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NASCAR Drive For Diversity Class of 2014

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DriveForDiversity_922x520_jpg_mainNASCAR And Rev Racing Select Six Promising Drivers For Academy-Style Program

NASCAR Drive for Diversity (D4D), the leading youth development program for multicultural and female drivers, will head into the 2014 season with one of the most well-rounded and accomplished rosters in program history.

The 2014 class is led by Daniel Suarez, who contended for two NASCAR touring series championships last year, and Ryan Gifford, who is coming off a successful 2013 season, in which he  earned his first NASCAR win and made his NASCAR national series début. They will be joined by a group of talented newcomers looking to make their mark in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series and NASCAR Whelen All-American Series.  Continue reading →

Day 2: NASCAR Drive For Diversity Combine Hits the Fast Track at Langley

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Day 2: NASCAR Drive For Diversity Combine Hits The Fast Track At Langley 

NASCAR D4D CombineLangley 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.

The drivers passed that test Tuesday with flying colors.  Continue reading →

NASCAR Drive For Diversity Combine Kicks Off at Hampton University

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Day 1: NASCAR Drive For Diversity Combine Kicks Off At Hampton University 

NASCAR D4D CombineTwenty 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 grassroots level who demonstrate necessary talent to climb the ranks within the motorsport industries.  Continue reading →

Bryan Ortiz: Promising Racing Career from Puerto Rico to NASCAR

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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 →

Suárez Rolls To Columbus Win

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Daniel Suárez holds up the checkered flag after winning the NAPA 150 Saturday at Columbus Motor Speedway in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East. Photo - Getty Images

Daniel Suárez holds up the checkered flag after winning the NAPA 150 Saturday at Columbus Motor Speedway in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East.
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Rev Racing Driver Earns His First K&N East Victory

Daniel Suárez is ready to declare Columbus Motor Speedway as his home track.

The 21-year-old from Monterrey, Mexico doesn’t have an official home track in the United States, but the .333-mile in Ohio certainly is an adopted one as Suárez picked up his first career NASCAR K&N Pro Series East victory in the NAPA 150 last Saturday night. His previous two starts at the track resulted in fifth-place finishes. Continue reading →