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Shane van Gisbergen 'hates' racing in the rain, "but I'm good at it"

Three-time Supercars champion Shane van Gisbergen stunned the NASCAR world almost two years ago, the New Zealand driver winning on debut at the Chicago Street Course in a feat not seen in the Cup Series for 60+ years.

Motorsport

Hocevar and Nemechek advance into All-Star Race, Gragson wins Fan Vote

Carson Hocevar claimed victory after a two-tire call allowed him to take the lead. John Hunter Nemechek scored a runner-up finish, also racing his way into the big show.

Motorsport

Caribbean is friend of US, not an enemy, tariff-hit regional leaders tell Trump

Barbados PM and Caricom chair calls on Washington to engage in talks to ‘keep prices down for all of our people’

The Guardian - UK

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The winners and losers from NASCAR's first road race of the 2025 season at COTA

Bell goes back-to-back, Zilisch's Cup debut comes to an abrupt end, and missed opportunities highlight some of the Cup Series' fun at COTA on Sunday.

Motorsport

The Rastafarians opening up Caribbean cannabis farms to build a flourishing medical industry

After a 2018 amnesty, the government of St Vincent and the Grenadines is now backing Rastafarian growers’ efforts to promote the benefits of marijuana

The Guardian - UK

The "weakness" van Gisbergen has identified to improve in NASCAR

It’s been a long year for Shane van Gisbergen. In his first season racing full-time in the USA, the New Zealander clocked up 33 starts in the NASCAR Xfinity series and 11 in the Cup series. After already changing bases once in his career, to Australia, he has criss-crossed North…

Autosport

Can an F1 driver handle a stock car? Red Bull puts its drivers to the test

Worlds collided when Trackhouse Racing teammates Shane van Gisbergen and Connor Zilisch met up with RB's Yuki Tsunoda and Liam Lawson in Texas earlier this year. All four Red Bull athletes got together to see what would happen when you put an F1 driver in a stock car on a dirt…

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How van Gisbergen was eliminated from the NASCAR Xfinity playoffs

For Shane van Gisbergen, only two points were the difference between advancement and elimination in the end. He admitted that "it certainly would have helped" to have pitted for fresh tires late in the race when most of the field did, but with multiple playoffs drivers near the front in…

Motorsport

Shane van Gisbergen "pretty angry at myself" over last-lap error

Shane van Gisbergen made a three-wide pass for the lead on the final overtime restart and was doing well to keep Chris Buescher at bay as the field made their way around the 2.45-mile road course for the final lap.

Motorsport

Buescher beats SVG in epic showdown to win NASCAR Cup Watkins Glen

It was overtime in the Cup playoff race at Watkins Glen when Shane Van Gisbergen put the bumper to Chris Buescher to snatch away the race lead. He held a slim advantage on the final lap, but touched the Armco on entry to the bus stop chicane. This unsettled his No. 16…

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Shane van Gisbergen goes full-time NASCAR Cup racing in 2025

He will drive the No. 88 Chevrolet Camaro for Trackhouse as they expand to three cars. Stephen Doran, who currently works with Zane Smith, will serve as the crew chief. The team released Smith from his contract in an announcement on Saturday.

Autosport

Van Gisbergen "just got smashed," will finish last after Chicago crash

Van Gisbergen came into the Cup race at Chicago with high hopes, and not just because he was the defending winner. The New Zealander also won Saturday's NASCAR Xfinity Series race from pole position. He started fifth in Sunday's Cup race, and quickly found his way into the race lead.

Motorsport

Hurricane Beryl: Britons join global aid effort amid Caribbean devastation

New UK foreign secretary, David Lammy, adds to support of individuals raising funds for disaster-hit islands

The Guardian - UK

Chastain wants “another crack” at NASCAR street race star SVG in Chicago

Trackhouse’s Ross Chastain says this weekend’s NASCAR Cup race at the Chicago Street Course gives him “another crack” at racing road-course star colleague Shane van Gisbergen.

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Larson wins wild NASCAR Xfinity race at COTA after SVG and Hill clash

Larson had won the pole for the race but had to start from the rear when his No. 17 Hendrick Motorsports team had to replace a brake rotor.

Autosport

Autosport Top 50 of 2023: #20 Shane van Gisbergen

From the start of the year, Shane van Gisbergen made it crystal clear that he was no fan of the new Gen3 Supercar and, after disqualification from a season-opening win in Newcastle on a technicality, he was playing off the back foot all season.

Motorsport

Van Gisbergen "most anxious" about superspeedways in NASCAR

Van Gisbergen became the first driver in over 60 years to win a NASCAR Cup race on debut when he took the checkered flag at the inaugural Chicago Street Course race.

Autosport

The many surprise driver cameos of the 2023 NASCAR Cup season

As for why that may be, the new car itself has to be part of it. The addition of several more road courses, the NASCAR Garage 56 entry at Le Mans, as well as innovative programmes such as Project91 and others like it have all helped to lure several international…

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The many surprise driver cameos of the 2023 NASCAR Cup season

As for why that may be, the new car itself has to be part of it. The addition of several more road courses, the NASCAR Garage 56 entry at Le Mans, as well as innovative programs such as Project91 and others like it have all helped to lure several international…

Motorsport

Van Gisbergen leads ringers with top-ten finish at Indianapolis

Van Gisbergen started eighth in the No. 91 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet, but quickly moved up to seventh after some contact at the start with Christopher Bell.

Motorsport

Lap-by-lap breakdown of Van Gisbergen's drive from 18th to 1st

The Supercars ace ran amongst the top-five throughout the first two stages, showing a lot of patience in the wet conditions.

Sports Illustrated

TNT’s Stan Van Gundy Continues Spat With Heat’s Tyler Herro With Pointed ‘Soft’ Remark

The war of words between the injured Miami guard and former NBA coach continued on Saturday.

AAP

SVG dominates opening Supercars race at Albert Park

After starting from the second row, New Zealand driver Shane van Gisbergen has won the V8 Supercars race in a dominant sprint victory at Albert Park.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Kevin Durant and Stan Van Gundy had a funny Twitter exchange over the NBA’s very serious injury problem

SVG and KD agree. The NBA has an injury problem.

Motorsport

Ranking the top 10 Supercars drivers of 2022

In the final season before Supercars brings in new Gen3 regulations, Shane van Gisbergen once again romped to a dominant title. But 2022 was still a compelling campaign for Australia's top motorsport category, as old and new faces produced surprising displays. Here is our ranking of the year's best performers

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