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Close but not close enough for Suarez in Las Vegas

Daniel Suarez needed a longer run to end Sunday’s race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway to potentially hold off Josh Berry for the victory in the Pennzoil 400. The race restarted for the final time with 19 laps to go. Suarez, the race leader, controlled …

Daniel Suarez needed a longer run to end Sunday’s race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway to potentially hold off Josh Berry for the victory in the Pennzoil 400.

The race restarted for the final time with 19 laps to go. Suarez, the race leader, controlled the pace until Berry got underneath him with 16 laps to go. It took nearly three laps before Berry was able to complete the pass.

Suarez finished second. It was a strong result for the team and a much-needed one, as Suarez’s best finish in the previous four races was 13th in the Daytona 500.

“It just sucks to be that close,” he said. “Sometimes I feel like third feels better than second, but that’s part of it. I’m very proud of everybody at Trackhouse — the [No.] 1 team also, for working together right there with me. We did everything in our power, I feel like, there at the end. We just needed to be a little bit better in the short run.”

The final caution set up Suarez’s run for the win. He was running third behind Joey Logano and Berry when the caution flew with 23 laps to go. The yellow put the field on the same strategy by eliminating a potential fuel mileage finish.

After the final pit stops, Suarez came off pit road with the race lead after a four-tire stop from his No. 99 team. It allowed him to restart on the front row with Berry. Logano was taken out of the picture by a slow stop.

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Clean air was an advantage, but the short run and the No. 99’s handling were disadvantages. That’s where Berry beat Suarez.

“I was just having a little bit too much on the ground in [Turns] 1 and 2, and that’s where he got me,” Suarez said. “I was just too fast up front and [had] too much contact, and eventually he was putting pressure on me, so I had to push harder, and the car just bottomed out and I almost wrecked. Right at the end, I felt like I was just as fast as him, but the first five laps were my weakness, and unfortunately, we lost the race there.

“But a lot of good things from today. A lot of things to be proud of. A good day to build off.”

Suarez led the way for Trackhouse Racing in Las Vegas. He led teammate Ross Chastain to the finish as the No. 1 finished fifth. Both drivers led laps; Suarez 12 and Chastain 14. Both drivers drove to the front from qualifying in the mid-pack, with Suarez having an average running position of 8.6 and Chastain 11.4.

“It was good; definitely very important, especially for the [No.] 99,” Suarez said. “I think the [No.] 1 has had a couple of decent results lately, but the [No.] 99 has been running very well lately, and we’ve been getting wrecked for one reason [or another], so definitely solid.”

Chastain leads Cup Series practice in Las Vegas

Ross Chastain was the fastest in NASCAR Cup Series practice Saturday morning at Las Vegas Motor Speedway at 187.846mph (28.747s). The Trackhouse Racing driver was the only one who cracked 187mph in practice. He set the fastest lap on his second lap …

Ross Chastain was the fastest in NASCAR Cup Series practice Saturday morning at Las Vegas Motor Speedway at 187.846mph (28.747s).

The Trackhouse Racing driver was the only one who cracked 187mph in practice. He set the fastest lap on his second lap on the track.

Bubba Wallace was second fastest at 186.290mph, William Byron third at 186.175mph, Kyle Larson fourth at 185.982mph and Austin Dillon fifth at 185.695mph.

Larson is the defending race winner in Las Vegas.

Noah Gragson ran sixth fastest at 185.459mph, Chase Elliott seventh at 185.433mph and Christopher Bell eighth at 185.350mph. Bell is looking for his fourth consecutive Cup Series win Sunday afternoon.

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Michael McDowell was ninth fastest at 185.236mph and Chris Buescher completed the top 10 at 185.008mph.

Almost all of the fastest laps in practice were set within a driver’s first six laps on track, the exception being Ryan Blaney, who ran his fastest lap on his 11th.

Blaney, however, only ran 18 laps before the right rear tire blew on his Team Penske Ford Mustang. The incident happened in Turn 2, putting him into a half spin, with his car bouncing off the wall with the rear bumper. Blaney drove the car back to the garage to the attention of his race team.

He will not make a qualifying run because of the crash. The team will attempt to fix the primary car for Sunday’s race.

There were no other incidents during practice.

