{"id":523640,"date":"2026-07-13T10:18:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T10:18:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/523640\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T10:18:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T10:18:16","slug":"nascar-news-shane-van-gisbergen-finishes-sixth-in-atlanta-motor-speedway-thriller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/523640\/","title":{"rendered":"NASCAR news: Shane van Gisbergen finishes sixth in Atlanta Motor Speedway thriller"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Van Gisbergen started 12th and stayed out of trouble to be a contender for the win on the final green-white-chequered restart when he lined up fifth.<\/p>\n

However, the #97 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet Camaro got tight in Turn 3 and couldn\u2019t challenge the front-runners for the win coming to the chequered flag.<\/p>\n

Van Gisbergen initially crossed the line in seventh but was promoted to sixth after 23XI Racing driver Bubba Wallace was given a post-race penalty for going below the yellow line and gaining an advantage.<\/p>\n

That dropped him to the tail of the lead lap and was classified 29th.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust got tight,\u201d van Gisbergen said over his radio.<\/p>\n

\u201cFuck. Sorry guys. A great points night. We needed it.\u201d<\/p>\n

The result equalled van Gisbergen\u2019s best effort at the same oval earlier this season.<\/p>\n

Ryan Blaney secures a WILD win in OT at EchoPark \ud83c\udfc6 pic.twitter.com\/5imwKn4zJg<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 TNT Sports U.S. (@TNTSportsUS) July 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

After a three-hour delay for inclement weather<\/a>, racing finally resumed on Lap 124. Team Penske\u2019s Ryan Blaney led the way with van Gisbergen down in 15th after pit stops.<\/p>\n

Van Gisbergen flirted with the top 10 and ended Stage 2 on Lap 161 in 10th after Wallace spun off the nose of Joe Gibbs Racing driver Ty Gibbs coming to the chequered flag.<\/p>\n

Bubba Wallace spins out as Ryan Blaney takes Stage 2 at EchoPark \ud83d\ude2c pic.twitter.com\/EpWj2Hd0nO<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 TNT Sports U.S. (@TNTSportsUS) July 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

SVG left the pit road in eighth and restarted Stage 3 in eighth. He went about his work, plying his way forward to a race-high fourth before Lap 194 when Kaulig Racing\u2019s AJ Allmendinger spun on the front stretch.<\/p>\n

Following pit stops under the caution, van Gisbergen restarted in 14th after taking four tyres while others elected to take just two.<\/p>\n

Van Gisbergen survived a scary moment when Team Penske\u2019s Joey Logano slid up the road and clipped the #97 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet Camaro.<\/p>\n

He wagged the tail of his car and dropped outside the top 15 but soon worked his way back towards the top 10.<\/p>\n

Allmendinger brought out the caution again on Lap 232 when he spun coming out of the final corner, this time damaging his Kaulig Racing Camaro beyond repair.<\/p>\n

At that moment, van Gisbergen was 11th. He elected to pit under the caution while the front-runners stayed out.<\/p>\n

\u201cNot very good this run,\u201d van Gisbergen said over the radio.<\/p>\n

\u201cVery out of the track. Built tighter and tighter. My grip level is very low.\u201d<\/p>\n

Racing resumed on Lap 238 with Wallace at the head of the field and Blaney alongside. Van Gisbergen, meanwhile, was 12th.<\/p>\n

In just a few laps, van Gisbergen made the most of his new tyres and worked his way forward to sixth.<\/p>\n

On Lap 241, Larson got loose out of the final turn and spun through the infield.<\/p>\n

Blaney led Hocevar for the subsequent Lap 246 restart ahead of Christopher Bell, Bubba Wallace, Erik Jones, Tyler Reddick, van Gisbergen, Ty Gibbs, Denny Hamlin, and Ross Chastain.<\/p>\n

Chase Briscoe and Riley Herbst also pick up damage on another Kyle Larson crash \ud83d\ude33 pic.twitter.com\/quqSgssfwl<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 TNT Sports U.S. (@TNTSportsUS) July 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

What followed was a frenetic sequence. Van Gisbergen jockeyed for position and got up to fifth before Larson triggered a pile-up.<\/p>\n

The Hendrick Motorsport Camaro failed to clear Denny Hamlin and spun off the nose of the Joe Gibbs Racing Camry.<\/p>\n

Larson spun and collided with the inside wall. Chase Briscoe spun in avoidance and clipped Austin Hill\u2019s Richard Childress Racing Camaro.<\/p>\n

Briscoe went up the embankment and left the 23XI Racing Camry of Riley Herbst with nowhere to go and ploughed into the spinning car. Larson\u2019s teammate Alex Bowman also spun in sympathy entering Turn 3.<\/p>\n

That set up a green-white-chequered finish. Hocevar led the high line with Blaney inside him. Wallace was third, Reddick fourth, van Gisbergen fifth, and Bell sixth.<\/p>\n

Blaney got the lead out of Turn 2 but a big push by Reddick gave Hocevar the lead entering Turn 3.<\/p>\n

Hocevar took the white flag in the lead, but a massive push by Wallace shot Blaney to Hocevar\u2019s outside entering Turn 1 on the final lap.<\/p>\n

Wallace got a run out of Turn 2 and made it three-wide with Hocevar and Blaney, but a Bell push out of Turn 4 ultimately paid dividends for Blaney to take the win and a race-high 171 laps led.<\/p>\n

