NASCAR debuts are a big deal, but only a handful live up to the hype, leaving fans nodding and saying, “This guy’s got it.” Take Chase Elliott in 2014. Carrying the weight of being Bill Elliott’s son, he did not just meet expectations. He crushed them. In his sixth Xfinity start, he outdueled Kyle Busch at Texas to grab his first win. Elliott did not stop there, as he went on to clinch the Xfinity championship as a rookie.

More recently, Shane van Gisbergen turned heads in 2023. After shocking the NASCAR world by winning the Chicago Street Course Cup race in his first try, the Supercars star dipped into Xfinity to prove it was not a fluke. His road-course chops translated fast. A 10th at Indianapolis and 11th at Watkins Glen showed he could hang with NASCAR’s best. And now, a new name h

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