Rockenfeller: NASCAR "as challenging as anything else I have done"

Former LeMans24 champion Mike Rockenfeller rejects some of the 'unfair comments made in Europe about NASCAR' and praises the sport's professionalism after running Cup races at WGI & the CLTMotorSpdwy Roval:

The 2010 Le Mans 24 overall winner made both starts with Spire Motorsports, driving the No. 77 Chevrolet Camaro. Rockenfeller, 38, finished 30th at WGI and 29th at the Roval.

“With a little bit of luck, I think we ultimately had the pace to finish in the top 15 ," he said."Whilst it wasn’t to be, I will still go home from America happy and I would gladly return to the NASCAR Cup Series in the future should the right opportunity arise.”Rockenfeller also drew comparisons between American and European motorsports, noting the"unfair comments" made about NASCAR on the other side of the Atlantic.

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