Kaulig Racing announced today that 3-time Supercar Champion, 3-time Bathurst 1000, and 2023 NCS Chicago Street Course Winner Shane Van Gisbergen will be going full-time NASCAR Xfinity Series racing in their #97 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet entry.

Gisbergen is a 34-year-old New Zealand racecar driver who has raced in 508 Supercar races since 2007. Then hopped onto the NASCAR scene last year, winning in his debut as well as scoring another Top 10 finish at the Indianapolis road course as well as running a Truck Series race for Niece Motorsports, as well finishing in 19th at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park.

In addition to full Xfinity duties, van Gisbergen will participate in the following Cup races for Trackhouse Racing:

Circuit of the Americas (COTA)
Talladega Superspeedway
Charlotte Motor Speedway
Chicago Street Race
Watkins Glen International
Las Vegas Motor Speedway

WeatherTech will sponsor SVG for 17 Xfinity races and four Cup Series races.

“We know Shane will be incredibly competitive at the road course events in both the NASCAR Cup and Xfinity series, but we wanted to get him as much experience on NASCAR ovals as possible, so I am really excited about his 2024 schedule,” said TrackHouse Racing founder and owner Justin Marks. “Kaulig Racing has a history of winning in the Xfinity Series, and as a fellow Chevrolet team, we are so thankful Matt Kaulig and Chris Rice see the potential in Shane that we see. The anticipation for this season is palpable.”

“We started our talks with Trackhouse about the possibility of putting SVG in an Xfinity car for a few races quite some time ago, and from there, the talks evolved to discussions about how much it would cost to run a full season,” said Chris Rice, president of Kaulig Racing. “Once we knew we had an open seat for next season, it became the perfect scenario to put him in the car. We partner with Trackhouse’s pit crew department, and with their key support from Chevrolet, it made teaming up an easy decision.”

SVG joins a lineup of Josh Williams in the team’s #11 entry and AJ Allmendinger in the #16 entry.

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