Newhouse Selected for NASCAR’s Drive for Diversity Combine

By: Sherry Squires

D_1409_050_0084x6Boise State freshman Hannah Newhouse has been selected as one of 20 drivers for the 11th annual NASCAR Drive for Diversity (D4D) Combine, NASCAR announced Sept. 30.

The 2014 combine will be a three-day evaluation resulting in the selection of approximately six drivers who will be named to the 2015 NASCAR D4D Class in partnership with Rev Racing.

The D4D includes multicultural and female race car drivers from the United States, Canada and Latin America, each aiming to land a spot on the 2015 D4D team. The Twin Falls, Idaho, native will be one of 11 females in the program, as well as one of eight participants ages 17 and under.

This will be the third-consecutive year Newhouse has participated in the combine.

The 2014 D4D Combine will be held at Langley Speedway in Hampton, Virginia, Oct. 13-15.