The 2017 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series is the ninth Racecar Euro Series season, and the fifth under the

NASCAR Whelen Euro Series The NASCAR Whelen Euro Series (formerly known as Racecar Euro Series and Euro-Racecar NASCAR Touring Series) is an official NASCAR stock-car racing series based in Europe. It is one of NASCAR's three international-sanctioned series, alongside the ...

branding.

Anthony Kumpen Anthony Kumpen (born 3 November 1978) is a Belgian professional racing driver and team manager. Kumpen currently works as the team manager for PK Carsport in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series. He previously competed full-time in the NASCAR Whelen Euro ...

enters the season as the defending champion in the Elite 1 class. Stienes Longin entered the season as the defending Elite 2 champion, but he will not defend his title as he moved up to the Elite 1 class. In the Elite 1 class,

Alon Day Alon Day (Hebrew: אלון דאי, born November 4, 1991) is an Israeli professional stock car racing driver. He currently competes in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series, driving the No. 24 Chevrolet SS for PK Carsport and is a four-time champion in t ...

won his first Elite 1 title, winning the championship by 53 points over

. In the Elite 2 class, Thomas Ferrando won his first Elite 2 title, finishing ahead of

PK Carsport Pekaracing NV, competing as PK Carsport, is a racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series as well as the Belcar Trophy in conjunction with Russell Racing. The team has previously competed in other series such as the FIA ...

's Guillaume Dumarey by 91 points. Knauf Racing, represented by the No. 37 team, won their first (and only) team's championship title. The season also included one non-championship event, the Trofeo Angelo Caffi, which was held at a temporary track that were laid down for the 2017

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and was won by Lorenzo Marcucci.

Teams and drivers

Elite 1 Division

Elite 2 Division

Elite Club Division

Team changes

* PK Carsports's Elite 1 driver Bert Longin left the series after three seasons to focus on his

European Le Mans Series The European Le Mans Series (abbreviated as ELMS) is a European sports car racing endurance series inspired by the 24 Hours of Le Mans race and organized by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO). The European Le Mans Series is similar to the ...

and

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campaigns. His seat was filled by his son Stienes who won the Elite 2 championship in 2016. In the Elite 2 class, Guillaume Dumarey joines the series. * Brass Racing was forced to make a name change. As the name was EU registered by another company, the racing team is now called "Braxx Racing" for 2017. * German endurance racing team Mishumotors made their NASCAR Euro Series debut in 2017.

Notes

Schedule and results

Calendar changes

Raceway Venray Raceway Venray, formerly known as Circuit de Peel, is a motorsport racing circuit in Venray, Netherlands. The track consists of a banked half mile oval with a flat quarter mile oval inside and features a karting track using portions of both along ...

announced its date on October 25, switching from the

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weekend (June 2 through 4th in 2017) to an entirely new date on 15th and 16 July, held in conjunction with the LMV8 Eurocup. *

Tours Speedway Tours Speedway is an oval speedway located in Tours, France. The track is located at the parkingplace of the Parc des expositions east of the city. It was first used in 2012. The only event raced on the track is the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series. On ...

will not return to the schedule for 2017 after being a staple of the series for five consecutive seasons and the first oval the series visited. * The series returns to Germany during the last weekend of July using the National Circuit at the Hockenheimring. *

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has replaced

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as the host for the Semi-Finals.

Elite 1

Elite 2

Standings

Elite 1

( 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.

References

External links

* {{NASCAR Whelen Euro Series Championship , state=collapsed NASCAR Whelen Euro Series seasons

Teams and drivers

Elite 1 Division

Elite 2 Division

Elite Club Division

Team changes

Notes

Schedule and results

Calendar changes

Elite 1

Elite 2

Standings

Elite 1

See also

References

External links