Overview

• Van Gisbergen remains unbeaten in all four 2025 NASCAR road-course races, banking 22 playoff points to secure his place in the Round of 16.
• He has struggled on ovals this season, pointing to scant practice windows and unfamiliar car dynamics as reasons for multiple finishes outside the top 30.
• Trackhouse owner Justin Marks believes that SVG’s playoff buffer and rapid development will help him navigate the three opening-round oval races and advance to the Round of 12.
• Veterans like Jeff Gluck and Brad Keselowski have called on NASCAR to trim its road-course calendar after van Gisbergen’s string of lopsided victories.
• Denny Hamlin lauded van Gisbergen’s road-course mastery and underscored Trackhouse’s faith by highlighting his recent multi-year contract extension.