The 2023 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series was the fifteenth Racecar Euro Series season, and the eleventh under the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series branding. The season started on 6 May with the Valencia NASCAR Fest at Circuit Ricardo Tormo and ended on 15 October with the EuroNASCAR Finals at Circuit Zolder.
Alon Day and Liam Hezemans did not defend their championship titles in the EuroNASCAR PRO and EuroNASCAR 2 divisions respectively, making it the first season since 2015 where neither of the reigning champion competed in the season that followed. Gianmarco Ercoli, who scored three victories in 2023, secured his first EuroNASCAR PRO championship title after he finished fourth in the final race at Zolder. Ercoli became the first driver to win the championship title in both divisions as he had already previously won the EuroNASCAR 2 title in the aforementioned 2015 season. [1]
The championship battle did see some controversy as SpeedHouse Racing's owner-driver Lucas Lasserre, who entered the final race as the championship leader, had a late collision with Gianmarco's younger brother Mario Ercoli. It was later announced that the collision had no effect on the final standings because Lasserre was hit with a post-race penalty for start procedure infringements. Lasserre managed to finish second regardless with two victories, securing his best championship finish in the NASCAR sanctioned years of EuroNASCAR. [2] [3] Vittorio Ghirelli finished third after scoring two victories, one a piece in Vallelunga and Most. Anthony Kumpen was fourth in his first full-season campaign since 2017 ahead of Hezemans, who won the season opening race at Valencia. Tobias Dauenhauer and Paul Jouffreau took two race wins each, with the latter becoming the youngest race winner in EuroNASCAR PRO at the age of 19. [4]
Jouffreau was also crowned as the EuroNASCAR 2 champion after winning the final race, giving him enough points to overhaul long-time season leader Vladimiros Tziortzis. Jouffreau had three wins compared to Tziortzis' five, but the Frenchman finished every single race inside the top-10 while Tziortzis had three results where he was classified outside of the top-10. Gil Linster finished third after securing his first victory of his career at Zolder. He was followed by Patrick Schober, who also took his first career victory at Oschersleben, and 2021 champion Martin Doubek . Italian YouTuber Alberto Naska scored two victories, but a disastrous final races of the season resulted in him only finishing sixth in the standings.
Hendriks' four-year streak in the Team's Championship was stopped by RDV Competition, who claimed their second Team's title with the No. 3 team of Jouffreau and Frédéric Gabillon. CAAL Racing's No. 54 team, driven by Ercoli and Naska, finished second while Hendriks was third with the No. 50 team of Hezemans and Linster.
NASCAR Whelen Euro Series released a provisional 31-car entry list for the teams participating on 5 April 2023. [5]
Team | No. | Body Style | Race Driver | Rounds |
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 1 | Ford Mustang | ![]() | 1–3 |
![]() | 4 | |||
5 | EuroNASCAR FJ 2020 | ![]() | All | |
![]() | 3 | Ford Mustang | ![]() | 1–2 |
![]() | 3–6 | |||
![]() | 4 | Chevrolet Camaro | ![]() | 3 |
![]() | 7 | Ford Mustang | ![]() | All |
50 | Toyota Camry | ![]() | All | |
