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Niece Motorsports Taps Shane van Gisbergen for Watkins Glen Truck Race

The move signals Niece’s push for its first road-course win.

Overview

  • Niece Motorsports announced Wednesday that Shane van Gisbergen will drive the No. 4 Chevrolet in the Bully Hill Vineyards 176 at Watkins Glen on Friday, May 8 on FS1 with radio on the NASCAR Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
  • Circle B Diecast will be the primary sponsor and will promote its new Motorsports Auctions site with 1:24 and 1:64 diecast pre-orders of the No. 4 truck.
  • Van Gisbergen joins a road-course group at Niece that includes Cup Series driver Ross Chastain and rising talent Andrés Pérez de Lara.
  • Team president Cody Efaw said the lineup and fresh road-course builds are designed to deliver the organization’s first victory on a road course.
  • Van Gisbergen has one prior Truck start for Niece at Indianapolis Raceway Park in 2023, where he finished 19th in his first NASCAR oval race.