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2014 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series

The 2014 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series was the sixth Racecar Euro Series season, and the second under the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series branding. The season consisted of six meetings – with two races at each meeting – starting on 12 April at Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia, and ending on 12 October at the Bugatti Circuit in Le Mans.

The Elite division title went down to the final race of the season, and was ultimately decided in favour of PK Carsport driver Anthony Kumpen, by just a single point. Kumpen only won one race during the season, coming at the final race weekend, but with top-ten finishes in each of the season's races, it allowed him to just fend off the defending champion Ander Vilariño of TFT Racing. Vilariño won the most races during the season with four and took the most podium finishes with nine, but lost the title due to the series' double points system that was in effect for the final two events of the season. Third place in the championship went to CAAL Racing's Eddie Cheever III, who took three wins during the season. A total of seven drivers won races in the division during the season, which set a new series record. Aside from the top trio in the championship, Yann Zimmer won at Valencia, Borja García and Frédéric Gabillon both won at the Nürburgring, while Mathias Lauda won a race at Tours Speedway, the series' first race to be held in wet conditions at an oval.

In the Elite 2 class, the championship battle was won by another PK Carsport driver as Maxime Dumarey sealed the title with a fifth-place finish in the final race of the season. Dumarey finished outside the top ten on only one occasion, and achieved a single victory during the season, coming at Magione. Finishing in the runner-up position, seven points adrift of Dumarey, was Renauer Motorsport's Philipp Lietz, who like Dumarey, only finished outside the top ten on one occasion. Lietz won the other race to be held at Magione, and moved ahead of Thomas Ferrando (OverDrive) in the standings, after Ferrando was forced to retire from the final Le Mans race. Ferrando was a double winner during the season, winning both races at the Nürburgring. Eight drivers won races during the season, with no driver winning more than two races. Neal Van Vaerenbergh (Valencia), Wilfred Boucenna (Brands Hatch) and Denis Dupont (Tours) were other double winners, with the remaining race wins taken by Guillaume Rousseau and Gabriele Gardel, at Le Mans.

With championship titles in both classes, PK Carsport were comfortable winners of the teams' championship, which counted points as a whole from both classes. PK Carsport finished 135 points clear of their nearest contenders, TFT – Banco Santander.

Teams and drivers

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Elite 1 Division

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Manufacturer Car Team No. Race Driver Rounds
Chevrolet Chevrolet SS France  TFT Racing 2 Spain  Ander Vilariño All
7 France  Anthony Gandon All
France  RDV Compétition 10 France  Franck Violas 2
France  Wilfried Boucenna 4–6
23 France  Romain Iannetta 1–3
France  Hugo Bec 4
France  Franck Violas 5
28 France  Frédéric Greiling 6
Belgium  PK Carsport 11 Belgium  Bert Longin All
24 Belgium  Anthony Kumpen All
France  OverDrive 33 Italy  Gian Maria Gabbiani 1
Italy  CAAL Racing 25 Italy  Nicolò Rocca All
31 Italy  Fabrizio Armetta All
51 Italy  Eddie Cheever III All
Austria  DF1 Racing by B66 Raceconsulting 66 Austria  Mathias Lauda All
77 France  Christophe Bouchut 1–4
Switzerland  Yann Zimmer 5
Brazil  Brazil Team 82 Brazil  William Ayer, Jr. 1
Brazil  Cassiano Rodrigues 2
Brazil  Victor Guerin 3–6
83 Brazil  Victor Guerin 1–2
Brazil  Cassiano Rodrigues 3–4
Chevrolet Camaro Italy  Events4you by Nocentini 6 Italy  Fabrizio Del Monte 1
Italy  Marco Spinelli 4–6
France  Still Racing 12 France  Frédéric Gabillon All
44 Sweden  Freddy Nordström All
France  OverDrive 22 Italy  Andrea Larini 1–2
France  Wilfried Boucenna 3
France  Autosport 42 42 France  Carole Perrin 3
Brazil  Flag Racing 52 Brazil  William Ayer, Jr. 2
France  VTS 85 85 France  Nicolas Gaudin 2, 6
Italy  Eurokart Racing Team 88 Italy  Simone Monforte All
United States  Max Papis Racing 99 Italy  Kevin Gilardoni 1
Dodge Dodge Challenger Belgium  Brass Racing 78 Belgium  Jerry De Weerdt 6
Ford Ford Mustang Spain  Ford Autolix Competition 1 Spain  Borja García All
4 Puerto Rico  Victor Gonzalez, Jr. 1
Spain  Pol Rosell 2
Spain  Miguel Angel Dasi Perez 3
Spain  Jose Manuel de Los Milagros 4–6
19 Spain  Amir El Hage 1
France  TFT Racing 3 Switzerland  Yann Zimmer 1
France  RDV Compétition 8 France  Hugo Bec 1–3
France  Didier Bec 4–6
United States  Exotics Racing by Still 9 France  Romain Thievin 2
France  Bull Racing Team 13 France  Guillaume Rousseau All
San Marino  GDL Racing 67 Italy  Gianluca de Lorenzi 5–6
Austria  Renauer Motorsport 86 Austria  Dominic Tiroch All
Toyota Toyota Camry United States  VGJL Motorsports 17 Puerto Rico  Victor Gonzalez, Jr. 2
France  V de V Sport France  Pierre Roché 3
Luxembourg  Racing Club Partners – Marc VDS 32 Belgium  Bas Leinders All
46 Finland  Markus Palttala 2, 4
Luxembourg  Nathalie Maillet 5–6

