NASCAR driver Shane van Gisbergen walked away from a multiple-car crash at a dirt track speedway meeting at Auckland in his native New Zealand on Thursday.

Shane van Gisbergen, better known as SVG, was an outsider when he arrived in NASCAR from the land down under. The post Shane van Gisbergen’s Ex-Boss Makes a Shocking Claim on Cup Series Rookie’s Roadblocks in NASCAR appeared first on EssentiallySports.

Shane Van Gisbergen emerged unharmed but unable to continue racing after a sprint car crash in New Zealand, just ahead of his full-time NASCAR debut.

Rising duo Ross Chastain and Shane van Gisbergen will juggle both the NASCAR Cup Series and Xfinity Series in 2025 after signing a deal with JR Motorsports.

Supercars champion Will Brown has been treated to a unique racing experience in New Zealand, courtesy of the driver he replaced at Triple Eight Race Engineering, Shane van Gisbergen. Brown arrives in 2025 as the reigning Repco Supercars Championship winner, having sealed the 2024 crown at the VAILO Adelaide 500 last November.

Shane van Gisbergen had a first in his accomplished racing career on Saturday — though one not very enjoyable for most race car drivers. van Gisbergen, piloting the #97A United Truck Parts Sprintcar while competing in a Sprintcar heat race at Baypark Speedway in Tauranga,

Kyle Larson is eyeing doing a similar feat to Shane van Gisbergen, with the NASCAR star looking to race in the Australian Supercar series.

How about this? Ross Chastain and Shane van Gisbergen have inked deals with JR Motorsports for the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series season. Chastain and SVG will race the No. 9 car nine times total with Chastain taking the slight majority of the races.

NASCAR driver Shane van Gisbergen has walked away from a multiple car crash at a dirt track speedway meeting at Auckland in his native New Zealand.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — NASCAR driver Shane van Gisbergen walked away from a multiple-car crash at a dirt track speedway meeting at Auckland in his native New Zealand on Thursday. Van ...

Shane van Gisbergen introduced Will Brown to dirt karting. Image: Will Brown Instagram Both the former and current Triple Eight

NASCAR star Shane van Gisbergen walked away from a multiple-auto crash at a dirt track speedway meeting at Auckland in his native New Zealand on Thursday.