Van Gisbergen hoping to build on momentum from Chicago win in 2nd NASCAR start -
He has been revising his schedule, changing travel plans, linking up with new and old acquaintances and, yes, still clarifying the pronunciation of his last name. These are busy days for the three-time Supercars champion, busier than anticipated when he started pondering a move to NASCAR.
He has become so popular that Trackhouse Racing opted to bring back van Gisbergen for Sunday’s Brickyard 200 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. “I’ve said a number of times what I think he did at Chicago was awesome, awesome for New Zealand motorsport,” McLaughlin said. “For him to be here, I’m very excited. Four years ago, we were banging doors in Supercars. It’s crazy. Now we’ve both had a win in America, which is awesome.”The list of road racing specialists entered in this weekend’s race is expansive. There’s Jenson Button, the 2009 world champion, and Kamui Kobayashi, the 2021 Le Mans winner.
The names range from British drivers such as Jim Clark and Jackie Stewart to Brazilians Helio Castroneves and Tony Kanaan, even Indianapolis 500 winners Takuma Sato of Japan, Dario Franchitti of Scotland, Will Power of Australia and Dixon.
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