At 15, Hailie Deegan is the youngest member of the 2017-18 NASCAR Next driver class.
She’s also the only female in the group of nine.
No pressure, right? Continue reading
NASCAR Drive for Diversity
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Future Stars of the Sport Ready to Make Their Mark
Forty wins and 124 top-tens in 148 NASCAR starts during their 2016 and 2017 seasons, to date. … Three series champions, two of whom are the youngest in their respective NASCAR touring series. … The 2016 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Rookie of the Year and the 2015 Snowball Derby runner-up.
These are just a few of the accomplishments already earned by the nine drivers in this year’s NASCAR Next class, and they’re just getting started. Continue reading
Reporters met the 2017 NASCAR Drive for Diversity class in the Daytona media center on Saturday. The class includes Collin Cabre and Chase Cabre, the first siblings ever to participate in the same D4D class; Ruben Garcia Jr., the youngest driver to win the NASCAR Peak Mexico Series championship (in 2015 at age 20); Jay Beasley, the first African-American driver to win a Super late Model race at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway bullring; Madeline Crane, who posted 59 top-fives in 82 starts in Legend cars; and Macy Causey, the granddaughter of Diane Teel, the first female driver to compete in what is now the NASCAR XFINITY Series.
The introduction of the 2017 Drive For Diversity class followed a luncheon that featured the presentation of tenth annual NASCAR Diversity Awards. Winners were as follows:
Daniel Suarez—NASCAR Ignition Award.
Jesse Iwuji—NASCAR Diverse Driver Award
Peri Karslioglu—NASCAR Diversity Internship Participant Award
Association of Latino Professionals for America (ALPFA)—NASCAR Institution Award
Hallie Deegan—Young racer Award
Smithfield—NASCAR Partner Award
Kenyatta Houston—NASCAR Diverse Crew Member Award
Pocono Raceway—NASCAR Track Award
Patriot Motorsports/Circle Track Racing—NASCAR Team Award
Josh Avila—Industry Ambassador Award
In our Winner’s Circle is post race audio from Wayne Taylor Racing drivers, the IMSA Series’ Rolex 24 Winners at Daytona International Speedway this weekend.
Guest include, K&N Pro Series driver, Rubén Garcia Jr as he talks about his career, NASCAR Next, Drive for Diversity and his 2017 goals with Rev Racing.
Kern County Raceway Director of race operations and marketing, Steve Hughes, talks their 2017 season including the upcoming Winter Showdown with the Southwest SRL Touring Series.
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