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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 do not yet have professional representation from an agent).

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NASCAR

  • Chip Ganassi Racing – Dylan Kwasniewski, Rico Abreu
  • Hendrick Motorsports – William Byron
  • JR Motorsports – Josh Berry, Karsyn Elledge
  • Joe Gibbs Racing – Erik Jones, Daniel Suárez, Matt Tifft, Cody Coughlin
  • MBM Motorsports – Todd Morey
  • Richard Childress Racing – Michael Self, Kate Dallenbach, Ahnna Parkurst
  • Richard Petty Motorsports – Ryan Truex, Austin Hill
  • Roush Fenway Racing – Kyle Benjamin, Kyle Weatherman, Gray Gaulding, Ty Majeski
  • Team Penske – Ryan Blaney
  • NEMCO Motorsports – Bobby Grewohl, John Hunter Nemechek

    • 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)

    • References

    Driver development program Wikipedia
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