Shane van Gisbergen is under no illusions repeating his shock NASCAR Cup victory at the Chicago Street Course will be an easy task.
Van Gisbergen became the first driver in more than 60 years to win in his Cup series debut with his win last year in the series’ inaugural street race while driving for Trackhouse Racing. The win helped launch the three-time Supercars champion’s full-time move this year to NASCAR, where he is running full-time in the Xfinity Series and also running a partial Cup schedule, including Sunday’s return to the 2.2-mile, 12-turn Chicago street course.
“They got through it very cleanly, but the outside guy lost positions every time. So, it’s going to be a fight to be on the right-hand side and try to not give too much up to get there, I think,” he said. “I think it’ll be different than on the ovals. On the ovals, it’s crazy the way everyone races here ; takes 50-50’s. They pretty much take all 50-50’s – get involved in a crash or they don’t. “I’m a bit more reserved, at the moment, for that, I think.
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