Shane van Gisbergen will make his first NASCAR Cup Series start at the the Monster Mile at Dover (Del.) Motor Speedway this Sunday. Van Gisbergen started 31st and finished 18th last year in the Xfinity Series.
“I’m looking forward to getting back into some oval racing, said SVG. “It’s been a nice break doing all these road courses, but Dover should be good.
“I struggled a bit there last year, but I still had fun. It’s an epic track! Just how fast you can go into that corner, it feels like you are dropping and then all of the sudden you are loading up into the banking, just how much grip the track has is mind blowing.
“My team has a bunch of momentum heading into this weekend, so I’d like to keep that progression going and keep starting to build towards the top half of the field on the ovals.”
Van Gisbergen’s Sonoma win last weekend ties him with Kyle Larson, Denny Hamlin and Christopher Bell with three Cup Series victories in the 2025 season.
Van Gisbergen became the fastest driver to four wins in the Cup Series since Parnelli Jones in 1967 and the first since Jeff Gordon to win three consecutive road course Cup races from the pole. Van Gisbergen is tied with Tony Stewart and Jimmie Johnson for the most Cup Series wins as a rookie (3). He is the only driver not from the United States to win at least four NASCAR Cup Series races.
Van Gisbergen has quickly become a top NASCAR driver on a road course. He has four victories, four pole positions, five top-fives, and eight top-10s while leading 267 laps.
After last weekend’s win in Sonoma, the Kiwi now sits third in the 2025 Cup Series Playoff Standings with 17 playoff points. Mexico City victory locked him into the playoffs, his first-ever appearance in NASCAR’s post-season. He also clinched a playoff spot in his full-time season in the 2024 Xfinity Series.
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