![]() | 8 | Chevrolet Camaro | ![]() | 1, 3–6 |
9 | ![]() | 1, 3 | ||
![]() | 6 | |||
![]() | 14 | Ford Mustang | ![]() | All |
40 | ![]() | 1–4, 6 | ||
64 | ![]() | All | ||
![]() | 18 | Ford Mustang | ![]() | All |
34 | Chevrolet Camaro | ![]() | All | |
![]() | 24 | Chevrolet Camaro | ![]() | All |
![]() | 27 | Ford Mustang | ![]() | 1–3 |
![]() | 30 | Chevrolet Camaro | ![]() | 5–6 |
![]() | 38 | Chevrolet Camaro | ![]() | 3 |
![]() | 46 | Chevrolet Camaro | ![]() | All |
48 | ![]() | 1 | ||
![]() | 2, 6 | |||
![]() | 3, 5 | |||
![]() | 4 | |||
![]() | 54 | Chevrolet Camaro | ![]() | All |
56 | ![]() | 1–3, 5–6 | ||
88 | ![]() | 1–5 | ||
![]() | 55 | Chevrolet Camaro | ![]() | All |
65 | ![]() | All | ||
![]() | 58 | Chevrolet Camaro | ![]() | 1, 3 |
![]() | 2 | |||
94 | ![]() | 1–3 | ||
![]() | 66 | Chevrolet Camaro | ![]() | 1–2, 5–6 |
69 | Ford Mustang | ![]() | All | |
72 | Chevrolet Camaro 1 Toyota Camry 5 | ![]() | All | |
![]() | 74 | Toyota Camry | ![]() | 1 |
![]() | 75 | Chevrolet Camaro | ![]() | 3, 6 |
![]() | 90 | Chevrolet Camaro | ![]() | 1 |
![]() | 99 | Chevrolet Camaro | ![]() | 2–6 |
Team | No. | Body Style | Race Driver | Rounds |
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 1 | Ford Mustang | ![]() | 2–3 |
![]() | 4 | |||
![]() | 6 | |||
5 | EuroNASCAR FJ 2020 | ![]() | All | |
![]() | 3 | Ford Mustang | ![]() | All |
![]() | 4 | Chevrolet Camaro | ![]() | 3 |
![]() | 7 | Ford Mustang | ![]() | All |
50 | Toyota Camry | ![]() | All | |
![]() | 8 | Chevrolet Camaro | ![]() | 1, 3–4, 6 |
![]() | 5 | |||
9 | ![]() | 1 | ||
![]() | 3–4 | |||
![]() | 6 | |||
![]() | 14 | Ford Mustang | ![]() | All |
40 | ![]() | 1–2, 4–6 | ||
![]() | 3 | |||
64 | ![]() | 1, 3–6 | ||
![]() | 2 | |||
![]() | 18 | Ford Mustang | ![]() | All |
34 | Chevrolet Camaro | ![]() | All | |
![]() | 27 | Ford Mustang | ![]() | All |
![]() | 38 | Chevrolet Camaro | ![]() | 3 |
![]() | 46 | Chevrolet Camaro | ![]() | 1–5 |
![]() | 6 | |||
48 | ![]() | All | ||
![]() | 54 | Chevrolet Camaro | ![]() | All |
56 | ![]() | All | ||
88 | ![]() | All | ||
![]() | 55 | Chevrolet Camaro | ![]() | 1, 6 |
![]() | 2 | |||
65 | ![]() | All | ||
![]() | 58 | Chevrolet Camaro | ![]() | 1 |
94 | ![]() | 1–3 | ||
![]() | 66 | Chevrolet Camaro | ![]() | All |
69 | Ford Mustang | ![]() | 2–6 | |
72 | Chevrolet Camaro 1 Toyota Camry 5 | ![]() | All | |
![]() | 74 | Toyota Camry | ![]() | 1 |
![]() | 75 | Chevrolet Camaro | ![]() | 3, 6 |
![]() | 99 | Chevrolet Camaro | ![]() | 2 |
![]() | 4 | |||
![]() | 5 | |||
![]() | 6 | |||
Team | No. | Body Style | Race Driver | Rounds |
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 1 | Ford Mustang | ![]() | All |
5 | EuroNASCAR FJ 2020 | ![]() | 4–5 | |
![]() | 4 | Chevrolet Camaro | ![]() | 1 |
74 | Toyota Camry | ![]() | 5 | |
![]() | 8 | Chevrolet Camaro | ![]() | 4 |
![]() | 14 | Ford Mustang | ![]() | All |
40 | ![]() | All | ||
64 | ![]() | All | ||
![]() | 18 | Ford Mustang | ![]() | 4–5 |
34 | Chevrolet Camaro | ![]() | All | |
![]() | 24 | Chevrolet Camaro | ![]() | 2, 4–5 |
![]() | 27 | Ford Mustang | ![]() | All |
![]() | 30 | Chevrolet Camaro | ![]() | 4–5 |
![]() | 46 | Chevrolet Camaro | ![]() | 2–5 |
48 | ![]() | 1 | ||
![]() | 2, 5 | |||
![]() | 54 | Chevrolet Camaro | ![]() | 4–5 |
![]() | 4–5 | |||
56 | ![]() | 4 | ||
![]() | 4–5 | |||
88 | ![]() | 4 | ||
![]() | 4 | |||
![]() | 5 | |||
![]() | 66 | Chevrolet Camaro | ![]() | 3–5 |
