With five laps left and common sense politely excused from the building, Shane van Gisbergen dove four-wide into Turn 1 at Circuit of the Americas and turned a restart into a coronation.
Now that Connor Zilisch and Shane van Gisbergen share space at Trackhouse Racing, the expectation is civility. The reality is they’re still racing drivers.
After leading a career-best 48 laps on a drafting track, the defending champ tried to shortcut Stage 2—and instead short-circuited his afternoon.
The Trackhouse Racing driver knows how to win when right turns are involved. Now he’s proving he can survive—and thrive—when they aren’t.
Shane Van Gisbergen feeling optimistic about the 2026 season.
The Charlotte ROVAL was supposed to trim the playoff field. Instead, it set fire to it and kicked it down the stairs.
Tyler Reddick beat Shane van Gisbergen by 0.032 seconds to claim the Roval pole — and maybe save his Playoff run.
Shane van Gisbergen isn’t just chasing another road course win — he’s still buzzing from his first NASCAR oval top-10 at Kansas.
He came, he spun, he finished 26th—SVG’s first Playoff run ends, but the story isn’t over.
Four wins don’t mean much now—SVG must deliver at Bristol or see his championship chase end under the lights.