Almost 900 Miles of NASCAR Racing at Charlotte for SVG

Almost 900 Miles of NASCAR Racing at Charlotte for SVG

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Shane van Gisbergen qualified 29th for the BetMGM 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Shane Van Gisbergen started the 200-lap event at Charlotte Motor Speedway in the 29th position. The first caution flag of the afternoon waved on lap 31 with Van Gisbergen scored in 26. Following a four tire stop, Van Gisbergen restarted in 26th with nine laps remaining in the stage. Following the restart, Van Gisbergen worked his way forward and ended stage one in 21st. The Focused Health team started stage two from the 17th position on lap 53. The third caution flag of the day waved on lap 74 with Van Gisbergen scored in 27th. Staying out, the Focused Health team restarted 14th on lap 80. Battling a tight Chevrolet for the remaining portion of the stage, Van Gisbergen ended stage two in 23rd on lap 90. Following a four tire stop at the end of stage two, Van Gisbergen restarted the final stage in 17th. Splitting the final stage in half, Van Gisbergen hit pit road on lap 142 from the 15th position for a green-flag stop. Following the stop, the Focused Health team cycled to 19th on lap 150. The caution flag would wave once again on lap 170 with Van Gisbergen scored in 13th. With one final set of sticker tires on pit road, SVG his pit road for four tires, fuel and adjustments. Following the stop, Van Gisbergen restarted in 12th on lap 176. Van Gisbergen suffered a flat right rear after he was forced into the wall by another competitor on lap 117 while running 13th. After hitting pit road for repairs, Van Gisbergen restarted at the tail end of the lead lap on lap 183. SVG crossed the finish in 15th on lap 200.

“Fun day today. I thought the 19 was going to save it but he lost it and we got into the fence. I got more and more comfortable as the day went on and I’m proud of the Focused Health team and the gains we made today."

CUP

Shane Van Gisbergen qualified 36th for the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. By lap 35 SVG worked his way to 32nd and hit pit road for a scheduled green-flag pit stop on lap 51. Following the stop, Van Gisbergen cycled back to 37th, one lap down. The WeatherTech team took the wave around and gained their lap back under the lap-88 caution and ultimately finished stage one in 31st on lap 100. Van Gisbergen started the second stage in 28th on lap 111. Splitting the stage in half, Van Gisbergen hit pit road for a scheduled green-flag pit stop on lap 139 while running in 28th. The caution flag waved once again on lap 159 with SVG in 26th. Under the caution the 16 team hit pit road for four tires, fuel and adjustments. Following the stop, SVG was served with a pit-road penalty for running through too many boxes and restarted 34th. Van Gisbergen would go on to finish stage two in 28th. With a fresh set of Goodyear Tires on the WeatherTech Chevrolet, Van Gisbergen restarted stage three in 36th. Battling a tight Chevrolet, he worked his way up to 27th when the caution flag waved once again on lap 230. Following another four-tire stop, Van Gisbergen restarted the race on lap 236. The field would race the incoming weather and Van Gisbergen ended up in 28th when the caution flag waved once again for weather forcing the conclusion of the race.

“We had an up and down day. I hate we didn’t get to run the full 900 miles this weekend but ultimately the weather won out. I appreciate all the hard work from everyone on this Kaulig/Trackhouse team.”
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