Catch Blake’s profile airing nationwide this on “Matter of Fact” with Soledad O’Brien. Click, NASCAR Diversity to watch

ESPN takes a look at what it takes for Blake and the NASCAR Drive for Diversity drivers to make it to the big leagues. Click, NASCAR Drive for Diversity

Blake talks with NBC 10’s Malcolm Johnson about what it is like to be a NASCAR Development Driver. Click here for the story

Catch Blake and the whole NASCAR/Rev Racing Drive for Diversity Race Team on NBC’s Today Show. Click, NASCAR Diversity to watch the story

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Rising stars on pavement and ice. Catch Blake’s story on WCVB-TV Boston. Tap Play arrow below

FOUR DRIVERS SELECTED FOR NASCAR DRIVE FOR DIVERSITY YOUTH DRIVER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AFTER NATIONAL COMBINE IN NORTH CAROLINA

Drivers Ages 12 to 16 to Train with Rev Racing for Summer 2019

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (May 1, 2019) – Four talented youth drivers have been selected to hone their racing skills as participants in the NASCAR Drive for Diversity Youth Driver Development Program after a national talent search in March.

NASCAR and Rev Racing hosted a youth driver combine at GoPro Motorplex in Mooresville, N.C., where drivers ages 12 to 16 were evaluated during practice sessions and heat races.

Four drivers were selected to the 2019 class, including Rajah Caruth, 16, an iRacing competitor from Washington D.C., with aspirations of a traditional racing career. Among the new participants are Lacy Kuehl, 12, of Sarasota, Fla., who has experience racing dirt oval flat karts, and Blake Lothian, 16, a World Formula Kart driver from Wellesley, Mass.

Fourteen-year-old U.S. Legends car driver Isabella Robusto of Fort Mill, S.C., returns to Rev Racing having trained with the youth driver development program in 2017 and 2018.

“We were very impressed with what we saw from these drivers at the combine in March,” said Jusan Hamilton, NASCAR director, racing operations and event management. “Each driver demonstrated strong potential and we believe will be successful in racing. The four selected stood out based on their abilities both on and off the track, have great experience and left quite the positive impression on our evaluators.”

NASCAR Drive for Diversity and Rev Racing seek the highest quality candidates from diverse backgrounds and develop them into successful NASCAR drivers. During the summer, the youth program provides selected drivers with equipment, mentoring and competition experience. 

Rev Racing, the competition arm of the NASCAR Drive for Diversity Youth Driver Development Program, will put the four drivers in INEX Legend Cars in 2019. Each driver will compete in the Bojangles’ Summer Shootout at Charlotte Motor Speedway in June and July, and several other events throughout the summer.

“We have really taken an in-depth look at how we develop and train our drivers at the youth level,” said Max Siegel, CEO of Rev Racing. Our goal is to see these drivers move through the pipeline and into the national series.” 

The youth development program serves as a stepping stone for drivers to eventually move to NASCAR Whelen All-American Series and NASCAR K&N Pro Series race cars with the goal of one day competing for a NASCAR national series team

Eight Young Drivers Invited to Compete for Spots in NASCAR Drive for Diversity Youth Driver Development Program

NASCAR, Rev Racing to Evaluate Diverse and Female Drivers Ages 12-16 for 2019 Class

Concord, NC. (March 20, 2019) Eight drivers from across the United States have been invited to try out for the NASCAR Drive for Diversity Youth Driver Development Program during a two-day combine event Mar 23-34.

The NASCAR Drive for Diversity Youth Driver Development Program, managed by Rev Racing, promotes and trains ethnically diverse and female drivers ages 12-16 to compete in INEX Legend Cars.

The combine, which will determine the 2019 youth driver lineup for Rev Racing, will include an on-track evaluation at GoPro Motorplex located in Mooresville, N.C. Selected drivers will become year-long members of the NASCAR Drive for Diversity team and compete in the Bojangles’ Summer Shootout at Charlotte Motor Speedway, among other events, with Rev Racing.

A GREAT START TO 2018 SEASON!!!!!

 NHKA OPENING RACE DAY SATURDAY, MAY 5TH 2018 AT NHMS !!!

          Opening Race Day at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Blake takes his new World Formula kart out on the track for the first time racing against the toughest field of World Formula Light drivers in the league. Despite losing a chain in the pre-final race, Blake comes from 15th place to third to make the podium. Quite an accomplishment for the youngest driver in the class. Boston television and NPR were on location to catch all the action.

A sprinter for the Wellesley High track team, freshman Blake Lothian is dreaming of going pro, but on a very different track. As Stephanie Leydon reports, the runner is also a race car driver, and he is burning rubber with the adults, and keeping one eye on NASCAR