Results: NASCAR Cup Series Quaker State 400, Atlanta Motor Speedway<\/p>\n

Pos
\nNum
\nDriver
\nTeam
\nCar
\nLaps\/Diff
\nGap<\/p>\n

1
\n12
\nRyan Blaney
\nTeam Penske
\nFord Mustang
\n263<\/p>\n

2
\n20
\nChristopher Bell
\nJoe Gibbs Racing
\nToyota Camry
\n0.068
\n0.068<\/p>\n

3
\n77
\nCarson Hocevar
\nSpire Motorsports
\nChevrolet Camaro
\n0.107
\n0.039<\/p>\n

4
\n54
\nTy Gibbs
\nJoe Gibbs Racing
\nToyota Camry
\n0.134
\n0.027<\/p>\n

5
\n43
\nErik Jones
\nLegacy Motor Club
\nToyota Camry
\n0.216
\n0.082<\/p>\n

6
\n97
\nShane Van Gisbergen
\nTrackhouse Racing
\nChevrolet Camaro
\n0.351
\n0.135<\/p>\n

7
\n3
\nAustin Dillon
\nRichard Childress Racing
\nChevrolet Camaro
\n0.384
\n0.033<\/p>\n

8
\n45
\nTyler Reddick
\n23XI Racing
\nToyota Camry
\n0.415
\n0.031<\/p>\n

9
\n22
\nJoey Logano
\nTeam Penske
\nFord Mustang
\n0.424
\n0.009<\/p>\n

10
\n17
\nChris Buescher
\nRFK Racing
\nFord Mustang
\n0.473
\n0.049<\/p>\n

11
\n1
\nRoss Chastain
\nTrackhouse Racing
\nChevrolet Camaro
\n0.596
\n0.123<\/p>\n

12
\n11
\nDenny Hamlin
\nJoe Gibbs Racing
\nToyota Camry
\n0.633
\n0.037<\/p>\n

13
\n9
\nChase Elliott
\nHendrick Motorsports
\nChevrolet Camaro
\n0.689
\n0.056<\/p>\n

14
\n2
\nAustin Cindric
\nTeam Penske
\nFord Mustang
\n0.743
\n0.054<\/p>\n

15
\n71
\nMichael McDowell
\nSpire Motorsports
\nChevrolet Camaro
\n0.879
\n0.136<\/p>\n

16
\n24
\nWilliam Byron
\nHendrick Motorsports
\nChevrolet Camaro
\n1.039
\n0.16<\/p>\n

17
\n41
\nCole Custer
\nHaas Factory Team
\nChevrolet Camaro
\n1.403
\n0.364<\/p>\n

18
\n42
\nJohn Hunter Nemechek
\nLegacy Motor Club
\nToyota Camry
\n1.455
\n0.052<\/p>\n

19
\n34
\nTodd Gilliland
\nFront Row Motorsports
\nFord Mustang
\n1.471
\n0.016<\/p>\n

20
\n10
\nTy Dillon
\nKaulig Racing
\nChevrolet Camaro
\n1.476
\n0.005<\/p>\n

21
\n7
\nDaniel Suarez
\nSpire Motorsports
\nChevrolet Camaro
\n1.528
\n0.052<\/p>\n

22
\n48
\nAlex Bowman
\nHendrick Motorsports
\nChevrolet Camaro
\n1.539
\n0.011<\/p>\n

23
\n47
\nRicky Stenhouse Jr.
\nHyak Motorsports
\nChevrolet Camaro
\n1.668
\n0.129<\/p>\n

24
\n60
\nRyan Preece
\nRFK Racing
\nFord Mustang
\n1.788
\n0.12<\/p>\n

25
\n21
\nJosh Berry
\nWood Brothers Racing
\nFord Mustang
\n2.105
\n0.317<\/p>\n

26
\n6
\nBrad Keselowski
\nRFK Racing
\nFord Mustang
\n2.341
\n0.236<\/p>\n

27
\n4
\nNoah Gragson
\nFront Row Motorsports
\nFord Mustang
\n2.458
\n0.117<\/p>\n

28
\n88
\nConnor Zilisch
\nTrackhouse Racing
\nChevrolet Camaro
\n2.586
\n0.128<\/p>\n

29
\n23
\nBubba Wallace
\n23XI Racing
\nToyota Camry
\n2.587
\n0.001<\/p>\n

30
\n38
\nZane Smith
\nFront Row Motorsports
\nFord Mustang
\n1.038
\n-1.549<\/p>\n

31
\n33
\nAustin Hill
\nRichard Childress Racing
\nChevrolet Camaro
\n2 laps<\/p>\n

32
\n51
\nCody Ware
\nRick Ware Racing
\nChevrolet Camaro
\n4 laps
\n2 laps<\/p>\n

33
\n66
\nChad Finchum
\nGarage 66
\nFord Mustang
\n4 laps<\/p>\n

34
\n5
\nKyle Larson
\nHendrick Motorsports
\nChevrolet Camaro
\n5 laps
\n1 lap<\/p>\n

35
\n35
\nRiley Herbst
\n23XI Racing
\nToyota Camry
\n8 laps
\n3 laps<\/p>\n

36
\n19
\nChase Briscoe
\nJoe Gibbs Racing
\nToyota Camry
\n9 laps
\n1 lap<\/p>\n

37
\n16
\nAJ Allmendinger
\nKaulig Racing
\nChevrolet Camaro
\n33 laps
\n24 laps<\/p>\n

38
\n78
\nBJ McLeod
\nNY Racing Team
\nChevrolet Camaro
\n158 laps
\n125 laps<\/p>\n

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