DRIVER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

A 'Driver development program' is a program used by NASCAR teams to develop younger drivers. It usually consists of a team signing a driver to a multi-year contract in which they run in minor-league racing divisions, (i.e. ARCA, Late Model) and gradually work up to the higher ranks of NASCAR. Some have criticized the contracts as being unfairly long-term and low-paying for the young drivers (who likely don't yet have professional representation from an agent). [1]

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Teams currently using driver development programs

Manufacturer Driver Development Program

See also

External links

Teams currently using driver development programs

★ Bill Davis Racing—Ryan Mathews, Bobby Santos III, Jacques Villeneuve

★ Billy Ballew Motorsports—Jesse Maddox, J.R. Norris

★ Brewco Motorsports—Phillip McGilton

★ Chip Ganassi Racing—Brady Bacon, Bryan Clauson, Kevin Hamlin

★ Clay Andrews Racing—Randel King

★ Dale Earnhardt, Inc.—Aric Almirola, Trevor Bayne, Ricky Carmichael, Jeffrey Earnhardt

★ Evernham Motorsports—Erin Crocker, Kevin Swindell

★ Fitz Motorsports—Maxime Dumarey, Carlos Pardo, Ruben Pardo

★ Haas CNC Racing—Blake Bjorklund

★ Hendrick Motorsports—Landon Cassill

★ JR Motorsports—Richard Boswell, Jeremy McGrath, Curtis Truex

★ Joe Gibbs Racing—Brad Coleman, Marc Davis, Joey Logano

★ Kevin Harvick Incorporated—Cale Gale

★ Michael Waltrip Racing—Ken Butler, Brett Butler, Josh Wise

★ Penske Racing—Billy Wease

★ Petty Enterprises— Chad McCumbee

★ Richard Childress Racing—Austin Dillon, Ty Dillon, Jessica Helberg, Ryan Foster, Tim McCreadie, Alex Yontz

★ Roush Fenway Racing—T. J. Bell, Colin Braun, Erik Darnell, Todd Kluever, Danny O'Quinn, Peter Shepherd

★ Rusty Wallace, Inc.—Chase Austin, Steve Wallace

★ Spraker Racing Enterprises—Peter Hernandez

★ STAR Motorsports—Brianne Cronrath, Jorge Goeters

★ Team Rensi Motorsports—Chad Finley, Richard Johns

★ Wood Brothers/JTG Racing—Marcos Ambrose, Kelly Bires, Jonathan Cash, Coleman Pressley, Jon Wes Townley, Keven Wood

★ Yates/Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing—Kyle Krisiloff, Stephen Leicht

Manufacturer Driver Development Program

★ Ford—Bobby East, Michel Jourdain Jr., Stephanie Mockler, Alison MacLeod

See also

★ Drive for Diversity

External links

★ David Smith Motorsports

★ Jayski Development Driver News

★ Head start NASCAR-style

★ RCR increases efforts of developmental program