Shane van Gisbergen’s former teammate from the Supercars championship, Broc Feeney, was trackside on the Sonoma Raceway final weekend for the NASCAR races. SVG lately spoke extremely of Fenney, anticipating the Australian to do nicely within the American inventory automobile championship.
SVG made the transfer from the V8 Supercars championship to NASCAR and has established himself as arguably the most effective highway course driver within the sequence for the time being. The Kiwi gained final weekend’s Cup and O’Reilly race at Sonoma, and equalled Tony Stewart’s highway course win report.
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Within the newest episode of theDale Jr. Obtain podcast, Shane van Gisbergen was requested about Broc Feeney being trackside at Sonoma and his potential in NASCAR. SVG hailed his former teammate and anticipated him to do nicely in NASCAR.
“He [Broc Feeney] was attempting to get in with some groups there. I feel he tried for Watkins Glen and Sonoma, he actually desires to have a crack. I am certain he’d be like me. Perhaps he’d wish to have a go on the ovals after, nevertheless it’d be actually attention-grabbing to see how he’d go,” mentioned Shane van Gisbergen.
Ford hasn’t gained a highway course race within the Cup sequence in two years, with their final win coming with Chris Buescher at Watkins Glen in September 2024. SVG steered that Broc Feeney may increase Ford’s probabilities at a win.
“I feel Ford struggled somewhat bit on the highway programs, so it might be good to get somebody good in that automobile. Not that the others aren’t good, nevertheless it’d be actually good to see what Broc may do and the way a lot he may do sooner or later too,” added Shane van Gisbergen.
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Broc Feeney drives for Pink Bull Ampol Racing within the Supercars Championship, which transitioned from operating Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 final 12 months to the Ford Mustang S650 in 2026. Feeney completed within the Prime 3 of the Supercars championship for the final three seasons and is the present championship chief.
Shane van Gisbergen particulars his “factors” aim to make the Chase
Feb 28, 2026; Austin, Texas, USA; O’Reilly NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Components Sequence driver Shane Van Gisbergen (9) takes questions from the media after successful the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Components Sequence Centered Well being 250 at Circuit of the Americas. Necessary Credit score: Michael C. Johnson-Imagn Photographs
Coming into the Sonoma Raceway weekend, Shane van Gisbergen sat simply exterior the Prime 16 required to make the Chase. After a heartbreaking weekend in San Diego the place SVG crashed out of the race when he was the favourite to win, a powerful outcome was needed at Sonoma.
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The No. 97 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet driver gained at Sonoma and jumped to P14 within the standings. Highlighting his purpose of scoring factors within the upcoming rounds to make the Chase, Shane van Gisbergen, talking with Sirius XM, mentioned,
“Each week we’re wanting on the factors. Our hole to the reduce line, projected factors we’d like and all that form of stuff. The engineering aspect of issues get a bit deep into it. I simply have to execute. I have to go do the most effective I can on the ovals and cease making little errors.”
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SVG’s energy has been the highway programs. With solely ovals remaining on the calendar for the common season and the Kiwi driver not having sufficient of a factors hole to the cutline, scoring factors within the upcoming oval races is the one approach to make sure a spot within the Chase.
