Top College Athletes Join NASCAR Drive for Diversity Pit Crew Program

Graduates Daniel Suarez and Kyle Larson, dirt tracking at Atlanta

NASCAR and Rev Racing announced nine former college student-athletes selected to participate in the NASCAR Drive for Diversity (D4D) Crew Member Development Program. The new class of participants received invitations to train with Rev Racing following standout performances at the first national D4D pit crew combine in May.

Multicultural athletes starring in football, basketball and softball at the college level will receive expert training as tire changers, carriers and jackmen, with the goal of gaining fulltime employment with NASCAR national series race teams. This year NASCAR and Rev Racing revamped the crew member scouting process, hosting tryouts at six universities across the country.

Eighteen men and women from 12 states and one U.S. territory were selected to compete in the national combine in Concord, N.C. Half earned invitations to join the D4D pit crew program. The NASCAR Drive for Diversity program, under the leadership of Rev Racing, supports both crew member and driver development opportunities.

Driver graduates include NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Kyle Larson, and NASCAR XFINITY Series drivers Daniel Suarez and Darrell Wallace Jr. NASCAR