NASCAR Drive for Diversity Combine Presented by Sunoco - Day One
by Mike Irwin ~ October 13th, 2008 @ 5:10 pm
SOUTH BOSTON, Va. (Oct. 13, 2008) – More than a dozen drivers took to the track Monday as the fifth annual Drive for Diversity Combine presented by Sunoco got underway. The two-day event, sponsored by NASCAR, is designed to showcase the sport’s top minority and female drivers in front of NASCAR car owners.Twenty-five drivers will take part in on-track testing, off-track media training and evaluations. They are competing for 14 rides – 10 in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series and four in the NASCAR Camping World Series. The NASCAR Whelen All-American Series is the grassroots, short-track level that serves as the foundation of NASCAR, while the latter is NASCAR’s top developmental step for drivers looking to progress on to one of the three national series.
