{"id":602882,"date":"2026-04-12T22:29:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T22:29:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/602882\/"},"modified":"2026-04-12T22:29:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T22:29:15","slug":"nascar-news-crash-eliminates-shane-van-gisbergen-from-bristol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/602882\/","title":{"rendered":"NASCAR news: Crash eliminates Shane van Gisbergen from Bristol"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/svg-crash-bristol.jpg\" alt=\"Crash eliminates van Gisbergen from Bristol contention\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tShane van Gisbergen crashed during the NASCAR Cup Series Food City 400 at Bristol Motor Speedway.<\/p>\n<p>After qualifying 33rd, the Trackhouse Racing driver went a lap down in Stage 1 and finished the first leg where he started.<\/p>\n<p>Van Gisbergen got to 30th and was one place away from being in the Lucky Dog position when he spun on his own.<\/p>\n<p>The #97 Chevrolet Camaro slid up the track and took several cars with him into the wall.<\/p>\n<p>Other victims of the melee included the #42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota Camry of John Hunter Nemechek, Alex Bowman\u2019s #48 Hendrick Motorsports Camaro, and Todd Gilliland in the #34 Front Row Motorsports Ford Mustang.<\/p>\n<p>Bowman\u2019s car was damaged most, with all four corners of his Camaro wounded in the tangle.<\/p>\n<p>Van Gisbergen, Nemechek, and Bowman were all relegated to the pits.<\/p>\n<p>Win a limited edition 1:18 scale model #8 BJR Camaro. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rjbatt.com.au\/win-ltd-edition-model-8-camaro\" style=\"color: red;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Enter Now. <\/a><br \/>\n<a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rjbatt.com.au\/win-ltd-edition-model-8-camaro\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Speedcafe-Comp-1_2026_Speedcafe-Graphics_MREC-Layers_WIP1\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Speedcafe-Comp-1_2026_Speedcafe-Graphics_MREC-Layers_WIP1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"252\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After lengthy repairs, van Gisbergen eventually returned to the race more than 100 laps down.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Shane van Gisbergen went around and collected John Hunter Nemechek and Alex Bowman. Slight contact for Todd Gilliland as he was checking up. 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