First podium finish of the season for Thomas Krasonis

Thomas Krasonis has secured his first podium finish of the season. The second race of the 2026 NASCAR Euro Series Championship was full of intense drama for the 2025 OPEN class champion, as for the second consecutive Saturday race, he was unable to celebrate a good result due to an accident caused by an opponent. However, just as happened in the season opener in Valencia, Sunday’s second race came along to close out the three-day weekend with a smile and a second-place finish!
On Saturday, the V8GP race was a… repeat of the season opener. As soon as the race started, Thomas, starting from second place, made a move and passed Paul Jouffreau, who three laps later crashed into Krasonis almost without braking, causing the two cars to collide and lose many positions. Thomas returned to the pits where the PK Carsport mechanics repaired the car so he could get back on the track. And so it was, with the 24-year-old setting the fastest lap of the race, which earned him pole position for Sunday. Unfortunately, however, he was unable to finish Saturday’s race and retired.
On Sunday, Krasonis started from pole position, but was hit by Jordan O’Brien; as a result, while trying to keep the car on the track, he lost two positions to his teammate, Vittorio Ghirelli, and Jouffreau. He soon managed to pass Ghirelli, but in the remaining laps he was unable to regain the lead, crossing the finish line in second place behind his French rival.
After the second race weekend, Thomas Krasonis is in 6th place in the V8GP standings with 104 points.
This season, Thomas Krasonis is competing in the V8GP class—formerly known as PRO—driving the No. 13 Chevrolet Camaro for the championship-leading Belgian team, PK Carsport.
Costamare Shipping Company is a sponsor of Thomas Krasonis’s efforts in the NASCAR Euro Series.