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Shane Van Gisbergen

2026 Season: NASCAR Cup Series

17th
Position
647
Points
2
Wins
5
Top 5
7
Top 10
29
Starts

Through September 19, 2026 · 1559 pts behind leader

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Coverage (11 articles)

Two Drivers Made the Playoff at Daytona. Between Them They Led 11 Laps.

John Speedway·

Ryan Preece led five laps of the Coke Zero Sugar 400 and won it. Austin Cindric led six and finished sixth. Both are in the Cup Series playoff and Shane Van Gisbergen, who won the opening stage, is out. Twelve drivers led more laps than the winner, and one of them cracked the top ten.

Logano Leads 323 Laps to Win North Wilkesboro's First Cup Points Race in 30 Years

Jack Beckett·

Joey Logano led 323 of 450 laps and beat Denny Hamlin by 0.859 seconds to win the Window World 450, the first NASCAR Cup Series points race at North Wilkesboro Speedway in 30 years. The win secured a playoff berth for Logano. For Kaulig Racing the night split in two: Ty Dillon finished 16th while AJ Allmendinger went out early with suspension trouble.

What to Watch and Who's Hot at Dover's First All-Star Race

John Speedway·

The NASCAR All-Star Race goes to Dover Motor Speedway Sunday for the first time in the event's 41-year history, the 42nd running of the showcase, three segments, 26 cars, the trophy on the line. A preview of what to watch and who's hot heading in.

Honeycutt Beats Zilisch and SVG for His First Truck Win at The Glen

John Speedway·

Kaden Honeycutt won his first NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race Friday at Watkins Glen, and did it by beating Connor Zilisch and Shane van Gisbergen, the two drivers who have dominated NASCAR road courses for two years. He also won the ARCA race at the same track earlier the same day, becoming the second driver in history to sweep both. Honeycutt now leads the Truck Series championship by 29 points.

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