Elite 2 Division

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Manufacturer Car Team No. Race Driver Rounds
Chevrolet Chevrolet SS France  TFT Racing 2 France  Eric Quintal All
7 Italy  Marsilio Canuti 1
Switzerland  Léonard Vernet 2–6
France  RDV Compétition 10 France  Ulysse Delsaux 2–6
23 France  Ulysse Delsaux 1
France  Frédéric Greiling 2
France  Franck Violas 3–5
28 France  Franck Violas 6
Belgium  PK Carsport 11 Belgium  Neal Van Vaerenbergh 1
Belgium  Jerry De Weerdt 2
Belgium  Stienes Longin 3–4
Switzerland  Gabriele Gardel 6
24 Belgium  Maxime Dumarey All
France  OverDrive 33 France  Wilfried Boucenna 1–2
Italy  CAAL Racing 25 Italy  Nicolò Rocca 1
Italy  Luca Pirri Ardizzone 2, 4
Italy  Lorenzo Marcucci 3
Italy  Gianmarco Ercoli 5–6
31 Italy  Francesca Linossi 1
Italy  Gianmarco Ercoli 2–4
Italy  Leonardo Baccarelli 5–6
51 Italy  Simone Laureti All
Austria  DF1 Racing by B66 Raceconsulting 66 Italy  Francesca Linossi 2–4
77 Italy  Marsilio Canuti 2–3
Brazil  Brazil Team 82 Brazil  Marçal Melo All
83 Brazil  Alex Fabiano 1–4
Chevrolet Camaro Italy  Events4you by Nocentini 6 Italy  Alessandro Tonoli 1
Italy  Ruggero Melgrati 4, 6
Italy  Marco Spinelli 5
France  Still Racing 12 France  Frédéric Greiling 1
France  Stéphane Sabates 2–3, 5
Switzerland  Joaquin Gabarrón 6
44 France  Joseph Cozzella 1–3
France  Pascal Hugot 6
France  OverDrive 22 France  Thomas Ferrando All
Brazil  Flag Racing 52 Brazil  Paulo Bonifacio 2
France  VTS 85 85 France  Jack Gaudin 2, 6
Italy  Eurokart Racing Team 88 Italy  Erika Monforte All
United States  Max Papis Racing 99 Italy  Luca Pirri Ardizzone 1
Dodge Dodge Challenger Belgium  Brass Racing 78 Belgium  Jerry De Weerdt 6
Ford Ford Mustang Spain  Ford Autolix Competition 1 Spain  Salvador Tineo Arroyo 2
Spain  Amir El Hage 3–6
4 Spain  Philippe Valenza 1
Spain  Miguel Angel Dasi Perez 3
Spain  Salvador Tineo Arroyo 4
Spain  Carlos Martínez de Campos 5–6
19 Spain  Pablo Gallego 1
France  TFT Racing 3 Switzerland  Léonard Vernet 1
France  RDV Compétition 8 France  Didier Bec 1, 3–6
France  Hugo Bec 2
United States  Exotics Racing by Still 9 France  David Perisset 2
France  Bull Racing Team 13 France  Jérôme Laurin 1–2, 4
France  Philippe Baudinière 3
France  Guillaume Rousseau 5–6
San Marino  GDL Racing 67 Italy  Gianluca de Lorenzi 5–6
Austria  Renauer Motorsport 86 Austria  Philipp Lietz All
Toyota Toyota Camry United States  VGJL Motorsports 17 United Kingdom  Bradley Smith 2
France  V de V Sport France  Eric van de Vyver 3
Luxembourg  Racing Club Partners – Marc VDS 32 Belgium  Denis Dupont All
46 Luxembourg  Nathalie Maillet All

