Once again, Shane van Gisbergen proved why he is the king of road courses. From clinching the fourth win of the season and his fifth career win, that too all of them at road courses, this now ties him with Denny Hamlin on four wins each. Additionally, this is one of the most impressive runs of form for a rookie NASCAR driver.

Another consequence of winning four NASCAR Cup races in 2025 is the accumulation of Playoff points. In the main championship, van Gisbergen is well down in 25th place. On any other occasion, he would be well out of championship running. However, he accumulated enough Playoff points to sit 2nd behind Denny Hamlin. But the question remains if he could make a deep Playoff run in 2025?

Recently, Trackhouse Racing owner Justin Marks spoke of SVG’s Playoff hopes.

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