NASCAR road course master Shane van Gisbergen will return to the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series with Niece Motorsports at Watkins Glen International.
SALISBURY, N.C. — NASCAR road course master Shane van Gisbergen will return to the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series with Niece Motorsports at Watkins Glen International.
The Auckland, New Zealand, native will pilot the No. 4 Chevrolet Silverado with backing from Circle B Motorsports Auctions, DQS Solutions & Staffing and J.F. Electric for the 176-mile event on May 8.
Van Gisbergen joins fellow Trackhouse Racing teammate Ross Chastain as a driver for Niece Motorsports’ NCTS program. In 2023, SVG made his NCTS debut with the organization at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park. It's his only series start to date.
“I'm really excited to have the opportunity to race for Niece Motorsports at Watkins Glen,” said van Gisbergen. “I raced the truck once back in 2023 at IRP and it was epic! Happy to be back at one of my favorite tracks. Hopefully we have a good crack at it. Thanks to Niece Motorsports, Circle B Diecast, DQS, J.F. Electric, Chevrolet and Trackhouse for giving me the opportunity. It's going to be a lot of fun.”
Circle B Diecast will serve as van Gisbergen’s primary sponsor for Watkins Glen. The company will promote its new Motorsports Auctions website, which is the online auction solution for both its North Carolina and Missouri warehouses. You can soon pre-order 1:24 and 1:64 scale diecast replicas of van Gisbergen’s No. 4 truck at CircleBDiecast.com.
“It's pretty cool how this whole deal came together. I saw a tweet that a fan sent out asking if Shane was racing in the Truck Series race at Watkins Glen and once I saw that he was interested, I immediately called Cody Efaw to see if we could put this together,” said Brent Powell, co-owner of Circle B Diecast. "They have a great group over at Niece Motorsports and I think Shane will do a great job for all of us.”
With the addition of van Gisbergen, team president and CEO Cody Efaw believes the team will further strengthen its road course capabilities.
“When we learned Shane had interest in running Truck Series races, it felt like a natural fit. Our fab and body shop have put in a tremendous amount of work building new road course trucks and we’re confident in what we’re bringing to the track. With Shane and Ross, both proven Cup Series road course winners, paired with Andres Perez de Lara, a talented road course racer in his own right, we like the strength of our lineup and expect to be in contention for the win.”
The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series' Bully Hill Vineyards 176 at the Glen will air May 8 on FOX Sports 1, the NASCAR Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90.