Schedule and results

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The schedule was announced in December 2013.[1]

Elite 1

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Round Race Title Track Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning Driver Winning Manufacturer
1 R1 Valencia NASCAR Fest Spain  Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia 12 April Belgium  Bert Longin Spain  Ander Vilariño Switzerland  Yann Zimmer Ford
R2 13 April Spain  Ander Vilariño Spain  Ander Vilariño Spain  Ander Vilariño Chevrolet
2 R3 American SpeedFest United Kingdom  Brands Hatch (Indy), Swanley 7 June Italy  Eddie Cheever III Spain  Ander Vilariño Italy  Eddie Cheever III Chevrolet
R4 8 June Spain  Ander Vilariño Spain  Ander Vilariño Spain  Ander Vilariño Chevrolet
3 R5 Tours Speedway France  Tours Speedway, Tours 6 July Italy  Eddie Cheever III Spain  Borja García Spain  Ander Vilariño Chevrolet
R6 7 July Spain  Borja García Austria  Mathias Lauda Austria  Mathias Lauda Chevrolet
4 R7 Nürburgring 200 Germany  Nürburgring (GP/D), Rhineland-Palatinate 19 July Spain  Ander Vilariño Spain  Ander Vilariño Spain  Borja García Ford
R8 20 July Spain  Ander Vilariño France  Frédéric Gabillon France  Frédéric Gabillon Chevrolet
5 R9 Magione – Semifinal Italy  Autodromo dell'Umbria, Umbria 20 September Italy  Eddie Cheever III Spain  Ander Vilariño Spain  Ander Vilariño Chevrolet
R10 21 September Spain  Ander Vilariño Italy  Eddie Cheever III Italy  Eddie Cheever III Chevrolet
6 R11 Le Mans – Final France  Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans 11 October Spain  Ander Vilariño Spain  Ander Vilariño Belgium  Anthony Kumpen Chevrolet
R12 12 October Spain  Ander Vilariño Italy  Eddie Cheever III Italy  Eddie Cheever III Chevrolet
  Oval/Speedway
  Road Course

Elite 2

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Round Race Title Track Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning Driver Winning Manufacturer
1 R1 Valencia NASCAR Fest Spain  Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia 12 April Belgium  Neal Van Vaerenbergh Belgium  Neal Van Vaerenbergh Belgium  Neal Van Vaerenbergh Chevrolet
R2 13 April Belgium  Neal Van Vaerenbergh Belgium  Neal Van Vaerenbergh Chevrolet
2 R3 American SpeedFest United Kingdom  Brands Hatch (Indy), Swanley 7 June Italy  Marsilio Canuti France  Wilfried Boucenna France  Wilfried Boucenna Chevrolet
R4 8 June France  Wilfried Boucenna France  Wilfried Boucenna Chevrolet
3 R5 Tours Speedway France  Tours Speedway, Tours 6 July Belgium  Maxime Dumarey Belgium  Denis Dupont Belgium  Denis Dupont Toyota
R6 7 July Belgium  Denis Dupont Belgium  Denis Dupont Toyota
4 R7 Nürburgring 200 Germany  Nürburgring (GP/D), Rhineland-Palatinate 19 July France  Thomas Ferrando France  Thomas Ferrando France  Thomas Ferrando Chevrolet
R8 20 July France  Thomas Ferrando France  Thomas Ferrando Chevrolet
5 R9 Magione – Semifinal Italy  Autodromo dell'Umbria, Umbria 20 September Belgium  Maxime Dumarey Belgium  Maxime Dumarey Belgium  Maxime Dumarey Chevrolet
R10 21 September Belgium  Maxime Dumarey Austria  Philipp Lietz Ford
6 R11 Le Mans – Final France  Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans 11 October France  Guillaume Rousseau Belgium  Denis Dupont France  Guillaume Rousseau Ford
R12 12 October Belgium  Denis Dupont Switzerland  Gabriele Gardel Chevrolet
  Oval/Speedway
  Road Course

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2014 Calendar : The promises of a great success!!!". NASCAR Whelen Euro Series. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. 13 December 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
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