Concord, NC– The second race of the ARCA Menards Series East (AMS East) is set for Friday, April 28th at the historic Dover Motor Speedway in Dover, Delaware. Rev Racing will field driver Lavar Scott who is coming off of a top 5 finish at Five Flags Speedway. The General Tire 125 is part of a companion weekend with both the NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Xfinity Series. The AMS East race is set to begin at 5:30PM ET.
Scott’s momentum is nothing short of impressive as he comes off of a 4th place finish during his rookie ARCA Menards Series debut at Daytona and a 5th place finish during his second start in the AMS East Series at Pensacola. Scott, who is currently in his 4th season with Rev Racing, will pilot the No. 6 Max Siegel Inc. Chevrolet in Dover this coming Friday. A New Jersey native, Scott considers Dover Motor Speedway his home track and supporters are expected to turn out from the Delaware Valley to see Scott take to the oval for the first time.
“Dover Motor Speedway has been a race I’ve dreamed of competing at from a very young age,” said Scott. “This is my home track that my grandfather used to take me to growing up to watch the Cup Series compete and now I get my chance in the Rev Racing Arca Car.” Scott is full of gratitude, “I’m just happy and grateful to have my friends and family be able to support me this weekend. The team and I have been working extra hard after Pensacola to be better and I believe that is going to show.” Dover Motor Speedway is close to Scott’s heart and with that he plans on giving it his all.
The General Tire 125 will serve as the second race of the AMS East series, but will be Scott’s third of the season after his debut during the Daytona 200. Practice is scheduled for 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM ET and qualifying, during a timed session, starts shortly thereafter at 2:10 PM. Scott will then head to an autograph session for supporters visiting from home at 2:45 PM before the green flag waves at 5:30 PM ET. The race will go for 125 miles and therefore 125 laps. You can livestream the race on Floracing.com.
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About Rev Racing: Rev Racing seeks to obtain the highest quality applicants representing diverse backgrounds and develop them into successful NASCAR drivers. Started by Max Siegel in 2009, Rev Racing manages the NASCAR Drive for Diversity Driver Development Program. Rev Racing currently operates and manages drivers in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, ARCA Menards Series, ARCA Menards Series East, NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series, and a youth racing initiative.
Rev Racing ready to take on the Superspeedway at Talladega
April 19, 2023
Concord, NC —Rev Racing is heading to Talladega Superspeedway for the third race in the Arca Menards Series (AMS) schedule, for the General Tire 200, this Saturday (4.22). The team is set to field two drivers on the 2.66-mile paved oval, Andres Perez de Lara behind the No.2 Max Siegel Inc. Chevrolet and Jack Wood behind the No. 6 WB/Velocity Racing Chevrolet. Perez and Wood will take to the track on Saturday, during a NASCAR doubleheader with the NASCAR Xfinity Series. The No. 2 and No. 6 Chevrolets will race for 76 laps and over 202 miles. The green flag is set to wave for the 61st time in AMS history at 12:30 PM ET. Rev Racing is ready for redemption after results at Phoenix Raceway left Perez de Lara and Wood short of the finish they desired. The two drivers qualified 2nd (Wood) and 6th (Perez), however, a mid-race crash ended Wood’s night early and a late race spinout resulted in a 4th place finish for Perez de Lara.
Perez will pilot the No.2 Max Siegel Inc. Chevrolet for the second time this season and his first visit to Talladega. Perez is using momentum from his strong finish at Phoenix and learning from Rev’s win there last year with 2022 AMS Champion Nick Sanchez. “I’m really happy to go racing at Talladega this weekend,” said Perez. “It’s a new type of track for me and that makes it a challenge. Knowing that the team won at Talladega last year is motivation and I know we’ll have a fast car.”
Wood, piloting the No. 6 WB/Velocity Racing Chevrolet is experienced at Talladega, this being his fourth career start. Wood raced at the track in 2021 and 2022 in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and in 2022 in the AMS series, where he started 12th and finished 11th. This is Wood’s third out of seven races with Rev for the season and Wood is ready, stating “I’m looking forward to heading back to Talladega, our cars were really fast at Daytona and Phoenix and I think we’ll have a good shot at parking it in victory lane this weekend.” Wood is leaning on his experience, “I’ve been here three times before, so I’m familiar with how it races.”
The General Tire 200 is scheduled for April 22 at 12:30PM ET and will air on FS1, MRN, Sirius XM, and live streamed on the Fox Sports App. There will be no qualifying for the AMS series, however, Perez and Wood will take to the track Friday at 4:00 PM ET for practice. The No.2 and No.6 Chevrolets will compete for 202 miles reaching speeds up to 190 MPH and, hopefully, secure the first win of the season for Rev Racing.
