2017 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series
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The 2017 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series is the ninth Racecar Euro Series season, and the fifth under the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series branding. Anthony Kumpen 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 won his first Elite 1 title, winning the championship by 53 points over Anthony Kumpen. In the Elite 2 class, Thomas Ferrando won his first Elite 2 title, finishing ahead of PK Carsport'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 Bologna Motor Show and was won by Lorenzo Marcucci.
Teams and drivers
Elite 1 Division
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Manufacturer | Car | Team | No. | Race Driver | Rounds |
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Chevrolet | Chevrolet SS | ![]() |
11 | ![]() |
All |
24 | ![]() |
All | |||
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33 | ![]() |
1 | ||
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2 | ||||
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4 | ||||
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5–6 | ||||
70 | ![]() |
1, 4 | |||
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2 | ||||
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5–6 | ||||
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44 | ![]() |
All | ||
54 | ![]() |
All | |||
56 | ![]() |
All | |||
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46 | ![]() |
2–4, 6 | ||
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66 | ![]() |
1–5 | ||
Ford | Ford Mustang | ![]() |
1 | ![]() |
1 |
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2 | ||||
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3 | ||||
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4 | ||||
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5 | ||||
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6 | ||||
27 | ![]() |
4 | |||
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6 | ||||
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3 | ![]() |
All | ||
28 | ![]() |
6 | |||
31 | ![]() |
6 | |||
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4 | ![]() |
1–2, 5 | ||
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5 | ![]() |
1–2, 4, 6 | ||
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7 | ![]() |
1 | ||
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2–6 | ||||
8 | ![]() |
All | |||
9 | ![]() |
All | |||
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12 | ![]() |
5 | ||
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14 | ![]() |
1 | ||
77 | ![]() |
2–5 | |||
95 | ![]() |
1, 4 | |||
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37 | ![]() |
All | ||
73 | ![]() |
All | |||
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41 | ![]() |
4–6 | ||
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78 | ![]() |
1–3, 5–6 | ||
90 | ![]() |
2–3, 5–6 | |||
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98 | ![]() |
1, 4 | ||
Toyota | Toyota Camry | ![]() |
2 | ![]() |
1–2 |
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3–4, 6[a] | ||||
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4–5[a] | ||||
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47 | ![]() |
All |
Elite 2 Division
Manufacturer | Car | Team | No. | Race Driver | Rounds |
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Chevrolet | Chevrolet SS | ![]() |
11 | ![]() |
All |
24 | ![]() |
All | |||
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33 | ![]() |
1 | ||
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2 | ||||
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5–6 | ||||
70 | ![]() |
1–2, 4–6 | |||
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44 | ![]() |
All | ||
54 | ![]() |
All | |||
56 | ![]() |
All | |||
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46 | ![]() |
2 | ||
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3 | ||||
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4 | ||||
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6 | ||||
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66 | ![]() |
1–5 | ||
Ford | Ford Mustang | ![]() |
1 | ![]() |
1, 3–6 |
27 | ![]() |
4 | |||
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6 | ||||
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3 | ![]() |
All | ||
28 | ![]() |
6 | |||
31 | ![]() |
5–6 | |||
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4 | ![]() |
1–2 | ||
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5 | ||||
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5 | ![]() |
1–2, 4, 6 | ||
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7 | ![]() |
All | ||
8 | ![]() |
All | |||
9 | ![]() |
5 | |||
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6 | ||||
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12 | ![]() |
5 | ||
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14 | ![]() |
1 | ||
77 | ![]() |
2–5 | |||
95 | ![]() |
1 | |||
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2, 4 | ||||
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37 | ![]() |
All | ||
73 | ![]() |
All | |||
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41 | ![]() |
4–6 | ||
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78 | ![]() |
1–3, 5–6 | ||
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98 | ![]() |
1, 4 | ||
Toyota | Toyota Camry | ![]() |
2 | ![]() |
1, 3–4, 6 |
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2 | ||||
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5 | ||||
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47 | ![]() |
All |
Elite Club Division
Manufacturer | Car | Team | No. | Race Driver | Rounds |
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Chevrolet | Chevrolet SS | ![]() |
26 | ![]() |
1 |
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66 | ![]() |
1 | ||
Ford | Ford Mustang | ![]() |
1 | ![]() |
1 |
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5 | ![]() |
1 | ||
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14 | ![]() |
1 | ||
95 | ![]() |
1 | |||
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31 | ![]() |
1 | ||
Toyota | Toyota Camry | ![]() |
2 | ![]() |
1 |
Team changes
- PK Carsports's Elite 1 driver Bert Longin left the series after three seasons to focus on his European Le Mans Series and Belcar 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.[1]
- 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.[7]
- German endurance racing team Mishumotors made their NASCAR Euro Series debut in 2017.[2]
Notes
Schedule and results
Calendar changes
- Raceway Venray announced its date on October 25, switching from the Pinkster weekend (June 2 through 4th in 2017) to an entirely new date on 15th and 16 July, held in conjunction with the LMV8 Eurocup.[8]
- Tours Speedway 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.[8]
- The series returns to Germany during the last weekend of July using the National Circuit at the Hockenheimring.[9]
- Franciacorta has replaced Adria as the host for the Semi-Finals.[10]
Elite 1
Elite 2
Round | Race Title | Track | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning Driver | Winning Manufacturer | |
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1 | R1 | Valencia NASCAR Fest | ![]() |
8 April | ![]() |
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Ford |
R2 | 9 April | ![]() |
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Ford | |||
2 | R3 | American SpeedFest | ![]() |
10 June | ![]() |
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Ford |
R4 | 11 June | ![]() |
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Ford | |||
3 | R5 | Autospeedway American Style | ![]() |
15 July | ![]() |
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Chevrolet |
R6 | 16 July | ![]() |
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Chevrolet | |||
4 | R7 | American Fan Fest | ![]() |
29 July | ![]() |
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Ford |
R8 | 30 July | ![]() |
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Ford | |||
5 | R9 | American NASCAR Weekend | ![]() |
16 September | ![]() |
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Ford |
R10 | 17 September | ![]() |
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Toyota | |||
6 | R11 | American Festival NASCAR Finals | ![]() |
14 October | ![]() |
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Ford |
R12 | 15 October | ![]() |
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Chevrolet |
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.
