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.
The day started badly for Kyle Larson.
Shane van Gisbergen immediately put the NASCAR garage on notice after winning on his debut at the Chicago Street race and has enjoyed a highly successful Australian Supercars career, he knows he’s still inexperienced with NASCAR racing.
Trackhouse Racing and Kaulig Racing have joined forces to give Shane van Gisbergen a full slate of races in NASCAR in 2024.
Shane van Gisbergen immediately captured the attention of the entire NASCAR industry with his win at the Chicago Street Race in July.
Drivers from seven different countries will populate the grid for Sunday’s Verizon 200 at the Brickyard.
Ty Majeski drove a stellar race to secure his spot in the next round of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Playoffs at Indianapolis Raceway Park, but all eyes were on Shane van Gisbergen.