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Pay driver
Driver who brings funding to a professional auto racing team
Pay driver
A pay driver is a driver for a professional auto racing team who, instead of being paid by the owner of their car, drives for free and brings with them either personal sponsorship or personal or family funding to finance the team's operations. This may be done to gain on-track experience or to live the lifestyle of a driver in a particular series when one's talent or credentials do not merit a paying ride. Alternatively, said person is also called a ride buyer or a rich kid in the United States, a gentleman driver in sports car and GT racing and a privateer in Australia. Pay drivers have been the norm in many of the feeder series of motorsport, particularly in Formula 2, Formula 3, NASCAR O'Reilly Series, and Indy NXT. However, there have been many pay drivers in top level series like Formula One, the World Rally Championship, the IndyCar Series, and the NASCAR Cup Series. Beyond these series, there are many auto racing competitions intended primarily or exclusively for self-funded amateurs...
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