Shane van Gisbergen, left, and Kamui Kobayashi talk before a practice session for the NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Saturday, Aug. 12, 2023, in Indianapolis.

Shane van Gisbergen does a burn out as he celebrates his win during Toyota/Save Mart 350 NASCAR Cup Series race at Sonoma Raceway in Sonoma, Calif., on Sunday, July 13, 2025.

Shane van Gisbergen getting first taste of NASCAR playoff action Van Gisbergen, 35, entered the postseason as the No. 5 seed in the 12-driver field. He won all three of his races in the regular ...

Driver Shane van Gisbergen celebrates with his crew after winning the NASCAR Cup Series race on Columbus Drive in Grant Park on July 2, 2023. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune) ...

Shane Van Gisbergen, driver of the #91 Enhance Health Chevrolet, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Grant Park 220 at the Chicago Street Course on July 2, 2023 in Chicago.

Shane van Gisbergen competes in a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at the Grant Park 165, Sunday, July 6, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley) ...

When Shane van Gisbergen got the call from Justin Marks, it reignited his interest in the NASCAR Cup Series. He studied the races, the drivers and the cars. Turns out he is a pretty good student.

The dream continues for Shane Van Gisbergen. The Auckland, New Zealand, native burst onto the NASCAR scene in historic fashion last summer, winning the inaugural Chicago Street Race in his Cup ...

Shane Van Gisbergen recently admitted to perferring NASCAR over his previous stint in the Australian Supercars Championship. Despite winning three titles, the Kiwi driver revealed he'd grown to ...

Van Gisbergen turns 35 in May, a bit on the older side for a NASCAR rookie. But he said his Supercars career had become “stale” and he was up for a new challenge driving stock cars.

Shane van Gisbergen leads during a NASCAR race at Sonoma Raceway in Sonoma, Calif., July 13, 2025. (Scott Strazzante/San Francisco Chronicle via AP) ...