After finishing sixth at COTA, Shane van Gisbergen has been unstoppable on road and street courses this year, winning the inaugural race in Mexico City, leading almost 90% of the laps at Sonoma Raceway, and sweeping the weekend at the Chicago Street Course. But last September, he had the chance to win at Watkins Glen in the Cup Series, only for it to slip away with just a few corners to go due to an unforced error.
The race ended in a dramatic two-lap dash to the checkered flag with SVG taking the lead from Chris Buescher on the restart. He appeared to be in full control of the race, but on the white flag lap, a bobble into the bus stop allowed Buescher to rapidly close. The RFK Racing driver did not hesitate to send it up the inside as they raced into the carousel, resulting in contact. Van Gisbergen fought hard to get back to him, but nearly spun out in his attempt to regain the race lead.
