Driver development program
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A driver development program is a program used by racing teams to develop younger drivers. It is widely used in both Formula One (primarily by Red Bull Racing and Renault) and NASCAR, usually consisting of a team signing a driver to a multi-year contract in which they run in minor-league racing divisions (such as the Formula 3 Euro Series and GP2 in Europe, and Late models and ARCA in stock car racing) and gradually work up to the highest levels of motorsport. 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
NASCAR
- Chip Ganassi Racing – Dylan Kwasniewski,[2] Rico Abreu
- Hendrick Motorsports – Chase Elliott[3]
- JR Motorsports – Josh Berry,[4] Karsyn Elledge[5]
- Joe Gibbs Racing – Drew Herring,[6] Cody Coughlin[7]
- Michael Waltrip Racing – Patrick Staropoli[8]
- Richard Childress Racing – Michael Self,[9] Kate Dallenbach,[10] Ahnna Parkurst[10]
- Richard Petty Motorsports – Ryan Truex,[11] Corey LaJoie[11]
- Roush Fenway Racing – Kyle Benjamin,[12] Kyle Weatherman[12]
- SR² Motorsports – Benny Gordon, Casey Roderick[13]
- Team Penske – Ryan Blaney[14]
- NEMCO Motorsports – Bobby Grewohl[15]
IndyCar
- Andretti Autosport – Jarret Andretti (USAC Sprint Car Division), Shelby Blackstock (Indy Lights), Matthew Brabham, Zach Veach
- Chip Ganassi Racing – Sage Karam (Verizon IndyCar Series in 2015)
- Sam Schmidt Motorsports – Jack Harvey (Indy Lights)
See also
- Drive for Diversity
- Team Full Throttle
- Progression Racing
- Porsche Junioren
- Formula One racing teams driver programme.
- Red Bull Junior Team - Red Bull Racing and Scuderia Toro Rosso Driver Programme.
- RF1 Driver Programme – Renault F1 Driver Programme.
- Ferrari Driver Academy – Scuderia Ferrari Driver Programme.
- Lotus F1 Junior Team – Lotus F1 Driver Programme.
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