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As NASCAR Cup schedule shifts to ovals, Shane van Gisbergen wants ... Shane van Gisbergen celebrates after winning the NASCAR Cup Series race June 28 at Sonoma Raceway. (Jeff Chiu – The Associated Press) By Associated Press PUBLISHED: June 29, 2026 at 5:51 PM EDT Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... SONOMA, Calif. — NASCAR might sometimes seem like an endless series of left turns, but Shane van Gisbergen can attest that oval racing is filled with variables. The 22 circular tracks on the Cup Series schedule feature different lengths, banking and shapes. For a New Zealand native who raced exclusively on road and street courses until three years ago, it’s been a slog to figure out. “Some weeks, I can run 10th to 15th pretty easily, and other weeks it’s a battle to run 30th,” he said. “As a team we definitely need to be better and prepare as well as we can. I just need to keep getting better and make no mistakes. I’m still the weak link as a driver, but I’ve got good teammates in the other cars, and they’re struggling as well.” With eight races remaining in the regular season, van Gisbergen is the highest-ranked Trackhouse Racing driver at 14th in the standings — ahead of teamma…

As NASCAR Cup shifts to ovals, SVG wants to keep improving SONOMA, Calif. (AP) —NASCARmight sometimes seem like an endless series of left turns, butShane van Gisbergencan attest that oval racing is filled with variables. The 22 circular tracks on the Cup Series schedule feature different lengths, banking and shapes. For a New Zealand nativewho raced exclusively on road and street coursesuntil three years ago, it’s been a slog to figure out. “Some weeks, I can run 10th to 15th pretty easily, and other weeks it’s a battle to run 30th,” he said. “As a team we definitely need to be better and prepare as well as we can. I just need to keep getting better and make no mistakes. I’m still the weak link as a driver, but I’ve got good teammates in the other cars, and they’re struggling as well.” With eight races remaining in the regular season, van Gisbergen is the highest-ranked Trackhouse Racing driver at 14th in the standings — ahead of teammates Ross Chastain (22nd) and Connor Zilisch (34th) — and in a provisional spot for the Chase. But to make the 10-race title run that is contested among the top 16 drivers, van Gisbergen knows he’ll need to shore up his results on the left-turn c…

As NASCAR Cup schedule shifts to ovals, Shane van Gisbergen wants ... SONOMA, Calif. — NASCAR might sometimes seem like an endless series of left turns, but Shane van Gisbergen can attest that oval racing is filled with variables. The 22 circular tracks on the Cup Series schedule feature different lengths, banking and shapes. For a New Zealand native who raced exclusively on road and street courses until three years ago, it’s been a slog to figure out. “Some weeks, I can run 10th to 15th pretty easily, and other weeks it’s a battle to run 30th,” he said. “As a team we definitely need to be better and prepare as well as we can. I just need to keep getting better and make no mistakes. I’m still the weak link as a driver, but I’ve got good teammates in the other cars, and they’re struggling as well.” With eight races remaining in the regular season, van Gisbergen is the highest-ranked Trackhouse Racing driver at 14th in the standings — ahead of teammates Ross Chastain (22nd) and Connor Zilisch (34th) — and in a provisional spot for the Chase. But to make the 10-race title run that is contested among the top 16 drivers, van Gisbergen knows he’ll need to shore up his results on the…

As NASCAR Cup schedule shifts to ovals, Shane van Gisbergen wants ... Shane van Gisbergen celebrates after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Sonoma Raceway, Sunday, June 28, 2026, in Sonoma, Calif. Jeff Chiu/AP Photo/Jeff Chiu Shane van Gisbergen celebrates after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Sonoma Raceway, Sunday, June 28, 2026, in Sonoma, Calif. Jeff Chiu/AP Photo/Jeff Chiu Shane van Gisbergen celebrates after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Sonoma Raceway, Sunday, June 28, 2026, in Sonoma, Calif. Jeff Chiu/AP Photo/Jeff Chiu SONOMA, Calif. (AP) — NASCAR might sometimes seem like an endless series of left turns, but Shane van Gisbergen can attest that oval racing is filled with variables. The 22 circular tracks on the Cup Series schedule feature different lengths, banking and shapes. For a New Zealand native who raced exclusively on road and street courses until three years ago, it’s been a slog to figure out. Advertisement Article continues below this ad “Some weeks, I can run 10th to 15th pretty easily, and other weeks it’s a battle to run 30th,” he said. “As a team we definitely need to be better and prepare as well as we can. I just need to keep g…

