Gabriel Casagrande was the fastest driver in the opening free practice for the penultimate round of the 2026 NASCAR Brasil season, scheduled for the oval circuit at the Autódromo Internacional de Chapecó (SC). In a session where the drivers were split into two groups, the AMattheis Vogel driver from Paraná recorded his best lap at 36s856, the quickest time of the day.
Second place went to Ricardo Maurício, who, driving for Cavaleiro Sports, finished 0.046 seconds behind Casagrande’s mark. Tatiana Calderón, winner at Curvelo and driver of SG28, claimed third place, followed by Galid Osman in fourth with Cavaleiro Sport, a team that saw Arthur Gama close the top-five with competitors from the second group dominating the segment.
Mais veloz do primeiro grupo, Alfredinho Ibiapina foi o sexto mais rápido da sessão com a Full Time, com Firás Fahs terminando em sétimo com um carro do Team RC, equipe que teve Cacá Bueno em oitavo, fechando o top-3 do grupo 1. Denis Navarro, da Cavaleiro Sports, e Gui Backes, da AMattheis Vogel, fecharam o grupo dos dez mais rápidos.
The NASCAR Brasil schedule in Chapecó foresees one more free practice on Saturday at 10:25, and the qualifying, scheduled for 16:30. The races will be held on Sunday, at 9:00 and 14:05, with two events back-to-back in the afternoon.
