No. 16 WeatherTech Camaro ZL1
Shane van Gisbergen qualified third for the Go Bowling at The Glen.
As the field took the green flag and came up to speed, an incident on lap one resulted in a caution. Van Gisbergen maintained his starting position of 3rd. On lap 14, he advanced one position to second. Immediately following, on lap 15, Crew chief Travis Mack made the call to bring the No. 16 WeatherTech Chevrolet to pit under green flag for four tires and fuel. Van Gisbergen rejoined the field in 15th. Maintaining position, Van Gisbergen completed the stage in the 15th position.
The No. 16 WeatherTech team strategized to stay out during the stage-break caution and started the second stage in second place. Van Gisbergen reported the car was really, really good with just a little tightness when approaching the leader. Consistent in his lap times and positioning, the plan was to battle for the lead for 18 laps before planning to pit. A caution occurred with two laps remaining in the stage, resulting in the decision to alter the race strategy. The No. 16 WeatherTech team elected to stay out and concluded the stage second on the leaderboard.
The No. 16 team chose to stay out at the stage-break caution, starting the final stage in second, where he battled for 15 laps before dropping to fourth.The No. 16 team opted to pit for fuel and four fresh tires with 32 laps remaining in the race, and Van Gisbergen re-entered the field 33rd. Advancing through the field, Van Gisbergen was scored second when a caution occurred with 10 laps remaining. After a series of late-race cautions, Van Gisbergen restarted third, as the field went into overtime. After taking over the lead, Van Gisbergen made contact with a competitor on the final lap and lost the lead position, ultimately finishing second.
“Gutted for the whole team, just had a driver error. I knew Chris [Buescher] was really going to send it and push me if he could get there. As I turned and got a bit loose, I clipped the inside wall. Our WeatherTech Chevrolet was really good. The race was awesome with Ross [Chastain] and Chris [Buescher] and the others at the end. I’m gutted we couldn’t get it, but I had a lot of fun, but I’m pretty angry at myself.”
– Shane van Gisbergen