LaVar Scott Joins Forces With Afro-Latino Artist for Culturally-Powered NASCAR Xfinity Car at Gateway

When Lavar Scott rolls onto the World Wide Technology Raceway track this Saturday, his No. 45 NASCAR Xfinity Series car won’t be another machine fighting for position. It will be a rolling statement about culture, history, and the power of art to transform motorsports into something deeper than speed alone.

How Did Alpha Prime Racing Create This Cultural Masterpiece?

Scott’s Alpha Prime Racing entry represents a bold collaboration that merges worlds rarely seen together in NASCAR’s top levels. His sponsor, Foxxtecca, commissioned Afro-Latino graffiti artist Richard ‘Spen1’ Ochoa to transform the traditional racing wrap into something extraordinary.

Unlike typical paint schemes that focus on logos and branding, this design transforms Scott’s car into a rolling canvas. The scheme showcases Ochoa’s raw storytelling style, bringing two decades of artistic experience to the NASCAR stage. Born in New York and raised in South Florida, Ochoa has created work for Red Bull, MGM Resorts, Champion Clothing, Downtown Las Vegas, and Hoonigan.

A NASCAR Insider posted on X, “Lavar Scott will run a culturally-inspired scheme at Gateway this weekend for Alpha Prime Racing.”

The personal connection runs deeper than business for Ochoa. “My father has been a mechanic his whole life, so cars have always been a part of my world,” Ochoa said. “Being chosen to design a NASCAR wrap for a Black driver, through a Black-owned company, is the perfect blend of my passion for art and my family’s legacy.”

This marks the second time this season that Foxxtecca and Alpha Prime Racing have paired Scott with an artist to deliver a statement that blends culture with competition.

LaVar Scott’s Xfinity Car Honors Black Racing Pioneers With Cultural Design

Ochoa’s design goes beyond artistic expression to honor the motorsports history that deserves recognition. The wrap incorporates symbols honoring trailblazers from the Black American Racers Association (BARA) and the Gold and Glory Sweepstakes, organizations that paved the way for future generations.

The tribute extends to Elias Bowie, the first Black man to compete in a NASCAR Cup Series event. These references transform Scott’s car into a mobile museum that celebrates pioneers who broke barriers decades before diversity became a mainstream conversation in motorsports.

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Chris Harris, co-founder of Foxxtecca, explained the deeper mission behind the collaboration. “This is about more than design, it’s about making a statement. In motorsports, small moments can be much bigger than they appear. With this opportunity, we wanted to create something intentional, impactful and reflective of the stage we’re on.”

The wrap successfully blends Scott’s personal identity with the broader history of Black performance in the racing world. Rather than simply adding cultural elements as decoration, the design weaves together past and present to create something meaningful for both the driver and the sport.

As Scott prepares to turn laps at World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, Illinois, his car will carry more than horsepower down the straightaways. It will carry a cultural narrative that highlights NASCAR’s evolving relationship with diversity, art, and heritage. The collaboration between athlete, artist, and sponsor shows how motorsports can become a platform for storytelling that reaches far beyond the checkered flag.