Van Gisbergen secures landmark NASCAR debut

Supercars champion and Bathurst 1000 victor Shane van Gisbergen has been confirmed to marque his NASCAR Cup Series debut this twelvemonth with Trackhouse Racing.

As archetypal reported by Wide World of Sports, talks betwixt the three-time champion and squad proprietor Justin Marks began precocious past year.

Now, it has been announced the Kiwi volition contention the inaugural streets contention successful Chicago connected July 3.

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It's the archetypal clip van Gisbergen volition person ever driven a NASCAR-spec machine, fto unsocial raced successful the highest division.

Shane van Gisbergen sits 2nd successful the Supercars Championship aft 3 rounds. (Mark Horsburgh via Red Bull Content Pool)

The Supercars prima volition go the archetypal New Zealander to person raced successful the series.

"I tin honestly accidental I person dreamed astir an accidental successful NASCAR, but truly ne'er thought it would go a reality," said van Gisbergen.

"I can't hold to get to the States to conscionable everyone and hole for Chicago. 

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"It's NASCAR's archetypal clip connected the streets of Chicago truthful successful immoderate ways everyone volition beryllium a rookie similar me, but I don't underestimate that it's going to beryllium a immense challenge.

"There is truthful overmuch I person to larn astir these cars and however the races are run," helium added.

"The learning curve volition beryllium rather steep, but I americium acceptable for everything they volition propulsion astatine me. 

"I cognize a batch of Kiwis and Aussies volition beryllium watching and I'm honoured to get this opportunity." 

The Chevrolet Camaro that Shane van Gisbergen volition thrust successful the NASCAR Cup Series. (Supplied)

Van Gisbergen volition beryllium joined by existent NASCAR Cup Series points person Ross Chastain and the category's lone Mexican operator Daniel Suarez astatine Trackhouse Racing.

The New Zealander's introduction comes nether the Project91 banner, which aims to bring high-profile drivers from different motorsport disciplines to NASCAR.

The squad antecedently ran 2007 Formula 1 champion Kimi Raikkonen astatine Watkins Glen successful 2022 and Circuit of the Americas successful 2023.

Shane van Gisbergen volition marque his NASCAR Cup Series debut connected the streets of Chicago. (Supplied)

"We person been precise pleased with the instrumentality absorption to Kimi's information the past 2 seasons," said squad proprietor Marks.

"I'll concede the American racing instrumentality mightiness not beryllium arsenic acquainted with Shane arsenic they are with Kimi but if you speech with anyone successful Australia, New Zealand and that portion of the satellite they volition archer you helium is 1 of the astir talented drivers connected the planet. 

"He's utilized to thoroughfare racing successful dense cars and I deliberation everyone volition beryllium precise impressed with his performance." 

Van Gisbergen volition get successful the United States connected June 26 and be the 17th circular of the bid astatine Nashville Superspeedway earlier the Chicago thoroughfare contention connected July 3.

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