The 1.95-mile circuit near Dresden hosted the second round of the DTM four months ago but the cancellation of a proposed race at Avignon in France has forced DTM organisers into a re-visit.
McNish qualified his Siemens “factory” Audi A4DTM in 13th position in May but contact with Marcel Fassler’s Opel forced his car in to retirement with accident damage.
Allan has since recorded point-scoring, top-eight finishes in four races and is optimistic he can improve on his current best finish, a fourth he achieved at the Norisring (17 July).
“Although my first-ever EuroSpeedway race ended in disappointment I’m going back with high expectations,” confirmed Allan who was narrowly denied a second consecutive Le Mans Endurance Series at the Nürburgring (4 Sep).
“I now have the knowledge of the circuit but also my Audi A4DTM has further developments which I feel will be well suited to the EuroSpeedway as good, low-speed grip is of paramount importance.
Defending DTM champion Mattias Ekström won last year’s EuroSpeedway race while Gary Paffett (Mercedes) started from pole-position and won this year’s event. Paffett starts the 48-lap, 102-mile race with a slender one-point lead over Ekström.
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