Chastain also paced the best 10 consecutive lap average over Byron, Wallace, Tyler Reddick, and Alex Bowman.

There are 36 cars entered in Las Vegas — all chartered teams.

NEXT: Cup Series qualifying at 11:40 a.m. local time.

Chastain returns to Cup victory as another playoff spoiler in Kansas

Ross Chastain played spoiler Sunday at Kansas Speedway with a victory in the opening race in the Round of 12 of the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs. Chastain took the lead off a restart with 20 laps to go in the Hollywood Casino 400. The Trackhouse …

Ross Chastain played spoiler Sunday at Kansas Speedway with a victory in the opening race in the Round of 12 of the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.

Chastain took the lead off a restart with 20 laps to go in the Hollywood Casino 400. The Trackhouse Racing driver chose the inside lane underneath Martin Truex Jr. He charged by on the bottom and was clear of the field off Turn 2.

The victory was Chastain’s first of the year after failing to earn a playoff berth. He led playoff driver William Byron across the finish line with Truex finishing third.

“It’s a huge deal,” Chastain said. “For us on this [No. 1] team, it’s [why] Justin Marks bought into NASCAR with Trackhouse to do stuff like this — to disrupt. There have been times this year where we couldn’t have disrupted the minnow pond outside of Darlington, let alone a Cup race. It’s hard. It’s really tough.

“To come and do this today, there were times after practice and qualifying I didn’t think we had what it took. I thought we’ve been way stronger here in the past and it didn’t feel great all day, but our Kubota Chevy, gosh, it was better as the rubber went down, and the adjustments were great.”

Ryan Blaney finished fourth followed by Ty Gibbs, Alex Bowman and Christopher Bell in seventh after starting from the pole. Denny Hamlin, Chase Elliott and Zane Smith completed the top 10. Elliott’s ninth-place finish came after starting last because of an engine issue during practice that required the team to change the power plant for the race.

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Bell led a race-high 122 laps. Byron won the first stage, and Bowman won the second.

The race’s final caution was for Carson Hocevar’s spin on the backstretch after contact from Todd Gilliland. Truex was the lead at the time of caution, with Chastain second, Bowman third and Byron fourth.

Chastain led 52 laps en route to his fifth career victory.

Daniel Suarez was the first of the playoff drivers to finish outside the top 10. He finished 13th and Joey Logano finished 15th. Chase Briscoe finished 24th, Tyler Reddick finished 25th, Kyle Larson finished 26th and Austin Cindric, 34th.

It was a long day for Larson, who hit the wall in Turn 2 on lap 19 because of a cut right rear tire. He fell off the lead lap on lap 56 and spent much of the afternoon having his car, which lacked grip and speed, repaired. Larson received the free pass under a lap 144 caution when Daniel Hemric spun.

Cindric spun on the backstretch on lap 157 after bouncing off Kyle Busch. It left Cindric with a flat left front tire.

 

The penultimate caution of the afternoon involved Busch. The Richard Childress Racing driver spun from the race lead while being chased by Chastain. He got loose off Turn 2 coming up on Briscoe, who was fighting to stay on the lead lap. Busch wiggled, hit the outside wall, and lost control of his Chevrolet.

Busch led 26 laps. He has six races left to go to victory lane and push his streak of winning at least one race a year to 20 straight.

Sunday’s race featured 30 lead changes among 15 drivers and 10 cautions.

RESULTS

Trackhouse puts both cars at head end of Kansas Cup practice

Trackhouse Racing teammates Ross Chastain and Daniel Suarez paced Saturday’s NASCAR Cup Series practice at Kansas Speedway. Chastain led the way at 177.439mph (30.433s). Suarez, who is still competing in the playoffs, ran a lap of 177.177mph. Alex …

Trackhouse Racing teammates Ross Chastain and Daniel Suarez paced Saturday’s NASCAR Cup Series practice at Kansas Speedway.

Chastain led the way at 177.439mph (30.433s). Suarez, who is still competing in the playoffs, ran a lap of 177.177mph.

Alex Bowman (P) was third fastest at 177.026mph, Carson Hocevar was fourth at 177.026mph, and Ty Gibbs was fifth at 176.904mph. Kyle Larson (P) was sixth fastest at 176.511mph.

