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AUTO ACTION’s latest: SVG NASCAR interview

By Andrew Clarke

Date posted: May 31, 2023

In the latest edition of AUTO ACTION, Andrew Clark speaks with SVG about his upcoming NASCAR appearance on the streets of Chicago.

After it was recently announced that van Gisbergen would join the Trackhouse Racing team for a ride in the PROJECT91 Camaro, AUTO ACTION’s Supercars guru Andrew Clark – who will be in Chicago for the special occasion – spoke to the three time Supercars champion about his own expectations, how he’s approaching it, and what the opportunity means to him…

VAN GISBERGEN SET FOR NASCAR DEBUT

Supercars champion Shane van Gisbergen is ready to hit the streets of Chicago on the first weekend of July, with his NASCAR Cup debut confirmed last week. He talks with Andrew Clarke, who makes his third ‘Cup’ appearance at the same race.

SVG will steer the PROJECT91 Camaro for Trackhouse Racing in his NASCAR Cup Series debut

It was little surprise to anyone, Shane van Gisbergen will make his NASCAR debut at the Chicago Street Race with Trackhouse Racing’s PROJECT91. 

The three-time Supercars champion earmarked the Chicago race right from the minute it was announced. After a few months of negotiations with team owner Justin Marks, van Gisbergen will become the second driver for PROJECT91, following in the footsteps of F1 world champion Kimi Raikkonen. 

The PROJECT91 Camaro is run by Trackhouse Racing for drivers outside of NASCAR to drop in and run races in the Cup series. Raikkonen was the first driver in the car, running at Watkins Glen last year and the Circuit of the Americas earlier this year. Van Gisbergen is number two. 

“When I spoke with Justin, we had targeted it,” van Gisbergen said of his plans. “I think, first, it was pretty amazing to be considered. After seeing who they had last year with Kimi, I didn’t think I would be on the shortlist. So that’s pretty flattering. 

“But I think it suits me with how many street circuits we run here in Australia. It’s certainly not going to be easy.

The map for the NASCAR Cup Series Chicago Street course

I don’t think it’s full of kerbs and stuff like our tracks; it looks like walls at apexes, it looks like a Singapore-type thing with one corner and an intersection going one way and another way on the other side, and there’s no runoff. It looks like there’s not much margin for error.

“It’s pretty unreal to replace Kimi as the next guy on the list…

To read the full story, grab AUTO ACTION’s newest issue, #1862, is out now in its digital form downloadable right here, and available in all good newsagents and stockists near you on Thursday. AUTO ACTION-continuing as Australia’s most trusted independent voice in motorsport.

If you can’t get a copy locally, you can also subscribe to the print or digital edition of the magazine here.

For more of the latest motorsport news, pick up the latest issue of AUTO ACTION.

PODCAST: The latest episode of the Auto Action RevLimiter podcast is out now!

It is a rambling Auto Action RevLimiter Podcast this week rolling through the Formula One at Monaco and Max Verstappen’s third World Championship – yes, we’re calling it early.

The lucky escape for the crowd at the Indy 500 and the washed-out day late Charlotte 600 in NASCAR. Then we talk about parity and Supercars. What else would we talk about? All this and more, as Andrew Clarke, Bruce Williams and Paul Gover say it as they see it. It’s entertaining and cuts to the bone of the issues affecting motorsport.

Listen to the RevLimiter podcast on your podcast app of choice or here on the RevLimiter website

AUTO ACTION, Australia’s independent voice of motorsport.

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