NASCAR WHELEN EURO SERIES 2015-KNAUF RACING TEAM ANNOUNCES

USPA NEWS - Knauf France announced that the company will further increase its presence in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series by officially supporting rising star Thomas Ferrando in his quest for the ELITE 2 division title and his progress in his NASCAR career.

Coming from Go-Kart, Thomas Ferrando is the perfect example of a young European driver orientating successfully his career to NASCAR. He will drive the #37 Knauf Racing Ford Mustang, aiming to confirm the excellent results he posted in 2014 ““ the driver from Rians, France, won two races at the legendary Nurburgring and ended up third in the standings with 8 top-5 and 10 top-10 in what was his first year in NASCAR ““ and contend for the ELITE 2 Division title.

A part of worldwide leader in extraction of gypsum and manufacturing of plasterboards insulating material production and expanded polystyrene transformation, Knauf Group, which stemmed from a family company founded in 1932 by German brothers Alfons and Karl Knauf, Knauf France considers Ferrando a perfect representative of the company´s four core values: Humanity, Partnership, Commitment and Entrepreneurial spirit. So, Knauf France decided to step up their involvement in the sport and directly support the 17-year-old talented Frenchman´s NASCAR campaign by creating a brand new team named “Knauf Racing Team“ that will field a Ford Mustang in the ELITE 2 division in all 6 events of the 2015 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series calendar.

Ferrando´s NASCAR career begun in 2011, when at the young age of 14 he entered the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series Drivers Development Program, testing on the European NASCAR and racing in the US at the world-famous Bowman Gray Stadium, before entering last year his first full-time season in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series.