Hezemans overtakes Ghirelli on lap 7 to take home the winner’s trophy - Ghirelli leaves Spain in the championship lead.

2023 EuroNASCAR PRO Junior Trophy winner Liam Hezemans has signed a contract with Hendriks Motorsport to continue with the Dutch powerhouse in the 2024 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series season.

Just six points separated the top-2 in the battle for the Junior Trophy, the special classification for drivers aged 25 and under in EuroNASCAR PRO, in the 2023 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series season. At the end of twelve thrilling races, 2022 EuroNASCAR 2 Champion Liam Hezemans took the crown ahead of two-time race winner Tobias Dauenhauer. The Hendriks Motorsport driver finished second in the final race of the season, while Dauenhauer took the overall victory. However, the Dutchman's strong finishes throughout the 2023 season kept him atop the points standings.

Last year, Liam Hezemans put the cherry on his first season in auto racing with the EuroNASCAR 2 championship. Fast forward six months and Hezemans is a race winner in the EuroNASCAR PRO division after dominating the first 18 laps of the 2023 season at Circuit Ricardo Tormo. The Dutchman took the lead at the start and never looked back in an exciting Round 1 that went green all the way to the end. 

Alina Loibnegger will take the next step in her career and challenge the elite drivers in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series. The Austrian will return to Racingfuel Motorsport and move up to EuroNASCAR PRO for the 2023 NWES season. The Wolfsberg native joined the EuroNASCAR 2 championship in 2021 after getting her first taste of the car in the 2019 Club Challenge season. After a successful season with Racingfuel Motorsport out of Switzerland in 2022, Loibnegger is looking forward to the next challenge.