While the Chicago NASCAR winner says he'd like to race more in NASCAR, he's still got a steep learning curve ahead of him.
On Friday, Shane van Gisbergen will attempt to make his NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series debut driving for Niece Motorsports.The event at the 0.686-mile track marks his first oval race.
One week later after qualifying for the Chicago street course race, he knew his future was in the United States. On Friday, van Gisbergen will attempt to make his NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series debut driving for Niece Motorsports in the TSports 200 at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park. The event at the 0.686-mile track marks his first oval race.
Van Gisbergen’s initial schedule called for one event in Trackhouse Racing’s Project 91 car—the Chicago street course. However, when he shocked the NASCAR world by winning the inaugural event everything changed. They immediately looked at the calendar to determine what worked schedule-wise for him to return to the No. 91 Chevrolet.Leading into the Indianapolis race weekend, van Gisbergen spent time in the simulator for both events.
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