Tag: Shane Van Gisbergen

Cup Series, NASCAR

His Atlanta Performance Shows Shane van Gisbergen Continues to Improve on Ovals

Before the start of the 2026 Cup Series season, Shane van Gisbergen had a whopping seven Top 10 finishes on oval tracks across his combined NASCAR Series starts. So far this season, he has three, but the results do not match the performance. As SVG continues to learn the NASCAR oval-style of racing, SVG has had multiple great performances that just didn’t translate into finishes. … Continue reading His Atlanta Performance Shows Shane van Gisbergen Continues to Improve on Ovals

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Cup Series, NASCAR, Opinion

A Multi-Hour Rain Delay at EchoPark Speedway That Was Worth the Wait

On lap 108 of last night’s Quaker State 400 at EchoPark Speedway, we were hit with a 3-hour-and-8-minute red flag for lightning and rain. Unfortunately for some of us older folk, NASCAR would not be able to get drivers into their cars until 11:15 pm before going back yellow at about 11:45. Now, I pushed through it, and so did many other fans, including many … Continue reading A Multi-Hour Rain Delay at EchoPark Speedway That Was Worth the Wait

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2026 NASCAR Cup Series Sonoma Finishing Order

The twists and turns of wine country in Sonoma, California, play host to the boys of NASCAR once a year. Once again, we laid our eyes on the driver who will go down in history as the greatest road racer the sport has ever seen. Shane van Gisbergen treated us to yet another road course ass woopin’. He led 74 of 110 laps en route … Continue reading 2026 NASCAR Cup Series Sonoma Finishing Order

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2026 NASCAR Cup Series Sonoma Qualifying Results

Ty Gibbs used the last few turns before the line to get the edge up on Carson Hocevar for the Pole. Ty’s Pole Award at Sonoma is just the 3rd of his career. Carson will start P.2. Drivers a bit behind the eight ball will be SVG himself, who qualified P. 6 after spinning on his second lap. Drivers to watch are going to be: … Continue reading 2026 NASCAR Cup Series Sonoma Qualifying Results

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Corey Heim Joins Elite Company as one of the Few to Win in their First 15 Cup Starts

Corey Heim’s win at San Diego puts him in a small group of drivers who have won a NASCAR Cup Series race in their first 15 starts. Corey Heim’s first Cup win came on race 13 of his career, and with that, he joins some elite company. Drivers such as Brad Keselowski, Jimmie Johnson, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. Since the turn of the century, only … Continue reading Corey Heim Joins Elite Company as one of the Few to Win in their First 15 Cup Starts

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Surprise Pole? Nah. Full Cup Series Starting Lineup for COTA

Tyler Reddick and the No. 45 23XI Racing team are on a roll! Two wins in a row and now two Pole Awards in a row as Reddick beats out Ross Chastain by just over a tenth of a second to secure the pole for the DuraMAX Texas Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas. The only real shock in the starting lineup is NASCAR’s … Continue reading Surprise Pole? Nah. Full Cup Series Starting Lineup for COTA

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Cup Series, NASCAR, O'Reilly Auto Parts Series

Major 2026 NASCAR Silly Season Bombshells Dropped

The 2026 NASCAR Silly Season has been fun to keep an eye on so far, and some big questions have been answered on Friday morning. From the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series to the Cup Series, here are the biggest stories so far this morning. Parker Retzlaff will join Viking Motorsports The No. 99 Chevrolet of Viking Motorsports will have a new driver for 2026. Parker … Continue reading Major 2026 NASCAR Silly Season Bombshells Dropped

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Cup Series, NASCAR

SVG Scores Win No 4 at the Glen

In what was another clinic by the Kiwi, Shane van Gisbergen would go on to win his fifth career Cup Series victory and the fourth of the 2025 season. Four makes Shane the winningest rookie in Cup Series history and also ties him for second most road course wins in a row, tied with Chase Elliott. Jeff Gordon’s record sits at five in a row. … Continue reading SVG Scores Win No 4 at the Glen

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Cup Series at Sonoma Final Results

With Shane van Gisbergen’s fourth career Cup Series victory at Sonoma under wraps, let’s take a look at the whole finishing order for the 2025 Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma. Image Credit: Meg Oliphant/Getty Images 1 Shane van Gisbergen 59 97 2 Chase Briscoe 44 2 3 Chase Elliott 35 4 Michael McDowell 33 3 5 Christopher Bell 32 1 6 Tyler Reddick 31 7 … Continue reading Cup Series at Sonoma Final Results

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Cup Series Playoffs Standings Following Chicago

Chicago had a chance to put a major wrench in the Cup Series Playoff standings. However, with a repeat winner in Shane van Gisbergen, no one new was locked into the 2025 Playoffs. Image: James Gilbert/ Getty Images place driver +/- 1 Kyle Larson 3 Wins 2 Denny Hamlin 3 Wins 3 Christopher Bell 3Wins 4 Shane van Gisbergen 2 Wins 5 William Byron 1 … Continue reading Cup Series Playoffs Standings Following Chicago

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