Daniel Hemric ran seventh at 176.280mph; William Byron (P), eighth at 176.194mph; Erik Jones, ninth at 176.171mph and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. completed the top 10 at 176.142mph.

Christopher Bell (P) was 12th fastest and Tyler Reddick (P) was 14th. Reddick is the defending race winner. Chase Elliott (P) was 15th.

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Elliott was in the first group of drivers on the track for practice but only ran 19 laps. The Hendrick Motorsports driver reported to his team it felt like he was down a cylinder, and the team spent the rest of practice under the hood of his Chevrolet.

Denny Hamlin (P) was 16th fastest, Austin Cindric (P) was 18th and Justin Haley, now driving for Spire Motorsports, was 19th.

Joey Logano (P) was 20th, while Corey LaJoie, now with Rick Ware Racing, was 25th fastest.

The final two playoff drivers in practice were Ryan Blaney in 27th and Chase Briscoe in 31st. Jimmie Johnson, in a third Legacy Motor Club car, was 37th fastest.

There are 38 drivers entered in the Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway.

William Byron was fastest in the best 10 consecutive lap average. It was Byron over Bowman, Hocevar, Elliott, and Gibbs.

(P) denotes playoff driver

Suarez advances after surviving miserable weekend at Bristol

Daniel Suarez did not enjoy his Saturday night at Bristol Motor Speedway and it was the first thing he told his Trackhouse Racing team after the checkered flag. “That wasn’t fun,” Suarez said. Stats don’t lie – Suarez started 31st, was lapped for …

Daniel Suarez did not enjoy his Saturday night at Bristol Motor Speedway and it was the first thing he told his Trackhouse Racing team after the checkered flag.

“That wasn’t fun,” Suarez said.

Stats don’t lie — Suarez started 31st, was lapped for the first time on lap 63, finished the first and second stages in 30th and finished the race in 31st place, multiple laps down.

Amazingly, he advanced in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs by 11 points. He could even laugh about it afterward.

“I knew since [Friday] – I didn’t want to say it – when we unloaded for first practice, that we didn’t have the speed,” Suarez said. “We practiced bad, we qualified bad, and we raced the same way. We were able to make the car a little bit better; we were just not fast enough. Luckily, things worked out right there and we were able to build a good cushion in Atlanta and Watkins Glen, but it was not ideal.”

Fortunately, Suarez had a 36-point advantage on the cutline going into the postseason’s first elimination race. The cushion came through a second-place finish at Atlanta and a 13th-place finish at Watkins Glen, plus 14 stage points earned.

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Suarez, who admitted early in the weekend that he loves the half-mile Bristol facility, has struggled on its concrete. The last time he finished in the top 10 at Bristol was in 2019. His best finish while driving for Trackhouse Racing has been an 18th-place result earlier this year.

“I can only control so much,” Suarez said. “I have to control what I can control, and the only thing I could control was the steering wheel of the No. 99. I knew I was racing with [Ty Gibbs]; I raced him very, very hard and everyone else I raced pretty easy. I was only concerned with what I could control.”

It wasn’t a fun way to race, he admitted, but it was necessary. Despite being laps down to the leader, Suarez had to be kept abreast of not only where Gibbs was running, but also who, of the cars on the same lap, he needed to pass for the points at stake. Every time the leader came back around to put Suarez another lap down, he did his best to put up a fight until no longer capable.

“Once I started holding off [Gibbs] and everyone started catching us, and then people started passing him and I was letting them go, I knew I was going to be in a good spot,” he said.

Suarez goes into the Round of 12 sitting 10th on the playoff grid, six points below a transfer spot.

Suarez on brink of advancing after turning around ‘very bad’ season

Daniel Suarez is 36 points to the good on the NASCAR Cup Series playoff grid ahead of Saturday night’s first elimination race, just as many would have predicted, right? Suarez and his No. 99 team have done nearly everything right – aside from …

Daniel Suarez is 36 points to the good on the NASCAR Cup Series playoff grid ahead of Saturday night’s first elimination race, just as many would have predicted, right?

