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Shane Van Gisbergen Makes Flawless Rally To Win Watkins Glen

Racing America On SI·Toby Christie·22 days ago
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With 25 laps to go in Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series Go Bowling at The Glen, Shane van Gisbergen, who had dominated the event, was staring up at a 29-second deficit to race leader Ty Gibbs. It seemed like pit strategy, the only thing that could conceivably defeat van Gisbergen and his No. 97 team on Sunday, had done just that. There's just one problem, van Gisbergen is simply too damn good in a NASCAR Cup Series car on a road course. As van Gisbergen ripped off qualifying lap times lap after lap, picking off positions on track in the process, it became very clear that the 29-second deficit would be made up by the time the checkered flag was waved. However, nobody knew just how fast the deficit would be erased. In the end, van Gisbergen only needed 18 laps to recoup the lost time on pit road, as he passed Ty Gibbs for the win with eight laps remaining.…

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