After two days of on-track testing, time trials, off-track media training and career management seminars, 19 aspiring NASCAR drivers completed the Drive for Diversity Testing and Evaluation Combine at South Boston Speedway. The event determines which drivers will participate in the Drive for Diversity development program for ethnic and gender minority drivers in 2006. Each driver completed a 45-minute test session in a NASCAR Late Model Stock Car, capped off with a one-lap time trial against the clock. Throughout each test, the drivers were advised and coached by Wendell Scott Jr., the son of pioneering African-American driver Wendell Scott, and Peyton Sellers, the 2005 NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series national champion who won his title while racing at South Boston. With the combine completed, the team owners will soon select their drivers and be paired with a sponsor for the 2006 NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series season.(NASCAR) See much more on my Racing Schools/Jobs page.(10-19-2005)
