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    Shane van Gisbergen's push for a record-equalling Nascar victory continues at the latest event of the season in Texas

    Shane van Gisbergen's push for a record-equalling Nascar victory continues at the latest event of the season in Texas


    His charge through the field has him third after 68 of 95 laps - having started down in 13th.

    Van Gisbergen's chasing a sixth straight road-course win - which would tie Jeff Gordon for the most in Cup Series history.

    Meanwhile, in Florida - a promising start to the IndyCar season for Scott McLaughlin.

    He's finished second in the opening race at St Petersburg, Florida - 12 seconds behind defending series champion Alex Palou .

    MOTORSPORT WITH THE NEW CRC CERAMIC ARMOUR.  FOR THAT SHOWROOM FINISH

    © 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

     Other Motorsports News
     02 Mar: To Indycar action, and misfortune for Scott Dixon on the streets of St. Petersburg
     02 Mar: To the opening lap of the Indy Car season at St. Petersburg
     01 Mar: Shane van Gisbergen has dominated the closing stages of NASCAR's second division series race at the Circuit of the Americas
     01 Mar: Motor racing royalty Sir Scott Dixon has suffered another blow ahead of tomorrow's opening IndyCar race in Florida
     28 Feb: Kiwi driver Scott McLaughlin's made a bright start to the new IndyCar season in Florida
     28 Feb: New season, new engineer, new attitude
     26 Feb: Scott McLaughlin is confident he can put last year's poor IndyCar results in the rear-view mirror
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