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Photos from Sergio Peña’s Win at South Boston Speedway
Sergio Peña Captures First NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Victory
Win Marks Third D4D Victory in Last 12 Series Races
SOUTH BOSTON, Va. (April 17, 2011) – Just more than a year after exploding onto the NASCAR scene with a second-place finish in his NASCAR K&N Series debut in the NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown at Irwindale, Sergio Peña grabbed his first series victory in the South Boston 150.
Peña, driving the Freightliner Toyota as part of the NASCAR Drive for Diversity program, won the second race of the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East season. It marked the third victory in 12 NASCAR K&N Series races for Revolution Racing over the last two seasons.
Teammates Ryan Gifford, driving the TRD Toyota Camry, and Darrell Wallace Jr., driving the U.S. Army entry, took home fifth- and sixth-place finishes respectively, giving Revolution Racing three of the top-six positions in the tightly contested race. Michael Cherry, driving the Revolution Racing Fueling Your Dreams Toyota Camry, was involved in several accidents including one with then-race-leader Brett Moffitt with nine laps remaining, giving Peña the lead on the race’s final restart with four laps remaining. Cherry spun alone in turn four and Moffitt could not stop collecting Cherry’s Toyota.
Peña held off Matt DiBenedetto, Max Gresham and Coleman Pressley for the win. Peña took over the lead in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East points standing by one point over Coleman Pressley. Wallace is fourth (21 points behind Peña), Gifford is seventh (minus 52) and Cherry is 17th (125 points down).
Wallace Jr, last year’s NASCAR K&N Pro Series rookie of the year, puwon the pole with Peña qualifying third, Cherry sixth and Gifford 12th.
“This is a great feeling,” Peña said. “I don’t know what happened to Brett Moffitt there, but unfortunately for him he wasn’t able to finish the race, but he was definitely the car to beat. Luckily I was there to pounce on it and take away the win.”
The South Boston 150 can be seen on Speed TV Thursday at 6 p.m. (ET).
Photos from K&N Pro Series at Greenville Pickens
70 photos. Credit Ken Spring
Hickory Short Clips with Jessica Brunelli, Bryan Ortiz and Tayla Orleans
Revolution Racing came out of the gate swinging on Saturday night. Highlighted by Jessica Brunelli’s charge to the front resulting in a 3rd place finish in the first of two races of the evening. Check out the video for some behind the scenes.
Fueling Your Dreams Tour Stops in Miami
Revolution Racing’s(now Rev Racing) Fueling Your Dreams Tour stopped by Calle Ocho street festival with the U.S. Army. Over a million people attend the festival in Miami. Check out some photos!
NASCAR Fueling Your Dreams Tour at CIAA
Revolution Racing’s NASCAR Fueling Your Dreams Tour paid a visit to the NASCAR Hall of Fame during the CIAA tournament in Uptown Charlotte. The Tour features a complete race hauler available for tours, a NASCAR K&N Pro Series showcar, iRacing Motorsports simulators and free premium items. Both Michael Cherry and Mackena Bell were on hand to meet new fans and show them the way around the track on the simulators.
NASCAR Fueling Your Dreams Tour in Daytona
Revolution Racing was on-hand for the festivities leading up to the Daytona 500
Toyota Joins Revolution Racing
Charlotte, N.C. (Jan. 26, 2011) – Revolution Racing, the second-year NASCAR development program, will campaign Toyota Camrys in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East and the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series beginning with this weekend’s NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale (Calif.).
Revolution Racing, founded and owned by former Dale Earnhardt Inc. executives Max Siegel and John Story, exists to provide opportunities in NASCAR for minorities and females and fields four teams in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East, six teams in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series, multiple youth racing teams and a NASCAR pit crew development program. Each team is part of NASCAR’s Drive for Diversity (D4D) program, now entering its eighth season.
“Revolution Racing is providing a tremendous service to the NASCAR industry and the individuals it touches,” said Ed Laukes, corporate motorsports marketing manager for Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A. (TMS). “Toyota’s commitment to diversity is built into every aspect of our business. We are proud to support the diversity efforts of NASCAR and Revolution Racing both on and off the track.”
The NASCAR K&N Pro Series East teams are operated under the direction of four-time NASCAR K&N Pro Series champion Andy Santerre, and the six NASCAR Whelen All‐American Series teams are led by former Greenville-Pickens (S.C.) Speedway track champion Blair Addis.
