Officials from the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series have announced the series schedule for next year, which features a return to Germany and the first NASCAR event on ice.
Continuing with a widely popular format, six American-themed events and 24 NASCAR sprint races will be featured during the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series season. The four races contested during the last event will award double points. In addition, two special events – All-Star and Winter Classic – will bring the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series to an even broader audience.
“It is so good to come back to full speed in 2022 with this incredible eight-event calendar,” enthused President-CEO Jerome Galpin. “With some of the most iconic circuits and a new revolutionary NASCAR on ice event, the stage is set for an amazing EuroNASCAR season! Our great circuit partners are already at work to welcome fans back at the track and offer them the best racing show in Europe in great American festivals. After two challenging years, it is truly a pleasure to gather again to share our passion for pure racing.”
“The 2022 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series season promises to be one of the most exciting in series history,” said Chad Seigler, NASCAR Vice President of International Business. “Racing on some of the most iconic tracks in Europe, the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series continues to bring the full NASCAR experience to race fans across Europe.”
Whelen Engineering, which has been the title sponsor of the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series since 2013, will continue as the series title sponsor.
“Whelen Engineering is very excited for our 10th Season with the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series.”, said Peter Tiezzi III, General Manager of Motorsports for Whelen Engineering Company, Inc. “We are looking forward to another great season, at some amazing tracks throughout Europe.”
The April 9-10 season opener will see the long awaited return of the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series to the iconic Hockenheimring for the delight of the German NASCAR fans. Hockenheim will kick off the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series season for the first time ever with the third edition of the American Fan Fest.
The NASCAR Whelen Euro Series will then head to Spain one month later on May 14-15. The Valencia NASCAR Fest will host four exciting NASCAR sprint races at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo, the track that has hosted the most NASCAR races in Europe. On June 10-11, the historic Brands Hatch Indy Circuit will welcome the ninth edition of the American SpeedFest, the longest standing event in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series calendar and a can’t-miss festivity for the British fans.
During the summer, a new All-Star event will take place in Italy granting the fans the best opportunity to enjoy NASCAR Whelen Euro Series and the Italian sun. The date, venue and format of the event will be unveiled at a later date.
The battle for the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series title will resume in the Czech Republic on Sept. 3-4 at Autodrom Most. After a spectacular return in 2021, the Autodrom Most NASCAR Show will once again play a key role in the season and offer a unique show to the fans. The iconic Circuit Zolder will then close the Regular Season with the American Festival NASCAR.
The Croatian Kvarner riviera will host the EuroNASCAR Finals on Oct. 29-30. Four double-points races at a fully renovated Automotodrom Grobnik will decide who will wear the European NASCAR crown.
After being crowned at the track, the 2022 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series champions and trophy winners will be rewarded for their success in a unique gala hosted by Liburnia Hotels & Villas at the Kvarner Riviera Hotel on Oct. 30.
The fun won’t end there. Fans and competitors will have one more event to look forward to during the winter as the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series will bring the NASCAR show to the ice.
After breaking ground by testing a NASCAR car on ice for the first time, NASCAR Whelen Euro Series will make history again by organizing the first NASCAR competition on ice between late 2022 and early 2023. Date, venue and formula of the event will be unveiled in due time.