Subaru Rally Team USA Confirms Drivers for 2015 Red Bull Global Rallycross Championship

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Feb 06, 2015, 08:02 ET

CHERRY HILL, N.J., Feb. 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Subaru Rally Team USA announced today that drivers Sverre Isachsen and Bucky Lasek will lead the charge for the team's rallycross efforts in 2015. Both drivers have renewed multi-year contracts with Subaru and will compete in the Red Bull Global Rallycross Championship and Summer X Games.

Bucky Lasek and Sverre Isachsen return to Red Bull GRC with Subaru. Pastrana joins select rounds in GRC and Rally America.

Sverre Isachsen, a former three-time European Rallycross Champion and Bucky Lasek, one of the most recognizable names in action sports have been with Subaru since 2011. Last year, the duo led Subaru to their most successful season to-date in the burgeoning series, earning a combined five podiums including an X Games Silver Medal by Lasek and victory at the Seattle, WA round for Isachsen.

Action sports icon Travis Pastrana will join the team at select rally and rallycross events in 2015. Pastrana's schedule will be announced at a later date.

"It was an easy decision for us to keep them on the team," explained Rob Weir, Subaru Motorsports Marketing Manager. "Bucky and Sverre put Subaru on the podium five times last season and continue to play a key role in the development of our rallycross program. Both drivers share tremendous pride for the Subaru brand and the success of Subaru Rally Team USA."

"The team as a whole is like a family and we have worked so hard together the past few years to develop this program and we are winning now, fighting at the top," said Bucky Lasek. "I'm so happy to continue to be a part of this family and the Subaru motorsports heritage."

Red Bull Global Rallycross will feature a 12-race schedule, its largest ever, for the 2015 season. The series will again return to the NBC family of networks and will include LIVE coverage on NBC. Broadcast dates and times will be announced shortly by the series.

May 31: Tampa/St. Petersburg, FL

June 21: Daytona, FL

July 5: United States Military Base

July 25: Detroit, MI (I)

July 26: Detroit, MI (II)

August 15: Washington, DC

August 30: Seattle, WA

September 12: Los Angeles, CA (I)

September 13: Los Angeles, CA (II)

About Subaru Rally Team USA
Subaru Rally Team USA is managed by Vermont SportsCar and proudly supported by Subaru of America, Inc., Subaru Tecnica International (STI), Method Race Wheels, Royal Purple, DMACK Tires, RECARO, PIAA and Race Proven. Follow the team online at www.subaru.com/rally

About Subaru of America, Inc.
Subaru of America, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. of Japan. Headquartered at a zero-landfill office in Cherry Hill, N.J., the company markets and distributes Subaru vehicles, parts and accessories through a network of more than 600 retailers across the United States. All Subaru products are manufactured in zero-landfill production plants and Subaru of Indiana Automotive Inc. is the only U.S. automobile production plant to be designated a backyard wildlife habitat by the National Wildlife Federation. For additional information visit media.subaru.com.

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Rob Weir
Motorsports Marketing Manager
Subaru of America, Inc.
(856) 488-3453
[email protected]

Dominick Infante
National Manager, Product Communications
Subaru of America, Inc.
(856) 488-8615
[email protected]

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SOURCE Subaru of America, Inc.