NASCAR driver Shane van Gisbergen walked away from a multiple-car crash at a dirt track speedway meeting at Auckland in his native New Zealand on Thursday.

Shane Van Gisbergen emerged unharmed but unable to continue racing after a sprint car crash in New Zealand, just ahead of his full-time NASCAR debut.

Supercars champion Will Brown has been treated to a unique racing experience in New Zealand, courtesy of the driver he replaced at Triple Eight Race Engineering, Shane van Gisbergen. Brown arrives in 2025 as the reigning Repco Supercars Championship winner, having sealed the 2024 crown at the VAILO Adelaide 500 last November.

Shane van Gisbergen had a first in his accomplished racing career on Saturday — though one not very enjoyable for most race car drivers. van Gisbergen, piloting the #97A United Truck Parts Sprintcar while competing in a Sprintcar heat race at Baypark Speedway in Tauranga,

Shane van Gisbergen introduced Will Brown to dirt karting. Image: Will Brown Instagram Both the former and current Triple Eight

NASCAR driver Shane van Gisbergen has walked away from a multiple car crash at a dirt track speedway meeting at Auckland in his native New Zealand.

NASCAR star Shane van Gisbergen walked away from a multiple-auto crash at a dirt track speedway meeting at Auckland in his native New Zealand on Thursday.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — NASCAR driver Shane van Gisbergen walked away from a multiple-car crash at a dirt track speedway meeting at Auckland in his native New Zealand on Thursday. Van ...