“Toyota and TRD have made a significant contribution to Revolution Racing, the NASCAR D4D program and diversity in general,” said Siegel and Story in a joint statement. “Toyota has made significant contributions to NASCAR and has proven itself to be a great corporate partner to the entire sport, and we are fortunate to have Toyota as a partner at Revolution Racing.”
This year’s D4D class represents drivers from across North America. Six drivers will return from 2010 and will be joined by four new drivers.
Last year’s on-track success was the most significant in the history of the D4D program with 11 drivers combining for five wins, 75 top-10 finishes and 41 top-five finishes. African-American driver Darrell Wallace Jr., who will return for his second season, earned Rookie of the Year honors as a 17-year-old, the youngest to ever win the award in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East. Hispanic driver Sergio Pena took the world by surprise when he won the pole for the Toyota All-Star Showdown at Toyota Speedway in Irwindale, Calif., as he beat out 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Rookie of the Year Joey Logano. Pena finished the race second to Logano.
Among the historic accomplishments of Revolution Racing drivers in 2010 include:
- March 27, 2010 Revolution Racing driver Darrell Wallace, Jr. became the youngest and first African-American to win in NASCAR K&N Pro Series history;·On June 5, 2010 Revolution Racing driver Ryan Gifford became the first African-American driver in NASCAR K&N Pro Series history to qualify on the pole;
- On June 11, 2010 Revolution Racing driver Michael Cherry became the first African-American to win at Tri-County Speedway (Hudson, N.C.);
- On July 2, 2010 Revolution Racing driver Megan Reitenour became the first female driver to win at Tri-County Speedway (Hudson, N.C.).
- On July 30, 2010 Darrell Wallace Jr. won his second NASCAR K&N Pro Series East race at Lee (N.H.) USA Speedway.
- On Sept. 24, 2010 Darrell Wallace Jr. become the youngest and first African-American to capture Sunoco Rookie of the Year honors finishing third in season points.
- Over 200 minority and female drivers applied to be part of the 2011 Drive for Diversity class. Thirty-six of those applicants were invited to tryout at the NASCAR Drive for Diversity Combine presented by Sunoco last October at Motor Mile Speedway in Radford, Va. Drivers were selected by Revolution Racing and NASCAR officials based on their on-track performance and off-track interviews.
- The following 10 drivers were selected by Revolution Racing and NASCAR to compete in the program in 2011:
- Jorge Arteaga of Aguascalientes, Mex., will race in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series. Made three starts in the 2010 NASCAR K&N Pro Series including a 10th place finish in his debut at Lee USA Speedway on July 30th. Won the 2010 NASCAR Mexico Series Most Popular Driver award.
- Mackena Bell of Carson City, Nev., returns to the Drive for Diversity Program for a second season, and will race in the NASCAR Whelen All American Series. In 2010, three of her five starts in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series were top-five, while her best finish came on Aug. 20 where she picked up an impressive second-place finish.
- Jessica Brunelli of Hayward, Calif., will race in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series. Her 2010 season included six top‐five finishes and 10 top‐10 finishes. She returns to the Drive for Diversity program for a second season.
- Michael Cherry of Valrico, Fla., returns to the Drive for Diversity Program for a third season and will race in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East. Last year he competed in the NASCAR Whelen All American Series, and became the first African American to win a late model race at Tri-County Motor Speedway in Hudson, N.C. The win was also his first career late model stock car victory.
- Trey Gibson of Easley, S.C., will race in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series. In 2010, Gibson ran a full schedule of late model stock cars at Greenville‐Pickens Speedway where he had two pole positions, 11 top‐five finishes, 20 top 10‐finishes and two wins. He made history by becoming the youngest driver to win a late model race at the historic Greenville‐ Pickens Speedway.
- Ryan Gifford of Winchester, Tenn., returns to the Drive for Diversity Program for a second season racing in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East. Last year Gifford became the first African‐American in NASCAR K&N Pro Series East history to win a pole position on June 6, 2010. Ran 10 races for Revolution Racing in 2010 in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East, recording four top five finishes, one pole and a 10th‐place finish in season points.
