A Driver development program is a program used by racing teams to develop younger drivers. It is widely used in NASCAR and 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]
[edit] Teams currently using driver development programs
- Baker Curb Racing—Tommy Joe Martins
- Brevak Racing—Brent Brevak
- Germain Racing—Michael Annett
- Hendrick Motorsports—Landon Cassil
- JR Motorsports—Richard Boswell, Kelly Bires
- Joe Gibbs Racing—Brad Coleman, Matt DiBenedetto, Max Gresham, Darrell Wallace
- Kevin Harvick Incorporated—J. R. Fitzpatrick
- Michael Waltrip Racing—Trevor Bayne, Ryan Truex
- Penske Racing—Justin Allgaier, Parker Kligerman, Dakoda Armstrong
- Richard Childress Racing—Sean Caisse, Austin Dillon, Ty Dillon, Ryan Gifford, Blake Koch, Stephen Leicht
- Roush Fenway Racing—Colin Braun, Erik Darnell, Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
- Rusty Wallace Racing—Steve Wallace
- Spraker Racing Enterprises—Alex Kennedy
- SS-Green Light Racing—Drew Brannon
- Stewart Haas Racing—Levi Jones
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