Roval's quest for Shane Van Gisbergen could move him to one of the legendary sequences on the road to Jeff Gordon

Shane Van Gisbergen will go to the Bank of America Roval 400 Chasing History. The recruit of the trackhouse races won the last four road journeys of the series, putting it on the edge of the emblematic sequence of Jeff Gordon six in a row.

A fifth victory on Sunday would carry him in one of the renowned temple, in what has already been one of the strongest recruit seasons in the history of Nascar. The triple champion of Supercars adapted quickly since he joined TRACKHOUSE full -time in 2025. After having run part -time in the car n ° 16 of Kaulig Racing last year, SVG resumed entry No. 88 of Trackhouse this season.

The results were immediate: four victories, three poles and six TOP-10, five of those who come to road lessons. Shane Van GisbergenThe sequence started after a sixth place in Cota. Since then, he has not lost on a road or a street course. Each victory highlighted its control over the technical tracks, dominating in Mexico, Chicago, Sonoma and Watkins Glen.

Jeff GordonThe brand of six consecutive victories on the road route intervened between Watkins Glen in 1997 and Sonoma in 2000, a record that lasted almost a quarter of a century. Gordon is also the leader of all time with nine victories in 47 departures, while Chase Elliott leads active pilots with seven, two of them at the Charlotte Roval.

SVG, with five victories in just 11 departures, built a typing rate that no one has matched at this stage. He led more than half of the laps on the road routes this year, and two of his four victories came from two -digit margins – 16.5 seconds in Mexico City and 11.1 seconds in Watkins Glen. Its average finish of 2.0 on road routes shows how difficult it was to beat this year.

Shane Van Gisbergen hopes “a good weekend” in her return from Charlotte Roval

The progress of Shane Van Gisbergen has not been limited to roadcourses. Last week in Kansas, he marked his first top 10 in a career on an oval, Finish 10th as a sign of wider growth. Although eliminated eliminatory series in the round of 16, it is 14th in the ranking with 2086 points, still within the reach of the 13th while the season ends.

Now comes the Charlotte Roval, 109 rpm around one of the most unique provisions of NASCAR. SVG claimed the post in 2024 before finishing seventh. Without pressure from the playoffs this time, he returns as one of the favorites of the weekend. Speaking after kansas, he said via Nikolai P. Culp How he felt before the race:

“Yeah, well. And on a track, I went before. I went well there last year. So yes, I hope a good weekend and try to help the one (Ross Chastain) this week and make sure it is good to spend next weekend.”

Trackhouse racesRoss Chastain enters the race in a difficult situation, seated at 13 points below the elimination line with Joey Logano +13 on the Cup line and Chase Briscoe +21 in seventh. The Roval has never been the best Chastain track, with an average finish of 24.0. SVG win as a non -playoff pilot could shake the image of the playoffs, but Chastain still needs a solid race to move forward.

While the field is preparing for the round of 12 qualifiers, all eyes will be on n ° 88. A fifth consecutive victory on the route on the road would push him to the edge of Jeff Gordon's record and confirm that he is the new “King of the Road”.