- Tayla Orleans of Randleman, N.C., will race in the NASCAR Whelen All American Series. From age 7, in her first 120 races she recorded 31 wins and 92 top-fives. Since that time, she has won numerous karting championships and honors that include becoming the youngest stock car winner in the history of Waterford (Connecticut) Speedbowl history.
- Bryan Ortiz of Bayamon, Puerto Rico will race in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series. In 2010 Ortiz drove for Sterling Marlin Racing in the Sunoco National Tour, recording four top‐three finishes in seven race and one pole position. He won Rookie of the Year honors after capturing Rookie of the Race awards in all seven starts.
- Sergio Pena of Winchester, Va., returns to the Drive for Diversity Program for a second season, and will race in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East. He entered his first NASCAR K&N Pro Series race at the Toyota All‐Star Showdown at Toyota Speedway in Irwindale, Calif., won the pole, and finished second to 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Rookie of the Year Joey Logano.
- Darrell Wallace Jr. of Mobile, Ala., will race in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East, and returns to the Drive for Diversity Program for a second season. Wallace Jr. won Rookie of the Year honors in the 2010 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East, as well as capturing two victories in the series, which were the most wins for any Drive for Diversity driver last year.
VIBE Announces Partnership with Revolution Racing/NASCAR’s Drive for Diversity Program
NEW YORK, N.Y. — VIBE Magazine today announced its entr’e into motorsports with the launch of a partnership project with Revolution Racing in support of NASCAR’s Drive for Diversity Program. The program kicks off at the 2011 NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown, the sport’s premier short-track racing showcase at Toyota Speedway in Irwindale (Calif.) on Jan. 28-29 and further represents NASCAR’s efforts to reach the urban demographic.
The multiplatform partnership will include VIBE branded signage on the car to be driven by racing sensation Darrell Wallace Jr., a strong brand presence at the track as well as extensive editorial coverage in VIBE and on www.vibe.com.
Revolution Racing fields 10 race teams in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series and the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series, as well as a youth racing development program.
Revolution Racing’s drivers are chosen from hundreds of applicants in a combine-style tryout camp in an effort to find the next female or minority racing sensation.
Darrell Wallace, Jr, was the first race winner of the 2010 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East campaign and earned the NASCAR K&N Series East Rookie of the Year in his first season as a 16-year-old. Wallace will look to become just the second driver to win the NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown following his rookie season.
With driver Sergio Pena behind the wheel, Revolution Racing qualified on the pole for the 2010 NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown in its debut race as a team. Pena finished a close second to NASCAR Sprint Cup star Joey Logano after 225 hard-fought laps.
‘Vibe is proud to support Revolution Racing’s initiatives in providing platform for minority drivers to further their aspirations.’ Said Brett Wright, Chief Operating Officer of Vibe Lifestyle Group, the parent company of VIBE Magazine.
‘Vibe Magazine’s involvement as a sponsor speaks volumes to growing presence of minorities in racing, not only as participants, but as fans,’ said Max Siegel, Revolution Racing’s Chief Executive Officer.
Both nights of racing will air live on SPEED. Fast-Time, New Track Record for Brunelli at Las Vegas
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — After capping an extremely successful season driving in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Late Models for Drive for Diversity and Revolution Racing, Jessica Brunelli returned to the West Coast this weekend to compete in the NASCAR S2 Sportsman Late Model Open Show at the Las Vegas Bullring.
Driving an S2 Sportsman Late Model fielded by Tim Huddleson’s High Point Racing, Brunelli nabbed fast-time in Friday’s action to set a new track record for the S2 cars on the 3/8ths mile paved oval. Brunelli turned a lap of 16.466 seconds good for over 81 miles per hour average in the 350 hp spec stock cars.
The Ron Sutton’s Winner’s Circle development driver started sixth in the 50 lap feature and moved up to fourth by lap four. Early contact in the feature knocked the toe in but Brunelli maintained a fourth place effort all the way to the finish.
Brunelli, originally from Hayward, California, made waves this season with 12 top-ten finishes against the tough competition in North Carolina. Jessica won NASCAR Rookie of the Year honors in Late Models at both Tri-County Speedway and Hickory Speedway this year. She was featured on the show “NASCAR-Next Generation” on VERSUS as well as “Changing Lanes” on BET.
Brunelli recently completed her run through the 2011 Drive for Diversity combine in hopes of being resigned for the 2011 season. She also assisted with the Ron Sutton’s Winner’s Circle Shoot-Out held in October.
