3F Racing is a German

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team that will debut in

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starting in 2024. They fielded the No. 30

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full-time for

Ryan Vargas Ryan John Vargas (born September 23, 2000) is an American professional stock car racing driver who competes full-time in the NASCAR Canada Series, driving the No. 28 Dodge Challenger for DJK Racing as well as part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, ...

in the

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, under a technical alliance with Dutch team Race Planet Team Bleekemolen. They also planned to compete part-time in the

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, fielding the No. 30

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. The team was founded by the German entrepreneur Dennis Hirtz (former Marketing Director of Phoenix Racing and two other friends, who have since left the project. The team is now managed by Hirtz. 3F Racing will also have a technical alliance with

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and have their shop on RCR's campus in

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History

NASCAR Cup Series

Car No. 30 history

The team had announced their plans on July 18, 2022, but was not widely known about until August 3, 2022 when a NASCAR

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user discovered the team. The team's initial plans were to run the final five races of the 2022 season, starting with the

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. Hirtz stated that ''"Our driver for the Roval will be a two-time

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winner with a strong European background, and for the remaining races we will field a very experienced and well-known US American NASCAR driver."'' The team did not announce their drivers and sponsors for 2022 in their initial announcement. Many fans speculated that

Justin Allgaier Justin Myrl Allgaier (born June 6, 1986) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 7 Chevrolet Camaro (sixth generation), Chevrolet SS for JR Motorsports and part-time ...

would be the driver for the oval tracks as he was a follower of the team on social media when they were first discovered. Fans also speculated that

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would be the driver for the Roval since he has extensive sports car racing experience in Europe, including two

wins (matching Hirtz's description), and he has made a NASCAR start previously ( the 2020 Xfinity Series race at the Daytona Road Course). On October 6, Hirtz told ''TobyChristie.com'' that the team would be delaying their debut until 2023. He stated that the team plans to run ten Cup Series races in 2023 with hopes to run full-time in 2024. On July 18, 2023, it was announced that

would be signed as the teams director of team and driver development, as well as being the reserve driver for the No. 30.

NASCAR Whelen Euro Series

On September 12, 2023, the team announced it would be fielding the No. 30 for Vargas at the GP Germany on September 23 and 24, 2023. The team finished 10th in both races. The team followed up a few weeks later at an appearance at the GP Belgium finishing 15th and 11th in both races. The team finished 27th overall in the points standings. On March 6, 2024, it was announced that the team will run full-time in the Euro Series in

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, fielding the No. 30 for Vargas in the EuroNASCAR Pro category. The team earned its first podium, on June 29, 2024, at

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, with Vargas driving.

References

External links

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