69 | Ford Mustang | ![]() | 3–5 | |
![]() | 5 | |||
72 | Toyota Camry | ![]() | 3–5 | |
![]() | 5 | |||
![]() | 74 | Toyota Camry | ![]() | 1 |
![]() | 75 | Chevrolet Camaro | ![]() | 2, 5 |
![]() | 2, 5 | |||
![]() | 94 | Chevrolet Camaro | ![]() | 2 |
![]() | 99 | Chevrolet Camaro | ![]() | 5 |
The provisional calendar for the 2023 season was announced on 25 October 2022. [69] All races of the 2023 season will be held on road courses, although the Arctic Ice Race non-championship event would be planned to be held on an ice surface.
Round | Race Title | Track | Date | |
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1 | R1 | NASCAR GP Spain – Valencia NASCAR Fest | ![]() | 6 May |
R2 | 7 May | |||
2 | R3 | NASCAR GP UK – American SpeedFest 10, Powered by Lucas Oil [70] | ![]() | 17 June |
R4 | 18 June | |||
3 | R5 | NASCAR GP Italy – American Festival of Rome | ![]() | 8 July |
R6 | 9 July | |||
4 | R7 | NASCAR GP Czech Republic – Autodrom Most NASCAR Show | ![]() | 26 August |
R8 | 27 August | |||
5 | R9 | NASCAR GP Germany | ![]() | 23 September |
R10 | 24 September | |||
6 | R11 | EuroNASCAR Finals – NASCAR GP Belgium | ![]() | 14 October |
R12 | 15 October | |||
Round | Race Title | Track | Date | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | R1 | NASCAR GP Spain – Valencia NASCAR Fest | ![]() | 6 May |
R2 | 7 May | |||
2 | R3 | NASCAR GP UK – American SpeedFest 10, Powered by Lucas Oil [70] | ![]() | 17 June |
R4 | 18 June | |||
3 | R5 | NASCAR GP Italy – American Festival of Rome | ![]() | 8 July |
R6 | 9 July | |||
4 | R7 | NASCAR GP Czech Republic – Autodrom Most NASCAR Show | ![]() | 26 August |
R8 | 27 August | |||
5 | R9 | NASCAR GP Germany | ![]() | 23 September |
R10 | 24 September | |||
6 | R11 | EuroNASCAR Finals – NASCAR GP Belgium | ![]() | 14 October |
R12 | 15 October | |||
Round | Race | Pole position | Fastest lap | Most laps led | Winning driver | Winning team | Winning manufacturer | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | R1 | Valencia NASCAR Fest | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Toyota |
R2 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Ford | ||
2 | R3 | American SpeedFest 10 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Chevrolet |
R4 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Chevrolet | ||
3 | R5 | American Festival of Rome | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Chevrolet |
R6 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Toyota | ||
4 | R7 | Autodrom Most NASCAR Show | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Toyota |
R8 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Ford | ||
5 | R9 | NASCAR GP Germany | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Ford |
R10 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Chevrolet | ||
6 | R11 | NASCAR GP Belgium | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Ford |
R12 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Chevrolet |
Points are awarded to drivers and team using the current point system used in NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series, and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, excluding the Stage and Race Winner bonus points. For the final round at Zolder, double points are awarded. In addition, the driver that gained the most positions in a race will receive 4 bonus championship points.
