You can’t teach an old dog new tricks, but Shane Van Gisbergen might just be the exception. At 36, the three-time Supercars champion has taken the NASCAR world by storm in his first full-time Cup season. The Kiwi already matched Jeff Gordon’s record for consecutive road course wins. But for the longest time, one thing stood in his way: the ovals.

They were his kryptonite. Yet true to his word, SVG let it take its own course. He said, “ It will take time, and I’m not trying to force it or get desperate. Just going to keep working and building.” Fast forward to September, and the Trackhouse racer finally broke through with his first top-10 on an oval at Kansas Speedway. It was a moment that showed fans across NASCAR that SVG’s persistence is paying off and that his climb is only just the

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