— Justin Tyree Campbell (@jcampbellracing) October 13, 2023

 

source: NASCAR Media

NASCAR and Rev Racing Announce 2020 NASCAR Drive for Diversity Driver Development Team

Mix of Rev Racing Veterans and Newcomers Selected to Drive ARCA Menards Series and Late Model Cars Next Season

Following a national search for top diverse driver talent, NASCAR and Rev Racing today announced the six ethnically diverse and female drivers selected to the 2020 NASCAR Drive for Diversity Driver Development Program.

The program’s newest class features five drivers who will make their return to Rev Racing next season, including Chase Cabre, Nicholas Sanchez, Gracie Trotter, Rajah Caruth and Isabella Robusto. Late model driver Perry Patino will make his debut with NASCAR Drive for Diversity in 2020.

Caruth and Robusto competed in the 2019 NASCAR Drive for Diversity Youth Driver Development Program and raced Legends cars for Rev Racing at this year’s Bojangles’ Summer Shootout in Charlotte, N.C. They also ran five other races with Rev Racing as part of the youth program.

“We are very enthusiastic about the progress we continue to make with the NASCAR Drive for Diversity Driver Development Program, and the 2020 class exemplifies the evolution of the program,” said Jusan Hamilton, Director, Racing Operations and Event Management at NASCAR. “We were extremely impressed with the confidence, competitive drive and raw talent of the drivers that competed at this year’s combine, which made the selection process challenging for us. Our partners at Rev Racing work hard every year to develop the best diverse drivers around the world. To see familiar faces in this class that have grown and advanced through the youth ranks of the program bolsters our belief that we will see some of these same drivers at the top levels of NASCAR in the future.”

.@JusanHamilton addresses the drivers this morning @newsmyrnaspdwy @HondaGenerators pic.twitter.com/iHXjyOYqEN

— Rev Racing (@RevRacin) October 23, 2019

The six drivers were selected from a group of invitees that competed in the two-day NASCAR Drive for Diversity Driver Development Combine in October at Daytona International Speedway and New Smyrna Speedway.

The combine included fitness assessments and evaluations of each driver’s marketing and media skills. The on-track portion tested the drivers’ abilities behind the wheel and proficiencies in late model stock cars. Representatives from NASCAR and Rev Racing were on-hand to evaluate the talent and determine the 2020 team.

“We have seen great success this past year with our drivers having multiple wins in every series we participated in this season,” said Max Siegel, Owner of Rev Racing. “Our returning drivers have certainly set the bar high. We are all excited to welcome the new members of this year’s class to the Rev Racing family and continue the momentum moving into the 2020 season.”

Caruth, Patino, Robusto and Trotter will compete in a NASCAR Late Model, while Cabre and Sanchez will compete in the ARCA Menards Series East and ARCA Menards Showdown Series in 2020.

Competing in a late model stock car will be a first for drivers like Caruth, whose background is in iRacing, and Robusto, who has experience racing Legends cars.

Caruth will become the first driver with an iRacing background to be selected for the program. He is a product of the eNASCAR IGNITE Series — a first-of-its kind esports competition created to identify young talent by providing a low barrier of entry to the sport.

NASCAR Drive for Diversity provides opportunities for women and minorities to pursue career opportunities in NASCAR in the driver’s seat and on pit crews through the NASCAR Drive for Diversity Development Program and off the track through the NASCAR Diversity Internship Program.

The 2020 NASCAR Drive for Diversity Driver Development team includes:

• Chase Cabre: The 22-year-old from Tampa, Fla., will join Rev Racing for his fourth-consecutive racing season and compete in the ARCA Menards Series East. Cabre won twice in 2019 in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East.
  

• Rajah Caruth: In just 42 starts, Caruth, 17, of Washington, D.C., has twice won races in the eNASCAR IGNITE Series, driving the Chevrolet Camaro ZL1/Ford Mustang. Additionally, he earned two heat wins with Rev Racing in the 2019 Bojangles’ Summer Shootout at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
  

• Perry Patino: The 20-year-old, Montgomery, Ala., native will join Rev Racing for the first time with one Limited Late Model win at Montgomery Speedway and the 2018 Limited Late Model championship under his belt.
  

