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Each year, we will select at least one driver to participate in our program for FREE, courtesy of TMC Transportation, our Presenting Sponsor.

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Rising Star Driver Development is presented by TMC, the #1 provider of open freight transportation in the United States.

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Rising Star Driver Development™ was built with the expertise of many industry leaders:

  Kurt Smith, Rising Star Driver Development, LLC
Kurt is a co-founder of Rising Star Driver Development, LLC and is chiefly responsible for all RSDD Operations, scouting/recruiting and maintaining the standards of excellence associated with the RSDD program

  Laura Parsons, Owner of Parsons Communications
Laura Parsons, owner of Parsons Communications, will provide media/PR/celebrity training

  Tim Drudge, St. Vincent Sports Performance Center
provides a customized nutritional and fitness regimens for the drivers and checks their health and mental acuity on a quarterly basis.

  Mike Loescher, Owner of Finish Line Racing
Mike provides on-track testing and racing assessments. He also provides classroom instruction on car physics and their impact on racing, plus coaching

    Erik Molander, Professor, Boston College, Carroll School of Management
A seasoned international marketing/finance executive and strategist, Erik developed the proprietary predictive model RSDD will use in assessing driver performance in real-time.

  Dr. Christopher M. Carr, PhD, HSPP
A licensed psychologist (Indiana) with specialized training in applied sport
psychology, and is a Certified Consultant, AAASP. He is a graduate of Wabash College and received both his Masters Degree and Doctorate in Counseling Psychology from Ball State University. Dr. Carr was previously Director of Sports Psychology for the Ohio State University Athletic Department.

In addition, there are many other employees & vendors of Rising Star Driver Development, LLC that are focused on making your racing career its best.