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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tShane van Gisbergen drives the #88 Chevrolet Camaro for Trackhouse Racing.<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tShane van Gisbergen drives the #88 Chevrolet Camaro for Trackhouse Racing.<\/p>\n
The Kiwi had foreshadowed a strong showing at his favourite oval Darlington, only to finish a lowly 32nd. He followed that up with 25th at Gateway.<\/p>\n
Bristol is the final race of the first Playoffs round, and it\u2019s a half-mile oval that he said will be tough to tame.<\/p>\n
\u201cBristol is a cool track. I really struggled there in the spring and it\u2019s a tough track for someone like me,\u201d said the Trackhouse Racing driver.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt will be important to have a clean, well-executed race, try and get stage points and be up there all night. It\u2019s going to be a battle.\u201d<\/p>\n
Van Gisbergen enters the third race of the Playoffs in 14th, two places below the cutoff line.<\/p>\n
He\u2019ll need one of his best oval performances of the year to have a shot at advancing.<\/p>\n
\t\tWin a trip to the Adelaide 500 for you and 4 friends \ud83d\udc49: FREE ENTRY<\/a><\/p>\n Austin Cindric is the first driver above the cutoff line at +11 while van Gisbergen is below it at -15 and in desperate need of Stage points.<\/p>\n Van Gisbergen said his first Playoffs experience in the Cup Series had \u201cbeen good\u201d but had put himself in a precarious spot after two lacklustre performances.<\/p>\n \u201cI just wish, obviously, that we could\u2019ve gotten better results the last two races,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s going to be tough this weekend to get through, but the reality is we aren\u2019t there yet on ovals. It\u2019s coming, but we are just forcing it too quickly at the moment.\u201d<\/p>\n Trackhouse Racing teammate Ross Chastain is 11th in the standings and +19 to the cutoff line in 11th.<\/p>\n Despite having the buffer of one driver below him, that being Cindric, Chastain said he\u2019s not comfortable.<\/p>\n \u201cObviously, we aren\u2019t heading into Bristol with as much of a points cushion as we hoped for,\u201d said the #1 Chevrolet Camaro driver.<\/p>\n \u201cBeing 19 points above the cutline is better than being no points or below the line.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m going into Bristol preparing just like I prepare every week, just as if I\u2019ve won the last two races. I can\u2019t try any harder.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are going to put our best foot forward and hope for the best result at Bristol and that it is good enough to get us to the next round.\u201d<\/p>\n Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway takes place on Sunday, September 14 at 9:30am AEST.<\/p>\n How Gateway shaped the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n