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Van Gisbergen came into the Cup race at Chicago with high hopes, and not just because he was the defending winner. The New Zealander also won Saturday's NASCAR Xfinity Series race from pole position. He started fifth in Sunday's Cup race, and quickly found his way into the race lead.

Van Gisbergen – who was involved in a wild back and forth battle with Kyle Larson for the lead early in the race – had to find his way back to the front of the field in the final stage while on a different pit strategy.

The man known as SVB talks about the wild win from one year ago, why he ditched Supercars, and getting used to NASCAR.

Justin Haley, who started last in the series’ inaugural street race last July, moved into the lead with 30 laps remaining and with the race length cut short due to impending darkness, he was good on fuel to the finish.

Van Gisbergen, who had some struggles in the race, returned to the lead on a restart with 11 of 79 laps remaining after door-slamming then-leader Austin Hill.

The three-time Supercars champion captured his first victory in the second-tier Xfinity Series on Saturday, passing Justin Allgaier with three of 75 laps remaining.

The three-time Supercars champion captured his first victory in the Xfinity Series last Saturday at Portland International Raceway, passing Justin Allgaier with three of 75 laps remaining and holding on for the win.

Van Gisbergen, a three-time Supercars champion, passed leader Justin Allgaier with three of 75 laps remaining and held on to win Saturday’s Xfinity Series race at Portland International Raceway.

Last week Richard Childress Racing made official that Brown will drive its #33 Chevrolet in the 9 June Cup race, becoming the latest Supercars standout to enter the US stock car racing scene.