“Jessica continues to prove herself at every race track and in every series she competes in,” Driver Coach Ron Sutton said. “She has what it takes to excel at the next level of stockcar racing and is taking the right steps to get there!”
Race fans can learn more about Jessica Brunelli at her website www.jessicabrunelli.com The website includes links to her Twitter and Facebook accounts, plus details on the various motorsports organizations that Brunelli is a member of.
Sergio Pena, 17, has the drive to improve NASCAR’s diversity
“If you were going to create NASCAR’s ideal driver, how would you begin?” the commercial starts. “Would English be their first language? O su segundo?” driver Sergio Pena asks.
Pena, a 17-year-old senior at James Wood High School in Winchester, is a top prospect in Drive for Diversity, a NASCAR initiative designed to create opportunities for minorities and women in a sport that’s been almost exclusively white and male since its humble beginnings in the deep South in the 1950s.
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Photos from the 2010 Combine
35 drivers from across North America converged on Mooresville, NC to tryout for the 2011 Revolution Racing team. Applicants were put through physical test, iRacing computer simulations, media training and on-track testing at Motor Mile Speedway in Radford, Va.
NASCAR’s marketing boss goes under cover
He was “Kevin Thomas from Vermont,” the owner of a water purification business and winner of a fan contest allowing him to take a temporary job in NASCAR to be filmed for a documentary.
At least that was the cover story believed by NASCAR industry employees preparing for the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway in July.
In reality, there was no contest. And mild-mannered Kevin Thomas was actually Steve Phelps, NASCAR’s chief marketing officer, filming an episode of the hit show Undercover Boss, airing at 9 p.m. ET Sunday on CBS.
Through its Los Angeles office, which places the sport in mainstream entertainment ranging from introducing the grand showcase on The Price is Right to Talladega Nights, NASCAR had been discussing a slot on Undercover Boss with CBS for several years.
Too many fans would instantly recognize NASCAR chairman and CEO Brian France or president Mike Helton. Phelps proved to be the missing ingredient.
Read more of Andrew Giongola’s article on NASCAR.com
Drive for Diversity Combine Set for Virginia’s Motor Mile Speedway
Mooresville, N.C. (Oct. 14, 2010) – Thirty-Five drivers from 18 states, Mexico and Puerto Rico are prepared to showcase their skills at the seventh annual Drive for Diversity Combine presented by Sunoco Sunday through Tuesday at Motor Mile Speedway in Radford, Va.
The drivers, ranging in age from 16 to 26, hope to earn a spot on the Revolution Racing team that will again field teams in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East and the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series. Drivers on the 2010 Revolution Racing team enjoyed the best on-track season in the history of the Drive for Diversity program, earning four victories, 42 top-five finishes and 80 top 10s in 141 starts. Included in that number were impressive results in the highly competitive NASCAR K&N Pro Series East. Ryan Gifford, Sergio Pena and Darrell Wallace Jr. each competed in all 10 Series races, while Mackena Bell (six races), Michael Cherry (three races) and Mark Davis (one race) each took turns driving the fourth Revolution Racing car. These four teams scored two wins, 10 top fives and 15 top 10s.
The drivers attending the Drive for Diversity Combine presented by Sunoco will be evaluated on multiple fronts during the Combine including on-track performance, marketing and media aptitude, physical fitness, personality and more.
Following the three-day assessment, the results will be evaluated by a committee that will select participants for the 2011 season.
