May 26 2021
Today, RaceCanada is launching it's Rising Star Program, to assist up and coming drivers.
Our goal is to help out promising young drivers, 1 road racer and 1 oval racer, by giving them a platform and showcasing them all season long.
Our first two Rising Star drivers are second-generation oval racer Kyle Steckly and road racer for Brian Graham Racing, Jonathan Woolridge.
Kyle begins his quest to follow in his championship-winning father's footsteps this year at the wheel of a 22 Racing Team Chevrolet Camaro in the Flamboro Speedway Pro Modified division, as well as hoping to make some starts later in the season in the APC Late Model Series.
Jonathan returns to his Brian Graham Racing Pipe-Honda F1600 car for his third season in the Toyo Tires F1600 Championship, looking to better his 3rd place in the championship from 2020, while also looking to add to his closed wheel experience with Mark Motors and Best Line Motorsports.
We'll follow both drivers through what promises to be another difficult racing season here in Ontario, giving our readers and viewers a behind he scenes look at their preparations for races and all that goes into being a professional racecar driver.
We'll be creating content centred on Kyle and Jonathan across all of our channels, with written articles on RaceCanada.ca, podcacsts on RaceCanada.world and lots of video content on our soon to be launched RaceCanada TV.
We'll dig deeper than the usual press releases for Kyle and Jonathan, looking at entire race weekends, from start to finish, and not just the results.
We'll also be creating a line of swag for both drivers that will be available on www.ShopRaceCanada.ca, with 100% of the profits of all sales going to the drivers. Our aim is to have the products available before the end of June, so check back regularly at www.ShopRaceCanada.ca or follow on Twitter @ShopRaceCanada where all new products are announced.
Follow along through the ups and downs of what will be a challenging season, that these two young stars are confident they will navigate successfully so they can take the next steps in their careers.