Loris Hezemans was the driver to take the victory in NASCAR Whelen Euro Series’ last visit to Raceway Venray in 2019. Five years later EuroNASCAR returned to the half-mile oval in the Netherlands where Loris’ younger brother, Liam Hezemans, who racet his earlier carreer in karting (IAME X30) was crowned as the NASCAR Oval GP Champion.

Liam Hezemans broke the tie for the Junior Trophy lead ahead of the NASCAR Oval GP in the Netherlands  – The Dutchman is only 5 points ahead of Paul Jouffreau

Liam Hezemans and Paul Jouffreau are set for an epic battle for the Junior Trophy crown – After four races, the Dutchman and the Frenchman are tied in points

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

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.