Pos | Driver | ![]() VAL |
![]() BRH |
![]() VEN |
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![]() FRA |
![]() ZOL |
Points | ||||||
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1 | ![]() |
20 | 3 | 3 | 1* | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1* | 1* | 1* | 4 | 661 |
2 | ![]() |
23 | 4 | 1* | 7 | 1* | 2 | 2 | 1* | 6 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 609 |
3 | ![]() |
1* | 1* | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1* | 1* | 6 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 600 |
4 | ![]() |
14 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 596 |
5 | ![]() |
2 | 19 | 7 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 569 |
6 | ![]() |
2 | 19 | 7 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 557 |
7 | ![]() |
9 | 15 | 5 | 6 | DNS | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 535 |
8 | ![]() |
6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 531 |
9 | ![]() |
5 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 492 |
10 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1* | 491 | ||||
11 | ![]() |
13 | 12 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 454 |
12 | ![]() |
7 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 19 | 10 | 19 | DNS | 8 | 21 | 439 |
13 | ![]() |
19 | 16 | 18 | 19 | Wth | 15 | 14 | 20 | 13 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 430 |
14 | ![]() |
17 | 13 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 408 | ||
15 | ![]() |
19 | 17 | 13 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 392 | ||||||
16 | ![]() |
8 | DNS | 23 | 17 | 4 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 386 | ||||
17 | ![]() |
3 | 5 | 8 | 23 | Wth | 17 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 11 | 357 | ||
18 | ![]() |
20 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 295 | ||||
19 | ![]() |
16 | DNS | 13 | 12 | 24 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 276 | ||||
20 | ![]() |
22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 24 | 247 | ||||||
21 | ![]() |
21 | 18 | 17 | DNS | 14 | 192 | |||||||
22 | ![]() |
11 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 187 | ||||||||
23 | ![]() |
17 | 10 | 170 | ||||||||||
24 | ![]() |
18 | 17 | 12 | 16 | DNS | DNS | 136 | ||||||
25 | ![]() |
9 | DNS | DNS | 18 | 19 | 17 | 130 | ||||||
26 | ![]() |
14 | 12 | 16 | 124 | |||||||||
27 | ![]() |
10 | 11 | 20 | 14 | 121 | ||||||||
28 | ![]() |
20 | 9 | 118 | ||||||||||
29 | ![]() |
11 | 19 | 116 | ||||||||||
30 | ![]() |
15 | 14 | DNS | Wth | 87 | ||||||||
30 | ![]() |
12 | DNS | 16 | 24 | 87 | ||||||||
32 | ![]() |
14 | 10 | 64 | ||||||||||
32 | ![]() |
10 | 15 | 64 | ||||||||||
34 | ![]() |
10 | 18 | 61 | ||||||||||
35 | ![]() |
14 | 9 | 60 | ||||||||||
36 | ![]() |
18 | 11 | 59 | ||||||||||
37 | ![]() |
11 | 21 | 57 | ||||||||||
38 | ![]() |
15 | 21 | 53 | ||||||||||
39 | ![]() |
21 | 22 | 46 | ||||||||||
40 | ![]() |
22 | DNS | 38 |
See also
- 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
- 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series
- 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
- 2017 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East
- 2017 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West
- 2017 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour
- 2017 NASCAR Pinty's Series
- 2017 NASCAR PEAK Mexico Series
References
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- ^ a b "Nieuwe datum voor NASCAR Whelen Euro Series op Raceway Venray". Racexpress.nl. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ^ "NWES Moves Hockenheim Race To Last Week Of July". hometracks.nascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. 30 January 2017. Archived from the original on 9 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
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