Van Gisbergen on NASCAR hopes: “My phone has been working sizzling”

The Supercars superstar made historical previous with a shock fetch on debut in the NASCAR Cup Series on the streets of Chicago last weekend.

Already identified to be having a seek at alternatives exterior of Supercars, van Gisbergen looks articulate to create a Stateside swap on a fats-time foundation sooner in preference to later.

He’s for the time being under contract with Triple Eight for the 2024 Supercars season, alternatively, T8 managing director Jamie Whincup has since clarified that he could well per chance now no longer stand in the kind of the Kiwi if he needs to leave subsequent season.

“My phone has been working sizzling but I don’t dangle any gorgeous affords yet, clearly,” said van Gisbergen, who is now on the bottom in Australia for the Townsville 500. 

“I in actual fact want to dangle going and test out some more stuff [in NASCAR]. As I said, I’m dedicated to [Supercars] subsequent year but clearly, I read Jamie’s feedback that dangle been attention-grabbing. 

“I haven’t spoken to Jamie yet, despite the truth that.”

Shane van Gisbergen, Trackhouse Racing, Strengthen Neatly being Chevrolet Camaro

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Van Gisbergen added that there’s no longer any temptation to effectively retire from NASCAR as a single-run starter and winner, even despite the truth that he is aware of he would fight more with an oval birth.

“The oval is a truly varied world,” he said. “I attach now no longer need any illusion that I’d stride there and inch up the front; that can clutch a long time.

“Clearly, you are trying to dangle to are attempting, but having six to eight boulevard lessons in the coming years, that’s attention-grabbing.”

Van Gisbergen’s NASCAR ambitions can dangle an impact on the Supercars silly season for every and each 2024 and 2025.

As it stands Cam Waters is mainly the most critical to the driver market and is identified to dangle been courted by Walkinshaw Andretti United. 

He additionally has a single-year possibility with Tickford that could well per chance reward properly-timed if van Gisbergen does indeed terminate around in Supercars for 2024 earlier than heading to NASCAR in 2025.

Neatly-rated Erebus pair Brodie Kostecki and Will Brown will additionally be coming off their affords at the cease of subsequent season and shall be in contention for a Triple Eight seat could well per chance also gathered or now no longer or now no longer it’s obtainable.