2017 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series
# 2017 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series

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

| Manufacturer | Car | Team | No. | Race Driver | Rounds |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chevrolet | Chevrolet SS | PK Carsport | 11 | Stienes Longin | All |
| Chevrolet | Chevrolet SS | PK Carsport | 24 | Anthony Kumpen | All |
| Chevrolet | Chevrolet SS | Mishumotors | 33 | Mirco Schultis | 1 |
| Chevrolet | Chevrolet SS | Mishumotors | 33 | Bruno Junqueira | 2 |
| Chevrolet | Chevrolet SS | Mishumotors | 33 | Dominik Farnbacher | 4 |
| Chevrolet | Chevrolet SS | Mishumotors | 33 | Lucas Lasserre | 5–6 |
| Chevrolet | Chevrolet SS | Mishumotors | 70 | Patrick Simon | 1, 4 |
| Chevrolet | Chevrolet SS | Mishumotors | 70 | Alex Kapadia | 2 |
| Chevrolet | Chevrolet SS | Mishumotors | 70 | Mirco Schultis | 5–6 |
| Chevrolet | Chevrolet SS | Mishumotors | 70 | Nicki Petersen | 5–6 |
| Chevrolet | Chevrolet SS | CAAL Racing | 44 | Freddy Nordström | All |
| Chevrolet | Chevrolet SS | CAAL Racing | 54 | Alon Day | All |
| Chevrolet | Chevrolet SS | CAAL Racing | 56 | Salvador Tineo Arroyo | All |
| Chevrolet | Chevrolet SS | Racing-Total | 46 | Marko Stipp | 2–4, 6 |
| Chevrolet | Chevrolet SS | DF1 Racing | 66 | Christophe Bouchut | 1–5 |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | Alex Caffi Motorsport | 1 | Borja García | 1 |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | Alex Caffi Motorsport | 1 | Bobby Labonte | 2 |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | Alex Caffi Motorsport | 1 | Carmen Boix Gil | 3 |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | Alex Caffi Motorsport | 1 | Eric Van de Vyver | 4 |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | Alex Caffi Motorsport | 1 | Nicola Larini | 5 |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | Alex Caffi Motorsport | 1 | Francesco Parli | 6 |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | Alex Caffi Motorsport | 27 | Jean-Baptiste Simmenauer | 4 |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | Alex Caffi Motorsport | 27 | Éric Hélary | 6 |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | RDV Compétition | 3 | Frédéric Gabillon | All |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | RDV Compétition | 28 | Meisam Taheri | 6 |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | RDV Compétition | 31 | Hugo Bec | 5 |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | RDV Compétition | 31 | Didier Bec | 6 |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | Scuderia Giudici | 4 | Claudio Giudici | 1–2, 5 |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | Renauer Motorsport | 5 | Martin Doubek | 1–2, 4, 6 |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | Racers Motorsport | 7 | Alessandro Ciompi | 1 |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | Racers Motorsport | 7 | Borja García | 2–6 |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | Racers Motorsport | 8 | Dario Caso | All |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | Racers Motorsport | 9 | Gianmarco Ercoli | All |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | MRT by Nocentini | 12 | Renzo Calcinati | 5 |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | Dog Racing | 14 | Carlo Alberto Forte | 1 |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | Dog Racing | 77 | Meisam Taheri | 2–5 |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | Dog Racing | 95 | Lucas Lasserre | 1, 4 |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | Knauf Racing | 37 | Thomas Ferrando | All |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | Knauf Racing | 73 | Wilfried Boucenna | All |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | The Club Motorsports | 41 | Fabrizio Armetta | 4–6 |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | Braxx Racing | 78 | Jerry De Weerdt | 1–3, 5–6 |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | Braxx Racing | 90 | Marc Goossens | 2–3, 5–6 |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | Motorsport 98 | 98 | Eric De Doncker | 1, 4 |
| Toyota | Toyota Camry | Alex Caffi Motorsport | 2 | Rodolfo González | 1–2 |
| Toyota | Toyota Camry | Alex Caffi Motorsport | 2 | Kenko Miura | 3–4, 6 |
| Toyota | Toyota Camry | Alex Caffi Motorsport | 2 | Carlo Alberto Forte | 4–5 |
| Toyota | Toyota Camry | RDV Compétition Brazil | 47 | Marconi Abreu | All |

