The yearly tradition of honoring NASCAR’s best in an end-of-season ceremony is back! Esteemed champions and trophy winners from the NASCAR Euro Series are flying to the United States for the prestigious 2025 NASCAR Awards, hosted at the heart of NASCAR racing in Charlotte, North Carolina. Invited guests are set to be honored alongside other champions of NASCAR Regional and International Series, headlined by the PRO champion Vittorio Ghirelli, who will once again etch his name in the Whelen Hall of Champions at the NASCAR Hall of Fame.
The Greek phenomenon Thomas Krasonis will also be honored as the rising star that took the OPEN division by storm, with Sebastiaan Bleekemolen representing Team Bleekemolen after the Dutch team took their first Endurance Teams Championship trophy in a hard fought battle across six of the best European racing venues.
The NASCAR Awards will also put the spotlight to four spectacular drivers after their ground breaking stories in the 2025 NASCAR Euro Series season:
Davit Kajaia, representing Georgia in the international stage after becoming the Challenger Trophy championBruno Mulders, the young Dutch sensation who proved that he’s ready for more with his Master Trophy triumphHappinessa, who proved her speed and consistency as the newly crowned Lady Trophy championJose Antonio Penalta Yague, a future talent in the making following his dominant season in the regularity Rookie Challenge division
Bremotion team owner Patrick Brenndorfer and key stakeholders from the Georgian Motorsport Federation will be invited as esteemed guests, underscoring the series’ expanding diplomatic and commercial footprint.
A Special Week Reserved for Champions
The NASCAR Euro Series delegation, led by series President / CEO Jerome Galpin, Vice President Anne Galpin and executives Joe Balash and Gian Luca Guiglia, have set up an itinerary that will give invited guests an unique opportunity to not only learn about the sport at its spiritual home ground, but also to exchange and unite the technical and commercial ideas across the two sides of the Atlantic.
On Thursday, November 20, the delegation will be granted exclusive access to the Team Penske workshop, offering a behind-the-scenes look at the engineering marvels that impressed the hearts of millions across the world. This is to be followed with a private group luncheon and a visit to the NASCAR Hall of Fame. There a ceremony will be held to permanently unveil the names of the 2025 NASCAR Euro Series champion at the Whelen Hall of Champions, preserving their place in the history books as the immortal winners of the official European NASCAR championship.
The activities will conclude on Friday, November 21, with the glamour of the NASCAR Awards at the Crown Ballroom of Charlotte Convention Center. Red carpets will be rolled out to introduce the champions starting from 16:30, with the main gala set to be held starting from 18:00 that will celebrate the champion’s achievements in front of other incredible representatives from NASCAR’s Regional and International Series.
The NASCAR Euro Series will also provide further access on social media, where you can look forward to seeing exclusive interviews with the honored champions during their stay in the United States.
NASCAR Euro Series PR