Nascar Final- Le Mans
The Silverline team arrived
at Le Mans one man short after the famous Silverline Dodge broke down and had
to be recovered back to England! However, everyone else arrived in high spirits
- eager to support the Le Mans leg of the Nascar Whelen Euro Series, having
followed the racers from the very start back in April.
With the stand and flags set up, we eagerly awaited the
start of the finale. In our wind and rain-battered gazebo we displayed a range
of automotive tools for supporters to check out as they grabbed their free
Silverline goodie back complete with a free spark plug gap tool, catalogue and
stickers!
On the course Anthony Kumpen (#24 PK Carsport Chevrolet SS)
was the overall champion by one point on Ander Vilarino (#2 TFT-Banco Santander
Chevrolet SS) - it was a very tense, close race!
Antony commented: “It’s fantastic to win the Championship in
our first year with a new project. I’ve watched NASCAR all my life and now that
NASCAR is in Europe, to be the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series Champion is a dream
come true.”
Cheever III Eddie (J) won the race, but in the final stages he
saw Kumpen getting closer. In the end he took the chequered flag with a one
second advantage
He said: “I’m really satisfied with today’s victory because
it came on a wet track that made the car really challenging to drive. To be
third in points, win three races and get the Jerome Sarran Trophy in my first
NASCAR season is a huge achievement.”
The results from Le Mans were as follows:
1 51 Cheever III Eddie (J)
2 24 Kumpen Anthony
3 12 Gabillon Frederic
4 2 Vilarino Ander
5 32 Leinders Bas
As the Le Mans leg drew to a close we felt a little
disappointed knowing that we wouldn’t see the high-speed racing spectacle again
till next April – something we are already very excited about! All in all it’s
been a fantastic season and we look forward to supporting NASCAR again in
2015.
For more information, visit www.hometracks.nascar.com/series/Whelen-euro-series
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