For the EuroNASCAR PRO and EuroNASCAR 2 driver's championship, only the best 8 results from the first 10 races and the results from the double-points rewarding final round at Zolder will count towards the final standings. For the Club Challenge championships, points are awarded per session and the results listed from each round in the standings are the combined results. For the Teams Championship, all points scored by a team's drivers will be counted with no dropped scores.
(key) Bold - Pole position awarded by fastest qualifying time (in Race 1) or by previous race's fastest lap (in Race 2). Italics - Fastest lap. * – Most laps led. ^ – Most positions gained.
Pos | Driver | ![]() ESP | ![]() GBR | ![]() ITA | ![]() CZE | ![]() GER | ![]() BEL | Points [77] | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 3 | (14)* | 1* | 1* | 1* | 2 | (15) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4^ | 413 (458) |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | (17) | (22) | 1 | 10 | 398 (433) |
3 | ![]() | 4 | (16) | 2 | (14) | 5 | 1* | 1* | 2 | 4* | 4 | 6 | 13 | 391 (435) |
4 | ![]() | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | (12) | 6 | 2 | (12) | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 388 (438) |
5 | ![]() | 1* | (24) | 3 | (22) | 2 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 8^ | 2 | 384 (412) |
6 | ![]() | 7 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 4^ | 2 | 1* | 4 | 1* | 378 | ||
7 | ![]() | 11 | 6 | (12) | 10 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 8 | (11) | 9 | 9 | 345 (396) |
8 | ![]() | 12 | 2^ | (21) | 5 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 17 | (20) | 12^ | 11 | 7 | 341 (374) |
9 | ![]() | 3 | 5 | 16 | 1* | 1 | 2 | 2* | 8 | 330 | ||||
10 | ![]() | 10 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 18 | (DNS)2 | (DNS)2 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 323 (337) |
11 | ![]() | 2 | 13 | (25) | 8^ | 7 | 4 | 3 | 8 | (22) | 17 | 13 | 20 | 322 (347) |
12 | ![]() | 5 | (26) | 5 | 3 | 13 | (DNS)2 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 310 (328) |
13 | ![]() | 14 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 14 | (20) | 17 | 7 | 18 | (20) | 14 | 3 | 310 (344) |
14 | ![]() | 13 | 8 | 14 | 12 | (15) | 12 | 7 | 10 | (14) | 13 | 16 | 17 | 289 (334) |
15 | ![]() | 19^ | 25 | 15 | 16 | (28) | (DNS)2 | 8 | 19 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 266 (282) |
16 | ![]() | 8 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 7 | DNS3 | DNS4 | 262 | ||
17 | ![]() | (26) | 9 | 24 | 7 | 21 | (DNS)2 | 9 | 14 | 15^ | 18 | 19 | 16 | 261 (279) |
18 | ![]() | 18 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 11 | 15 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 204 | ||
19 | ![]() | 27 | 19 | 16^ | 17 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 204 | ||||
20 | ![]() | 15 | (28) | 17 | 21 | (25) | 13^ | 12 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 174 (193) | ||
21 | ![]() | 25 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 18 | DNS2 | 19 | 11 | 160 | ||||
22 | ![]() | 10 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 150 | ||||||||
23 | ![]() | 18 | 24 | 17 | 12 | 122 | ||||||||
24 | ![]() | 16 | 10 | 22 | 13 | 27 | DNS2 | 104 | ||||||
25 | ![]() | 9 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 103 | ||||||||
26 | ![]() | 9 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 101 | ||||||||
27 | ![]() | 22 | 17 | 23 | 19 | 17^ | DNS2 | 98 | ||||||
28 | ![]() | 21 | 22 | 16 | 14 | 75 | ||||||||
29 | ![]() | 23 | 20 | 13 | 20 | 72 | ||||||||
30 | ![]() | 24 | 18 | 19 | DNS1 | 26 | DNS2 | 71 | ||||||
31 | ![]() | 21 | 19 | 68 | ||||||||||
32 | ![]() | 10 | 16 | 48 | ||||||||||
33 | ![]() | 17 | 12 | 45 | ||||||||||
34 | ![]() | 19 | 15 | 40 | ||||||||||
35 | ![]() | 21 | 19 | 35 | ||||||||||
36 | ![]() | 23 | 17 | 34 | ||||||||||
37 | ![]() | 20 | 20 | 34 | ||||||||||
38 | ![]() | 20 | 23 | 31 | ||||||||||
39 | ![]() | DNS | 27 | 10 | ||||||||||
(key) Bold - Pole position awarded by fastest qualifying time (in Race 1) or by previous race's fastest lap (in Race 2). Italics - Fastest lap. * – Most laps led. ^ – Most positions gained.
