NASCAR Euro Series unveils new qualifying system

So, like in the Daytona 500 or other oval races, the Pro drivers will start one after the other, alone on the track, for two laps against the clock. The order of passage of the drivers will be determined by the combined times of the practice sessions on Friday. This first day of the weekend therefore becomes crucial, since a good result in free practice guarantees the driver in question a preferential position in the order of passage, by starting at the end of the session, on a track that is as rubberized as possible. The Pro drivers will be the second to take to the track on Saturday, after the Open drivers.

For the latter, the qualifying system remains very close to what was in force during the 2024 season, with a single session, where all the drivers are on track at the same time. The difference lies in the timing of this session. There will no longer be twenty but now fifteen minutes of fighting against the clock, forcing the drivers to attack their fast laps earlier, while giving the young drivers and gentlemen enough track time to tame the new generation machines that will make their debut during this 2025 season.

Testing of this new generation will continue during the winter and spring of 2025, before the competition debut scheduled for April 12 and 13, on the Ricardo Tormo Circuit in Valencia, Spain. The Iberian track is a regular on the NASCAR Euro Series, and the teams have a huge amount of data, which will allow us to better understand the differences between this new generation and the old one, including a move to a sequential gearbox.

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