Suarez and his No. 99 team have done nearly everything right – aside from winning — in the first two races of the Round of 16 to put themselves in position to advance. Not only has Suarez earned 73 points between Atlanta Motor Speedway and Watkins Glen, he’s also earned a combined 14 stage points (which is sixth-best among all playoff drivers).

A second-place finish at Atlanta Motor Speedway kicked things off, then he finished 13th last weekend at Watkins Glen.

“I don’t know if a lot of people [saw it going] that way,” Suarez said.

Saturday night’s race at Bristol Motor Speedway will eliminate the first four drivers from championship contention. Suarez sits ahead of regular-season champion Tyler Reddick, reigning series champion Ryan Blaney, three Hendrick Motorsports drivers, and three Joe Gibbs Racing drivers.

“[We] started the year very strong with the Atlanta win, but after that, we were bad,” Suarez said. “We were very bad. Since then, there was a month or two that we were very, very bad and we went to work and changed a lot of things internally — the way we were approaching things, the processes… I would say the last two or three months, we’ve been slowly creeping in.”

While some might be surprised that Suarez could be headed to the second round of the postseason, he’s not. He’s also not surprised the No. 99 has been running inside the top 10 and top 15 more often.

“Obviously, Atlanta was a good race for us,” he said. “Watkins Glen, unfortunately, we had to pick and choose points, but before that we were running in the top seven, I think. I feel like we’re [in a good spot]. We are not exactly where we want to be just yet. We have to continue to push and find a little more speed and hopefully we can be good at the end of tomorrow night and into the next round.”

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The fruits of a lot of labor are showing for Suarez and his team. He sat as low as 19th in the championship standings during the summer — when the Cup Series returned from the Olympic break — and he was very candid in the work that still needed to be done as his contract was extended for at least another year. It’s been a challenging season for Trackhouse Racing, but Suarez was already offering confidence in their direction.

“I feel like, [in] the last month and a half, we’re starting to see the results of all the work that we’ve been doing the last six months,” Suarez said. “You know how it is — you work your [tail] off for six months and then nothing, nothing, nothing, and then eventually you start seeing a little bit of light at the end of the tunnel.

“Fortunately … I can see it. OK, now we have speed and now I have something to drive. Squid (crew chief Matt Swiderski) has done an amazing job, [as have] my engineers and everyone at Trackhouse. We’ve had more speed lately, and it’s showing.”

Suarez will need speed at Bristol to finish the job in the first round of the postseason. The concrete half-mile hasn’t treated the Trackhouse Racing drivers well over the last few years, with Suarez’s most recent top-10 finish being in the summer of 2019.

“I love Bristol; it’s one of my favorite racetracks, but it’s been difficult for me here in the past,” Suarez said. “I think we’re in a good spot. We just have to continue to be on offense and continue to attack. I don’t think we’re in a position to take major risks, but we cannot be too conservative either.”

Chastain rockets to second career Cup Series pole at Watkins Glen

All eyes are on the Cup Series playoff field at Watkins Glen, but it’ll be the first driver outside that group that leads the field to green Sunday. Ross Chastain set a top time of 72.130s (122.279mph) to secure the second pole of his Cup Series …

All eyes are on the Cup Series playoff field at Watkins Glen, but it’ll be the first driver outside that group that leads the field to green Sunday.

Ross Chastain set a top time of 72.130s (122.279mph) to secure the second pole of his Cup Series career. The first came on the weekend of his last win, in 2023’s summer trip to Nashville Superspeedway. Chastain currently sits 17th in points, first among those that failed to make the playoffs after his winless regular season.

Martin Truex Jr. was quickest among playoff drivers, qualifying second with a speed of 122.052mph. The 2017 Cup champion needs a good run to keep his title hopes alive in his final playoff run, having entered Watkins Glen 19 points below the Round of 12 cutline.

Shane van Gisbergen (121.864mph) slotted in third for Kaulig Racing, with Chicago winner Alex Bowman (121.843mph) leading Hendrick Motorsports in fourth. It was a surprisingly difficult session for Hendrick, winners of the past five Cup races at Watkins Glen. Bowman was the only team driver to make the final round of qualifying.

Austin Cindric (121.779mph) wrapped up the top five. AJ Allmendinger (121.685mph), Joey Logano (121.391mph), Daniel Suarez (121.225mph), Noah Gragson (120.852mph) and Michael McDowell (120.736mph) completed the top 10.

