Shane van Gisbergen made giant strides towards improving his oval-racing skills in 2025 and at the same time, he also flaunted his already stellar road course racing skills and proved to the racing world why Justin Marks went through the trouble of making a full-time driver in the NASCAR Cup Series. But all this work has left him with little space to pursue other interests.<\/p>\n
Van Gisbergen said<\/a> in an interview with Speedcafe in December that he would love to dip his toes in other forms of racing, but doesn\u2019t find the time to do so after spending 37-38 weeks in the Cup Series. By the time the season ends in America, the shutters go down in Australia and New Zealand as well.<\/p>\n That said, he does hope to participate in some races in New Zealand in 2026. \u201cI\u2019d love to go do some races there, and you know, cuz it\u2019s pretty shut down here in America this time of year,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n \u201cThe winters are harsh, and I would love to get home and spend more time in the summer. [It] would be good.\u201d\u00a0Asked if he would be okay with racing in the 24 Hours of Daytona or in the Chili Bowl during the offseason, he delivered a clear \u201cno\u201d.<\/p>\n Van Gisbergen admitted that he had a pretty good option to race in the 24 Hours of Daytona, but passed on it since that time of the year is pretty demanding and he wanted to spend all his energy in Trackhouse Racing<\/a>. This limitation could frustrating to handle, but fortunately, he is taking it in a positive stride.<\/p>\n Van Gisbergen loves the grind he is going through<\/p>\n