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Shane van Gisbergen celebrates after winning the Grant Park 165 race of NASCAR Cup Series at the … More Chicago Street Course in Chicago, Illinois, United States on July 6, 2025. (Photo by Jacek Boczarski/Anadolu via Getty Images) Anadolu via Getty Images Shane van Gisbergen is not just winning races at Nascar’s top level. He is putting on a clinic at road courses. The New Zealander moved to America last year, less than a year after winning the inagural race at the Chicago Street Course in 2023. His deal with Trackhouse Racing came together in partnership with Kaulig Racing in the Xfinity Series. Quickly, he picked up a knack for oval racing. Shortly there after, Trackhouse bumped him up to the Cup Series. Now, he’s a full-time Cup Series racer. While oval racing is still a work in progress for the 36-year-old, he is proving he may be the best Nascar racer to ever tackle road courses. “Justin [Marks, Trackhouse Racing owner] took a massive chance on me to bring me over, and as I’ve said many times, these races are like a holiday to me. It’s the ovals where I’m really focused on getting better and better. “I come here and there’s no stress. People probably think there’s more stress and expectation on us, but I kind of just get excited by it and love driving. It’s the ovals where I know I’m getting better. I’m not stressed about it and I’m not forcing it, but I love trying to progress and get better and better. Van Gisbergen’s dominanting win during Sunday’s Grant Park 165 on the Chicago Street Course is his third Cup victory, making him the winningest foreign-born driver. Previously, road courses were few and far between on the Nascar schedule. Until the schedule changed during the…

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