NASCAR Whelen Euro Series Cancels the Hockenheim Round, GP Valencia Made as a Replacement

NASCAR Whelen Euro Series will not go to Hockenheim in 2020 after its cancellation was announced yesterday. A second round at Circuit Ricardo Tormo, titled NASCAR GP de la Comunitat Valenciana, will be held in its place instead with the round acting as part of the Super Speed Week doubleheader round to end the 2020 season.

Elite 1 Race 2 Recap – Loris Hezemans Puts Himself Closer to the 2019 Title with a Sweep at Hockenheim

Loris Hezemans places himself as the driver to beat for the upcoming American Festival NASCAR Finals at Zolder on 5-6 October after the Dutchman scored a sensational victory in the Sunday Elite 1 race at Hockenheim to further extend his lead in the Championship. Hezemans, who started in second, took the lead from Thomas Ferrando … Continue reading Elite 1 Race 2 Recap – Loris Hezemans Puts Himself Closer to the 2019 Title with a Sweep at Hockenheim

Elite 2 Race 2 Recap – Sorensen Scores Win Number 5 to Set Up an Exciting Season Finale Showdown

Lasse Sørensen scored a sensational victory in the Sunday race at Hockenheim to both close the gap between him and Championship leader Giorgio Maggi in the Championship to just 9 points and set up an exciting showdown between him and Maggi in the season finale round at Zolder on 5-6 October. Sørensen, who started from … Continue reading Elite 2 Race 2 Recap – Sorensen Scores Win Number 5 to Set Up an Exciting Season Finale Showdown

Elite 2 Race 1 Recap – Giorgio Maggi Extends His Championship Lead as Rivals Got Into Trouble

Giorgio Maggi was able to fend off the challenge of Lasse Sørensen, Hugo de Sadeleer, and Jesse Vartiainen in yesterday’s Elite 2 race at Hockenheim to score his third victory of the season and extend his lead in the Elite 2 Championship. It was not an easy flag-to-flag victory for Maggi as he lost the … Continue reading Elite 2 Race 1 Recap – Giorgio Maggi Extends His Championship Lead as Rivals Got Into Trouble

Elite 1 Race 1 Recap – Hezemans Scored his Third Consecutive Victory in a Dramatic Playoff Opening Race

UPDATE: This article is updated on 23 September after Jacques Villeneuve's 30-second post-race time penalty is rescinded. Loris Hezemans scored his third consecutive victory of the season after fending off a race-long challenge by Nicolò Rocca in a dramatic 2019 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series Playoffs opening race at Hockenheim as championship leader Stienes Longin was … Continue reading Elite 1 Race 1 Recap – Hezemans Scored his Third Consecutive Victory in a Dramatic Playoff Opening Race

Elite 2 Qualifying Recap – Giorgio Maggi Scores Pole for a Hendriks Motorsport Superpole Sweep

Giorgio Maggi makes it a Hendriks Motorsport Superpole sweep at Hockenheim during yesterday’s Elite 2 Qualifying sessions after he set a lap time nearly one second faster than everyone else in the field to score his third consecutive Superpole victory of the season and his fourth overall NASCAR Whelen Euro Series pole position of his … Continue reading Elite 2 Qualifying Recap – Giorgio Maggi Scores Pole for a Hendriks Motorsport Superpole Sweep

Elite 1 Qualifying Recap – Hezemans Makes It Six Superpole Winners out of Six

Photo courtesy of Marc Adriaansen / Dutch NASCAR Fans Loris Hezemans continues to lead the timesheets in the American Fan Fest Semi Finals at Hockenheim during yesterday’s Elite 1 Qualifying sessions after he set the fastest lap time in the Superpole session to score his first pole position of the season to make it six … Continue reading Elite 1 Qualifying Recap – Hezemans Makes It Six Superpole Winners out of Six

Elite Club Recap – Manami Kobayashi and Alina Loibnegger Secures a Female Driver 1-2 Finish

Manami Kobayashi and Alina Loibnegger created history with their 1-2 finish in yesterday’s Elite Club event at Hockenheim as for the first time ever, two female drivers topped the podium finish in NASCAR Whelen Euro Series’ regularity-based division. Photo courtesy of Alex Caffi Motorsport Kobayashi, who drove Alex Caffi Motorsport’s No. 2 Chevrolet Camaro in … Continue reading Elite Club Recap – Manami Kobayashi and Alina Loibnegger Secures a Female Driver 1-2 Finish

Elite 2 Practice Recap – Giorgio Maggi Leads a Hendriks Motorsport 1-2 in Friday Practice

The NASCAR Whelen Euro Series returns this week for the start of the 2019 Playoffs with the American Fan Fest Semi Finals at the Hockenheimring. On yesterday’s Elite 2 Practice sessions, it was Giorgio Maggi that leads a Hendriks Motorsport 1-2 in the combined Practice timesheets. Maggi’s best lap time of 1:33.741 in FP1 proved … Continue reading Elite 2 Practice Recap – Giorgio Maggi Leads a Hendriks Motorsport 1-2 in Friday Practice

Elite 1 Practice Recap – Loris Hezemans Leads the Championship Challengers on Friday Practice

The NASCAR Whelen Euro Series returns this week for the start of the 2019 Playoffs with the American Fan Fest Semi Finals at the Hockenheimring. On yesterday’s Elite 1 Practice sessions, it was Loris Hezemans that leads the charge as he leads both Practice sessions to set the early pace in his No. 50 Hendriks … Continue reading Elite 1 Practice Recap – Loris Hezemans Leads the Championship Challengers on Friday Practice