Button, Kobayashi, van Gisbergen, Kostecki and Rockenfeller ⭐ Five international stars descend on NASCAR this weekend – making it a must-watch for multiple reasons ⬇️
With just three races to go until the NASCAR Cup playoffs, the 82-lap race around the Indianapolis road course will be action-packed with high drama and even higher stakes for those not yet locked in.
"I think it’s going to be tricky in Indianapolis. I’m a little bit worried, but I’ll look forward to it and do the best that I can."The 36-year-old sportscar ace and former F1 driver will be making his NASCAR Cup debut this weekend, driving the #67Kobayashi will become the first Japanese driver to start a Cup race since Hideo Fukuyama over 20 years ago at Sonoma.
Now, he will finally get the chance to live that childhood dream and will get to do so in race-winning equipment. 23XI won earlier this season at COTA, and Travis Pastrana finished 11th with the #67 car in this year's Daytona 500.Photo by: David Rosenblum / NKP /This New Zealander may have needed an introduction for NASCAR fans before Chicago, but not anymore.
Van Gisbergen will also be running the Truck race at IRP this weekend, making his NASCAR oval debut with Niece Motorsports.Brodie Kostecki, Erebus Motorsport Chevrolet Camaro ZL1A Perth native, Kostecki currently leads the Supercars championship and has some experience driving stock cars in the USA. He actually started 16 ARCA East races between 2013 and 2014.RCR are the defending winners of at Indianapolis, and Kostecki has both the skill and the car under him to make some noise on Sunday.
And as previously mentioned, he was part of the trio that piloted the popular Garage 56 NASCAR entry at this year's Le Mans.
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