Shane van Gisbergen wins Chicago, his first-ever NASCAR start.
When he debuted halfway through the 2007 V8 Supercars season, Shane van Gisbergen was the best prospect in Australian domestic racing. 499 starts, 80 wins, 174 podiums, three championships, and a Bathurst 1000 win later, he is firmly the second-best driver on the continent of his era. That madeguest star entry exciting, but the significance of the crossover event paled in comparison to what van Gisbergen actually did in the car.
The Supercars ace started the rain-delayed race from third, missing out on pole after both Denny Hamlin and Tyler Reddick beat his par time on their final laps of the qualifying session.
Of the leading drivers before the race was shortened, only Tyler Reddick benefitted significantly from that. Reddick went on a charge from seventh on the following restart, getting up to fifth before finally crashing in turn 4. With primary strategy leaders van Gisbergen and Kyle Larson still floating around tenth on the next restart, that meant attention turned to Justin Haley and Austin Dillon, the leaders of the group that moved up on strategy.
Shane van Gisbergen aced it. A day of single-file restarts mandated by earlier rains helped, but van Gisbergen once again went about building a lead on the final restart and went on to win the race over Haley.
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