Shane Van Gisbergen Earns First Cup Series Top-10 Finish on an Oval
Shane van Gisbergen earned his best oval finish of 10th in Sunday's Kansas race after deftly avoiding a string of wrecks in Stage 3. Although he wasn't very fast with an average running position of only 24th, and he only spent 23.8% of laps inside the top 15, his great control from Supercars often helps him navigate his way through messy races. He typically had a history of being faster there in the races (especially late in the race) than in qualifying, so maybe this shouldn't have come as much of a surprise as it did on the surface. He actually passed his teammate, Ross Chastain (who had outrun him all race), on the last lap, which is even more surprising because one would think Trackhouse Racing would've made sure to maximize Chastain's points, given that he is still in the playoffs, while SVG is not.
Source: Racing Reference
Source: Racing Reference
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