Van Gisbergen, who makes his second NASCAR Cup start this weekend on the Indianapolis Road Course for Trackhouse, watched his old sparring partner McLaughlin in Chevrolet’s simulator this week, as his fellow Kiwi prepared for his IndyCar element of the double-header weekend.
McLaughlin defeated van Gisbergen in their last three seasons racing together in Supercars and since then he has won back-to-back titles Down Under, as Scott switched to Team Penske’s IndyCar team.
“It would be cool to have him join,” said van Gisbergen of getting McLaughlin into NASCAR. “He should’ve done a wildcard this weekend.
“[On Tuesday] he was at the simulator when I was, so they invited me to sit-in on his session and I got to listen for a bit and watch how he was driving and how that side of things work. It was very cool to see and it’s awesome to be in a similar world to him again.
“We went for lunch on my last trip [to America] and he was just so encouraging about coming over here giving it a crack. So, yes, it’s awesome to be around him again.”
Source: Autosport