Van Gisbergen caused the first natural Full Course Caution after the Stage 1 break. During Stage 2 on Lap 177, the Trackhouse Racing driver tried to pass Cody Ware.
The #88 Chevrolet Camaro got loose and slid up into the side of the #51 Rick Ware Racing Ford Mustang.
Both cars were sent spinning and the yellow was drawn.
Ware was able to continue, but van Gisbergen suffered steering damage to his car that meant he had to go behind the pit wall for repairs.
“Watch Shane van Gisbergen get to the inside of him and runs out of real estate trying to squeeze him, gets loose, gets up into his door, and away they both go,” said Clint Bowyer on commentary.
“That’s racing at Bristol.”
Kevin Harvick added: “Definitely, it looked like Shane got a little bit loose, missed his mark up the race track a little higher.”
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Van Gisbergen returned to the race, albeit more than 70 laps down.
The Kiwi continued to struggle with his car and debated whether to retire the car. Van Gisbergen brought the car back to the pit lane on his 199th lap for further repairs.
The team elected to change the steering rack, a process that would cost them 100 laps. He returned to the race but complained of a loose car, suspecting something was still broken.
“Sorry guys, I just can’t drive like that,” said van Gisbergen.
The NASCAR Cup Series will break for Easter before returning on April 28 at Talladega Superspeedway.
Results: NASCAR Cup Series Food City 500, Bristol Motor Speedway
| Pos | Num | Driver | Team | Laps/Diff | Int |
| 1 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | 500 laps | |
| 2 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | 2.25 | 2.25 |
| 3 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | 6.769 | 4.519 |
| 4 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing | 6.911 | 0.142 |
| 5 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | 7.395 | 0.484 |
| 6 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | 7.997 | 0.602 |
| 7 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | 11.432 | 3.435 |
| 8 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | 14.895 | 3.463 |
| 9 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | 16.505 | 1.61 |
| 10 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | 1 lap | |
| 11 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports | 1 lap | |
| 12 | 21 | Josh Berry | Wood Brothers Racing | 1 lap | |
| 13 | 7 | Justin Haley | Spire Motorsports | 1 lap | |
| 14 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | 1 lap | |
| 15 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | 1 lap | |
| 16 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | 2 laps | 1 lap |
| 17 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | 2 laps | |
| 18 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | 2 laps | |
| 19 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | 2 laps | |
| 20 | 60 | Ryan Preece | RFK Racing | 2 laps | |
| 21 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Legacy Motor Club | 2 laps | |
| 22 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Hyak Motorsports | 2 laps | |
| 23 | 4 | Noah Gragson | Front Row Motorsports | 2 laps | |
| 24 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | 3 laps | 1 lap |
| 25 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | 3 laps | |
| 26 | 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | 3 laps | |
| 27 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | 3 laps | |
| 28 | 35 | Riley Herbst | 23XI Racing | 4 laps | 1 lap |
| 29 | 41 | Cole Custer | Haas Factory Team | 5 laps | 1 lap |
| 30 | 71 | Michael McDowell | Spire Motorsports | 5 laps | |
| 31 | 33 | Jesse Love | Richard Childress Racing | 5 laps | |
| 32 | 10 | Ty Dillon | Kaulig Racing | 6 laps | 1 lap |
| 33 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | Trackhouse Racing | 6 laps | |
| 34 | 1 | Corey LaJoie | Rick Ware Racing | 6 laps | |
| 35 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | 7 laps | 1 lap |
| 36 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing | 7 laps | |
| 37 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | 157 laps | 150 laps |
| 38 | 88 | Shane Van Gisbergen | Trackhouse Racing | 292 laps | 135 laps |
| 39 | 66 | Josh Bilicki | Garage 66 | 307 laps | 15 laps |
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