NASCAR Drive for Diversity

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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

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

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

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.

NASCAR Drive For Diversity Class of 2014

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