DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – No driver has ever won three consecutive NASCAR Whelen Euro Series titles, but that’s the milestone Alon Day and CAAL Racing are chasing this season.
The Israeli driver will be back behind the No. 54 CAAL Racing Chevrolet SS for his fifth season of European NASCAR competition.
Arianna Casoli will aim at the Lady Trophy and the Legend Trophy in the ELITE 2 Division, sharing the No. 54 with Day, while Mauro Trione will join the team in the ELITE 1 Division on the No. 31 car.
Giovanni Trione will pilot the No. 31 Chevrolet SS in ELITE Club.
With 17 career wins and back-to-back titles in 2017 and 2018, Day is easily among the favourites in the battle for this year’s NASCAR Whelen Euro Series title.
The Israeli is ready to tackle the new challenges presented by stronger-than-ever competition.
“I am really excited to race again for the CAAL Racing team. After four years and two championships with them, there is no better place for me; they became my family,” said Day. “This year is going to be challenging, we have new (and) extremely good drivers like Jacques Villeneuve and many technical changes – new parts and new tires – that are definitely going to be a game changer this year. However, with CAAL Racing, we are ready to continue our hard work as we have in the past four years.”
Alongside Day on the No. 54 Chevrolet, Casoli will compete in the ELITE 2 Division with the goal to not only win the Lady Trophy back after missing it by just three points last year, but also to challenge for the Legend Trophy and a place in the top-10 in the overall standings.
“I am really happy to continue my Euro NASCAR career with the Canneori family, because they’re not only a great team, but also a true ‘racing family’. I have learned so much with them and the relationship we have is so special because we shared the difficulties and joys these races can give,” said Casoli. “This year, there are so many stimulating new things to develop on the car and I can’t wait to hit the track.
“We closed 2018 improving race by race and we want to pick up from there.”
Joining CAAL Racing for the first time will be Mauro Trione. The Swiss driver will enter his second season in NWES after battling for the Challenger Trophy until the very last race of the season last year.
“Many things happened in 2018, inside and outside the track. I am stronger now and I have more NASCAR experience. I have plenty of grit in door-to-door battle, but I need speed and that’s why I’m racing with CAAL this year, to be able to focus on speed with a top car,” said Mauro Trione. “It will be an honor for me and I’ll have no excuses. Having Alon as teammate will hugely motivating and the goal is constantly be in the top 10.”
CAAL Racing will also enter the ELITE Club Division for the first time by fielding the #31 Chevrolet for Giovanni Trione, who made his racing debut last year in Euro NASCAR’s regularity-based division and scored two podium finishes.
Giovanni Trione’s goal is to fight for the ELITE Club title and make his ELITE 2 Division debut before the end of the season.