Nascar – Alon Day launches into the Cup Series

Alon Day will be the first driver from the Nascar Whelen Euro Series à disputer une épreuve de Nascar Cup Series. L’habituel pilote du Caal Racing sera engagé à la Toyota Save Mart 350 disputée sur le circuit routier de Sonoma (Californie) le 25 juin.

The Israeli who won the second NWES race last weekend at Brands Hatch (Great Britain) will be entered in the No. 23 BK Racing Toyota Camry.

“I’m very excited to make my Cup Series debut next week at Sonoma, comments Alon Day. A road race is the best way for me to get started in the discipline and I can't wait to get behind the wheel of the No. 23 Toyota. I am proud to be the first NWES driver to compete in the Cup Series and to represent this discipline in Sonoma. I hope to use the experience of road races to achieve a good result. »

“This is a great success for our development programs carried out with Nascar and it proves to every driver outside North America that the dream of a career in Nascar in the USA can become real, adds Jérôme Galpin, president of the Nascar Whelen Euro Series. We have very talented drivers from all over the world who come to ride Whelen and who make this Championship ever stronger in Europe. Alon is a great driver who truly deserves this opportunity. We hope that many pilots will follow in his footsteps. »

Alon Day is in second place in the Nascar Whelen Euro Series behind Borja Garcia. He will also become the first Israeli to start a Cup Series event.