• Isabella Robusto: The 15-year-old won the Bojangles’ Summer Shootout in the Semi-Pro class in 2019 and finished second in Semi-Pro points. The Fort Mill, S.C., native was honored with the Young Racer award at the 2018 NASCAR Drive for Diversity Awards.
  

• Nicholas Sanchez: The 18-year-old Miami native returns to Rev Racing for his fourth-consecutive season after winning at Myrtle Beach Speedway and Langley Speedway in a Late Model Stock Car in 2019.

• Gracie Trotter: Denver, N.C., native, Gracie Trotter, 18, returns to Rev Racing as the 2019 Winter Heat Series champion at Charlotte Motor Speedway. She also won Round 5 of the Bojangles’ Summer Shootout in the Semi-Pro Division.

Chase Cabre

Tampa, Florida

ARCA Menards Series@NASCARDiversity | @Max_Siegel #NASCARD4D pic.twitter.com/4uGep4DT5c

— Rev Racing (@RevRacin) November 20, 2019

Nick Sanchez

Miami, Florida

ARCA Menards Series@NASCARDiversity | @Max_Siegel #NASCARD4D pic.twitter.com/8dOMzDKCHo

— Rev Racing (@RevRacin) November 20, 2019

Perry Patino

Birmingham, Alabama

NASCAR Whelen All-American Series@NASCARDiversity | @Max_Siegel #NASCARD4D pic.twitter.com/dgu6DVXNLp

— Rev Racing (@RevRacin) November 20, 2019

Gracie Trotter

Denver, North Carolina

NASCAR Whelen All-American Series@NASCARDiversity | @Max_Siegel #NASCARD4D pic.twitter.com/GG1Lg9mVjU

— Rev Racing (@RevRacin) November 20, 2019

Rajah Caruth

Washington D.C.

NASCAR Whelen All-American Series/ U.S. Legends Cars International @NASCARDiversity | @Max_Siegel #NASCARD4D pic.twitter.com/oFpOxzLAB8

— Rev Racing (@RevRacin) November 20, 2019

Isabella Robusto

Fort Mill, South Carolina

NASCAR Whelen All-American Series@NASCARDiversity | @Max_Siegel #NASCARD4D pic.twitter.com/YUV1di8em4

— Rev Racing (@RevRacin) November 20, 2019

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Rev Racing Names Matt Bucher as Director of Competition

Rev Racing will appoint Matthew Bucher as the Director of Competition. Matt Bucher will replace his predecessor, Jefferson Hodges, who has served as the teams General Manager and Director of Competition under the direction of Max Siegel for the last nine years. Beginning mid-January 2019, Hodges will become the NASCAR Team Manager for Team Penske. 

Looking forward to 2019 with the new NASCAR Drive for Diversity class! #NASCARD4D

Details: https://t.co/EpBZMsCSIJ pic.twitter.com/zNrtdRCWML

— NASCAR Drive for Diversity (@NASCARDiversity) December 6, 2018

As Rev Racing remains the competition arm of NASCAR’s Drive for Diversity Program, and serves as the NASCAR-supported race team charged with developing female and minority drivers and pit crew members in the NASCAR development series for future competition at NASCAR’s highest levels, its main focus continues to be development and training. The program not only focuses on its crew members and drivers, but also prepares and trains its leaders for growth in the industry as well.

“Rev Racing has seen great accomplishment under the direction of Hodges,” said Max Siegel, owner of Rev Racing. “This is a perfect example of what our program stands for in regards to development. We are consistently focused on the future, grooming the next generation for advancement. We have a lot of faith in the foundation that we have built and know Matt Bucher is ready to lead this charge.”

Bucher has been a Rev Racing employee since 2014, successfully crew chiefing some of the top performing cars over the years. One of the biggest accomplishments he has brought to the team was his season finale win with rookie driver, Collin Cabre, at Dover International Raceway.

“Each year I have become more involved with both the competition and operational side of this race team,” said Bucher. “Working alongside the crew and leadership team over the last several years, I have never felt more ready to continue the successful culture we’ve established. I really appreciate the fact that leadership has put its faith in me leading the effort. Jefferson has been instrumental in the growth and stability of this organization and wish him nothing but success in his new role within the sport.”

With Hodges departure, long-time Rev Racing employees Phil Horton, Director of Athletic Performance and Mark Green, Director of Driver Development, will also assume expanded responsibilities in the organization.

