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Shane van Gisbergen signs multi-year contract extension with Trackhouse

Shane van Gisbergen burst onto the NASCAR scene in 2023, winning the Cup race at the Chicago Street Course on his debut. Since then, the three-time Supercars champion from New Zealand transitioned to a full-time career racing in NASCAR.

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Shane van Gisbergen: 2024 Watkins Glen loss still "makes me angry"

After finishing sixth at COTA, Shane van Gisbergen has been unstoppable on road and street courses this year, winning the inaugural race in Mexico City, leading almost 90% of the laps at Sonoma Raceway, and sweeping the weekend at the Chicago Street Course. But last September, he had the chance…

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San Diego to host NASCAR race at Naval Base Coronado in 2026

With the Chicago Street Course not returning to the schedule next year, NASCAR needed a new street course event, and they've found it.

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Will any NASCAR Cup driver actually challenge Shane van Gisbergen at Sonoma?

When NASCAR's top division went to Mexico City for the first time last month, Shane van Gisbergen (SVG) won in the biggest margin of victory seen in any Cup race in over 15 years. Just last week at the Chicago Street Course, he was once again victorious — this time, sweeping…

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Every foreign-born race winner in NASCAR history

This is a complete list of every driver who was born outside of the United States and won in any of three national levels of NASCAR

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Video: Chicago NASCAR Cup pile-up blocks track, causes early red flag

After qualifying third, Carson Hocevar had high hopes for Sunday's NASCAR Cup race at the Chicago Street Course. But while his teammate Michael McDowell passed Shane van Gisbergen and led the opening lap, Hocevar slipped back to seventh.

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Shane van Gisbergen earns NASCAR Cup pole in Chicago with blistering lap

After a dominant victory in Mexico City, Shane van Gisbergen (SVG) remains the man to beat as NASCAR takes on the Chicago Street Course. He was nearly half a second faster than his closest competition, with Michael McDowell joining him on the front row.

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With 41 entries, one driver will fail to qualify for the NASCAR Cup race in Chicago

In something that has become increasingly rare in modern NASCAR, there will be a DNQ (did not qualify) in this weekend's Cup race at the Chicago Street Course.

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NASCAR in-season challenge: How Atlanta broke every bracket

Leaving Atlanta, 16 drivers have been eliminated and matchups are set for the second of five rounds at the Chicago Street Course. However, there are ZERO perfect bracket left anywhere after what transpired at EchoPark Speedway (Atlanta) on Saturday night.

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JR Motorsports unveils special Red Bull schemes for SVG and Connor Zilisch

The Trackhouse Racing teammates will compete head-to-head in the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at the Chicago Street Course in July. Shane van Gisbergen and Connor Zilisch will both be driving for JR Motorsports that weekend, running the same sponsors but with inverse paint schemes.

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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.

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TNT reveals full broadcast team for 2025 NASCAR coverage

TNT will become an official NASCAR broadcaster again after a decade-long absence, picking up a few races in the summer between the stints of Prime Video and NBC Sports. They will take over on June 28 with Atlanta Motor Speedway, while also airing the Chicago Street Course on July 6, Sonoma…

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NASCAR Cup Pocono: Ty Gibbs beats William Byron to pole position

One week after qualifying second at the Chicago Street Course, Gibbs – the last car to go out in the final round of qualifying on Saturday, bested that effort by one spot by laying down a blistering lap at 170.039 mph.

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2024 NASCAR at Pocono schedule, entry list, and how to watch

Alex Bowman won a wild NASCAR Cup race against the clock at the Chicago Street Course, passing Joey Hand and making the wet tires last on a drying track.

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NASCAR fines Bubba Wallace $50k for post-race Chicago clash with Bowman

Bubba Wallace has been penalized for running into race winner Alex Bowman on the cool-down lap following the conclusion of last weekend’s NASCAR Cup Series race at the Chicago Street Course.

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Josh Berry to run Pocono Xfinity race with AM Racing

Two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Joey Logano drove the No. 15 AMR Ford Mustang at the Chicago Street Course, finishing eighth in the NASCAR Xfinity race. It was the team's first top-ten of the year.

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AM Racing officially parts ways with Hailie Deegan

The team made the announcement in a post on its social media accounts Monday morning, less than a week after it had pulled Deegan from the No. 15 Ford and replaced her with two-time Cup champion Joey Logano to run last weekend’s race at the Chicago Street Course.

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Reddick "screwed up" in attempt to snag Chicago win from Bowman

Following a nearly two-hour rain delay during Stage 2, NASCAR set a hard stop time of 8:20 p.m. Local time for the conclusion of the originally scheduled 75-lap race at the Chicago Street Course.

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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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Shane van Gisbergen's 2024 NASCAR schedule revealed

Van Gisbergen took the stock car world by storm when he won on his debut at the Chicago Street Course, driving Trackhouse Racing's Project 91 entry.

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Shane van Gisbergen signs with Trackhouse for 2024 NASCAR move

Van Gisbergen rocked the NASCAR world when he won on debut in the inaugural Cup race at the Chicago Street Course in July, driving the Project91 entry for Trackhouse Racing.

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Shane van Gisbergen signs with Trackhouse in 2024 NASCAR move

Van Gisbergen rocked the NASCAR world when he won on debut in the inaugural Cup race at the Chicago Street Course in July, driving the Project91 entry for Trackhouse Racing.

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15 super cool photos from NASCAR’s first street race in downtown Chicago

The backdrop of Chicago and its skyline made for some spectacular NASCAR photos.

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Worker dies while setting up NASCAR Chicago street track

In a statement on Friday, NASCAR confirmed an employee of a private contractor working on the construction of the Chicago Street Course had suffered a “fatal medical emergency”.

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Worker dies in accident while setting up NASCAR's Chicago Street Course

In a statement Friday, NASCAR confirmed an employee of a private contractor working on the construction of the Chicago Street Course suffered a “fatal medical emergency.”

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