By David Morgan, Associate Editor
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Shane Van Gisbergen has gotten the call. He’s moving to the NASCAR Cup Series full-time with Trackhouse Racing in 2025.
The move completes the journey for the 35-year-old New Zealander, who burst onto the NASCAR scene with his win at Chicago in his first-ever start in 2023 before moving into the Xfinity Series on a full-time basis in 2024 and now going full-time at NASCAR’s top division next season.
With Trackhouse obtaining a third charter for its efforts to field a car for Van Gisbergen, he will join fellow drivers Ross Chastain and Daniel Suarez under the Trackhouse banner when the green flag flies on the 2025 season.
“This is a big day in so many ways for Trackhouse Racing, Shane, Chevrolet and race fans around the world,” said Trackhouse Racing founder and owner Justin Marks. “This is an important step for our organization and it’s a credit to the men and women at Trackhouse Racing whose hard work and success the last few years has led to us expanding to three Cup teams in 2025.
“It’s also a big step up for Shane who took a chance on Trackhouse Racing, moved here from New Zealand and now joins the most competitive stock car racing series in the world. Everyone will get to watch one of the world’s racing superstars compete in the NASCAR Cup Series next year.”
Since his first start at Chicago, Van Gisbergen has competed in five additional Cup Series races, along with six more over the remainder of the 2024 season. Including Saturday night’s Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona, he will race at Darlington, Atlanta, Watkins Glen, Talladega, and Las Vegas.
In 22 Xfinity Series starts this season, Van Gisbergen has won three times (Portland, Chicago, and Sonoma), as well as five top-five finishes, six top-10 finishes, two poles, 79 laps led, and an average finish of 15.7.
“This is what I have planned for and I am ready,” said the 35-year-old Auckland, New Zealand native. “I know there is a tough learning curve ahead, but the best way to learn is to go out and do it. I feel I have made progress running the Xfinity Series this year with Kaulig Racing and I can’t thank everyone there enough. I look forward to the Cup Series. Those drivers and teams are the best in the world and it will be an honor to be part of their races.”
Van Gisbergen will pilot the No. 88 Chevrolet starting in 2025, taking over the mantle of a car number that has been most…
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