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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 finished 24th in the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season finale at Phoenix.<\/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 finished 24th in the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season finale at Phoenix.<\/p>\n
The Trackhouse Racing driver qualified his #88 Chevrolet Camaro a lowly 31st in the 38-car field and struggled to make headway.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve got no rear,\u201d van Gisbergen reported to his team over the radio during an earlier caution.<\/p>\n
\u201cThen it gets tight in the centre, but just no rear off [the corner].<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s everything. Lateral started going away. It\u2019s also tight. I just have no grip. The rear burns off the most.\u201d<\/p>\n
At the end of Stage 1, van Gisbergen had made up one place to 30th after spinning on Lap 46.<\/p>\n
Unlike others who suffered a puncture, SVG looped due to a lack of grip.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat the hell, man,\u201d van Gisbergen radioed to his team after spinning.<\/p>\n
\u201cI just have no grip, and then it just spun on me. I didn\u2019t hit anything. Just have no grip, really tight, really tight, and then loose.\u201d<\/p>\n
Stage 2 was no better, having spent most of it trying to be in the Lucky Dog spot. Asked how he was faring, van Gisbergen described the race as \u201cmiserable\u201d to his team.<\/p>\n
All told, van Gisbergen finished 24th after something of a late surge.<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cNot the way we wanted to finish our season, my Chevy lacked overall grip today,\u201d van Gisbergen said post-race.<\/p>\n \u201cJust something to work on and learn from as we prepare to come back here (Phoenix Raceway) next season.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s been an epic year with my 88 team. Everyone put so much hard work into making it an unforgettable rookie season in the Cup Series.<\/p>\n \u201cAlready looking forward to getting next season started.\u201d<\/p>\n Van Gisbergen ended his season with five race wins, all on road courses, on his way to 12th in the points.<\/p>\n He claimed Rookie of the Year honours, becoming the oldest ROTY winner since Andy Lally in 2011. Both van Gisbergen and Lally were 36 years old when they won the rookie honour.<\/p>\n The Kiwi is the first foreign-born driver to win the Rookie of the Year since Colombian Juan Pablo Montoya did so in 2007.<\/p>\n VIDEO: NASCAR Cup Series Phoenix extended highlights<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n