“I’m very excited for the future of both organizations,” said Hodges. “I have been so fortunate to work with such great leaders and partners through the years that have been constant influencers in my development. I am thankful to Rev Racing and Max Siegel for allowing me the opportunity to be a part of something very meaningful in this sport. I have witnessed the growth and impact of this program first hand. I know the organization is in great hands as I prepare for this next step in my career.”

The NASCAR K&N Pro Series East season opener is set for February 10th at New Symrna Speedway. Rev Racing will field two cars the in 175 lap race with drivers, Chase Cabre and Ruben Garcia Jr.

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Before They Were #NASCAR Champions

NASCAR Home Tracks Explained

Who's Who And What's What In Touring & Weekly Series

It takes a special blend of talent, ambition and perseverance to rise to the top levels in NASCAR racing. But there are opportunities everywhere.

GRASSROOTS RACING: NASCAR WHELEN ALL-AMERICAN SERIES

A network of nearly 60 race tracks across North America comprises the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series – and provides the first step. NASCAR-sanctioned short track races are held on dirt and asphalt tracks of all shapes and sizes. A national championship is awarded, along with U.S. state and Canadian province championships, rookies of the year, and track championships.

In this locally-based series, many drivers race as a weekend hobby on their hometown tracks, while others move up the ladder. Greg Biffle, Clint Bowyer, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Carl Edwards and Denny Hamlin all began their careers in this series.

In 2011, NASCAR lowered the minimum age to 14 to run in all NASCAR Whelen All-American Series sanctioned track, further cementing the series status as the foundation for drivers looking to make their way up the NASCAR ladder.

Anthony Anders became the third driver from South Carolina to win the Whelen All-American Series Division I championship in 2014. NASCAR also crowned national champions in Div. II through V. In 2013, Lee Pulliam became just the third driver to win multiple national titles with his second straight championship season. He joined four-time champion Philip Morris and the late Larry Phillips (five titles) in that exclusive class.

Asphalt modifieds (top left), similar to the cars run on the Modified tour, are popular in the northeast; NASCAR has eight sanctioned short-tracks which run on dirt (top right); Late Model Stock Cars (bottom left) are prevalent as the top divisions in the southeast, midwest and west coast; while a number of track run a version of a dirt Modified (bottom right) on aspahlt. 

THE NEXT LEVEL: REGIONAL SERIES OFFER DRIVER DEVELOPMENT

• NASCAR K&N Pro Series, East and West • NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour • NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour

For local short track competitors who aspire to reach NASCAR’s three national series – the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, NASCAR Nationwide Series or NASCAR Camping World Truck Series – NASCAR’s regional series are the place to go. These regional series compete on a variety of tracks, providing valuable experience for up-and-coming drivers, while providing special events for local fans.

The NASCAR K&N Pro Series, which includes the East and the West (#KNEast and #KNWest), is the top step in NASCAR’s developmental series before drivers make the jump to the three national series. For NASCAR K&N Pro Series racers, new cost-saving technology makes this division a more cost-effective driver development program.

An optional “spec” engine was introduced in 2006. It is designed to be powerful and durable, yet is made from a preciselyspecified set of components that help to keep engine costs down. A composite body, molded from synthetic materials, is also available as an alternative to expensive sheet metal bodies. These items help teams control costs while providing them the opportunity to advance from their hometown short tracks to the next level. In 2007, the minimum age for the touring series was lowered from 18 to 16, allowing for the NASCAR K&N Pro Series to become a proving ground for drivers signed by NASCAR Sprint Cup Series teams to development deals. The minimum age was lowered to 15 in 2011.

Since 2007, the NASCAR K&N Pro Series has been the key feeder system for the influx of new talent to NASCAR’s three national series, including 2011 Daytona 500 champion Trevor Bayne, Ryan Blaney, Austin and Ty Dillon, Chase Elliott, Kyle Larson, Joey Logano, Ryan Truex, Darrell Wallace Jr. and others.

Dylan Kwasniewski won the 2013 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East championship, becoming the first driver to win the NASCAR K&N Pro West and East crowns. Derek Thorn won his first NASCAR K&N Pro Series West title.

NASCAR’s two open-wheel series are found on the East Coast. The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour (#NWMT) traces its roots back to the very first NASCAR race, held in Daytona Beach, Fla. in 1948.