As NASCAR Cup schedule shifts to ovals, Shane van Gisbergen wants to ... Shane van Gisbergen celebrates after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Sonoma Raceway, Sunday, June 28, 2026, in Sonoma, Calif. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) Shane van Gisbergen celebrates after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Sonoma Raceway, Sunday, June 28, 2026, in Sonoma, Calif. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) Shane van Gisbergen celebrates after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Sonoma Raceway, Sunday, June 28, 2026, in Sonoma, Calif. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) SONOMA, Calif. (AP) —NASCARmight sometimes seem like an endless series of left turns, butShane van Gisbergencan attest that oval racing is filled with variables. The 22 circular tracks on the Cup Series schedule feature different lengths, banking and shapes. For a New Zealand nativewho raced exclusively on road and street coursesuntil three years ago, it’s been a slog to figure out. “Some weeks, I can run 10th to 15th pretty easily, and other weeks it’s a battle to run 30th,” he said. “As a team we definitely need to be better and prepare as well as we can. I just need to keep getting better and make no mistakes. I’m still the weak link as a dri…

As NASCAR Cup schedule shifts to ovals, Shane van Gisbergen wants ... SONOMA, Calif. (AP) —NASCARmight sometimes seem like an endless series of left turns, but Shane van Gisbergen can attest that oval racing is filled with variables. The 22 circular tracks on the Cup Series schedule feature different lengths, banking and shapes. For a New Zealand native who raced exclusively on road and street courses until three years ago, it’s been a slog to figure out. “Some weeks, I can run 10th to 15th pretty easily, and other weeks it’s a battle to run 30th,” he said. “As a team we definitely need to be better and prepare as well as we can. I just need to keep getting better and make no mistakes. I’m still the weak link as a driver, but I’ve got good teammates in the other cars, and they’re struggling as well.” With eight races remaining in the regular season, van Gisbergen is the highest-ranked Trackhouse Racing driver at 14th in the standings — ahead of teammatesRoss Chastain(22nd) andConnor Zilisch(34th) — and in a provisional spot for the Chase. But to make the 10-race title run that is contested among the top 16 drivers, van Gisbergen knows he’ll need to shore up his results on the …

As NASCAR Cup schedule shifts to ovals, Shane van Gisbergen wants to keep improving <p>SONOMA, Calif. &#8212; NASCAR might sometimes seem like an endless series of left turns, but Shane van Gisbergen can attest that oval racing is filled with variables.</p>

As NASCAR Cup schedule shifts to ovals, Shane van Gisbergen wants ... Shane van Gisbergen celebrates after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Sonoma Raceway, Sunday, June 28, 2026, in Sonoma, Calif. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) Shane van Gisbergen celebrates after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Sonoma Raceway, Sunday, June 28, 2026, in Sonoma, Calif. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) Shane van Gisbergen celebrates after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Sonoma Raceway, Sunday, June 28, 2026, in Sonoma, Calif. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) Show Caption 1 of 3 Shane van Gisbergen celebrates after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Sonoma Raceway, Sunday, June 28, 2026, in Sonoma, Calif. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) Expand By Associated Press PUBLISHED: June 29, 2026 at 3:52 PM EDT | UPDATED: June 29, 2026 at 4:52 PM EDT Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... SONOMA, Calif. (AP) — NASCAR might sometimes seem like an endless series of left turns, but Shane van Gisbergen can attest that oval racing is filled with variables. The 22 circular tracks on the Cup Series schedule feature different lengths, banking and shapes. For a New Zealand native who raced exclusively on road and street course…