CHEVROLET NCS AT CHICAGO: Shane van Gisbergen Accident Quotes

Shane van Gisbergen, No. 16 Wendy’s Saucy Nuggs Camaro ZL1 – Sidelined by damage sustained in an accident in Stage Two.

Walk us through the incident.

“I don’t know, I just sort of turned in; it looked pretty good and then just got smacked by someone. It’s gutting. The No. 16 Wendy’s Saucy Nuggs Camaro was really good. We were in the lead for a lot of that race. I felt good taking off in the rain, so that sucks. It’s an unfortunate mistake by him. I’m sure he didn’t mean it. But yeah, when he just clipped me, there wasn’t anything I could do.”

Is it disappointment, frustration, knowing you were the favorite, and now you’re out of the race; or was it just a racing incident?

“Of course I’m disappointed. We had a really amazing Camaro there. Kaulig Racing and Trackhouse Racing, they gave us a great car. We were able to lead and I felt like I was driving well with it, so yeah, it’s a shame to be out so early. It’s a shame we couldn’t have a proper crack at it at the end.”

How was the racing before the incident?

“It was fun. On slicks, it got a bit dodgy. I hated being the leader. Whoever was the leader, you could see them slowing up, not knowing what the condition would be. As soon as you got to the front, you were unsure of what was happening and had to take it a bit easy. But yeah, I had a lot of fun until then.”

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