Many of the early NASCAR race cars were “modified” and the division evolved from there. Today, these unique race cars remain wildly popular along the Eastern Seaboard. The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour competes across the Northeast while the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour (#NWSMT) races throughout the Southern states.

Many of the early NASCAR race cars were “modified” and the division evolved from there. Today, these unique race cars remain wildly popular among race fans. The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour competes across the Northeast while the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour races throughout the Southern states.

Nine-time champion Richie Evans, nicknamed the “Rapid Roman” because of his roots in Rome, N.Y., was elected to the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2012. In May of 2015, Evans' long-time rival, Jerry Cook, a six-time Modified champion also from Rome, was elected into the NASCAR Hall of Fame.

In 2014, Doug Coby took home his second NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour championship, while Andy Seuss finally earned his first NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour title after finishing in the top five in points each of the previous five years -- including two runner-up seasons.

INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

• NASCAR Canadian Tire Series

• NASCAR Mexico Series

• NASCAR Whelen Euro Series  

NASCAR’s international initiative has helped bring the exciting and fanfriendly entertainment of NASCAR stock-car racing to Canada, Mexico and Europe. These series also provide new opportunities to international drivers and teams to showcase their talents in the NASCAR system.

The NASCAR Canadian Tire Series (#NCATS), which features cars similar to those used on the former CASCAR Super Series, operates throughout Canada with a schedule from May to October. [right]

The NASCAR Mexico Series (#NMS) features cars similar to those used in Late Model classes at short tracks in the U.S., with fiberglass composite bodies and spec engines. [bottom right]

The NASCAR Whelen Euro Series (#NWES) enters its fourth season under the NASCAR banner in 2015. While competing primarily on historic European road courses such as Brands Hatch (England), Valencia (Spain), Magione (Italy) and Zolder (Belgium), also competes on the first purpose-built oval for NASCAR stock cars in Tours, France, in addition to a inaugural race at Venray in Holland. [bottom left]

All three international championships came down to the wire in 2014.

LP Dumoulin won his first NASCAR title by edging JR Fitzpatrick by just three points for the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series crown. Anthony Kumpen of Belgium knocked off two-time champion Ander Vilarino by just one point in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series championship. In the second year of the Desafío – Mexico’s five-race playoff – Abraham Calderon claimed his first NASCAR championship by nine points over Ruben Garcia Jr.

NASCAR NEXT

An overarching industry initiative to spotlight NASCAR's rising stars before they reach the sport’s top levels, the NASCAR Next program (#NASCARNext) has helped identify some of the sport’s top young talent.

“This program has made great strides in a short time,” said Jill Gregory, NASCAR vice president, industry services. “The evolution of NASCAR Next builds on that success with the influx of young, talented drivers continuing throughout all of NASCAR’s racing series. This program provides a platform to help foster their growth within our sport, and introduce these young and talented drivers to NASCAR fans who will likely be hearing more about them in years to come.”

Now in its fifth season, the career résumé of NASCAR Next alumni is impressive, highlighted by Chase Elliott’s 2014 NASCAR XFINITY Series championship, Kyle Larson’s 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Sunoco Rookie of the Year Award, and Cole Custer’s September 2014 win at New Hampshire in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, making him the youngest winner in NASCAR national series history.

Of the 28 drivers previously selected for the program, 21 have raced in one of NASCAR’s three national series (NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, NASCAR XFINITY Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series), and 11 are competing full-time there in 2015.

The team was assembled through a thorough process that included separate nominating and voting panels. Drivers must be between the ages of 15-25, have tangible and expressed goals in eventual competition in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and possess the skillset to realize that goal.

Additionally, each driver in NASCAR Next must be actively competing in a NASCAR touring or weekly series – NASCAR K&N Pro Series East or West, NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour, NASCAR Canadian Tire Series, NASCAR Mexico Series, NASCAR Euro Series or NASCAR Whelen All-American Series. NASCAR XFINITY Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series competitors also are eligible providing they are in the first full-time season in their respective series.

The 2015-16 NASCAR Next class consists of Rico Abreu, Nicole Behar, Kyle Benjamin, James Bickford, William Byron, Cole Custer, Ruben Garcia Jr., Austin Hill, Jesse Little, Dylan Lupton, John Hunter Nemechek and Dalton Sargeant.

