{"id":18441,"date":"2025-07-24T11:56:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T11:56:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/18441\/"},"modified":"2025-07-24T11:56:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T11:56:11","slug":"shane-van-gisbergen-indianapolis-nascar-brickyard-400-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/18441\/","title":{"rendered":"Shane van Gisbergen Indianapolis NASCAR Brickyard 400 Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SHANE van Gisbergen has a new lease on life as he approaches the first Playoff run of his NASCAR Cup Series career.<\/p>\n<p>With 21 races in the books from the scheduled 36 points-paying events for 2025, the Kiwi is continuing his adjustment to life Stateside, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.v8sleuth.com.au\/analysis-svgs-huge-nascar-playoff-points-boost\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">having locked in three wins to date in his rookie season<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While he remains equal third for the year in terms of Playoff points, opportunities abound to collect further bonus points ahead of the postseason.<\/p>\n<p>This weekend, the Cup Series returns to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the Brickyard 400, the same venue he finished a flying fourth last year in the Xfinity Series.<\/p>\n<p>In terms of ovals, strategically, Indianapolis races more like a road course, with teams able to flip stages, with the track\u2019s low banking also often playing into the hands of noted road racers.<\/p>\n<p>Following a stop at Iowa\u2019s short oval, the Cup Series heads to Watkins Glen International on August 10th, the track SVG finished second at last year after being pipped by Chris Buescher on the final circuit.<\/p>\n<p>Rounding out the regular season is another short oval at Richmond, before the wildcard race at Daytona International Speedway, a venue where results are wide open for the taking.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/superstore.v8sleuth.com.au\/products\/1-43-scale-2022-adelaide-500-1-holden-commodore-zb-van-gisbergen-model-1?utm_source=SRBuyButton&amp;utm_medium=website\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1_df7585c6-44cd-4e10-ba24-0b23eea1b69c_1024x1024.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For van Gisbergen, the busy schedule is keeping him on his toes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s an intense calendar and the schedule is crazy!\u201d Said van Gisbergen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe prep that we do every week is so intense.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery week, there is something to do, something to learn, something to improve, simulator and prep time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt fills my days up pretty quick, but I love this sport, I\u2019m really enjoying myself, and I\u2019m really loving all the new challenges.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery single week, it\u2019s something different. It\u2019s been a really fun journey so far.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are continuing to build and keep the momentum going in the right direction.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are a few weeks to go until the playoffs, so I need to keep learning and getting better on certain tracks, and then hopefully we will have a good chance once (the playoffs) start.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In addition to his Cup Series commitments, van Gisbergen is also slated to make one further Xfinity Series start for JR Motorsports at Watkins Glen.<\/p>\n<p>IN-CAR: V8 Torana pounds around in TCM in Darwin<\/p>\n<p>Jump on board with Tony Edwards in his Holden Torana SLR\/5000 Touring Car Masters car at Hidden Valley in Darwin in 2012. 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