{"id":891351,"date":"2026-09-14T05:50:18","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T05:50:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/891351\/"},"modified":"2026-09-14T05:50:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T05:50:18","slug":"late-race-heartbreak-for-svg-at-gateway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/891351\/","title":{"rendered":"Late race heartbreak for SVG at Gateway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A TOP-10 finish has gone begging for Shane van Gisbergen in the NASCAR Cup Series race at World Wide Technology Raceway, after being spun out on a green-white-chequered flag finish.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ultimately, the Kiwi was classified 23rd.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was a wild race, all told, there were 18 cautions, with most of the Chase contenders involved in incidents.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After qualifying 35th, van Gisbergen was in the thick of the action early.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tyler Reddick and Daniel Suarez were the first to tangle, setting the trend for the first stage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ricky Stenhouse Jr. spun before a four-wide squeeze involving Suarez, Cody Ware, SVG and Noah Gragson brought out the next caution.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fortunately, the damage to the #97 was minimal, and he continued in the race before bringing out another caution on lap 27.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Van Gisbergen ultimately finished 27th in the opening stage, which Joey Logano won.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ty Gibbs spun Erik Jones after the restart, with the next tangle involving Riley Herbst and AJ Allmendinger.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With SVG placed 28th, the stage ended with a vicious crash for Zane Smith, who walked away from a hard impact with the driver\u2019s side of the car following an apparent brake failure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The stage win went to Kyle Larson.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bubba Wallace was the next Chase contender to strike trouble after a four-wide squeeze out of turn two, which also collected Chase Briscoe, Chase Elliot and William Byron.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ryan Blaney was the next to suffer a brake failure, while his Team Penske Ford pitched into the wall on the front straight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Van Gisbergen\u2019s Trackhouse Racing teammate Ross Chastain was the next to go for a spin, while Riley Herbst hit the wall and retired.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gragson was the next to succumb to brake issues.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Electing not to pit under the caution, van Gisbergen lined up from fourth for the restart, but was quickly swallowed up by the leaders.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The next caution came when Elliot suffered a failure and swept Briscoe into the wall.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/superstore.v8sleuth.com.au\/products\/v8-sleuth-magazine-subscription?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=buy-button&amp;utm_content=buy-button\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1789365016_900_sleuth-mag-sub.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Restarting from ninth, van Gisbergen dodged a huge crash directly in front of him involving Wallace, Josh Berry, Bell and Reddick.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Launching from eighth with 13 laps to go, the yellows flashed on for the 16th time when Gibbs, Suarez and Ty Dillon came off the worst from a midpack squeeze.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wth only three laps remaining, Chris Buescher found the wall after yet another brake failure, with SVG placed ninth.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/superstore.v8sleuth.com.au\/products\/2026-repco-bathurst-1000-official-program?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=buy-button&amp;utm_content=buy-button\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1789365018_9_2026-bathurst-program-2.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On a green-white-chequered flag finish, van Gisbergen\u2019s race finally unravelled when a three-wide squeeze saw contact from Carson Hocevar spin out the #97.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Restarting 26th, SVG moved into 23rd at the finish, with Kyle Larson claiming the victory.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Next week, the NASCAR Cup Series continues with the Bristol Night Race.<\/p>\n<p>The Undercut \u2013 Ford\u2019s best Bathurst chance?<\/p>\n<p>THE Undercut returns, breaking down the latest news in the world of Supercars 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