{"id":132666,"date":"2025-09-10T11:46:16","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T11:46:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/132666\/"},"modified":"2025-09-10T11:46:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T11:46:16","slug":"nascar-news-van-gisbergen-post-race-tactic-raises-ire-of-officials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/132666\/","title":{"rendered":"NASCAR news: Van Gisbergen post-race tactic raises ire of officials"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/542075780_18523817521017655_9030010087168656354_n.jpg\" alt=\"Van Gisbergen post-race tactic raises ire of NASCAR\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tShane van Gisbergen at Gateway. Image: Supplied<\/p>\n<p>The two Chevrolet Camaro drivers were spotted veering onto the grass on the inside of the circuit at Turn 3 on their way back to pit lane following the chequered flag.<\/p>\n<p>While driving off the racing line to pick up rubber debris and add weight to the tyres is commonplace in various categories, the Trackhouse grass grab raised eyebrows.<\/p>\n<p>It was immediately reported via team radio by Hendrick driver Alex Bowman, with Cup Series MD Brad Moran subsequently confirming NASCAR will speak with Trackhouse about it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ll be having some discussions with Trackhouse in management as well as their crew chiefs, and we\u2019ll be giving all the teams some information regarding that this week,\u201d Moran said on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt certainly caught our radar. We have rules that could put the teams in a real bad spot when we see that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, we\u2019ll make it pretty clear to them, moving forward, starting at Bristol what that means.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\t\tWin a trip to the Adelaide 500 for you and 4 friends \ud83d\udc49:  <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3VHU6Ww\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> FREE ENTRY<\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Macbook keeps freezing, so here is a grainier video of Ross Chastain and Shane van Gisbergen going through the grass multiple times coming to pit road after the race. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hwtRg1dLxB\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/hwtRg1dLxB<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/p0j5wgGPYP\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/p0j5wgGPYP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 John Newby (@JohnNewby_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnNewby_\/status\/1964833422037471286?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">September 7, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A 25th place finish at Gateway dropped van Gisbergen 15 points outside the cut line to make it through to the Round of 12 of the Playoffs with one race remaining in the Round of 16.<\/p>\n<p>Trackhouse has revealed an eye-catching Wendy\u2019s breakfast paint scheme for van Gisbergen\u2019s #88 Camaro this weekend at Bristol.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1002268\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/544690431_1355387726595997_5965181751910041459_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>SVG\u2019s Bristol paint scheme. Image: Trackhouse Racing<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">For more of the latest NASCAR news stories, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/motorracing.com\/nascar\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MotorRacing.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Shane van Gisbergen at Gateway. 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