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Young Multicultural and Female Drivers Compete for Spot in NASCAR

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Rev Racing, NASCAR Scout Drivers At 11th Annual NASCAR Drive for Diversity Combine

Twenty multicultural and female race car drivers from the United States, Canada and Latin America will take part in the 11th Annual NASCAR Drive for Diversity (D4D) Combine Oct. 13-15 with hopes of earning a spot in the 2015 NASCAR D4D Class in partnership with Rev Racing.

 

The NASCAR D4D Combine – being held at Langley Speedway in Hampton, Virgina, for the fourth consecutive year – has been the proving ground for several current NASCAR national series drivers, including NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Sunoco Rookie of the Year candidate Kyle Larson, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series three-time race winner Darrell Wallace Jr. and NASCAR Mexico Toyota Series driver Daniel Suarez, who recently announced a full-year NASCAR Nationwide Series ride with Joe Gibbs Racing for 2015. Continue reading →

Gordon Makes a Statement in Final Challenger Round Race at Dover

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Jeff Gordon took the checkered flag in Sunday’s AAA 400 at Dover International Speedway, but four other drivers got the axe in the first Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup elimination race in the history of the sport.

AJ Allmendinger, 2004 series champion Kurt Busch, Greg Biffle and Aric Almirola missed the cut for the next round of the Chase, paring the field  from 16 drivers to 12 after the third and last Challenger Round race. Continue reading →

Anders Completes Journey to NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Title

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South Carolina Driver Wins First NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Crown

Anthony Anders was sitting with friends in the grandstands off turn four at historic Greenville Pickens Speedway when he got the itch to give this racing thing a try. Twenty years later, the Easley, South Carolina, driver has reached the pinnacle of short-track racing.

Anders is the 2014 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series championship.

The 43-year-old Anders accomplished the feat by leading the national points standings every week of the season and finishing with 30 wins, ninth most in a single season in the history of the series.  Continue reading →

Erik Jones Scores Las Vegas Jackpot With NASCAR Truck Series Victory

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He isn’t old enough to gamble, but Erik Jones played his cards right on Saturday night and won the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Rhino Linings 350 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Jones, 18, the youngest winner in NASCAR Truck Series history, made a late-race pass on his Kyle Busch Motorsports teammate Darrell Wallace Jr. with 13 laps to go, earning his second victory in nine starts this season. Continue reading →