DRIVE FOR DIVERSITY / REV RACING

Drive for Diversity is the industry’s leading development program for minority and female drivers and crew members. Managed by Max Siegel Inc., the NASCAR Drive for Diversity program (#D4D2015) currently supports drivers in two of NASCAR’s developmental series – the NASCAR K&N Pro Series and the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series.

Drive for Diversity also supports crew member candidates through a year-long pit crew training program. Crew members have gone on to compete in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and the NASCAR Nationwide Series.

Headquartered in Concord, N.C., Rev Racing, owned by Max Siegel, brings together championship caliber executives, competition staff and equipment in a unique academy-style environment. Rev Racing currently operates four NASCAR K&N Pro Series East teams and two NASCAR Whelen All-American Series teams. In addition, Rev Racing manages a youth racing initiative that allows kids ages 8-14 to compete in the INEX Bandolero and INEX Legend cars. The team also trains aspiring female and minority pit crew athletes through the Drive for Diversity Crew Member Development program presented by Sprint.

NASCAR DIVERSITY WEBSITE | REV RACING WEBSITE

NASCAR-APPROVED SPEC ENGINE

The NASCAR-Approved Spec Engine is an alternative for competitors in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series, NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour, and NASCAR Canadian Tire Series. It is also an option for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series at select tracks.

During the 2012 season over 350 Spec engines ran in competition across all the series and tours. Combined they produced 36 victories, 207  top-five finishes and 362 top ten finishes; with teams reporting an average annual cost savings of between 30-40% when compared to buying, maintaining and running “built” engine options.

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Rev Racing and #NASCAR’s Drive for Diversity Program Announce Driver Combine

Each year NASCAR’s Drive for Diversity initiative and its competition arm, Rev Racing, seek to obtain the highest quality of applicants representing the most diverse backgrounds and develop them into successful NASCAR drivers. This selection process begins with the NASCAR Drive for Diversity Combine.

This year’s application process will open May 15. The application process will close for submission on August 15, 2014.

Drivers who already participate in the NASCAR Drive for Diversity Program and are demonstrating progress, though a combination of consistent top finishes in their respective series and positive evaluations, may be offered the opportunity to continue in the program without participating in an additional Combine.

“I am very excited to see this year’s class. Each year, we have seen the applicant pool grow with experience and talented drivers. This class should be no different,” said Max Siegel, Rev Racing team owner.

Potential drivers can access the participant application at revracing.net/combine-application. Additional information and criteria can be found on supplied link. Additional support and technical assistance for the application process can be found by emailing info@revracing.net. Please allow for a 24-hour turn around response.

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS: Applicants must meet the following requirements: Between the ages of 15 and 26 (as of October 15, 2014)

• A U.S. citizen or resident alien

• Legally allowed to work in the US

• A member of one of the following ethnic minorities classifications:

African-Americans: Having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa

Asian-Indian Americans: Having origins in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh 

Asian-Pacific Americans: Origins are from Japan, China, Taiwan, Korea, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, the Philippines, Samoa, Guam, the U.S. Trust Territories of the Pacific or the Northern Marianas

Hispanics: Having Hispanic heritage from any of the Spanish-speaking areas of Latin America or the following regions: Mexico, Central America, and South America (including Brazil) and the Caribbean basin.

Native Americans: Persons who are American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut or Native Hawaiian, and regarded as such by the community of which the person claims to be a part. Native Americans must be documented members of a North American tribe, band or otherwise organized group of native people who are indigenous to the United States.

OR

A female of U.S citizenship (or resident alien)

• All drivers must demonstrate their skill and have experience in grassroots/local/regional racing

NASCAR Drive For Diversity Combine

Day 2 October 22 NASCAR Drive For Diversity Combine

Coach Phil Horton addresses the drivers before their fitness assessment tests
Monday at Hampton University. (Jason Christley/NASCAR)

Langley Speedway’s repaving last winter provided an added challenge for the 20 drivers participating in the 2013 NASCAR Drive for Diversity Combine. Not only did the already tough .4-mile oval get faster, it meant even the drivers who had previously competed in the Combine there faced new conditions.

Driver on iRacing Simulators
(Getty Images for NASCAR)

The drivers passed that test Tuesday with flying colors.

