Shane van Gisbergen (shanevg97) will watch fellow Kiwi smclaughlin93's IndyCar race from his pit stand but McLaughlin won't catch his NASCAR race as he's got a dog errand to run! 🐶 Find out why SVG thinks he should join him on the grid instead 👇
Van Gisbergen, who makes his second NASCAR Cup start this weekend on the Indianapolis Road Course for Trackhouse, watched his old sparring partner McLaughlin in Chevrolet’s simulator this week, as his fellow Kiwi prepared for his IndyCar element of the double-header weekend.
“We went for lunch on my last trip [to America] and he was just so encouraging about coming over here giving it a crack. So, yes, it’s awesome to be around him again.”McLaughlin said it was interesting to see the differences between their machinery around the IMS road course in their respective Chevrolet-powered cars.
McLaughlin can't stay to watch van Gisbergen's Cup race at Indy on Sunday, as he's flying to New York to pick up his dog. But Scott says he's happy to show Shane around the IndyCar paddock. “I'm not staying Sunday. I'm going home and going to watch it from my couch, which is a fantastic thing. No, I am actually flying to New York to pick up my dog and driving home 10 hours. I'll be driving and listening to it on the radio.”Van Gisbergen said he was looking forward to seeing his first IndyCar Series action in the flesh since it last visited Australia’s Gold Coast in 2008, when Ryan Briscoe scored a home win for Penske.
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