{"id":436848,"date":"2026-05-20T15:12:27","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T15:12:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/436848\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T15:12:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T15:12:27","slug":"nascar-news-shane-van-gisbergens-coca-cola-600-livery-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/436848\/","title":{"rendered":"NASCAR news: Shane van Gisbergen&#8217;s Coca-Cola 600 livery revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/shane-van-gisbergen-charlotte-livery-superfile.jpg\" alt=\"Digital camo tribute livery revealed for SVG at Charlotte\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tShane van Gisbergen&#8217;s SuperFile-backed #97 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet Camaro.<\/p>\n<p>SuperFile will once again back the Trackhouse Racing entry, with digital camouflage donning the Chevrolet Camaro.<\/p>\n<p>The livery pays tribute to US Army Corporal Anthony \u2018Tony\u2019 J. Smaka who died in World War II at the Battle of the Bulge.<\/p>\n<p>Van Gisbergen sits 16th in the points heading to Charlotte.<\/p>\n<p>A win at Watkins Glen propelled the driver of the #97 back above The Chase cut line.<\/p>\n<p>He sits just six points clear of his nearest rival Chase Briscoe in the #19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Camry.<\/p>\n<p>Van Gisbergen\u2019s latest outing at Dover saw him finish 19th in the NASCAR All-Star Race, which did not pay any points.<\/p>\n<p>SVG was leading the race when he spun.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnfortunately, it just wasn\u2019t our day,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCouldn\u2019t quite get the balance right on our SafetyCulture Chevy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGot some track position in segment two and ran up front but got turned around and we weren\u2019t able to recover from there.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter such a great weekend at Watkins Glen, it\u2019s a bummer to come here and have a day like that. But learned a lot and we will be ready for Charlotte next weekend.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A super new look for SVG at Charlotte.<\/p>\n<p>Honoring U.S. Army Corporal Anthony \u201cTony\u201d J. Smaka, who gave his life in service to our country during World War II at the Battle of the Bulge. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BrooU51Rbc\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/BrooU51Rbc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Trackhouse Racing (@TeamTrackhouse) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TeamTrackhouse\/status\/2056808676317409677?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">May 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Qualifying for the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway takes place on Sunday at 4:20am AEST.<\/p>\n<p>Monday\u2019s 400-lap race gets underway at 8:00am AEST. It will feature four stages, each 100 laps long.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">For more of the latest NASCAR news and analysis, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/speedcafe.com\/us\/tag\/nascar\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Speedcafe US<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.cfjump.com\/92797\/b\/250635\" rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\" data-bid=\"1\" data-no-instant=\"1\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none; vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/t.cfjump.com\/92797\/a\/250635\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Shane van Gisbergen&#8217;s SuperFile-backed #97 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet Camaro. 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