Shane van Gisbergen is heading to the Sunflower State of Kansas this weekend for the AdventHealth 400 NASCAR Cup race on Sunday. The 267 lap (400.5 miles) race will be his third NASCAR Cup Series start at Kansas Speedway. Last season at the 1.5-mile speedway, van Gisbergen finished 10th, his first top-10 on an oval track.
“I guess it was later in the year,” said SVG. “We were just getting better and better. I think we had some races where we had better speed than that, but I didn’t get it right or we got crashed out or something.
“I felt like we were getting toward the top-10 more often than not by the end of the season, which was really cool. But yeah, I really like Kansas (Speedway). You can run all over the track and try to find grip and speed. Hoping for another good result there this weekend.”
Van Gisbergen has made significant improvement in his two Kansas starts, from 20th-place (Spring 2025) to claiming a top-10 last autumn. He enters this weekend’s race at Kansas 16th in the Cup Series driver standings, just 15 points behind 15th-place. The top 16 drivers in points following race No. 26 qualify for The Chase and will compete for the Cup Series Championship.
“It’s really just time,” commented SVG on his progression on the ovals. “Every race I’m learning something new and trying to keep good notes.
“I try to have a good notebook of set up stuff too. Even though we have a new body and rule set, the set-up advancements that we have made for my style of racing, have certainly translated this year.
“It’s time and experience, going back to these tracks now for my third and fourth races kind of makes the difference. I know what to expect, how to approach the weekend and how the track is going to change. All of that stuff just adds up.”
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