Bryan Ortiz: Promising Racing Career from Puerto Rico to NASCAR

Bryan Ortiz, driver of the #4 L&M Ethanol Toyota, prepares for practice in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Casey's General Store 150 at Iowa Speedway on June 7, 2013  Photo - Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images

Bryan Ortiz, driver of the #4 L&M Ethanol Toyota, prepares for practice in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Casey’s General Store 150 at Iowa Speedway on June 7, 2013
Photo – Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images

Bryan Ortiz, a Puerto Rico native, is with Rev Racing and part of NASCAR‘s Drive for Diversity program for the third consecutive year in 2013.

Ortiz made his NASCAR K&N Pro Series East début at Bristol Motor Speedway in March 2012 and finished the season fifth in the overall standings and second in rookie points on the strength of nine top-ten finishes across the 14-race season. Ortiz was a three-time winner of the Sunoco Rookie of the Race Award and the season-long Coca-Cola Move of the Race Award. Continue reading