Shane van Gisbergen is becoming a well-known name in the American stock car racing circuit. After winning in the No. 91 NASCAR Chevy Camaro ZL1 on the Chicago street course, van Gisbergen decided to try his hand at Truck Series racing at Indianapolis Raceway Park on August 11th, 2023. Though his results left something to be desired, the Supercars champion was all smiles as he got out of the No. 41 Silverado RST.
“It was awesome,” said van Gisbergen after the race. “With 10 to go, I finally dropped off the lead lap.”
It wasn’t for lack of trying, but ultimately, van Gisbergen finished 19th, having gone a lap down to eventual winner Ty Majeski in the No. 98 Ford F-150 in the latter stage of the race.
“I had a ball. It was awesome racing with people, a lot of fun,” van Gisbergen said. “I’m living the dream, it was really cool, and everyone was respectful. It was awesome.”
Van Gisbergen has stated that he’d like to pursue more opportunities in NASCAR in 2024, and that he’s in the process of working something out with his Supercars team that would allow him to race.
Meanwhile, the No. 19 NASCAR Chevy Silverado of Christian Eckes finished second, followed by Layne Riggs’ No. 7 Silverado in third and Carson Hocevar’s No. 42 Silverado in fourth. Indy marked the first race of the Truck Series Playoffs, and as a reminder, the following eight drivers are currently eligible for championship competition:
- Corey Heim, No. 11 Toyota TRD Tundra
- Zane Smith, No. 38 Ford F-150
- Carson Hocevar, No. 42 Chevy Silverado RST
- Christian Eckes, No. 19 Chevy Silverado RST
- Grant Enfinger No. 23 Chevy Silverado RST
- Ty Majeski, No. 98 Ford F-150
- Ben Rhodes, No. 99 Ford F-150
- Nick Sanchez, No. 2 Chevy Silverado RST
- Matt DiBenedetto, No. 25 Chevy Silverado RST
- Matt Crafton, No. 88 Ford F-150
| Finish | Start | Car Number | Driver | Team | Laps Run | Laps Led | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 98 | Ty Majeski (P) | Road Ranger Ford | 200 | 179 | Ford F-150 |
| 2 | 1 | 19 | Christian Eckes (P) | NAPA Auto Care Chevrolet | 200 | 3 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 3 | 12 | 7 | Layne Riggs | Infinity Communications Group Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 4 | 5 | 42 | Carson Hocevar (P) | Worldwide Express Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 5 | 8 | 38 | Zane Smith (P) | Boot Barn Ford | 200 | 0 | Ford F-150 |
| 6 | 10 | 1 | William Sawalich | Starkey/Soundgear Toyota | 200 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 7 | 4 | 24 | Rajah Caruth # | Wendell Scott Foundation Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 8 | 3 | 11 | Corey Heim (P) | Safelite Toyota | 200 | 18 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 9 | 13 | 88 | Matt Crafton (P) | Generac/Menards Ford | 200 | 0 | Ford F-150 |
| 10 | 24 | 25 | Matt DiBenedetto (P) | Rackley Roofing Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 11 | 9 | 2 | Nick Sanchez # (P) | Gainbridge Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 12 | 6 | 23 | Grant Enfinger (P) | Champion Power Equipment Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 13 | 7 | 35 | Jake Garcia # | Quanta Services Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 14 | 22 | 4 | Chase Purdy | Bama Buggies Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 15 | 19 | 15 | Tanner Gray | DSM Precision Manufacturing Toyota | 200 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 16 | 21 | 99 | Ben Rhodes (P) | Farm Paint Ford | 200 | 0 | Ford F-150 |
| 17 | 20 | 61 | Jake Drew | AISIN Toyota | 200 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 18 | 23 | 51 | Jack Wood (P) | Rowdy Manufacturing Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 19 | 28 | 41 | Shane Van Gisbergen | Worldwide Express Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 20 | 34 | 17 | Taylor Gray # | JBL Toyota | 199 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 21 | 26 | 22 | Logan Bearden | Bearden Automotive Ford | 199 | 0 | Ford F-150 |
| 22 | 15 | 43 | Daniel Dye # | Bettenhausenauto.com Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 23 | 17 | 2 | Matt Mills | J.F. Electric Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 24 | 36 | 45 | Lawless Alan | AUTOChargit Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 25 | 32 | 32 | Bret Holmes # | Precision Garage Doors Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 26 | 30 | 56 | Tyler Hill | HairClub Toyota | 197 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 27 | 18 | 66 | Conner Jones | TSPORT Ford | 196 | 0 | Ford F-150 |
| 28 | 29 | 4 | Landen Lewis | CarQuest Chevrolet | 196 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 29 | 33 | 30 | Chris Hacker | UBPN/Morgan & Morgan Toyota | 195 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 30 | 14 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar International Toyota | 183 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 31 | 25 | 13 | Hailie Deegan | Ford Performance Ford | 140 | 0 | Ford F-150 |
| 32 | 11 | 5 | Dean Thompson | Thompson Pipe Group Toyota | 130 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 33 | 31 | 12 | Spencer Boyd | Freedom Warranty Chevrolet | 128 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 34 | 35 | 16 | Tyler Ankrum | LiUNA! Toyota | 127 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 35 | 16 | 9 | Colby Howard | Grant County Mulch Chevrolet | 79 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 36 | 27 | 20 | Greg Van Alst | CB Fabricating Chevrolet | 14 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
# – Rookie
i – Points ineligible
* – Part-time driver
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Go Shane, Australia is behind you mate !