Raphael Lessard Leads Every Lap at Zolder, Thomas Toffel Survives the Brawl to Take the Euro Open Crown

By Wolfgang Monsehr, Staff Writer Under cold conditions on a Circuit Zolder track still damp after heavy rain the night before, the NASCAR Euro Series crowned its Open champion on Sunday morning. Swiss Thomas Toffel, the driver with the biggest realistic chance at the title, had done everything right in qualifying and started from the front row beside Canadian Raphael Lessard, who took the pole. Lessard took full advantage of the first starting spot and immediately took the lead when the green flag waved. He stayed in front for the whole distance of 15 laps and 60 kilometers in his…