WATCH: “Dude is going to be a beast”- Fans react as Supercars releases a tribute video for NASCAR-bound Shane van Gisbergen
Shan van Gisbergen is set for a part-time NASCAR season in 2024, with potential starts in all three series.
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With just three NASCAR appurtenance, Shane van Gisbergen has become one of the most notable names of the sport. This year, the New Zealand-born driver made history when he won the inaugural NASCAR Chicago Street race, driving the Project 91 car of Justin Marks-owned Trackhouse racing. He was the first driver in over half a century to win a race on debut.
Racing in NASCAR has long been a dream for the Kiwi racer who has dominated in the Australian Supercars series. He won three championships there and the iconic Bathurst 1000 three times, including the 2023 edition of the event. Trackhouse has signed the veteran in a development deal to give him a full-time Cup ride by 2025.
Supercars, via their social media handles, has shared a tribute video highlighting some of the biggest moments of the 81-time Supercars winner’s careers. It features his maiden win, his maiden championship triumph, his Bathurst 1000 win, and more. The three-minute video had a caption wishing him best wishes for the NASCAR journey.
This weekend in Adelaide marks the end of an era for one of the Supercars greats.
— Supercars (@supercars) November 20, 2023
Good luck with the next chapter, @shanevg97 ? #RepcoSC #Supercars pic.twitter.com/PrI7HHCbUF
He will be making selected starts in the 2024 NASCAR season with the primary objective of learning how to race in ovals, where he has raced just once in his career. He will race in the Truck and Xfinity series regularly to gain this experience, and there will be a handful of selected Cup approaches in the No:91 Chevy with Trackhouse.
Here is how fans reacted to the tribute video
Fans on social media were quick to share their opinions on the Supercars legend’s NASCAR journey. Some fans pointed out that NASCAR drivers are going to face a beast in the 2024 season and claimed he is one of the greatest drivers of his generation.
Some NASCAR fans also took the time to welcome the Trackhouse stars to the sport and admitted that they are eagerly waiting for him to triumph. Some fans criticized supercars for their supposed car design decision that played a role in his early exit.
As a lifelong nascar fan, and someone who hasn't followed V8 Supercars until recently … I understand the significance of SVG coming to America and will appreciate every lap I get & watch him do his thing in 2024!
— The Gaming Life (@TGL_STUDIOS) November 20, 2023
the NASCAR world better put themselves on notice. Dude is going to be a beast.
— Brandon (@BrandonCofran) November 20, 2023
Not everyone loved him. But one of the greatest drivers, if not THE greatest driver of his generation
— Stormlad – Peter Clarke (@itspeterclarke) November 20, 2023
Been really spoiled in recent years having two great Kiwi drivers in Supercars. It's not going to be the same without them.
— Katrina Paton (@KatrinaPaton2) November 21, 2023
Supercars screwed SVG this year big time and he has had enough of it
— Tom Knight (@TomKnig24190914) November 20, 2023
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