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Cup Series rookie Shane van Gisbergen continues hot run on road courses

AP photo by Seth Wenig / Trackhouse Racing driver Shane van Gisbergen competes in Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race on the permanent road course at Watkins Glen International in New York. Van Gisbergen, who is in his first full-time season competing in NASCAR's top series, has four wins this season, all on road courses or street circuits.
AP photo by Seth Wenig / Trackhouse Racing driver Shane van Gisbergen competes in Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race on the permanent road course at Watkins Glen International in New York. Van Gisbergen, who is in his first full-time season competing in NASCAR's top series, has four wins this season, all on road courses or street circuits. AP photo by Seth Wenig / Trackhouse Racing driver Shane van Gisbergen competes in Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race on the permanent road course at Watkins Glen International in New York. Van Gisbergen, who is in his first full-time season competing in NASCAR's top series, has four wins this season, all on road courses or street circuits.

By The Associated Press 6 min read

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. — Shane van Gisbergen’s latest victory in the top stock-car racing series in the United States was as historical as it was emotional.

With his father, Robert, on hand for the first time this year, the 36-year-old from Auckland, New Zealand, set a NASCAR Cup Series rookie record with his fourth victory of the season, blowing out the competition again Sunday at Watkins Glen International.

“It’s just amazing to have him here,” said van Gisbergen, who last saw his father while visiting home over the Christmas break. “It’s been a very tough, tough year for dad, and he hasn’t been able to travel, so to have him here for the next three weeks and share this with him, it’s amazing.”

As amazing as van Gisbergen’s rookie season in the Cup Series and the Trackhouse Racing No. 88 Chevrolet after two years of part-time competition.

The driver known as SVG joined 2020 Cup Series champion Chase Elliott and NASCAR Hall of Famer Jeff Gordon as the only drivers to win four consecutive Cup Series races on permanent road courses or street circuits.