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Van Gisbergen was quickest in Group A’s session with a speed of 122.115mph. Chastain, Logano, Gragson and McDowell followed to advance to the final round. It was a surprising top five, with seven of the eight playoff drivers in the group failing to advance.

Chase Briscoe failed to advance, but jumped up to sixth in the final lap of the session to qualify 12th overall and give himself a shot at much-needed stage points in Sunday’s race. Briscoe currently sits last in the playoff field after crashing out at Atlanta Motor Speedway, 21 points below the Round of 12 cutline.

Playoff drivers fared much better in Group B. Truex was quickest with a speed of 122.82mph. Fellow playoff contenders Bowman, Cindric and Suarez advanced, with Xfinity Series regular Allmendinger following suit.

The session ended with a slight scare as rookie Carson Hocevar missed the exit of the carousel and rolled into the Boot section typically used in sports car races. Hocevar turned his car around and waited just off-track at the exit of the carousel as others completed their final runs, putting race control and those still qualifying in a difficult position.

 

Defending race winner William Byron narrowly missed the final round and will start 1tth. Two-time Watkins Glen winner Chase Elliott will roll off 14th, followed by Ty Gibbs in 15th. Tyler Reddick was surprisingly slow after pacing practice and will start 16th, with Christopher Bell slotting in 17th and the Next Gen’s first Watkins Glen winner, Kyle Larson, qualifying 20th.

Other playoff drivers include Denny Hamlin in 22nd, Brad Keselowski in 28th, Ryan Blaney in 30th and Harrison Burton in 33rd. Both Keselowski and Burton are currently below the Round of 12 cutline, with Hamlin only two points to the good in 11th.

Juan Pablo Montoya will start 34th in his first Cup Series appearance since the 2014 Brickyard 400. He previously won at Watkins Glen in 2010.

Coverage of the Go Bowling at the Glen will kick off Sunday at 3 p.m. ET on USA and MRN.

RESULTS

It was game over when my ‘dancing partner’ fell back – Suarez

Daniel Suarez knew it was “game over” when he lost his help from Trackhouse Racing teammate Ross Chastain during overtime Sunday at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Suarez fought to a second-place finish in the NASCAR Cup Series playoff opener. He was …

Daniel Suarez knew it was “game over” when he lost his help from Trackhouse Racing teammate Ross Chastain during overtime Sunday at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Suarez fought to a second-place finish in the NASCAR Cup Series playoff opener. He was side-by-side with Joey Logano on the restart and at the white flag, but the teammates couldn’t stay locked together in Turns 1 and 2 on the final lap as the Team Penske teammates of Logano and Ryan Blaney surged on the bottom.

Logano was clear ahead at the finish as Suarez fought Blaney for the second position. NASCAR had to confirm the finish to determine the finishing order as a crash occurred in Turns 3 and 4 that froze the field.

“I can’t thank [Chastain] enough because he pushed me very, very good on the restart, all the way in [Turns] 1 and 2, all the way in [Turns] 3 and 4,” Suarez said. “He kept me in position, and we were right there in the fight. I was timing the second push and once I got the second push, I lost him. I don’t know if he had a flat tire or what happened exactly, but once I lost him, I knew that was game over because that was my dancing partner.

“Overall, I’m very proud of everyone at Trackhouse. They did a great job. We’ve been pretty strong here for a couple of years. It kind of stinks we’re not in victory lane; I felt like we were in position to do that, but that’s part of racing. We have to continue to work [but] good starting out the playoffs.”

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The only Trackhouse Racing driver in the postseason, Suarez had reason to be confident in having his teammate as a helper. He also nearly swept the Atlanta races for the season.

In the final laps of regulation, the No. 99 battled Logano and Ty Gibbs for the lead and potential victory. On a restart with five laps to go, Gibbs cleared Suarez in Turns 1 and 2 before Suarez made a crossover move down the backstretch to pull even once more. Gibbs, Suarez, and Logano were three wide for the lead with three laps to go.

As the Trackhouse Chevy was side-by-side with Logano’s Ford for the lead with two laps to go, a crash involving Noah Gragson on the backstretch set up overtime. Logano was listed as the race leader going into the overtime attempt and Suarez was second.

