{"id":3152,"date":"2026-04-14T13:19:38","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T11:19:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ricardotormo.nectarestudio.com\/the-circuit-hosts-the-valencia-nascar-fest-this-weekend\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T08:30:52","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T06:30:52","slug":"the-circuit-hosts-the-valencia-nascar-fest-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ricardotormo.nectarestudio.com\/en\/the-circuit-hosts-the-valencia-nascar-fest-this-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"The Circuit hosts the Valencia NASCAR Fest this weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; row_position_desktop=&#8221;default&#8221; row_position_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; row_position_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; class=&#8221;section-block only&#8211;bottom&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; gradient_type=&#8221;default&#8221; shape_type=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; flex_gap_desktop=&#8221;10px&#8221; column_element_direction_desktop=&#8221;default&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_position=&#8221;default&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; text_direction=&#8221;default&#8221;]The <strong>Circuit Ricardo Tormo<\/strong> hosts this weekend a new edition of the <strong>Valencia NASCAR Fest<\/strong>, the only event in Spain of the European version of NASCAR with the start of the 2026 NASCAR Euro Series season.<\/p>\n<p>The Valencian circuit will be the stage for the annual debut of the <strong>NASCAR Euro Series<\/strong>, which arrives in Cheste with a full grid after the last drivers registered in the V8GP, OPEN and Rookie Challenge divisions were confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>V8GP<\/strong> category, the most powerful in the championship, features a lineup of top-level drivers. 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