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Eddie Cheever's racing days began as a young boy in Italy and led him to Victory Lane of the Indianapolis 500. Now his son, Eddie Cheever III, is ready to pursue his dreams.
The 20-year-old aspires to drive in the Daytona 500. And for the second-generation driver who was born and raised in Rome, Italy, the next step to fulfilling that dream is the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series.
The younger Cheever announced Friday that he will run for the Elite Division championship for Italian-based CAAL Racing in 2014.
Cheever began racing karts at age 12. At age 15, he graduated to open-wheel competitions, racing in professional series in Italy and throughout Europe winning the 2012 Italian F3 European championship.
Last December, he tested a Ferrari GT3 with the Italian team AF Corse. His goal, however, has always been to be a professional race car driver in the U.S.
And NASCAR has been his primary focus.
“I really like the NASCAR style of racing,” Cheever said.
“There's more action and more things a driver can do. The driver seems to have a bigger input in NASCAR than open-wheel racing. You feel like you're more in control. I like both kinds of racing, but I think the right thing for me at this point is to focus on NASCAR”.
Cheever's teammate Simone Laureti who will run in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series' Open Division. The season will open on April 12-13 at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia, Spain.
Eddie Cheever's racing days began as a young boy in Italy and led him to Victory Lane of the Indianapolis 500. Now his son, Eddie Cheever III, is ready to pursue his dreams.
The 20-year-old aspires to drive in the Daytona 500. And for the second-generation driver who was born and raised in Rome, Italy, the next step to fulfilling that dream is the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series.
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| Eddie Cheever III (Photo: NASCAR Whelen Euro Series) |
The younger Cheever announced Friday that he will run for the Elite Division championship for Italian-based CAAL Racing in 2014.
Cheever began racing karts at age 12. At age 15, he graduated to open-wheel competitions, racing in professional series in Italy and throughout Europe winning the 2012 Italian F3 European championship.
Last December, he tested a Ferrari GT3 with the Italian team AF Corse. His goal, however, has always been to be a professional race car driver in the U.S.
And NASCAR has been his primary focus.
“I really like the NASCAR style of racing,” Cheever said.
“There's more action and more things a driver can do. The driver seems to have a bigger input in NASCAR than open-wheel racing. You feel like you're more in control. I like both kinds of racing, but I think the right thing for me at this point is to focus on NASCAR”.
Cheever's teammate Simone Laureti who will run in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series' Open Division. The season will open on April 12-13 at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia, Spain.