Logano chose the bottom lane with Blaney behind him. Suarez and Chastain lined up on the outside.

“Honestly, right now, I don’t care about points,” Suarez said. “It just hurts we’re not in victory lane, but that’s part of it. Maybe there are a couple of things I could have done better.”

Suarez leaves Atlanta with a 22-point advantage on the cutline.

Suarez sees Daytona dreams go up in flames

Daniel Suarez was the first driver out of Saturday night’s race at Daytona International Speedway after his Chevrolet went up in flames on pit road. Suarez escaped without injury as the rear of his car burned. The bizarre incident happened after a …

Daniel Suarez was the first driver out of Saturday night’s race at Daytona International Speedway after his Chevrolet went up in flames on pit road.

Suarez escaped without injury as the rear of his car burned. The bizarre incident happened after a round of pit stops when fuel that had spilled into the pit box was ignited from the backfire of Denny Hamlin’s car. All of this came from a chain of events with Suarez and Hamlin trying to leave their pit stalls but not being able to do so cleanly.

“I was doing my pit stop just like every single weekend,” Suarez said. “The No. 11 (Hamlin) was right behind me and the No. 21 (Harrison Burton) was right in front of me, so unfortunately, I got boxed in. We know that every single time we do a pit stop, we drop a little bit of fuel and that’s completely normal. Unfortunately, the No. 11 was leaving his pit stall right behind me, and because he was waiting for me to leave, his exhaust fired up the little fuel I dropped. Because I was still parked there, that went up the back of my car where the fuel cell is and it just grabbed it.

“It was a very unfortunate situation. I don’t know what we could have done differently. Just sad that we’re out of the race this way, but I’m glad I’m fine and the entire team was fine. The other crazy thing is that I was able to feel the heat, but because I don’t run a rearview mirror and only run the rearview camera, I couldn’t see it. The rearview camera is connected to the rear bumper, so I could see the smoke, but I couldn’t see the fire. I could feel the heat, but I couldn’t see how big it was.”

Van Gisbergen moving to Cup Series in 2025 with third Trackhouse charter

Shane van Gisbergen will move into the NASCAR Cup Series full-time next year with Trackhouse Racing. The organization has acquired a third charter to field van Gisbergen alongside Ross Chastain in the No. 1 Chevrolet and Daniel Suarez in the No. 99 …

Shane van Gisbergen will move into the NASCAR Cup Series full-time next year with Trackhouse Racing.

The organization has acquired a third charter to field van Gisbergen alongside Ross Chastain in the No. 1 Chevrolet and Daniel Suarez in the No. 99 Chevrolet. The Kiwi will be drive the No. 88.

“This is a big day in so many ways for Trackhouse Racing, Shane, Chevrolet and race fans around the world,” Justin Marks said. “This is an important step for our organization and it’s a credit to the men and women at Trackhouse Racing whose hard work and success the last few years has led to us expanding to three Cup team in 2025.

“It’s also a big step up for Shane who took a chance on Trackhouse Racing, moved here from New Zealand and now joins the most competitive stock car racing series in the world. Everyone will get to watch one of the world’s racing superstars compete in the NASCAR Cup Series next year.”

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Stephen Doran will be van Gisbergen’s crew chief. Doran currently works with Zane Smith, who is driving the No. 71 for Spire Motorsports in a deal with Trackhouse Racing.

The 35-year-old van Gisbergen is a three-time Australian Supercars champion who transitioned to stock cars despite having a year left on his contract with Red Bull Ampol Racing. He arrived on the NASCAR scene last year with a victory on debut at the Chicago street course. He was then signed to a development deal that has him competing full-time in the Xfinity Series this year with Kaulig Racing in addition to a partial Cup Series schedule.

“This is what I have planned for and I am ready,” van Gisbergen said. “I know there is a tough learning curve ahead, but the best way to learn is to go out and do it. I feel I have made progress running the Xfinity Series this year with Kaulig Racing and I can’t thank everyone there enough. I look forward to the Cup Series. Those drivers and teams are the best in the world and it will be an honor to be part of their races.”

Sponsorship for van Gisbergen will be announced in the coming weeks.