It’s playoff time in Oschersleben for Thomas Krasonis!
Playoff time has arrived for Thomas Krasonis! The OPEN class champion in the NASCAR Euro Series regular season is in Oschersleben, Germany, where this coming weekend, September 20 and 21, the first double race of the Championship playoffs will take place, with double points awarded in each race. Krasonis is coming off an excellent performance at the Most race in the Czech Republic, where he celebrated victory in both OPEN class races and, with the 40 points he earned, reached 246, finishing the regular season at the top of the standings, five points ahead of Martin Doubek and 17 ahead of Melvin De Groot.
In the PRO category, Thomas Krasonis has 233 points and is fourth in the standings, while he is also second in the junior standings. He is fourth in the team standings with 118 points.
The venue for the two-day first playoff race is the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben, a technical and fast 3.667-kilometer track known for its impressive races and exciting battles. A total of 57 different drivers, representing 20 countries, will be present at the German race of the NASCAR Euro Series.
Thomas Krasonis is participating in both categories of the NASCAR Euro Series again this year, PRO and ORE, driving the Chevrolet Camaro with the number “13” of the top team in the Championship, the Belgian PK Carsport, in all races.
Thomas Krasonis’ efforts in the NASCAR Euro Series are supported by Costamare Shipping Company and Dodoni Dairy, while medical coverage is provided by the Athens Medical Group.
The three-day schedule and broadcasts
The racing schedule begins with free practice at noon on Friday. The first free practice sessions for PRO start at 2:30 p.m. and for OPEN at 3:15 p.m., while the second free practice sessions will take place at 5:30 p.m. for PRO and 6:15 p.m. for OPEN.
Saturday’s schedule begins with the PRO qualifying session, which will start at 11 a.m. This will be followed by the OPEN qualifying session at 11:45 a.m. The first PRO race will start at 3:30 p.m. and will last 20 laps (73.92 km). The corresponding first OPEN race will start at 6:20 p.m. and will last 16 laps (59.14 km).
On Sunday, the second OPEN race will start at 12 noon and will last 16 laps. The three-day event will conclude at 3:30 p.m. with the start of the second PRO race, which will last 20 laps.
All times mentioned above are Greek time. ANT1+ will broadcast all the action from both Saturday and Sunday’s races to its subscribers, with commentary in Greek! There will also be live coverage on the official EuroNASCAR YouTube channel.
