Driver development program
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A Driver development program is a program used by NASCAR teams to develop younger drivers. It 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]
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- Bill Davis Racing—Michael Annett, Ryan Mathews, Phillip McGilton, Bobby Santos III
- Billy Ballew Motorsports—Jesse Maddox, J.R. Norris
- Chip Ganassi Racing—Brady Bacon, Bryan Clauson, Kevin Hamlin
- Dale Earnhardt, Inc.—Aric Almirola, Trevor Bayne, Ricky Carmichael, Jeffrey Earnhardt
- Fitz Motorsports—Maxime Dumarey, Carlos Pardo, Ruben Pardo
- Gillett Evernham Motorsports—Kevin Swindell
- Haas CNC Racing—Blake Bjorklund
- Hall of Fame Racing—Brad Coleman
- Hendrick Motorsports—Landon Cassill
- JR Motorsports—Brad Keselowski, Curtis Truex
- Joe Gibbs Racing— Marc Davis, Joey Logano
- Kevin Harvick Incorporated—Cale Gale
- Michael Waltrip Racing—Ken Butler, Brett Butler, Michael McDowell, Josh Wise
- Penske Racing—Billy Wease
- Petty Enterprises— Chad McCumbee
- RAB Racing—Justin Marks
- Richard Childress Racing—Austin Dillon, Ty Dillon, Ryan Foster, Tim McCreadie, Alex Yontz
- Roush Fenway Racing—T. J. Bell, Colin Braun, Erik Darnell, Danny O'Quinn, Peter Shepherd, Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
- Rusty Wallace, Inc.—Chase Austin, Steve Wallace
- Spraker Racing Enterprises—Peter Hernandez
- STAR Motorsports—Brianne Cronrath, Jorge Goeters
- Team Rensi Motorsports—Chad Finley, Richard Johns
- ThorSport Racing—Willie Allen
- Wood Brothers/JTG Racing—Marcos Ambrose, Kelly Bires, Jonathan Cash, Coleman Pressley, Jon Wes Townley, Keven Wood