SVG records first NASCAR Cup oval Top-5 finish
Shane Van Gisbergen’s fifth-place finish Sunday in the Cracker Barrel 400 at Nashville Superspeedway gave the Trackhouse Racing driver his first NASCAR Cup Series Top-5 finish on an oval.
SVG, known for his road course and street course racing skills, led 12 laps en route to a fifth-place finish at Nashville. His prior highest finish on an oval was 10th at Kansas Speedway in Sept. 2025.
““It was a pretty awesome day for this No. 97 Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge Chevrolet team,” Van Gisbergen said post-race. “Starting up front obviously helps, but it was cool to lead some laps and battle at the front.”
After 14 races, SVG is ranked 12th in points with a 44-point cushion above the NASCAR Chase cutline.
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NASCAR, Team Chevrolet
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From Grants, New Mexico, USA, Aragon started watching NASCAR in 2004 and has been covering the sport since 2009. Aragon is a 2012 graduate of Grants High School and a May 2016 graduate of the University of New Mexico with a B.A. in Mass Communications & Journalism. Aragon has worked in local and national media, as a musician, and an educator. He is co-author of the 2024 book "All of It: Daytona 500 Champion Tells the Rest of the Story" with racer Geoff Bodine.
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