Grandstands at Motor Mile Speedway will be open to the public Monday and Tuesday with on-track testing scheduled for 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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- Jorge Arteaga – Agualcalientes, Mexico, Age 24
- Kelsey Bauer – Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, 21
- Mackena Bell – Carson City, Nevada, 20
- Juan Carlos Blum – Miami, Florida, 16
- Brandy Bower – Marysville, Ohio, 23
- Jessica Brunelli – Haywood, California, 17
- Katrina Canney – Charlotte, North Carolina, 20
- Cole Carbrera – Exeter, California, 16
- Michael Cherry – Valrico, Florida, 21
- Enrique Contreras – Mexico, 18
- Heather DesRochers – Granby, Massachusetts, 21
- Brittany Finley – Ardmore, Alabama, 24
- Cassie Gannis – Phoenix, Arizona, 19
- Trey Gibson – Easley, South Carolina, 18
- Ryan Gifford – Winchester, Tennessee, 21
- Katie Hagar – Damariscotta, Maine, 24
- Sloan Henderson – Franklin, Ohio, 17
- Rebecca Kasten – Mequon, Wisconsin, 20
- Ali Kern – Fremont, Ohio, 17
- Julia Landauer – New York, New York, 18
- Amanda Lynch – Greenville, South Carolina, 21
- Clinton Mills – Indian Trail, North Carolina, 23
- Dallas Montes – Bakersfield, California, 16
- Jeff Oleen – Bethesda, Maryland, 20
- Tayla Orleans – Randleman, North Carolina, 17
- Bryan Ortiz – Bayamon, Puerto Rico, 21
- Sergio Pena – Winchester, Virginia, 17
- Matthew Piercy – Conover, North Carolina, 16
- Troy Rave – Westby, Wisconsin, 21
- Ryan Reed – Bakersfield, California, 16
- Jason Romero – Cameron Park, California, 26
- Dylan Smith – Randolph, Vermont, 17
- Lacey Tuttle – Elmwood, Nebraska, 21
- Darrell Wallace Jr. – Concord, N.C., 17
- Kristen Wallace – Jasper, Georgia, 17[/frame_toggle]
Wallace Earns K&N East Rookie Honors
[callout_left]Revolution Racing Teen Edges Red Bull’s Whitt For Season Award[/callout_left]DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – NASCAR announced today that Darrell Wallace Jr. has earned 2010 Sunoco Rookie of the Year honors in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East.
Wallace compiled five top fives and seven top 10s in 10 races and finished third in the overall season standings. His rookie campaign was highlighted by wins at Greenville (S.C.) Pickens Speedway and Lee (N.H.) USA Speedway. The Greenville win in his series debut marked the first victory in the 24-year history of the K&N Pro Series East for an African-American driver.
Wallace edged Red Bull Racing development driver Cole Whitt in one of the closest Sunoco Rookie of the Year competitions in series history. A Mobile, Ala., driver who will not turn 17 until early October, Wallace drove for Revolution Racing in 2010 as part of Drive for Diversity.
Wallace joins drivers such as Joey Logano, Austin Dillon and Ryan Truex that have won Sunoco Rookie of the Year honors in recent seasons in the K&N Pro Series East.
As a 2010 race winner, Wallace has a guaranteed starting position in January’s NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown in Toyota Speedway at Irwindale (Calif.).
The 2010 K&N Pro Series East season concluded on Sept. 24 when Brett Moffitt won the Sunoco 150 at Dover (Del.) International Speedway. Truex earned his second consecutive championship.
Darrell Wallace Jr Comes Home Third in Series Championship
- March 27, 2010 Revolution Racing driver Darrell Wallace, Jr. became the youngest and first African-American driver to win in NASCAR K&N Pro Series history;
- On June 5, 2010 Revolution Racing driver Ryan Gifford became the first African-American driver in NASCAR K&N Pro Series history to qualify on the pole;
- On June 11, 2010 Revolution Racing driver Michael Cherry became the first African-American to win at Tri-County Speedway (Hudson, N.C.);
- On July 2, 2010 Revolution Racing driver Megan Reitenour became the first female driver to win at Tri-County Speedway (Hudson, N.C.).
Playseat to Sponsor Michael Cherry and the No. 8 Team at Monster Mile
Mooresville, N.C. (Sept. 20, 2010) – Playseat, the premier manufacturer of gaming furniture worldwide, has signed on as a primary sponsor of Revolution Racing’s No. 8 car driven by Michael Cherry in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Sunoco 150 at Dover International Speedway.
Cherry, from Valrico, Fla., will be making his third start in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series. In his previous two starts he recorded a fourth-place finish in his series debut at Gresham Motorsports Park in Jefferson, Ga., on Aug. 28 and an eighth-place finish at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Sept. 17. Cherry made the transition from Revolution Racing’s NASCAR Whelen All-American Series team last month where earlier in the season he become the first African-American driver to win a race at Tri-County Motor Speedway in Hudson, N.C.
