Van Gisbergen – who was concerned in a wild backwards and forwards battle with Kyle Larson for the lead early within the race – needed to discover his manner again to the entrance of the sector within the last stage whereas on a special pit technique.
He moved into third with seven of fifty laps remaining and was nonetheless third when a warning for a stalled automobile on the observe arrange a restart with three to go.
He shortly received round second-place Ty Gibbs on the restart and simply earlier than finishing the primary lap, he handed chief Jesse Love. The three-time Supercars champion edged Gibbs by 1.287 seconds on the checkered flag.
The win is van Gisbergen’s third of the 2024 season and collection profession, with all approaching avenue or street programs. After a wild celebratory burnout, the Kiwi then kicked an American soccer into the frontstretch grandstands.
Watch: Three in Xfinity: Shane van Gisbergen claims Chicago Road Course win
“What an excellent race. It was superb on the market,” van Gisbergen stated. “It was nice racing with Kyle. He was actually good on the restarts. That was enjoyable one to be part of it. Had some nice racing with everybody.”
Requested if he “owned this city now,” van Gisbergen laughed and stated, “No. It’s a privilege to race right here. It’s superb what NASCAR has finished right here.”
Van Gisbergen is up to now undefeated on the two.2-mile, 12-turn course via the Grant Park space of downtown Chicago. Final yr, he grew to become the primary driver in additional than 60 years to win in his Cup collection debut with a victory within the inaugural Cup race.
Larson was third, Parker Kligerman fourth and Love ended up fifth.
Finishing the highest 10 have been Connor Mosack, Austin Hill, Joey Logano (who changed Hailie Deegan this weekend), Justin Allgaier and Austin Inexperienced.
Stage 1
Van Gisbergen handed Larson in Flip 6 of the ultimate lap and held on by 0.789 seconds to take the win in Stage 1, which showcased a back-and-forth duel between the 2 drivers. Gibbs was third, Mosack fourth and Cole Custer fifth.
Watch: Shane van Gisbergen battles Kyle Larson for Stage 1 win
Stage 2
Hill grabbed the lead on a restart with 5 laps remaining and cruised to a 1.418-second Stage 2 win over Sammy Smith. Love was third, Allgaier fourth and Sheldon Creed fifth.
On lap 23, A.J. Allmendinger – who had made his manner as much as third – crashed onerous into the tire boundaries in Flip 6 to convey out a warning. Allmendinger’s No. 16 Chevrolet suffered heavy harm within the incident.
Watch: AJ Allmendinger slides onerous into tire barrier in Stage 2 at Chicago
Stage 3
Through the break between Levels 2 and three, a handful of lead-lap automobiles elected to pit, however Hill remained on the observe and within the lead when the race resumed with 16 laps remaining. Love shortly powered round his teammate and into the lead on the restart.
A multi-car accordion-like wreck erupted as the sector wound via Flip 11 on lap 36 during which a number of drivers suffered critical harm, together with Parker Retzlaff, Andre Castro and Sage Karam.
Watch: Multicar wreck strikes as last stage will get underway
After an in depth cleanup of fluid on the observe, Love remained the chief over Gibbs with 11 laps to go.
Preston Pardus stalled on the observe in Flip 11 to place the race again below warning and arrange one other restart with eight laps remaining and Love nonetheless out entrance.
With seven laps to go, van Gisbergen moved into third, behind Love and Gibbs.
Leland Honeyman piled into the tire barrier in Flip 1 to put the race again below warning on lap 46. Love led Gibbs and van Gisbergen when the race resumed with three laps remaining.