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About Rev Racing: Rev Racing seeks to obtain the highest quality applicants representing diverse backgrounds and develop them into successful NASCAR drivers. Started by Max Siegel in 2009, Rev Racing manages the NASCAR Drive for Diversity Driver Development Program. Rev Racing currently operates and manages drivers in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, ARCA Menards Series, ARCA Menards Series East, NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series, and a youth racing initiative.
Nick Sanchez to honor Mario Andretti’s Daytona 500 win with throwback scheme
By Zach Sturniolo | NASCAR.com
4.14.2023
Nick Sanchez will honor racing legend Mario Andretti in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Darlington Raceway on May 12, Rev Racing announced Friday.
With primary sponsorship from Gainbridge, Sanchez’s No. 2 Chevrolet will bear the powder blue, gold and red that Andretti wheeled to Victory Lane in the 1967 Daytona 500, the only NASCAR triumph of his glorious and monumental career.
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An integral part of racing history, Andretti will be on site in Darlington to see his cherished Holman-Moody paint scheme don Sanchez’s Silverado while helping celebrate NASCAR’s 75th anniversary.
“You don’t really get pressure as a race car driver a lot,” Sanchez told NASCAR.com. “But driving his paint scheme that he won the ’67 Daytona 500 in at a place like Darlington on throwback weekend? That’s pressure — a good kind of pressure, though.”
Keen on racing as ever at age 83, Andretti showed sincere gratitude that Rev Racing and Gainbridge wanted to honor a livery so important to his illustrious past.
“That’s definitely special,” Andretti told NASCAR.com via teleconference, eager to show a rendering of the truck he’d printed out. “I mean, it brings back such special, very treasured memories of a great time in my career. I’m just totally flattered that the team is doing this for me, and I’m going to really enjoy watching Nick put this baby up there – maybe on the top step at the end of this race.”
Andretti has been keeping a watchful eye on Sanchez’s inaugural Truck Series campaign, a rookie year that coincides with Rev Racing’s first endeavor at NASCAR’s national levels, thanks in part to an alliance with Kyle Busch Motorsports.
Sanchez, the 2022 ARCA Menards Series champion, has shown impressive speed, with two poles and an Atlanta runner-up finish in six starts. A dominant performance at Texas Motor Speedway saw Sanchez lead 168 of 171 laps before a last-lap crash eliminated him from competition.
“I’ve been watching the young lad the last few races, and he’s definitely a comer for sure,” Andretti said. “He’s no stranger to the winner’s circle coming through the ranks, and now obviously, with NASCAR with the trucks, it looks like he’s definitely with the right team and a competitive truck and a driver that knows what to do with it.”
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The victor over a half-century ago, Andretti celebrated his Daytona triumph in only the ninth running of the Great American Race. His No. 11 Holman-Moody Racing Ford led 112 of 200 laps on Feb. 26, 1967, en route to the checkered flag.
“I think the significance grows, quite honestly,” Andretti said of the win. “The stature of the event grows as well, then you have the strong tradition. And to be part of that tradition, let’s face it, the Daytona 500 for NASCAR is like for IndyCar the Indianapolis 500. I mean, there’s a marquee event, and then there’s a (season-long) championship.
“But sometimes, there’s as much value to winning that one particular race on either side as there is winning the championship. It’s unfair, but that’s a fact. And to see my name there in that roster of Daytona 500 winners is something I’m very proud of.”
Gainbridge serves as the primary sponsor for both Sanchez and the Andretti Autosport team in IndyCar. Having an opportunity to bridge the gap between series while honoring a legend in Andretti was something Gainbridge and Rev Racing seemed too perfect to pass up.
A conversation with Rev Racing led Mike Nichols, Gainbridge’s chief of sponsorship strategy and activation, to start brainstorming throwback ideas. In reality, that meant bouncing the question to his 17-year-old son, Michael, who himself is an avid NASCAR fan.
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“Without hesitation, he said ‘1967 Daytona 500’ – and within 5 minutes, I had a half-dozen photos and drawings of that car texted to me by him,” Nichols said in an email. “Now I also have the good fortune of having an in-house graphic designer who spent 30 years designing paint schemes before he joined Gainbridge. … I texted the images to him and said, ‘I want to do a throwback to this car. Can you pull something together for me to approach Mario?’
“Within 48 hours, I had the amazing drawings with incredible attention to detail that you’ve now seen – and I fired off an email to Mario asking his permission to honor him and if he would be interested in being a part of it. As you saw today, he enthusiastically accepted and wanted to be as involved as he could be.”
