VALLELUNGA, Italy – Tobias Dauenhauer is living the dream of a NASCAR Whelen Euro Series rookie. The Hendriks Motorsport driver led all laps during his first EuroNASCAR 2 race at Autodromo di Vallelunga Saturday to grab his maiden win in his first start in the series. He is also the first German driver to win a race in the official European NASCAR series. Vittorio Ghirelli took second on the first lap, with DF1 Racing driver Andreas Jochimsen managing to pass Pilate to settle into third. Alessandro Brigatti moved up to third and challenged Ghirelli for second while Dauenhauer led lap after lap. While Dauenhauer took the win under yellow, Ghirelli ended up second ahead of Brigatti, who grabbed the third podium finish of his career.

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