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Van Gisbergen opens up on US future after Supercars

Shane van Gisbergen has reiterated his commitment to Supercars for 2024, but admits a full-time move to NASCAR is on his radar.

The future of the three-time Supercars champion has been the subject of significant speculation recently.

Earlier this year he inked what was billed as a multi-year contract extension with his Triple Eight team, only for the driver himself to clarify that it was actually just a single-year deal that covered 2024.

Even his continuation next year has been the subject of speculation given his very obvious dislike of the new Gen3 cars.

The Kiwi is in the US this week for his NASCAR debut in Chicago as part of the Trackhouse Project91 programme.

Since arriving Stateside he has flagged his interest in doing an oval race in NASCAR at some point and has now squarely admitted that a full-time move is not out of the question.

According to van Gisbergen, the appeal comes from both the latest-get NASCAR hardware, and the sheer number of races on the schedule compared to the lean 12-round Supercars calendar.

"I guess Supercars isn't that fun at the moment," he told Australian media on Friday morning.

"[I'm] not really enjoying it as much and starting to think about other things and look around.

"But my motivation for Supercars is high. Like, I'm still trying hard and pushing as hard as I can. It's complicated. Now I've started watching NASCAR more again this year that the [Trackhouse] opportunity has come up and it's appealing.

Source: Autosport

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