Shane van Gisbergen was eliminated after the Round of 16. The Trackhouse Racing star had been working on his oval racing skills, winning his first oval race in the Pro Legends division in late July. But that was not enough to avoid a string of poor finishes outside the top 25 in the first playoff round. Yet being eliminated hardly mattered on Sunday, as SVG harnessed his road course racing prowess at the Charlotte Roval.

The Kiwi speedster had already picked up four road course wins consecutively earlier. Up next was the Charlotte Roval. Although Tyler Reddick picked up the pole for the Bank of America 400, all eyes were on the former Supercars champion. However, Kyle Larson did not make it easy for Shane van Gisbergen.

Shane van Gisbergen’s team members bit their nails

After all, going

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