### Elite 2 Division

| Manufacturer | Car | Team | No. | Race Driver | Rounds |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chevrolet | Chevrolet SS | PK Carsport | 11 | Justin Kunz | All |
| Chevrolet | Chevrolet SS | PK Carsport | 24 | Guillaume Dumarey | All |
| Chevrolet | Chevrolet SS | Mishumotors | 33 | Günther Deutsch | 1 |
| Chevrolet | Chevrolet SS | Mishumotors | 33 | Roger Bromiley | 2 |
| Chevrolet | Chevrolet SS | Mishumotors | 33 | Nicki Petersen | 5–6 |
| Chevrolet | Chevrolet SS | Mishumotors | 70 | Mirco Schultis | 1–2, 4–6 |
| Chevrolet | Chevrolet SS | CAAL Racing | 44 | Gil Linster | All |
| Chevrolet | Chevrolet SS | CAAL Racing | 54 | Arianna Casoli | All |
| Chevrolet | Chevrolet SS | CAAL Racing | 56 | Felipe Rabello | All |
| Chevrolet | Chevrolet SS | Racing-Total | 46 | Carmen Boix Gil | 2 |
| Chevrolet | Chevrolet SS | Racing-Total | 46 | Marko Stipp | 3 |
| Chevrolet | Chevrolet SS | Racing-Total | 46 | Nicki Petersen | 4 |
| Chevrolet | Chevrolet SS | Racing-Total | 46 | Guillaume Deflandre | 6 |
| Chevrolet | Chevrolet SS | DF1 Racing | 66 | Maciej Dreszer | 1–5 |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | Alex Caffi Motorsport | 1 | Carmen Boix Gil | 1, 3–6 |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | Alex Caffi Motorsport | 27 | Jean-Baptiste Simmenauer | 4 |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | Alex Caffi Motorsport | 27 | Pierre-Yves Rosoux | 6 |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | RDV Compétition | 3 | Ulysse Delsaux | All |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | RDV Compétition | 28 | Meisam Taheri | 6 |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | RDV Compétition | 31 | Didier Bec | 5 |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | RDV Compétition | 31 | Hugo Bec | 6 |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | Scuderia Giudici | 4 | Andrea Perlini | 1–2 |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | Scuderia Giudici | 4 | Claudio Giudici | 5 |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | Renauer Motorsport | 5 | Martin Doubek | 1–2, 4, 6 |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | Racers Motorsport | 7 | Simone Laureti | All |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | Racers Motorsport | 8 | Dario Caso | All |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | Racers Motorsport | 9 | Gianmarco Ercoli | 1 |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | Racers Motorsport | 9 | Marco Spinelli | 5 |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | Racers Motorsport | 9 | Maciej Dreszer | 6 |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | MRT by Nocentini | 12 | Renzo Calcinati | 5 |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | Dog Racing | 14 | Evan Pichard Arnaud | 1 |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | Dog Racing | 77 | Meisam Taheri | 2–5 |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | Dog Racing | 95 | Meisam Taheri | 1 |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | Dog Racing | 95 | Evan Pichard Arnaud | 2, 4 |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | Knauf Racing | 37 | Thomas Ferrando | All |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | Knauf Racing | 73 | Paul Guiod | All |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | The Club Motorsports | 41 | Roberto Benedetti | 4–6 |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | Braxx Racing | 78 | Jerry De Weerdt | 1–3, 5–6 |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | Motorsport 98 | 98 | Eric De Doncker | 1, 4 |
| Toyota | Toyota Camry | Alex Caffi Motorsport | 2 | Kenko Miura | 1, 3–4, 6 |
| Toyota | Toyota Camry | Alex Caffi Motorsport | 2 | Yuya Sakamoto | 2 |
| Toyota | Toyota Camry | Alex Caffi Motorsport | 2 | Denny Zardo | 5 |
| Toyota | Toyota Camry | RDV Compétition Brazil | 47 | Marconi Abreu | All |

### Elite Club Division

| Manufacturer | Car | Team | No. | Race Driver | Rounds |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chevrolet | Chevrolet SS | Gruber Racing | 26 | Willy Gruber | 1 |
| Chevrolet | Chevrolet SS | DF1 Racing | 66 | Deo Alves | 1 |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | Alex Caffi Motorsport | 1 | Eric Muet | 1 |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | Renauer Motorsport | 5 | Andreas Kuchelbacher | 1 |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | Dog Racing | 14 | Marcelo Silva | 1 |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | Dog Racing | 95 | Alfredo Cardoso | 1 |
| Ford | Ford Mustang | RDV Compétition | 31 | Yann Schar | 1 |
| Toyota | Toyota Camry | Alex Caffi Motorsport | 2 | Luciano Carcheri | 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.
* 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.
* German endurance racing team Mishumotors made their NASCAR Euro Series debut in 2017.