Pos | Driver | ![]() ESP | ![]() GBR | ![]() ITA | ![]() CZE | ![]() GER | ![]() BEL | Points [77] | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | (5) | 2* | 2 | 1* | 2 | 2 | 1* | (4) | 7* | 1* | 428 (493) |
2 | ![]() | 1* | 1* | 1* | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1* | (21) | (DNS)5 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 424 (447) |
3 | ![]() | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | (18) | (7) | 1 | 6 | 406 (455) |
4 | ![]() | 6 | 5 | 18 | (DNS)2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | (20) | 5 | 1* | 2 | 3 | 388 (411) |
5 | ![]() | 5 | 12 | 3 | 6 | (22) | 6 | (13) | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 373 (412) |
6 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1* | 2 | (14) | 1* | 2 | (15) | 18 | 19 | 371 (416) |
7 | ![]() | 11 | 9 | (19) | 7 | (25) | 12^ | 5 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 356 (377) |
8 | ![]() | 14 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 344 | ||
9 | ![]() | 9 | 7 | 7^ | 11 | 8 | 5 | 6 | (17) | 8 | (16) | 20 | 8 | 335 (376) |
10 | ![]() | (21) | 6 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 10 | (18) | 5 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 10 | 334 (369) |
11 | ![]() | 8^ | 22 | 9 | (DNS)2 | (23) | 17 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 321 (347) |
12 | ![]() | 14 | 15 | (21) | 10 | 10^ | 9 | (16) | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 305 (342) |
13 | ![]() | 7 | 10 | 8 | 8 | (DNS)3 | (23) | 21 | 10^ | 9 | 20 | 10 | 21 | 296 (314) |
14 | ![]() | 10 | (21) | (20) | 19 | 11 | 266 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 237 | 11^ | 260 (276) |
15 | ![]() | 22 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 23 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 244 | ||
16 | ![]() | 19 | 17 | 17 | (20) | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | (20) | 18 | 19 | 18 | 242 (276) |
17 | ![]() | 17 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 18 | 12^ | 12 | 235 | ||||
18 | ![]() | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | DNS4 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 232 | ||
19 | ![]() | 16 | 23 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 13 | 14 | 22 | 210 | ||||
20 | ![]() | (20) | 16 | 13 | (18) | 15 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | DNS8 | DNS4 | 209 (245) |
21 | ![]() | 12 | 13 | (22) | 14 | 12 | 8 | 7 | (22) | 15 | 21 | 194 (224) | ||
22 | ![]() | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 143 | ||||||||
23 | ![]() | DNS1 | 14^ | DNS1 | 13^ | 18 | 24 | 99 | ||||||
24 | ![]() | PO | PO | 21 | 9 | 88 | ||||||||
25 | ![]() | 15 | 15 | 88 | ||||||||||
26 | ![]() | 11 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 81 | ||||||||
27 | ![]() | 11 | 23 | 80 | ||||||||||
28 | ![]() | 24 | 25 | 8^ | 12 | 71 | ||||||||
29 | ![]() | 13^ | 6^ | 63 | ||||||||||
30 | ![]() | 15 | 8 | 51 | ||||||||||
31 | ![]() | 9 | 15 | 50 | ||||||||||
32 | ![]() | 13 | 11 | 50 | ||||||||||
33 | ![]() | 14 | 13 | 47 | ||||||||||
34 | ![]() | 10 | 21 | 43 | ||||||||||
35 | ![]() | 13 | 19 | 42 | ||||||||||
36 | ![]() | 16 | 17 | 41 | ||||||||||
37 | ![]() | 22 | 18 | 34 | ||||||||||
38 | ![]() | 20 | 21 | 32 | ||||||||||
