Rev Racing
| Owner(s) | Max Siegel |
|---|---|
| Base | Concord, North Carolina |
| Series |
NASCAR K&N Pro Series East NASCAR Whelen All-American Series |
| Race drivers |
K&N Pro Series East: 2. Collin Cabre 4. Kenzie Ruston 6. Devon Amos 42. Jay Beasley Whelen All-American Series Natalie Decker Dylan Smith |
| Sponsors | Toyota, Sunoco, Nike, Universal Technical Institute/NASCAR Technical Institute |
| Manufacturer | Toyota |
| Career | |
| Debut | 2010 |
| Drivers' Championships | 1 (2012 in K&N East Series) |
Rev Racing, short for Revolution Racing, is an auto racing team competing at the regional level of NASCAR. Owned by former Dale Earnhardt, Inc. president Max Siegel, the team primarily fields participants in the Drive for Diversity, an initiative to bring more minority and female drivers into the sport. In the K&N Pro Series East, the team currently fields D4D members Kenzie Ruston, Jay Beasley, Devon Amos, and Collin Cabre. In the Whelen All-American Series, the team fields cars for Natalie Decker and Dylan Smith. The team has fielded NASCAR national series winners Kyle Larson, Darrell Wallace Jr., and Daniel Suárez.
Following the 2008 season, NASCAR cut ties with the Drive for Diversity's managing company Access Marketing & Communications after several reports of teams not receiving adequate funds, drivers not receiving competitive equipment, and limited results on the track. NASCAR proceeded to hire Max Siegel to revamp the program into an academy-like setting. In 2010, Siegel founded Rev Racing to field the drivers in the K&N Pro Series and Weekly Series, and is also responsible for finding sponsorship for the drivers. By the end of 2011, Rev Racing had more than doubled the win total of the previous D4D program, winning a total of eight races in the K&N Pro Series (compared to three wins in the old program, all by Paulie Harraka).
For its inaugural season, Revolution Racing purchased the equipment from Andy Santerre Racing, with Santerre becoming the team's general manager and a crew chief. In its debut season, Rev Racing fielded 10 drivers: four in the K&N Pro Series East, one in the K&N Pro Series West, and five in the Whelen All-American Series. Paulie Harraka, in his fifth year in the D4D program, finished 3rd in the K&N West Series standings including a pole and a win in the season opener at All American Speedway. Darrell Wallace, Jr. won rookie of the year in the K&N East Series, with two wins and a third-place points finish. In addition to Wallace being the first African American to win a race in the series, teammate Ryan Gifford became the first black driver to win a pole (at Martinsville Speedway). Gifford would finish 9th in points.
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