{"id":455466,"date":"2026-06-01T13:16:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T13:16:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/455466\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T13:16:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T13:16:21","slug":"nascar-news-shane-van-gisbergen-climbs-to-12th-in-points-after-nashville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/455466\/","title":{"rendered":"NASCAR news: Shane van Gisbergen climbs to 12th in points after Nashville"},"content":{"rendered":"

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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 next to his #97 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet Camaro.<\/p>\n

Although he failed to score stage points in the 300-lapper, he delivered when it mattered most in the final stanza.<\/p>\n

In an enthralling close to the race, van Gisbergen pipped 23XI Racing\u2019s Tyler Reddick by 0.001s and Chase Elliott of Hendrick Motorsports by 0.005s at the chequered flag.<\/p>\n

With that, the Trackhouse Racing driver banked 32 points.<\/p>\n

Van Gisbergen has moved to 12th as a result, while RFK Racing\u2019s Brad Keselowski dropped from 11th to 13th after he was wrecked out of the race following contact with Richard Childress Racing\u2019s Austin Dillon on Lap 193. Keselowski was classified 34th.<\/p>\n

Bubba Wallace was another to suffer a slump. The 23XI Racing driver dropped from 13th to 15th after he too failed to finish the Cracker Barrel 400.<\/p>\n

Wallace was blindsided on Lap 204 when RFK Racing\u2019s Ryan Preece got loose and shot up the road into the path of the #23 Toyota Camry.<\/p>\n

Wallace went into the wall and took Hendrick Motorsports\u2019 William Byron with him into the barrier. In the end, Wallace was classified 32nd.<\/p>\n

SVG leads at Nashville en route to career-best oval finish<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a pretty awesome day for this #97 Tootsie\u2019s Orchid Lounge Chevrolet team,\u201d said van Gisbergen.<\/p>\n

\u201cStarting up front obviously helps, but it was cool to lead some laps and battle at the front.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur Chevy was running really well all night. I really enjoyed myself tonight.<\/p>\n

\u201cI learned a lot. I learned to be comfortable moving around in (Turns) 1 and 2, which I\u2019ve never been able to do before.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe just got the balance better on the two-tire strategy. When we were on a four-tyre strategy, we were lacking that.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe two-tyre stop at the end, we were able to get the balance back again. It was a lot of fun. It definitely feels like we\u2019re making headway.\u201d<\/p>\n

Reddick remains atop the points ahead of fellow Toyota driver Denny Hamlin, who won the Cracker Barrel 400 at Nashville Superspeedway.<\/p>\n

NASCAR returns at Michigan International Speedway on June 8 (AEST).<\/p>\n

NASCAR Cup Series points after Nashville Superspeedway<\/p>\n

Pos
\nNum
\nDriver
\nTeam
\nPoints
\nDiff
\nGap
\nGain\/Loss
\nRace Wins
\nStage Wins<\/p>\n

1
\n45
\nTyler Reddick
\n23XI Racing
\n657<\/p>\n

0
\n5
\n0<\/p>\n

2
\n11
\nDenny Hamlin
\nJoe Gibbs Racing
\n560
\n97
\n97
\n0
\n2
\n4<\/p>\n

3
\n12
\nRyan Blaney
\nTeam Penske
\n483
\n174
\n77
\n0
\n1
\n1<\/p>\n

4
\n9
\nChase Elliott
\nHendrick Motorsports
\n460
\n197
\n23
\n1
\n2
\n1<\/p>\n

5
\n54
\nTy Gibbs
\nJoe Gibbs Racing
\n449
\n208
\n11
\n-1
\n1
\n1<\/p>\n

6
\n5
\nKyle Larson
\nHendrick Motorsports
\n409
\n248
\n40
\n0
\n0
\n4<\/p>\n

7
\n20
\nChristopher Bell
\nJoe Gibbs Racing
\n399
\n258
\n10
\n1
\n0
\n3<\/p>\n

8
\n17
\nChris Buescher
\nRFK Racing
\n393
\n264
\n6
\n-1
\n0
\n0<\/p>\n

9
\n77
\nCarson Hocevar
\nSpire Motorsports
\n383
\n274
\n10
\n0
\n1
\n0<\/p>\n

10
\n7
\nDaniel Suarez
\nSpire Motorsports
\n378
\n279
\n5
\n0
\n1
\n1<\/p>\n

11
\n24
\nWilliam Byron
\nHendrick Motorsports
\n352
\n305
\n26
\n1
\n0
\n1<\/p>\n

