With 14 Cup starts and a season’s worth of Xfinity races under his belt, van Gisbergen will now compete against Riley Herbst for Rookie of the Year honors in Trackhouse’s all-new third car. Stephen Doran was plucked from the No. 71 Spire Motorsports team to crew chief the effort after just one year on the job.

The three-time Aussie Supercars champ came to America in 2023, basically for a drive-by. Now he's making a career of it in the NASCAR Cup Series.

Red Bull is known for its involvement in Formula 1 and other motorsports endeavors around the world, but the energy drink company is making a return to NASCAR.

"He’s just an awesome young kid and so fast, but a lot to learn still at that age," said Shane van Gisbergen on the rookie sensation, Connor Zilisch. The post Conor Zilisch Learns the Good and Bad From Shane Van Gisbergen at Daytona appeared first on EssentiallySports.