NASCAR CUP SERIES: GO BOWLING AT THE GLEN

May 10, 2026

Shane van Gisbergen

Frontstretch Quotes

An Interview with:

Q. Shane van Gisbergen, there's the rugby ball, getting it ready, Shane. He's going to sign that and kick it to the fans. Here it goes. The kids got it in the front.

Shane, you had to come in and pit. You blended in, about 26th with 24 laps to go. You absolutely put on a clinic. How did you do it, especially this time in a number that means so much to you, your first time winning here in the 97?

SHANE VAN GISBERGEN: Yeah, you're right. Unbelievable to win with 97. Yeah, super (indiscernible) Chevy was great. Thank you to Trackhouse. We weren't very good in practice, and then qualifying was amazing. Good tweaks, and then today, so what a race car.

Then Stephen made great calls. I wasn't sure how it was going to work. Then to run them down, very, very special to do two in a row.

Q. There's Stephen right there, his crew chief. You know, you've been working on your race craft in NASCAR, learning these ovals. That's what we primarily do. When you come here and you get to run on road courses, how much fun is it to show everybody here what you're capable of? This is your wheelhouse.

SHANE VAN GISBERGEN: Oh, for sure, but it's not easy. Everyone is really good. There was a lot of pressure there, and I think McDowell was good, Connor was good. Tyler Reddick. There was a lot of good guys and a lot of pressure. Just stoked for these guys, you know, to execute every facet of our game. Speechless. This is so cool.

Q. Nice birthday present. Congratulations.