12
\n97
\nShane Van Gisbergen
\nTrackhouse Racing
\n348
\n309
\n4
\n2
\n1
\n1<\/p>\n

13
\n6
\nBrad Keselowski
\nRFK Racing
\n347
\n310
\n1
\n-2
\n0
\n2<\/p>\n

14
\n19
\nChase Briscoe
\nJoe Gibbs Racing
\n343
\n314
\n4
\n1
\n0
\n0<\/p>\n

15
\n23
\nBubba Wallace
\n23XI Racing
\n338
\n319
\n5
\n-2
\n0
\n2<\/p>\n

16
\n2
\nAustin Cindric
\nTeam Penske
\n306
\n351
\n32
\n1
\n0
\n1<\/p>\n

17
\n60
\nRyan Preece
\nRFK Racing
\n304
\n353
\n2
\n-1
\n0
\n1<\/p>\n

18
\n22
\nJoey Logano
\nTeam Penske
\n297
\n360
\n7
\n0
\n0
\n0<\/p>\n

19
\n71
\nMichael McDowell
\nSpire Motorsports
\n275
\n382
\n22
\n1
\n0
\n0<\/p>\n

20
\n38
\nZane Smith
\nFront Row Motorsports
\n272
\n385
\n3
\n1
\n0
\n1<\/p>\n

21
\n43
\nErik Jones
\nLegacy Motor Club
\n270
\n387
\n2
\n1
\n0
\n1<\/p>\n

22
\n16
\nAJ Allmendinger
\nKaulig Racing
\n266
\n391
\n4
\n-3
\n0
\n1<\/p>\n

23
\n47
\nRicky Stenhouse Jr.
\nHyak Motorsports
\n263
\n394
\n3
\n3
\n0
\n0<\/p>\n

24
\n3
\nAustin Dillon
\nRichard Childress Racing
\n244
\n413
\n19
\n0
\n0
\n0<\/p>\n

25
\n34
\nTodd Gilliland
\nFront Row Motorsports
\n240
\n417
\n4
\n0
\n0
\n0<\/p>\n

26
\n1
\nRoss Chastain
\nTrackhouse Racing
\n239
\n418
\n1
\n-3
\n0
\n3<\/p>\n

27
\n35
\nRiley Herbst
\n23XI Racing
\n224
\n433
\n15
\n0
\n0
\n0<\/p>\n

28
\n42
\nJohn Hunter Nemechek
\nLegacy Motor Club
\n213
\n444
\n11
\n0
\n0
\n0<\/p>\n

29
\n4
\nNoah Gragson
\nFront Row Motorsports
\n202
\n455
\n11
\n0
\n0
\n0<\/p>\n

30
\n10
\nTy Dillon
\nKaulig Racing
\n177
\n480
\n25
\n1
\n0
\n0<\/p>\n

31
\n21
\nJosh Berry
\nWood Brothers Racing
\n174
\n483
\n3
\n-1
\n0
\n0<\/p>\n

32
\n48
\nAlex Bowman
\nHendrick Motorsports
\n160
\n497
\n14
\n0
\n0
\n0<\/p>\n

33
\n41
\nCole Custer
\nHaas Factory Team
\n150
\n507
\n10
\n1
\n0
\n0<\/p>\n

34
\n88
\nConnor Zilisch #
\nTrackhouse Racing
\n147
\n510
\n3
\n-1
\n0
\n0<\/p>\n

35
\n51
\nCody Ware
\nRick Ware Racing
\n117
\n540
\n30
\n0
\n0
\n0<\/p>\n

# denotes rookie driver<\/p>\n

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