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Van Gisbergen set to sit out NASCAR All-Star Race

Shane van Gisbergen is slated to sit out next month’s NASCAR All-Star Race, despite being eligible by virtue of his Chicago race win in 2023.

Daniel Herrero

25 Apr 2024

// NASCAR

TALLADEGA, ALABAMA - APRIL 21: Shane Van Gisbergen, driver of the #16 Wendy's Chevrolet, Anthony Alfredo, driver of the #62 Dude Wipes Chevrolet, Noah Gragson, driver of the #10 Overstock.com Ford, and Austin Dillon, driver of the #3 Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet, race during the NASCAR Cup Series GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on April 21, 2024 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images) — Shane van Gisbergen (#16) is set to sit out the NASCAR All-Star Race. Image: James Gilbert/Getty Images

The three-time Bathurst 1000 winner was confirmed by NASCAR as one of 18 drivers who have already clinched a berth in the 2024 All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway.

A Trackhouse Racing spokesperson has since advised Speedcafe that there are “no plans to race at this time” for van Gisbergen.

The New Zealander is one of two drivers in that group of 18 who are not current Cup Series full-timers, the other being AJ Allmendinger, who won on the Charlotte Roval in 2023.

Van Gisbergen and Allmendinger are in fact team-mates at Kaulig Racing, with which Trackhouse has an alliance and hence the placement of the former there, with both of those drivers being full-time in the Xfinity Series in 2024 and part-time in Cup.

Van Gisbergen is currently scheduled to make eight Cup Series starts in 2024, including the Charlotte 600 on the weekend after the All-Star Race, which would make for a tight turnaround for a part-time entry.

Furthermore, he has so far only contested one oval event in the Cup Series, being last weekend’s at Talladega Superspeedway.

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There, he finished only 26th but twice led on merit and commented afterwards that he hoped to have earned some trust from his rivals.

His next race is this coming weekend in the Xfinity Series at Dover Motor Speedway.

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Van Gisbergen set to sit out NASCAR All-Star Race

Shane van Gisbergen is slated to sit out next month’s NASCAR All-Star Race, despite being eligible by virtue of his Chicago race win in 2023.

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