After spending Monday at Hampton University with the fitness and iRacing evaluations, the drivers were eager to climb into one of three Late Models outfitted for the day-long practice session Tuesday. Each of the 20 drivers went out for individual sessions in the morning, and then returned to the car for longer single-car runs in the afternoon.

"It is a very demanding track," said Rev Racing CEO and owner Max Siegel. "We chose it initially so we can get a feel for the skills of the drivers. Our evaluation has expanded. We're giving them more seat time out there on the track. And just working here with the management at Langley Speedway and the NASCAR officials has been a great step for the program."

For many, like Paige Decker of Eagle River, Wis., it wasn’t just a new track, but a different car.

"I'm comfortable on this track, so it was really just learning how to ease into the gas," said Decker. "I'm used to driving a Super Late Model, so I'm trying to tone down my driving a lot for this kind of car."

Decker participated in the Combine last year. This year, her younger sister Claire and cousin Natalie also earned the opportunity to try out for the 2014 Rev Racing team.

Day 1 October 21 NASCAR
Drive For Diversity Combine

Driver on iRacing Simulators
(Getty Images for NASCAR)

Twenty drivers arrived in Hampton, Va., eager to show off their driving skills at the 2013 Drive For Diversity Combine. First, though, they were put through the paces Monday with the equally important off-track assessments at Hampton University.

This is the third year the NASCAR Drive for Diversity program – created in 2004 and now executed by Rev Racing – has partnered with Hampton. The NASCAR D4D program is designed to identify and train young female and diverse drivers at the grass roots level who demonstrate necessary talent to climb the ranks within the motorsport industries.

The drivers, who represent 12 U.S. states and Mexico and come from a wide array of racing experience, took part in physical training assessment as well as driver evaluation on Rev Racing’s iRacing simulators Monday.

“All of the drivers in this combine are going to come away from this experience better prepared as drivers,” said Marcus Jadotte, NASCAR vice president of public affairs and multicultural development. “In addition to gaining valuable seat time and direction from some of the leading officials in the sport, they’re also going to better understand the physical training that’s required to be successful in the sport.

“There really are no losers. One group – the group that’s selected – will obviously have an opportunity to race with Rev Racing. Those who aren’t selected will come away from this experience as better drivers.”

Langley Speedway hosted the NASCAR Drive for Diversity Combine
for the third straight year. (Getty Images for NASCAR)

The 2013 NASCAR Drive for Diversity Combine participants include:

1. Devon Amos, 22 Rio Rancho, N.M.
2. Annabeth Barnes, 18 Mooresville, N.C.
3. George Beasley, 21 Las Vegas, Nev.
4. Nicole Behar, 15 Otis Orchards, Wash.
5. Ryan Bernal, 19 Hollister, Calif.
6. Collin Cabre, 19 Thonotosassa, Fla.
7. Meagan Creech, 20 Ashland, Va.
8. Claire Decker, 18 Eagle River, Wis.
9. Paige Decker, 20 Eagle River, Wis.
10. Natalie Decker, 16 Eagle River, Wis.
11. Ruben Garcia, Jr., 17 Mexico City, Mexico
12. Blake Kisner, 18 Chanute, Kan.
13. Katlynn Leer, 14 St. Moulton, Iowa
14. Jack Madrid, 18 San Clemente, Calif.
15. Hannah Newhouse, 16 Twin Falls, Idaho
16. Sergio Pena, 20 Catharpin, Va.
17. Dylan Smith, 21 Randolph, Vt.
18. Kenny Stewart II, 16 Carson, Calif.
19. Cody Thompson, 20 Fremont, Calif.
20. Sam Wright, 18 Vancouver, Wash. 

An additional eight young drivers will join these 20 drivers on Oct. 23 and compete for the opportunity to drive for Rev Racing during the 2014 Summer Shootout Series in INEX Legends and Bandoleros.

1. Jairo Avila, 17 Alhambra, Calif.
2. Austin Geer, 11 Johns Creek, Ga.
3. Kylin Hammer, 11 Meadowview, Va.
4. Ryleigh Lemonds, 10 Yorktown, Va.
5. Enrique Limon, 15 Mexico City, Mexico
6. Jaiden Reyna, 7 Newport News, Va.
7. Ashley Rogero, 15 Naples, Fla.
8. Walter Thomas, 15 Indianapolis, Ind.