Two days after signing a multi-year contract extension with Trackhouse Racing, Shane van Gisbergen provided the NASCAR Cup Series organization early bang for its buck.
The overwhelming favorite to capture the circuit’s rookie of the year honors, van Gisbergen, who earned his fourth win this season at Watkins Glen International on Sunday, will pilot the No. 88 Chevrolet “for years to come,” the team announced.
The 36-year-old New Zealand native not only captured the Go Bowling at The Glen title, he did it in dominating fashion, topping runner-up Christopher Bell by 11.116 seconds.
Along with his 16.567-second win at Mexico City, van Gisbergen registered the two largest victory margins in the NextGen era. The road-course ace also became the second pilot to post two 10-second-plus wins in one season since 2000.
Despite a No. 25 ranking in the drivers’ standings, 371 points behind pace-setter William Byron, van Gisbergen, who overcame a slow first half of the season mostly on oval tracks, compiled 22 playoff points, the third most in the series.
SVG is on a roll. 🎳 pic.twitter.com/rt4AAnwfQX
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) August 11, 2025
NASCAR National Series, Whelen Modified Tour Weekend Schedule
Here is a list of NASCAR National Series and Whelen Modified Tour events this weekend at Richmond Raceway (All Times ET):
Thursday
- 3:15 p.m.: Whelen Modified Tour practice 1
- 3:55 p.m.: Whelen Modified Tour final practice
- 6 p.m.: Whelen Modified Tour qualifying
- 7:30 p.m.: Whelen Modified Tour Virginia is for Racing Lovers 150 race
Friday
- 2:05 p.m.: Truck Series practice
- 3:10 p.m.: Truck Series qualifying
- 4:30 p.m.: Cup Series practice
- 5:40 p.m.: Cup Series qualifying
- 7:30 p.m.: Truck Series eero 250 race
Saturday
- 7:30 p.m.: Cup Series Cook Out 400 race
Cheers to race week, everyone!#CookOut400 pic.twitter.com/DNkvBQ3cg4
— Richmond Raceway (@RichmondRaceway) August 11, 2025
NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out 400 Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series officials released the entry list for Sunday’s Cook Out 400 at Richmond Raceway:
Entry, Driver, Car No.
- 1, Ross Chastain, No. 1 Chevrolet
- 2, Austin Cindric No. 2 Ford
- 3, Austin Dillon, No. 3 Chevrolet
- 4, Noah Gragson, No. 4 Ford
- 5, Kyle Larson, No. 5 Chevrolet
- 6, Brad Keselowski, No. 6 Ford
- 7, Justin Haley, No. 7 Chevrolet
- 8, Kyle Busch, No. 8 Chevrolet
- 9, Chase Elliott, No. 9 Chevrolet
- 10, Ty Dillon, No. 10 Chevrolet
- 11, Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Toyota
- 12, Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Ford
- 13, AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Chevrolet
- 14, Chris Buescher, No. 17 Ford
- 15, Chase Briscoe, No. 19, Toyota
- 16, Christopher Bell, No. 20 Toyota
- 17, Josh Berry, No. 21 Ford
- 18, Joey Logano, No. 22 Ford
- 19, Bubba Wallace, No. 23 Toyota
- 20, William Byron, No. 24 Chevrolet
- 21, Jesse Love, No. 33 Chevrolet
- 22, Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Ford
- 23, Riley Herbst, No. 35 Toyota
- 24, Zane Smith, No. 38 Ford
- 25, Cole Custer, No. 41 Ford
- 26, John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Toyota
- 27, Erik Jones, No. 43 Toyota
- 28, TBA, No. 44 Chevrolet
- 29, Tyler Reddick, No. 45 Toyota
- 30, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Ford
- 31, Alex Bowman, No. 48 Chevrolet
- 32, Cody Ware, No. 51 Ford
- 33, Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Toyota
- 34, Ryan Preece, No. 60 Ford
- 35, Corey Heim, No. 67 Toyota
- 36, Michael McDowell, No. 71 Chevrolet
- 37, Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Chevrolet
- 38, Shane van Gisbergen, No. 88 Chevrolet
- 39, Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Chevrolet
With two races remaining in the regular season, @WilliamByron is the favorite to capture the coveted bonus of 15 playoff points. pic.twitter.com/p8L91d8o0g
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) August 11, 2025
