February hasn't even begun yet, and the divided comments are already beginning. The post Shane Van Gisbergen Catches Heat as Fans Left Divided Over Trackhouse Racing Latest Reveal appeared first on EssentiallySports.

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.

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Ahead of exciting rookie campaigns in Cup and Xfinity for SVG and Connor Zilisch, the two will team up in the 63rd Rolex 24.

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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.

Van Gisbergen and McLaughlin used to battle each other for Supercars supremacy — but this weekend, they're reunited as teammates

When each new year in NASCAR commences, there is always something new apparent when the haulers are unloaded and the crews go to work for the first time. In some cases, it's a new paint scheme or a new sponsor accompanying familiar names and numbers.

In only a few days, the 2025 NASCAR season is kicking off! The post Rick Hendricks’ Speedsters Dismiss Their Nearly 15 Year Old Exploits as They Head Back to Bowman Gray appeared first on EssentiallySports.

And here it is: A team gets five points for having the Cup Series champion, four points for each Championship 4 driver (excluding the champ), three points for the regular-season champion, two points for a Round of 8 driver who did not advance further and one point for a Round of 12 driver whose run ended there.

The NASCAR season is 39 total races, one preseason race, one all-star race, 26 regular season races and 10 playoff races. There are three types of track NASCAR races that take place on: Oval, Road and Street. Oval Tracks are between 160 and 500 laps, Road Tracks are between 68 and 110 laps and the only street course in Chicago is 75 laps.