Shane van Gisbergen is honoring his nation of origin with this weekend’s paint scheme for the NASCAR Cup race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The observe is about as shut because the sequence ever will get to New Zealand throughout the 12 months, however nonetheless practically 7,000 miles aside.
The automotive options the silver fern throughout the wrap, in addition to the southern cross, and a number of other pink stars.
“We’ve our associates at Jockey again on the automotive, and amazingly, they let me have some affect on the design,” stated van Gisbergen in a video posted by Trackhouse Racing. “In fact, I went New Zealand-themed. Wonderful to have the silver fern on it … fairly cool trying race automotive.
“Clearly, I am just a little biased. Acquired the pink stars of my nation and I believe it appears to be like fairly robust. Fairly stoked to symbolize New Zealand as a lot as I can, and due to Jockey for letting me do this. I used to be fairly speechless after I first noticed this automotive.”
Van Gisbergen, who was eradicated from the NASCAR Cup playoffs within the Spherical of 16, at present sits twelfth within the championship standings after his fifth win of the season final week on the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval. Profitable by over 15 seconds, he’s once more tied with Denny Hamlin for essentially the most wins of any driver this 12 months.
Whereas all of his victories have come on highway programs, he lately secured his first oval prime ten at Kansas Speedway. SVG has additionally clinched the 2025 NASCAR Cup Rookie of the Yr honors.
The final time the Cup Collection visited Vegas, SVG began twenty eighth and completed thirty fourth after a crash. He additionally ran this race one 12 months in the past, inserting twenty ninth with Kaulig Racing. his apparent oval development, it is probably the Kiwi goes to enhance on that outcome this weekend.
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