The Kaulig Racing driver bemoaned a loose Chevrolet Camaro but that was the least of his concerns when his engine began to hemorrhage in Stage 1.
Just 31 laps into the race, van Gisbergen pitted.
Van Gisbergen radioed to his team, “I’ve got fuel pressure problems. What do I do?”
Kaulig Racing told the #97 driver to continue before the issue worsened.
“Engine’s dying. I’ve got no power,” he said.
The team attempted to get the engine restarted in the pit lane but eventually pulled the car behind the pit wall to resolve the problem.
“It’s not running,” said van Gisbergen.
“The fuel pressure is maxed out. Now it’s dying.”
The team changed the fuel pump and regulator, losing time and valuable laps.
The issue was eventually addressed and van Gisbergen returned to the race 34 laps down.
However, as soon as van Gisbergen was back on track, he reported a misfire and he returned to the pit lane and parked the car. Work continued on the car to remedy the issue, including a new carburettor.
Van Gisbergen returned to the race in time for the start of Stage 2. With just under 70 laps to go, van Gisbergen reported his car “just shut off” and pulled into pit lane again.
Van Gisbergen retired after 77 laps.
Results: NASCAR Xfinity Series, Ambetter Health 302
| Pos | Num | Driver | Laps/Diff |
| 1 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger (P) | — |
| 2 | 28 | Ryan Sieg | 0.156 |
| 3 | 7 | Justin Allgaier (P) | 0.657 |
| 4 | 81 | Chandler Smith (P) | 1.041 |
| 5 | 48 | Parker Kligerman | 1.209 |
| 6 | 2 | Jesse Love # (P) | 1.244 |
| 7 | 98 | Riley Herbst | 1.603 |
| 8 | 0 | Cole Custer (P) | 1.611 |
| 9 | 18 | Sheldon Creed | 1.713 |
| 10 | 21 | Austin Hill (P) | 1.922 |
| 11 | 26 | Corey Heim(i) | 2.117 |
| 12 | 10 | Daniel Dye(i) | 2.359 |
| 13 | 20 | Aric Almirola (P) | 2.558 |
| 14 | 1 | Sam Mayer (P) | 2.563 |
| 15 | 11 | Josh Williams | 2.575 |
| 16 | 38 | Matt DiBenedetto | 2.803 |
| 17 | 9 | Brandon Jones | 2.826 |
| 18 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | 2.839 |
| 19 | 5 | Anthony Alfredo | 3.048 |
| 20 | 91 | Kyle Weatherman | 3.336 |
| 21 | 44 | Brennan Poole | 3.36 |
| 22 | 31 | Parker Retzlaff | 3.377 |
| 23 | 7 | Myatt Snider | 4.35 |
| 24 | 27 | Jeb Burton | 21.858 |
| 25 | 14 | JJ Yeley | 2 laps |
| 26 | 39 | Kyle Sieg | 2 laps |
| 27 | 15 | Dylan Lupton | 3 laps |
| 28 | 43 | Ryan Ellis | 3 laps |
| 29 | 45 | Garrett Smithley | 3 laps |
| 30 | 53 | Joey Gase | 3 laps |
| 31 | 29 | Blaine Perkins | 3 laps |
| 32 | 8 | Sammy Smith (P) | 4 laps |
| 33 | 19 | Taylor Gray(i) | 4 laps |
| 34 | 74 | Ryan Vargas | 4 laps |
| 35 | 35 | Akinori Ogata(i) | 5 laps |
| 36 | 92 | Dawson Cram(i) | 8 laps |
| 37 | 42 | Leland Honeyman # | 71 laps |
| 38 | 97 | Shane Van Gisbergen # | 124 laps |
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