NASCAR driver Shane van Gisbergen walked away from a multiple-car crash at a dirt track speedway meeting at Auckland in his native New Zealand on Thursday.

Shane Van Gisbergen emerged unharmed but unable to continue racing after a sprint car crash in New Zealand, just ahead of his full-time NASCAR debut.

Rising duo Ross Chastain and Shane van Gisbergen will juggle both the NASCAR Cup Series and Xfinity Series in 2025 after signing a deal with JR Motorsports.

Kyle Larson is eyeing doing a similar feat to Shane van Gisbergen, with the NASCAR star looking to race in the Australian Supercar series.

How about this? Ross Chastain and Shane van Gisbergen have inked deals with JR Motorsports for the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series season. Chastain and SVG will race the No. 9 car nine times total with Chastain taking the slight majority of the races.

Shane van Gisbergen had a first in his accomplished racing career on Saturday — though one not very enjoyable for most race car drivers. van Gisbergen, piloting the #97A United Truck Parts Sprintcar while competing in a Sprintcar heat race at Baypark Speedway in Tauranga,

NASCAR driver Shane van Gisbergen has walked away from a multiple car crash at a dirt track speedway meeting at Auckland in his native New Zealand.

Trackhouse Racing announced today that drivers Ross Chastain and Shane van Gisbergen will pilot the No. 9 JR Motorsports (JRM) Chevrolet in nine NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) races during the 2025 season.