As German-owned 3F Racing prepares for his or her NASCAR Cup Sequence début, they may first sort out a NASCAR race on their residence soil when Ryan Vargas enters the Whelen Euro Sequence‘ NASCAR GP Germany at Motorsport Area Oschersleben on 23/24 October. He’ll drive the #30 Chevrolet Camaro within the top-flight EuroNASCAR PRO class with help from Staff Bleekemolen.
3F Racing is co-run by three buddies, therefore the “3F” within the identify, with lead proprietor Dennis Hirtz previously serving because the advertising director of European GT staff Phoenix Racing. The staff initially hoped to start Cup racing in 2022 with plans of going full-time by 2024, however finally elected to start out small by opening a late mannequin programme first in partnership with Lee Faulk Racing. In August, EuroNASCAR 2 driver Max Mason examined a late mannequin for the staff at Hickory Motor Speedway.
Vargas joined 3F in July because the Director of Staff and Driver Improvement. Apart from working late mannequin occasions, he’ll function a reserve driver.
He arrived at 3F with sixty-seven profession Xfinity Sequence begins since 2019, together with working a lot of the 2021 and 2022 calendars, with two prime tens. For 2023, he’s a advisor for Xfinity staff CHK Racing whereas additionally racing part-time within the Craftsman Truck Sequence, working six races to date for On Level Motorsports.
“I’m extremely humbled to make the journey to Germany to run within the NASCAR Whelen Euro Sequence race with my buddies at 3F Racing,” stated Vargas, “It’s at all times been a dream of mine to race abroad and to try this with the help of my buddies at Important Path Safety makes it all of the extra particular. I’ve been a fan of the sequence for fairly a while and the thought of taking up a brand new problem in an entire completely different automotive and monitor is an thrilling one.
“It’s an honour to lastly hit the monitor with 3F Racing on their residence turf. The method of serving to them broaden their footprint within the US with the late mannequin programme has been a enjoyable venture to say the least, and I firmly consider that us making this race occur will solely carry extra eyes to the programme.”
Vargas would be the fifteenth American to compete within the Euro Sequence. Others embrace Andre Castro, Jennifer Jo Cobb, Rick Crawford, Jeffrey Earnhardt, Eric Filgueiras, Brandon Gdovic, Ben Kennedy, Bobby Labonte, Julia Landauer, Kevin O’Connell, Dale Quarterley, Myatt Snider, Nick Strickler, and Giles Thornton.
