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Jairo Avila Starts 2016 with Double Duty Efforts for Speedweeks

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Jairo Avila aka JA Junior at 9 pm ET on Monday, February 8, 2016.

Jairo Avila aka JA Junior at 9 pm ET on Monday, February 8, 2016.

Jairo ‘JA Junior’ Avila is our guest on Fan4Racing NASCAR & Race Talk on Monday, February 8, 2016 at 9 pm ET. Call 929-477-1790 or tweet @Fan4RacingSite, @Sal_Sigala or @beberly18 with any questions or comments during our LIVE broadcast.

After just two starts in the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards with Lira Motorsports, Jairo Avila, Jr. (J.A. Junior) is making a name for himself within the motorsports world by tackling double duty efforts to kick-off Speedweeks in the sunshine state. Continue reading →

NASCAR Drive for Diversity Unveils 2016 Driver Roster

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NASCAR Drive for Diversity Unveils 2016 Driver Roster

Six Drivers Will Compete for Rev Racing in Top Development Program 

After a competitive Combine event last October, six drivers were selected to the 2016 NASCAR Drive for Diversity® (D4D) class and will join the industry’s premier development program for multicultural and female drivers, and pit crew members.

Talented drivers from across the Americas will compete for Rev Racing in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East and NASCAR Whelen All-American Series, and attempt to follow in the footsteps of D4D graduates and current NASCAR national series drivers Kyle Larson, Darrell Wallace Jr. and Daniel Suárez. Continue reading →

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 →

Daniel Suarez is Rev Racing’s Third Driver Advancing to NASCAR’s Top-Three Series

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Daniel Suárez will pilot the No. 18 Arris Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing in the NASCAR Nationwide Series in 2015. Photo - Nigel Kinrade

Daniel Suárez will pilot the No. 18 Arris Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing in the NASCAR Nationwide Series in 2015. Photo – Nigel Kinrade

Daniel Suarez is our next guest on Fan4Racing Fan2Fan NASCAR & Race Talk on Monday, August 25, 2014 at 8:40 pm ET. Call 347-996-5176 during the LIVE broadcast with any questions/comments. 

Daniel Suarez joins Kyle Larson and Darrell Wallace Jr.as Rev Racing graduates who have moved on to a national series in NASCAR. Suarez has been with Rev Racing’s Drive for Diversity program since 2011 and like Larson and Wallace Jr, he has also been a part of the NASCAR Next program. Continue reading →

Sergio Peña Returns to Drive for Diversity and Rev Racing

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Sergio Peña is our next guest on Fan4Racing Fan2Fan NASCAR & Race Talk on Monday, February 24, 2014 at 9pm ET. Call 347-996-5176 during the LIVE broadcast to interact with Sergio Peña and our Fan4Racing panel. 

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Sergio Peña returns to Rev Racing for the 2014 season after a two-year absence. In 2013, Peña switched to the K&N Pro Series West. In his lone season, he accumulated two top-five and three top-ten finishes.

With three career NASCAR K&N Pro Series East wins to his credit, the 21-year-old from Winchester, Va., has a pair of top-ten finishes in points for 2011-12 while collecting 19 top-tens in 39 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East career starts.

Watch the video posted by Larry Lazo on YouTube, about Sergio Peña and his goals toward NASCAR.