Rev Racing has been a key part of NASCAR’s Drive for Diversity program, a driver development initiative created in 2004 to develop and train ethnically diverse and female drivers both on and off the track. NASCAR Cup Series drivers Bubba Wallace, Daniel Suárez and Kyle Larson are alumni of this program, which is operated by Rev Racing in Concord, N.C.
That aspect connects Rev Racing further with Andretti, a native of Italy whose Daytona 500 victory made him NASCAR’s first internationally-born driver to win. He has seen the benefits of diversity across motorsports – including at Andretti Autosport, where one of the top race engineers that he once worked with in IndyCar testing was a woman.
“I was very impressed with the way that she was analyzing situations and so forth and that I was giving her my practical side,” Andretti said. “So her and I bonded immediately. And again, that’s something that we all encourage. I mean, it’s definitely an open door. Anyone with those wishes and talents obviously will be looked at very seriously.”
NASCAR’s throwback weekend at Darlington offers a look in the rear-view mirror of the sport’s 75-year history. Andretti has been honored before – defending Cup Series champion Joey Logano ran his 1971 Formula One livery in 2021 commemorating Andretti’s inaugural South Africa triumph.
With Sanchez set to pay tribute to Andretti’s lone stock-car triumph, the memories keep flowing back.
“These throwback situations are something that, they’re much more valuable than a lot of people think,” Andretti said. “You know that some of these moments are not totally forgotten in time.”
Schedule, May 12th:
5:00 PM ET NASCAR Experience Q&A in the Darlington Raceway Fanzone
5:20 PM ETNASCAR Legends Autograph Session
7:00 PM ETDriver Introductions (Mario Andretti and Nick Sanchez)
Where: Darlington Raceway, 1301 Harry Byrd Hwy, Darlington, SC 29532
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About Rev Racing: Rev Racing seeks to obtain the highest quality applicants representing diverse backgrounds and develop them into successful NASCAR drivers. Started by Max Siegel in 2009, l Racing manages the NASCAR Drive for Diversity Driver Development Program. Rev Racing currently operates and manages drivers in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, ARCA Menards Series, ARCA Menards Series East, NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series, and a youth racing initiative.
North Carolina Motorsports Association awards Max Siegel and Rev Racing
April 12, 2023
Concord, NC — Max Siegel was honored, tonight, by the North Carolina Motorsports Association (NCMA) at the 2023 Tribute in Motorsports Ceremony for his work in motorsports and dedication to NASCAR’s diversity initiatives. Siegel, CEO of USA Track & Field and Owner of RevRacing, has dedicated most of his professional career to creating opportunities for underserved populations, most notably in the motorsports industry. The Association awarded Siegel with the NCMA Industry Award for his passion and commitment to creating cultural impact and change in motorsports. NASCAR President, Steve Phelps, presented the award to Siegel.
Siegel owns Rev Racing, located in Concord, North Carolina. Rev Racing is the competition arm of NASCAR’s Drive for Diversity Program and serves as the NASCAR-supported racing team charged with developing female and minority drivers, and pit crew members in the NASCAR development series for future competition at NASCAR’s highest levels. Currently, Rev Racing competes in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (NCTS), the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series, the NASCAR ARCA Menards Series (AMS) and the U.S. Legend Car Series. There are 9 full-time minority and female drivers competing for Siegel and Rev Racing, in the various Series, for the 2023 season.
NASCAR shares Rev Racing’s belief that minority and female audiences are underserved in America’s second largest sport. Siegel was brought on by NASCAR in 2009 to manage the competition side of the Drive for Diversity Program. Siegel is the former President of Dale Earnhardt, Inc. and the first black president of a major NASCAR team. The NASCAR Drive for Diversity Driver Development Program was created in 2004 to develop and train ethnically diverse and female drivers both on and off the track. NASCAR Cup Series drivers Bubba Wallace, Daniel Suárez and Kyle Larson are alumni of Rev Racing and the NASCAR Drive for Diversity Driver Development Program.
Over the last 20 years Siegel has made tremendous impact in this sport, providing opportunities to over 125 diverse and female drivers, over 100 diverse and female pit crew members, 20 plus interns and countless other disadvantaged youths, diverse vendors, scholarship recipients and young professionals, some of which now hold positions at the highest level of the sport.
