Ross Chastain and Shane van Gisbergen to race for JR Motorsports again in 2027
Teammates Ross Chastain and Shane van Gisbergen will be back with JR Motorsports for a handful of NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series (NOAPS) races in 2027.
Shane van Gisbergen: What Happened
Motorsport.com reported on Tuesday, October 20, 2026 in a story involving Shane van Gisbergen, Ross Chastain, JR Motorsports. Here is how the report opens:
Teammates Ross Chastain and Shane van Gisbergen will be back with JR Motorsports for a handful of NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series (NOAPS) races in 2027. Chastain, a Coca-Cola 600 winner in the Cup Series, joined the Earnhardt-led team for five NOAPS races in 2025, recording three top fives. He returned to the No. 9 Chevrolet in 2026 for another five races, earning a pole position at Dover…
It is one of many NASCAR stories we are following today. Below are the key takeaways, how the story is being reported across the sport, background on NASCAR Cup Series and what to watch next.
Key Takeaways
- The story: Ross Chastain and Shane van Gisbergen to race for JR Motorsports again in 2027
- Who’s involved: Shane van Gisbergen, Ross Chastain, JR Motorsports and NOAPS
- League: NASCAR
- First reported: Tuesday, October 20, 2026 by Motorsport.com
Background: NASCAR Cup Series
The NASCAR Cup Series is the top racing series of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR), the most prestigious stock car racing series in the United States.
The series began in 1949 as the Strictly Stock Division, and from 1950 to 1970 it was known as the Grand National Division. In 1971, when the series began leasing its naming rights to the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, it was referred to as the NASCAR Winston Cup Series (1971–2003). A similar deal was made with Nextel in 2003, and it became the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series (2004–2007).
Text from Wikipedia’s NASCAR Cup Series article, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What happened with Shane van Gisbergen?
Teammates Ross Chastain and Shane van Gisbergen will be back with JR Motorsports for a handful of NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series (NOAPS) races in 2027. Chastain, a Coca-Cola 600 winner in the Cup Series, joined the Earnhardt-led team for five NOAPS races in 2025, recording three top fives. He returned to the No. 9 Chevrolet in 2026 for another five races, earning a pole position at Dover… Motorsport.com reported the story on Tuesday, October 20, 2026.
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