Trackhouse Racing’s Shane van Gisbergen has won Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race on the Chicago Street Course.
Van Gisbergen led twice for 26 of the 75 laps and took the lead with 16 laps remaining and persevered through two full-course cautions.
It is his second victory of the season (Mexico City last month) and third career victory in just 33 races. Only Kyle Larson, Denny Hamlin and Christopher Bell have more victories in 2025 than Van Gisbergen.
“It was a brilliant day for this No. 88 WeatherTech Chevrolet team,” said van Gisbergen. “Our car was really, really nice – the best car I’ve had here, by far. The strategy was a bit all over the place, as we knew it would be today – racing the weather, racing cars and different stops.
“Stephen (Doran, crew chief) did a really good job on the box all day of just painting the picture in my head of who I was up against. We had two great pit stops. Just so stoked to get WeatherTech in victory lane for their home race.”
Van Gisbergen’s first victory came in his NASCAR debut at the same Chicago Street Circuit in July 2023, driving for Trackhouse Racing’s PROJECT91 program. He has won two Cup races and two Xfinity races on the track, including Saturday’s Xfinity race.
The Kiwi is the only driver not from the United States to win at least three NASCAR Cup Series races. He is also the first driver since Kyle Busch at Indianapolis in 2016 to sweep pole and race wins in both the Xfinity and Cup races at the same track on the same weekend.
It was Trackhouse Racing’s third victory in 2025, and 11th victory since it began NASCAR Cup Series racing in 2021. It started as a single-car Chevrolet team before expanding to two full-time cars in 2022 and three cars in 2025.
Van Gisbergen is one of five Team Chevy drivers to earn a playoff berth. The rookie driver delivered the Bowtie brand its eighth victory in 19 points-paying races thus far this season.
Van Gisbergen pitted from the top five late in Stage 2 before finishing 12th.
Van Gisbergen won his third career pole on Saturday. It marked Trackhouse Racing’s fifth pole in its history.
The NASCAR Cup Series returns to action on Sunday, July 13, on the road course race at Sonoma (Calif.) Raceway.
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