“Every day I wake up and reflect on “why” I do what I do,” said Siegel. “It’s because I owe all the opportunities I have been blessed with to people who believed in me, supported me and gave me access to opportunities I never imagined were possible. To see the impact Rev Racing has had on the lives of those that have been a part of our program is rewarding. I am honored that our work is being recognized by our industry colleagues that we have collaborated with over the years. I am excited about the work we will continue to do to make this sport accessible and welcome to all and to develop the future stars of the sport.”
The NCMA Tribute in Motorsports Ceremony also recognized Bobby and Donnie Allison for their lifelong contributions in the sport, scholarship awardees, and five industry leaders, including Siegel.
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About Rev Racing: Rev Racing seeks to obtain the highest quality applicants representing diverse backgrounds and develop them into successful NASCAR drivers. Started by Max Siegel in 2009, Rev Racing manages the NASCAR Drive for Diversity Driver Development Program. Rev Racing currently operates and manages drivers in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, ARCA Menards Series, ARCA Menards Series East, NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series, and a youth racing initiative.
Concord, NC — NASCAR Drive for Diversity Late Model Development Drivers, Justin Campbell and Paige Rogers, are heading back to Florence, South Carolina for another set of twin 40 features in the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series. Campbell is returning for redemption after damage held the No. 6 car back, prohibiting him from finishing the first race and just clutching a 9th place finish in the second feature during the Pots O’ Gold Twin 40’s this past March. This race weekend will be Rogers first race at Florence Motor Speedway with Rev Racing.
Event Information:
Track: Florence Motor Speedway Series/Race: Late Model Stock Car Twin 40’s Practice starts at 10:00 AM and qualifying starts at 2:00PM with groups of 3 for 3 laps each Features start at 3:00PM EST (1st and 10th race)
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Team: No. 6 Max Siegel Inc. Chevrolet with Director of Late Model Programming, Crew Chief John Carroll.
Campbell is ready for another shot at Florence Motor Speedway during the 2nd Annual Double Day. Unfortunately, during the first 40 (3.18) of Rev’s last visit to Florence, Campbell was involved in an accident that ended the race early.
However, after quick repairs from the team, Campbell was able to make it back onto the track for the second 40 and finished strong at 9th place. This will be Campbell’s fourth time at Florence and second in the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series in late models with Rev.
“We struggled to find speed in our last visit to Florence,” said Campbell. “However, even though the first race resulted in a DNF, we were able to finish well in the 2nd feature.”
Campbell has been preparing with sim time and coaching stating “I’m feeling confident that with what I learned from the last visit to Florence and if I correct my mistakes I’ll be able to finish stronger and better.” Campbell is confident about his return “We’ve got unfinished business there,” he said.
Paige Rogers
Team: No. 2 Max Siegel Inc. Chevrolet with Director of Late Model Programming, Crew Chief John Carroll.
Rogers is coming off a weekend at Hickory Motor Speedway where she was able to finish 13th and 11th . Rogers is itching to break into the top 10. This will be Rogers first time at Florence Motor Speedway for the season and she’s hoping to carry momentum over from Hickory, while learning from her teammates.
“We have the momentum” said Rogers “and we were able to make progress through the twin features.” She’s confident stating, “I look forward to doing the same at Florence. Always improving, always getting better.”
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About Rev Racing: Rev Racing seeks to obtain the highest quality applicants representing diverse backgrounds and develop them into successful NASCAR drivers. Started by Max Siegel in 2009, Rev Racing manages the NASCAR Drive for Diversity Driver Development Program. Rev Racing currently operates and manages drivers in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, ARCA Menards Series, ARCA Menards Series East, NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series, and a youth racing initiative.
Rev Racing and Nick Sanchez Gear up for Martinsville Speedway
April 12, 2023
Concord, NC — Rev Racing is headed back to pavement, for the Long John Silvers 200 at the iconic Martinsville Speedway, after a weekend competing on dirt. Nick Sanchez made his NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (NCTS) dirt debut this past weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway. After a second stage left rear flat, Sanchez quickly went 4 laps down. Never giving up, Sanchez battled for the second half of the Weather Guard on Dirt, until the No.2 Gainbridge Chevrolet was back on the lead lap. By the end of the race, with just under ten laps to go, Sanchez garnered a position in the top 20 with a 18th place finish. Sanchez was able to secure the second fastest lap on the last lap of the race and while he would have liked better results he stated “I made the most of it, learned a lot, and in the end finished 18th. We never gave up.”
Rev Racing and Sanchez are looking forward to Martinsville where the team is back on pavement and hungry for a win after dominating at Texas Motor Speedway, a near win at Atlanta and consistently qualifying in the top 5 of each paved race this season. The half-mile track is much shorter than recent NCTS races, though Sanchez has a bit of experience at the Martinsville. He made his first start at the track in 2022, in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, where he started 24th, climbed 17 spots, and finished 7th.
