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With
all of her first-year success, Helberg was invited to join other competitors in
the DRIVE FOR DIVERSITY (Access Marketing & Communications) third
Driver Testing & Evaluation at South Boston Speedway in DRIVE
FOR DIVERSITY is an ethnic
and gender minority driver and crew development program.
More than 300 resumes were submitted to Access Marketing &
Communications, which manages DRIVE FOR DIVERSITY, for the opportunity to
participate during the 2006 season. Helberg
is one of only 19 ethnic and gender minority drivers who were selected to attend
this year’s combine. Jessica and
the other driver candidates are competing for an opportunity to compete in the
NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series with established NASCAR team owners.
NASCAR
team owners, DRIVE FOR DIVERSITY officials and racing journalists,
attended the combine. Helberg was
evaluated through a series of on-track open test sessions in a Late Model Stock
Car. She also engaged in off-track
exercises including interview sessions to help determine her overall ability and
motorsports awareness. This
season Helberg drove the family owned Consani built Chevy, Beast Chassis
pavement sprint car. On
Thanksgiving, she will join the U.S.A.C. sprint cars at Irwindale Speedway to
compete in the famous Turkey Night event. During
the season, Helberg has been featured throughout the media.
She was a guest on ESPN radio and featured in a segment on Comcast Sports
Altamont Speedweek television show. She
will be highlighted by Fox Television’s newsmagazine A
Current Affair, as an up-and-coming winning female racecar driver
later this month. Jessica
Helberg started racing Outlaw Dirt Karts at the age of 12.
In 2003, she finished second in the Silver Dollar Speedway Winter Kart
Series where she earned accolades as the hardest charging driver.
Helberg is excited about the chance to compete with other drivers as she
aspires towards her career in Motorsports.
For more information, please visit www.helbergmotorsports.com
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