Credit: Sports Action Cams for the great in car camera shot

Looking Forward to 2012

Sideways Baby....

Well the 2011 season for points has come to an end, had a great season, ran good all year, thanks to Kleat Kelland and West Side Performance. No one engine failure all year, been blessed with that switch, Kleat assures us that he has another hot motor ready for next season. Still a few national races left to try to make. Can’t wait to make my second run at the Hallowed Ground in Mesquite, funny they call it that with a name like the Devil’s Bowl. Made my first race there this year, and Lanny Edwards and company were so nice and accommodating. Also made the Southeastern swing through Jackson Mississippi, and Louisiana. Those were great runs and the fans were unbelievable and so overwhelming. And to all my fellow drivers that was always there with encouragement and tips, thanks so much.

We will have a new car, new paint scheme, and maybe some new sponsors for next year, need to Thank my Sponsors from this year for sure. Thanks to Mark F Barnes and Barnes Consulting Services for keeping us in parts and pieces. Thanks as Well to George Vaughan, for the injectors and all his dedicated work in the pits every race. Big thanks to Danny at D&J Body Shop in Bryan for all the cool Paint. Thanks to Tiremax and Smiley’s. Thanks to my Family and Friends for backing me on this crazy journey. Thanks to all my fans at all the tracks, I promise to have new T-Shirts and swag for next season, and a special thanks to my Dad for always being by my side, and number one in my heart.

Also I would like to say Thanks and Farewell to my good friend and a great driver in his own right, Ralph “Nolan” Wren Sr. He passed away after battling cancer for years. He will be sorely missed. R.I.P Nolan…..

2010 blew by so fast that a person hardly had the time to sit down and enjoy a minute of peace, more less keep the rest of the world informed, so apologies are in order to all my fans out there. We will try not to let that happen again. I Tweet these days  @BrandieJass24, follow me and it will keep you bored to death with my day to day stuff, mainly racing on the weekends and finishing up High School. That’s right folks, I graduate this may. I have enrolled in Blinn Jr. College and will be juggling that between races. Thinking of majoring in Business, but will see more as that unfolds. Ran another partial season in 2010 with the ASCS, but we are going to step that up to full time once I have graduated. Had some really great runs at Houston Raceway Park and the Battleground Speedway this season, looking forward to traveling further out to the northern tracks and get some of that under my belt.

Doing what I love to do, pulling hard coming off the turn.Car was really looking and running great this night.

Sideways at Arklatex Speedway in Shreveport, LA. Track was dry slick but very fast, had a great time up there, and the fans were great.

Stay tuned there will be more to come froma great 2011 Season, can’t get here soon enough.

Congratulations! Brandie Jass, you have been selected to participate in the annual Drive for Diversity Testing & Evaluation Combine presented by Sunoco.

By participating in the Drive for Diversity Combine presented by Sunoco, you may be selected to compete with the Drive for Diversity program and drive for Revolution Racing in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series or NASCAR Camping World Series East in 2010. This year’s Combine will take place from Friday, October 16 to Tuesday, October 20, 2009 in the Charlotte, N.C. area. On-track testing will also be conducted at Motor Mile Speedway in Radford, Va. There are twelve seats available in the program, that we are trying to fill from the 25 drivers selected to participate in this Combine. So there are very good odds, if your performance is there, you could very well be driving in a NASCAR National Series in 2010, so bring your “A” game.

The Combine will consist of both on-track testing and off-track media and sponsor evaluations. All activities are mandatory. During the “on-track” session, each driver will be asked to drive a NASCAR Camping World Series car or NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Late Model around Motor Mile Speedway in a scripted test session. During the “off-track” session, you will be participating in media and sponsor related activities and assessments. Each participant may be interviewed by members of the media who attend the event and by NASCAR Media Group camera crews. Participants may also have the opportunity to meet with sponsors of the program. Participation in the Drive for Diversity Testing & Evaluation Combine presented by Sunoco does not guarantee placement in the program.

The Combine will also mark the start of filming for the new television series “Changing Lanes,” developed by Max Siegel in collaboration with the NASCAR Media Group. Produced by award-winning director Ken Mok, the creator of “America’s Next Top Model,” the movie “Invincible” and others, the eight-part series will showcase the development and struggles of young drivers trying to make it in the big-time world of NASCAR racing. “Changing Lanes” will be aired in early 2010 on BET.