“Each week it is the same goal,” said Sanchez. “We evaluate previous performances and where we can make improvements, we do as much preparation as possible, execute our plan during the race weekend and aim to win every time. We can’t control outside factors, so we have to be 100% at what we can control. I am incredibly energized by the amount of work Danny and the No. 2 team puts in everyday. I am ready to give them what they deserve.”
The Long John Silver’s 200 is scheduled for Friday, April 14th where the NCTS drivers will pilot their vehicles for 200 laps and 105 miles. Martinsville Speedway comes out to just over half a mile in length and is paper clip in shape. Practice starts at 3:00 PM ET, with qualifying taking place 35 minutes later. The green flag will wave at 7:30 PM ET and the race will air on FS1, MRN, and SiriusXM.
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About Rev Racing: Rev Racing seeks to obtain the highest quality applicants representing diverse backgrounds and develop them into successful NASCAR drivers. Started by Max Siegel in 2009, Rev Racing manages the NASCAR Drive for Diversity Driver Development Program. Rev Racing currently operates and manages drivers in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, ARCA Menards Series, ARCA Menards Series East, NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series, and a youth racing initiative.
Motivated by Texas results moving into Bristol dirt weekend
#2: Nick Sanchez, Rev Racing, Gainbridge Chevrolet Silverado
April 4, 2023
Concord, NC — “It is what it is,” said Nick Sanchez about his run at Texas Motor Speedway. Disappointment and frustration reigned after Rev Racing and Sanchez ended their night in a last lap crash of the second NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (NCTS) overtime attempt during the SpeedyCash 250. Sanchez battled, and dominated, the entire race starting on the pole, securing both stages and leading 168 of 172 laps. Unfortunately, after an aggressive side draft battle, a partial touch of the tires in the grass, and a tap to the right-rear, Sanchez was sent careening into the wall and trucks of the No. 38 and No. 19. Fortunately, all three drivers climbed from their trucks.
Sanchez, of course, was dissatisfied about the outcome of the race. “I hate that I crashed such a fast one, but we’ll build another and come back stronger,” said Sanchez. “Our goal is to win and that is what we are trying to accomplish at every track.” Regardless, Sanchez and the entire Rev Racing team finished with a 16th place finish at Texas and earned both stage finishing points. Sanchez is currently 9th in drivers point standings.
Despite the race outcomes to-date, Sanchez and the No. 2 team have had quite the rookie start to their 2023 Truck season. Sanchez has never qualified outside of the top 5, earning two poles at Daytona and Texas. He has led 187 total laps and garnered a top 5 and 2 top 10s. After total domination at Texas and just falling short, Sanchez is more eager than ever for a top finish at Bristol Motor Speedway during the Weather Guard on Dirt in the NCTS this weekend.
Sanchez is no rookie in terms of Bristol Speedway, racing there on multiple different occasions across the ARCA Menards Series (AMS) and NASCAR Xfinity Series. Sanchez secured a 12th place finish in 2022, a 4th place finish at the track during the 2021 AMS and an 11th place finish the year before. However, this will be Sanchez’s first attempt on dirt at Bristol.
“Bristol is going to be interesting,” said Sanchez. “It’ll be my first time at Bristol on dirt but I’m feeling just as confident as if it were pavement.” Sanchez isn’t dwelling on the past stating, “I know my team will continue to bring me the fastest trucks possible. Different weekend, same goal….to win.”
The first and second practice for the NCTS are set for Friday, April 7th and are to begin at 5:35 PM EST and 8:02 PM EST. The NCTS will have 75 minutes total to practice before qualifying on April 8th at 4:30 PM.
Sanchez will pilot the No.2 Gainbridge Chevrolet Saturday, April 8th for 150 laps and 75 miles on dirt. The track is much shorter than COTA and Texas Motor Speedway, coming to half a mile in length. The green flag is scheduled to wave at 8:00 PM EST. Stage 1 will conclude after 40 laps followed by stage 2 at lap 90. Live coverage will air on FS1, MRN, and Sirius XM.
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About Rev Racing: Rev Racing seeks to obtain the highest quality applicants representing diverse backgrounds and develop them into successful NASCAR drivers. Started by Max Siegel in 2009, Rev Racing manages the NASCAR Drive for Diversity Driver Development Program. Rev Racing currently operates and manages drivers in the ARCA Menards Series, ARCA Menards Series East, NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series, and a youth racing initiative.behind the wheel of the No.2 Gainbridge Chevrolet for the third time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (NCTS).
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