While ovals may be scarce in Europe, stock car racing has nonetheless found a niche on the continent through an official NASCAR championship since 2012. What is now known as the NASCAR Euro Series ran its first season in 2009 as the Racecar Euro Series, building enough momentum to strike a partnership with NASCAR before its 2012 campaign. Top European road courses like Brands Hatch, Zolder, Valencia or Circuit Paul Ricard have all hosted the series, while a handful of short ovals have appeared on the schedule as well.
The NASCAR Euro Series car weighs in at 1,225 kg (2,701 pounds) and features a 5.7-liter V8 engine that produces upwards of 400 horsepower. In 2021, it became the first NASCAR vehicle to feature a sequential transmission, one year before NASCAR’s Next Gen cars introduced it to the Cup Series. The same car is used across the NASCAR Euro Series V8GP, OPEN, and Rookie Challenge divisions.
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