Playseat’s relationship with Revolution Racing began earlier this year as they joined forces to bring the Revolution Racing Technology and Training Lab to life. In addition to driver development and training, the Revolution Racing Training and Technology Lab offers opportunities for educational and youth groups to get an inside look at the world of motorsports. Revolution Racing exclusively uses the Playseat Evolution racing chassis. Additional technology partners include Doghouse Systems, iRacing.com and Logitech, who are currently finalizing the details for the official Revolution Racing Sim Training Rig.
NASCAR D4D Drivers Salvage Top-10 Finishes at New Hampshire
LOUDON, N.H. (Sept. 17, 2010) – Two NASCAR Drive for Diversity drivers – Michael Cherry and Darrell Wallace Jr. – battled to hard-fought top-10 finishes in the New Hampshire 125 NASCAR K&N Series East race Friday afternoon at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, while Sergio Pena finished 16th and Ryan Gifford finished a distant 28th after blowing an engine on lap 79. All four Revolution Racing drivers were disappointed with their finishing positions, but none more than Wallace, whose Castle Packs Power car got turned on a late restart and now finds himself 118 points behind race winner and defending series champion Ryan Truex in championship standings with only one race remaining. Wallace still has the slimmest of opportunities next Friday at Dover International Speedway to become the first African American driver in NASCAR history to win a national touring series championship. The 16-year-old high school senior made history in the first race of the season when he became the NASCAR K&N Series’ youngest and first African American to win a race. Cherry, from Valrico, Fla., driving the ASM Graphics / Changing Lanes on BET car followed up his 4th-place debut in the NASCAR K&N Series East race at Gresham Motorsports Park with another impressive top-10 finish. Cherry made the transition from Revolution Racing’s NASCAR Whelen All-American Series team last month where earlier in the season he become the first African-American driver to win a race at Tri-County Motor Speedway in Hudson, N.C. Gifford fell to eighth in series standings while Pena slid one spot to 12th. The NASCAR K&N Pro Series East will wrap up its season Friday at Dover International Speedway in the Sunoco 150. The New England 125 can be seen on Speed TV Thursday at 6 p.m. (ET). Changing Lanes, a docu-reality show chronicling Revolution Racing’s selection process of its current driving corps, airs Wednesday night at 10 p.m. (ET) on BET. ABOUT REVOLUTION RACING Revolution Racing fields 10 teams for the Drive for Diversity program, four in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East and six NASCAR Whelen All-American Series teams. In addition, Revolution Racing fields youth-racing programs in Bandolero and Legend cars. Among the historic accomplishments of Revolution Racing drivers in 2010 include:
ABOUT DRIVE FOR DIVERSITY Drive for Diversity is the industry’s leading development program for minority and female drivers and crew members. The Drive for Diversity program currently supports drivers in two of NASCAR’s development series – the NASCAR K&N Pro Series and the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series. Drive for Diversity also supports crew member candidate through a year-long pit crew training program. Crew members have gone on to compete in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, the NASCAR Nationwide Series and the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Diversity is NASCAR’s top corporate initiative. The Drive for Diversity program has been successful in creating meaningful opportunities for minority and female competitors. The program helps to further diversity NASCAR’s participant and audience base. The program has seen continuous growth since its inception in 2004. ###
- March 27, 2010 Revolution Racing driver Darrell Wallace, Jr. became the youngest and first African-American driver to win in NASCAR K&N Pro Series history;
- On June 5, 2010 Revolution Racing driver Ryan Gifford became the first African-American driver in NASCAR K&N Pro Series history to qualify on the pole;
- On June 11, 2010 Revolution Racing driver Michael Cherry became the first African-American to win at Tri-County Speedway (Hudson, N.C.);
- On July 2, 2010 Revolution Racing driver Megan Reitenour became the first female driver to win at Tri-County Speedway (Hudson, N.C.).
Darrell Wallace Jr Aims to Add to Historic Season
- March 27, 2010 Revolution Racing driver Darrell Wallace, Jr. became the youngest and first African-American driver to win in NASCAR K&N Pro Series history;
- On June 5, 2010 Revolution Racing driver Ryan Gifford became the first African-American driver in NASCAR K&N Pro Series history to qualify on the pole;
- On June 11, 2010 Revolution Racing driver Michael Cherry became the first African-American to win at Tri-County Speedway (Hudson, N.C.);
- On July 2, 2010 Revolution Racing driver Megan Reitenour became the first female driver to win at Tri-County Speedway (Hudson, N.C.).