Pos | No. | Team | Body Style | EuroNASCAR PRO Driver(s) | EuroNASCAR 2 Driver(s) | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 3 | ![]() | Ford | ![]() ![]() | ![]() | 924 |
2 | 54 | ![]() | Chevrolet | ![]() | ![]() | 874 |
3 | 50 | ![]() | Toyota | ![]() | ![]() | 867 |
4 | 5 | ![]() | EuroNASCAR FJ | ![]() | ![]() | 794 |
5 | 7 | ![]() | Ford | ![]() | ![]() | 786 |
6 | 72 | ![]() | Chevrolet 1 Toyota 5 | ![]() | ![]() | 777 |
7 | 64 | ![]() | Ford | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 713 |
8 | 18 | ![]() | Ford | ![]() | ![]() | 706 |
9 | 48 | ![]() | Chevrolet | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() | 681 |
10 | 69 | ![]() | Ford | ![]() | ![]() | 672 |
11 | 14 | ![]() | Ford | ![]() | ![]() | 672 |
12 | 46 | ![]() | Chevrolet | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 670 |
13 | 99 | ![]() | Chevrolet | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 612 |
14 | 65 | ![]() | Chevrolet | ![]() | ![]() | 593 |
15 | 34 | ![]() | Chevrolet | ![]() | ![]() | 581 |
Pos | No. | Team | Body Style | EuroNASCAR PRO Driver(s) | EuroNASCAR 2 Driver(s) | Points |
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The 2024 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series was the sixteenth Racecar Euro Series season, and the twelfth under the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series branding. The season is scheduled to start on 13 April with the Valencia NASCAR Fest at Circuit Ricardo Tormo and will end on 13 October with the EuroNASCAR Finals at Circuit Zolder. Gianmarco Ercoli and Paul Jouffreau are the reigning champions in EuroNASCAR PRO and EuroNASCAR 2 respectively, although Jouffreau will not defend his title after he announced a full-time move to EuroNASCAR PRO. RDV Competition is the reigning Team's champion.
Alberto Fontana, known professionally as Alberto Naska, is an Italian racing driver, YouTuber, and Internet personality who had competed in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series, driving the No. 54 and No. 88 Chevrolet Camaro for CAAL Racing in the EuroNASCAR 2 championship. He competed in EuroLegend Cup with car number 54, together with Heroes Valley team and in Mitjet Italian Series with team GRT Motorsport, sharing his car with Ian Rocca. He also raced as wild card in the Campionato Italiano Gran Turismo at Autodromo Nazionale Monza. In 2024, he will compete in FX Pro Championship and Lotus Cup Italy, organized by Formula X Italian Series and in Mitjet Italian Series, with his historic number 54.
Gil Linster is a Luxembourgish professional stock car racing driver who competes full-time in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series driving the No. 50 Toyota Camry for Hendriks Motorsport, and part-time in the ARCA Menards Series driving the No. 68 Ford for Kimmel Racing.
(at 13:35) MICHAEL BLEEKEMOLEN: "I'm 73 now and my sons, they told me "You have to stop now!" but I don't like to stop. I'll go away again next year again with the whole season." ANDRÉ WIEGOLD: "You will be back on EuroNASCAR next season, one hundred percent?" MICHAEL BLEEKEMOLEN: "For sure! I don't know what I have to do otherwise, that's my problem. But it's just six weekends, which is just enough."