Thomas Krasonis

Thomas Krasonis (born October 29, 2001) is a Greek professional racing driver. He competes in the NASCAR Euro Series, driving the No. 13 car for PK Carsport. He is the reigning OPEN European Champion in the NASCAR Euro Series, having won the 2025 title. He is the first Greek professional NASCAR driver. He is also the NASCAR Euro Series ambassador for Greece.

Early life and education Krasonis was born on 29 October 2001 in Athens, Greece, where he grew up and started racing. He began his karting career in 2006 at the age of five. He competed in local karting events in Greece, a country with limited racing infrastructure. Progressing through national and international karting championships throughout his teenage years, Krasonis made the transition to car racing in 2016. In 2020, he did not race because of the COVID-19 pandemic. During this period, he focused on his studies at Hanze University of Applied Sciences in Groningen, Netherlands, majoring in Sport Science & Management. Krasonis has credited this period with providing insights into sports administration and athlete development.

Junior racing career Krasonis's junior racing career progressed from national karting competitions to international events, laying the groundwork for his transition to car racing. From 2009 to 2011, Krasonis competed in the Greek National Karting Championship. Seeking broader challenges, he ventured abroad participating in the World Karting Series from 2011 to 2012, followed by the Rhein-Main Germany Kart Cup in 2013–2014. His karting career concluded in the 2015 Winterpokal Kerpen ADAC German Championship, before he moved to European car racing. He later drove for racing team Marko Stipp Motorsport in Europe.

The 2024 season included further appearances in the World Series of Asphalt in the United States, alongside commitments in the V8 Oval Series and both classes of the EuroNASCAR series in Europe. Krasonis began being coached by four-time European Champion Alon Day during that year.

In 2025, Krasonis signed with racing team PK Carsport to drive the No. 13 Chevrolet Camaro in both the PRO and OPEN divisions of the NASCAR Euro Series. The team was led by two-time European Champion Anthony Kumpen. On 12 October at Circuit Zolder in Belgium, Krasonis clinched the OPEN Championship , becoming the first Greek driver to win a major European motorsport title. He also became the first Greek driver to win the NASCAR Euro Series OPEN Division Championship. A maiden OPEN division victory at Valencia, was followed by five further wins over the course of the OPEN campaign, to clinch the championship. EuroNASCAR brand ambassadorship

In January 2025, Krasonis was appointed as the EuroNASCAR Brand Ambassador for Greece by series CEO Jerome Galpin at a launch event held at the Megara Circuit near Athens. The ambassadorship has been credited with increasing visibility of stock car racing in Greece.

Post-2025 race season

On 31 October 2025, Krasonis signed a contract extension with PK Carsport to compete full-time in the NASCAR Euro Series for the 2026 season. For the 2026 racing season, he will compete exclusively in the EuroNASCAR PRO division, forgoing participation in the OPEN division, with the aim of contending for the premier European NASCAR series championship.

On 21 November 2025, Krasonis attended the annual NASCAR Awards ceremony in Charlotte, North Carolina, for the first time in his career. He was honoured alongside the other 2025 international NASCAR champions and inducted into the Whelen Hall of Champions at the NASCAR Hall of Fame. These developments marked the conclusion of Krasonis’s 2025 racing season and confirmed his status as a full-time contender in the NASCAR Euro Series PRO category heading into 2026.