The Final Destination for Professional Racing Drivers: Stake Your Claim in the 2026 NASCAR Euro Series

Nina Weinbrenner Vittorio Ghirelli Most 2025

Join as a professional race car driver and tame a pure V8 beast without any electronic aids – The NASCAR Euro Series PRO division provides career and business opportunities and thrilling races

  • The PRO division of the NASCAR Euro Series offers the closest touring car racing
  • Professional drivers find a destination to write NASCAR history
  • Business opportunities and prizes make it a perfect place to enhance your career

In the storied history of global motorsport, few names carry the weight, the power, and the prestige of NASCAR. The NASCAR Euro Series invites the world’s most elite professional drivers to stake their claim in the 2026 season. This is far more than a developmental chapter in a racing career; it is a destination where the best in the business come to forge a permanent legacy within one of the most influential and recognizable sporting brands on the planet: NASCAR!

The NASCAR Euro Series PRO division represents the ultimate frontier for drivers who demand the purest form of competition. While other premier series have moved toward digital intervention, BoPs and gimmicks, the European NASCAR championship remains a sanctuary for the best drivers. Taming the 400-horsepower V8 beast requires a level of mastery that is increasingly rare in the modern era.

Bart Dehaese Open R1 Start Vallelunga 2025
Credits: NASCAR Euro Series / Bart Dehaese

With no electronic aids, no traction control, and no ABS, the driver is the sole master of the machine. The addition of a high-performance five-speed sequential gearbox ensures that every shift is a tactical decision, making this the most authentic and grueling challenge for any pilot looking to prove they belong among the pantheon of racing legends.

Beyond the cockpit, the 2026 season offers a commercial and competitive package that is unrivaled in the European landscape. Professional drivers are afforded an expansive amount of track time to refine their craft and showcase their talent to a global audience.

Each weekend consists of two 30-minute practice sessions, up to 20 minutes of intense qualifying, a 10-minute warm-up, and two premier up to 45-minute races. This rigorous schedule takes place on the most iconic asphalt in Spain, France, the United Kingdom, Czechia, Italy, and Belgium, providing a prestigious stage for drivers to become the undisputed stars of an official NASCAR sanctioned series.

Nina Weinbrenner Pro R1 Crowd Valencia 2025
Credits: NASCAR Euro Series / Nina Weinbrenner

The business of racing is just as vital as the performance on the track, and the NASCAR Euro Series is engineered for commercial success. By utilizing a cost-effective model where the PRO driver shares the car with a gentleman driver or rising talent, professionals can unlock diverse revenue streams through coaching and technical leadership.

This synergy creates a powerful platform for sponsors, who benefit from the massive exposure generated by over 150,000 passionate fans who flooded the venues in 2025, many more watching online and on TV and over 142,000 following on social media. Furthermore, our unique open-access philosophy – featuring open paddocks, parades to city centers, grid walks, and garage walks – positions the PRO drivers as the central heroes of the show, offering the closest and most intimate fan experience in European motorsport.

Winning here does more than just fill a trophy cabinet; it opens the doors to the American dream. Champions and top-tier performers in the NASCAR Euro Series earn prestigious opportunities to compete in the United States, bridging the gap between European excellence and the heart of American racing culture. Over 35 drivers from the NASCAR Euro Series competed in NASCAR races overseas.

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Credits: Getty Images for NASCAR

Titles and trophies are invited to the official NASCAR Awards in Charlotte, USA and the NASCAR Euro Series Champion earns a place in the NASCAR Hall Of Fame in the Whelen Hall of Champions. In addition, the championship offers attractive prizes for the best of the best.

We are calling upon the boldest, most talented professionals to step out of the shadows and into the spotlight of the 2026 NASCAR Euro Series. Your legacy is waiting. For more information, contact the NASCAR Euro Series via e-mail: [email protected].

Featured image by NASCAR Euro Series / Nina Weinbrenner

Schedule 2026 Full Paul Ricard Layout
Credits: NASCAR Euro Series / Daniel Pflug