
Red Bull Returns to NASCAR with Zilisch, SVG, and Big Ambitions
Connor Zilisch, the 18-year-old wunderkind, is officially stepping into the NASCAR Cup Series spotlight
Connor Zilisch, the 18-year-old wunderkind, is officially stepping into the NASCAR Cup Series spotlight
Not even a lap into the Roar Before the 24 test sessions at Daytona, 18-year-old NASCAR up-and-comer Connor Zilisch discovered exactly what it means to share a car with two New Zealand champions and a wily sports car veteran.
Trackhouse Racing, already a presence in NASCAR and MotoGP, announced it will expand its motorsports portfolio to include IMSA, entering the 63rd Rolex 24 at Daytona in January.
Shane van Gisbergen will drive for Trackhouse next year in the Cup Series, the team announced in a press conference at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday.
Shane van Gisbergen’s opportunity to defend his race win on the Chicago Street Course from last season ended almost before it began Sunday.
Shane van Gisbergen put on a master class Saturday afternoon.
Shane van Gisbergen, the defending winner of Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series Grant Park 165 conceded that he expected this year’s race to go down differently from last summer’s rainy, inaugural edition.
Shane van Gisbergen powered his way to the lead on a restart with 11 laps remaining in Saturday’s Zip Buy Now, Pay Later 250 on the Sonoma (Calif.) Raceway road course and bolted off to a 1.323-second victory
Instead of competing in Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race, New Zealand’s Shane Van Gisbergen will be spotting for the Australian Will Brown.
It only took thirteen starts in the Xfinity Series for Shane van Gisbergen to earn his first series win, and predictably enough it came on a road course.