Shane van Gisbergen
New Zealand racing driver (born 1989) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Shane Robert van Gisbergen (born 9 May 1989), also known by his initials SVG, is a New Zealand professional racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 97 Chevrolet Camaro for Kaulig Racing in partnership with Trackhouse Racing, part-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 16 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Kaulig Racing and the No. 91 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Trackhouse Racing, and part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 28 Chevrolet SS for Pinnacle Racing Group. He is known for his time racing in the Supercars Championship, last driving the No. 97 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 car for Triple Eight Race Engineering. He is a three-time Supercars Champion, winning driver's titles in 2016, 2021, and 2022. With a total of 80 wins and 46 pole positions, van Gisbergen is 4th on the all-time wins list in the Supercars Championship. He has won the Bathurst 1000 three times, in 2020, 2022, and 2023.
Shane van Gisbergen | |||||||
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Nationality | New Zealander | ||||||
Born | Shane Robert van Gisbergen (1989-05-09) 9 May 1989 (age 35) Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||
Racing licence | FIA Platinum | ||||||
Supercars Championship career | |||||||
Car number | 97 | ||||||
Current team | Triple Eight Race Engineering | ||||||
Championships | 3 (2016, 2021, 2022) | ||||||
Races | 508 | ||||||
Wins | 81 | ||||||
Podiums | 176 | ||||||
Pole positions | 48 | ||||||
2023 position | 2nd | ||||||
NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
3 races run over 2 years | |||||||
Car no., team | No. 16 (Kaulig Racing) | ||||||
2023 position | 42nd | ||||||
Best finish | 42nd (2023) | ||||||
First race | 2023 Grant Park 220 (Chicago) | ||||||
Last race | 2024 EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix (COTA) | ||||||
First win | 2023 Grant Park 220 (Chicago) | ||||||
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NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
7 races run over 1 year | |||||||
Car no., team | No. 97 (Kaulig Racing) | ||||||
First race | 2024 United Rentals 300 (Daytona) | ||||||
Last race | 2024 Crown Royal Purple Bag Project 200 (Darlington) | ||||||
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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
Truck no., team | No. TBA (TBA) | ||||||
2023 position | 63rd | ||||||
Best finish | 63rd (2023) | ||||||
First race | 2023 TSport 200 (IRP) | ||||||
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ARCA Menards Series career | |||||||
1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
ARCA no., team | No. 28 (Pinnacle Racing Group) | ||||||
First race | 2024 Hard Rock Bet 200 (Daytona) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of 9 March 2024. | |||||||
Van Gisbergen also races in GT Racing, winning the 2016 Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour alongside Alvaro Parente and Jonathon Webb in the McLaren 650S GT3,[1] winning the 2016 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup, finishing 3rd overall in the 2016 Intercontinental GT Challenge and finishing in second place in the 2015 24 Hours of Daytona in the GTD class.
He won in his NASCAR Cup Series debut at the 2023 Grant Park 220 in Chicago driving the No. 91 for Trackhouse Racing, becoming the first driver to win in their NASCAR Cup Series debut since IndyCar driver Johnny Rutherford in 1963, becoming only the seventh to do so in series history and the first driver to do it in the modern era of the sport.[2] He also became the first New Zealander to win a race in the Cup Series.
He and Paul Morris are the only drivers to have won all three major car racing events at Mount Panorama: the Bathurst 1000, Bathurst 6 Hour and Bathurst 12 Hour.[3]