‘He smashed them’: What ex-Supercars star’s ‘unbelievable’ win means for his NASCAR career

Shane van Gisbergen’s back-to-front victory at Watkins Glen proved the Kiwi is one of the “best race car drivers on the planet”, according to Supercars legend Mark Skaife.

‘He smashed them’: What ex-Supercars star’s ‘unbelievable’ win means for his NASCAR career. Shane van Gisbergen’s back-to-front victory at Watkins Glen proved the Kiwi is one of the “best race car drivers on the planet”, according to Supercars legend Mark Skaife. Van Gisbergen was in powerful form at the weekend’s NASCAR round at New York’s Watkins Glen but almost blew his chance of turning pole to victory with a strategy bungle around two-thirds of the way through the race. A caution period on lap 61 for debris triggered most of the field to pit, but the Kiwi remained at the head of the field on old tyres at the restart, putting him at what should have been a massive disadvantage. The three-time Supercars champion put his foot down, extending his lead to six seconds before making his final green-flag tyre change on lap 76. The stop dropp...