Once again Congratulations and we will be forwarding you an itinerary and Hotel reservation information, ASAP.

We look forward to seeing you in October!

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Michelle Langley
NASCAR Drivers for Diversity
Public Relations
7930 W. Kenton Circle, Suite 160
Huntersville, NC 28078

DRIVE FOR DIVERSITY ADAPTS ACADEMY-STYLE TRAINING

Competitors to Work Together Under One Ownership Umbrella Based In Charlotte

DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. (September 16, 2009) – The evolution of the Drive for Diversity, NASCAR’s leading on track diversity initiative, will continue in 2010 as competitors relocate to Charlotte and enter “academy-style” development under a single team ownership structure.  The 909 Group, which took over operational responsibilities for Drive for Diversity in 2009, will own and operate 10 teams fielding Drive for Diversity competitors.  Under the Revolution Racing banner, these minority and female drivers will compete on four NASCAR Camping World Series teams and six NASCAR Whelen All-American Series teams.

In addition, Revolution will also create a youth racing initiative that will identify aspiring drivers who may eventually enter Drive for Diversity in late model stock cars.

“Drive for Diversity, under the day to day management of The 909 Group, will continue to provide strong opportunities for minority and female competitors,” said Marcus Jadotte, Managing Director of Public Affairs for NASCAR, who oversees the sanctioning body’s diversity initiatives.  “This new structure for developing young drivers and crew members is an evolution of an initiative that has seen 31 drivers compete, winning 33 races.  D4D drivers will be located in the nerve center of NASCAR with greater access to industry resources, technology, training, testing, and shop experience.”

Drive for Diversity is one of the most aggressive competition-based diversity programs in all of sports.  In 2009, 12 Drive for Diversity drivers have combined for six wins, 51 top fives and 125 top-10 finishes.

The 909 Group, a sports and entertainment agency, will continue to provide marketing support to NASCAR’s diversity initiatives.  John Story will serve as President of Revolution Racing managing day-to-day operations of the company.  Max Siegel will maintain his role as Chief Executive Officer of both Revolution and The 909 Group.

“We’ve spent most of 2009 thinking about ways to expand opportunities available to the drivers and crew members involved in Drive for Diversity,” Siegel said.  “All of the teams involved in the initiative since its inception in 2004 have provided meaningful support for the program.  To better assess and develop talent, we are putting the drivers under one roof and in identical cars.  This new standardized structure will also create more meaningful sponsorship opportunities that will in turn provide resources necessary to compete at the highest level with the goal of getting drivers to NASCAR’s premier series.”

Andy Santerre, a four-time NASCAR Camping World Series champion as a driver and team owner, will join Revolution Racing to oversee its Camping World Series operations.  Blair Addis, a current Drive for Diversity team owner, will oversee Revolution Racing’s NASCAR Whelen All-American Series program.

Current and former NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and NASCAR Nationwide Series drivers will serve as coaches and mentors to the drivers, who will be given additional seat time and be allowed to compete in more than one series as they develop. The coaches will share information with the drivers in the shop and during their intense on-track testing program which will begin in early November and continue throughout the 2010 season.

In addition to drivers, Revolution, along with corporate partner Sprint, will continue to build on developing over-the-wall athletes led by long-time NASCAR pit crew coach Phil Horton, who has trained a significant number of current NASCAR Sprint Cup Series crew members.

Revolution’s drivers for the 2010 season will be determined following the Drive for Diversity Combine presented by Sunoco Oct. 16-19.  Those drivers will be featured in a television series, “Changing Lanes,” developed in collaboration with the NASCAR Media Group and set to air in early 2010 on BET. The 10-part series will showcase the development of young Drive for Diversity competitors trying to make it in the big-time world of NASCAR racing.

Project Podium grant winners announced!

http://fullthrottle.cranialcavity.net/project-podium-grant-winners

Visit D4D.tv

Action from this weekend. Video credit  DP Wings.

 Action from 7-25-09

Brandie Jass

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