The Belgian To Compete At Phoenix And Homestead As Part Of The Nexteer Road To Daytona Program
After posting a solid finish in his summer debut, the 2014 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series champion Anthony Kumpen will return to the NASCAR XFINITY Series this weekend at the Phoenix International Speedway in the DAV 200 Honoring America’s Veterans, presented by Great Clips. The Belgian will drive the Precision Performance Motorsport #55 Nexteer Automotive Chevrolet Camaro.
Kumpen’s campaign is part of the Nexteer Road To Daytona program – the path designed by Nexteer and the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series to bring European drivers to race in NASCAR in the United States – and will see the 37-year-old from Hasselt-native compete also in the the Ford Ecoboost 300 at the Homestead-Miami Speedway, on November 21st, before focusing on the February 2016 NXS event at Daytona International Speedway. LeasePlan, EL Systems, Keupers Tankstations, and Heinz Performance will also partner with Kumpen and Nexteer for these events.
“I’m looking forward to racing for Precision Performance Motorsports at Phoenix and Homestead,” said Kumpen, “I would like to thank NASCAR, Team FJ and the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series for giving me this opportunity. It has been a great season in which I learned a lot from my oval races in the US. It’s a fantastic experience as a European driver to be part of NASCAR. My goal is to finish both races and get as many laps as possible. I hope we can extend the Nexteer Road to Daytona program with more NXS races. It would be great to do some more races in the US next year with some road courses in our program. I think my extensive road course experience could help me in achieving some good results.”
“This is exactly what the NEXTEER Road to Daytona Program is about: having NASCAR European drivers racing in the USA. Anthony is a great Champion and ambassador for the Series combining great talent on track with an amazing attitude for communication. We are proud of what he accomplish and really confident he will achieve his goals !! I’m sure that with Precision Performance Racing we have found a good partner to support our drivers as much as we can,” said NASCAR Whelen Euro Series President / CEO Jerome Galpin.
Kumpen is fresh off the heels of his second season of NASCAR Whelen Euro Series, in which he finished fourth in points with one win – his first on an oval, at Raceway Venray – eight top-5 and ten top-10. He debuted in NASCAR K&N Pro Series East at New Smyrna in February and made his first appearance in NASCAR Xfinity Series at Iowa Speedway in August.
“We are excited to have Anthony Kumpen join our team as we partner with the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series to continue the Nexteer Road to Daytona program,” said Precision Performance Motorsports owner Rick Gdovic. “Anthony is an outstanding ambassador for NASCAR and the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series to the United States. We look forward to progressing his development in the XFINITY Series in preparation for Daytona in 2016 and continuing to promote the Euro Series in the Unites States.”
The green flag for the DAV 200 Honoring America’s Veterans, presented by Great Clips will wave on Saturday, November 14 at 10:00 pm CET and the race will be broadcasted live on NBCSN.
