Shane van Gisbergen breaks down why NASCAR is more difficult than it looks, his progression learning oval racing, the challenge of competing at Daytona, and the debate over whether drivers like Max Verstappen could succeed in stock cars. On this episode of SPEED With Harvick and Buxton, Kevin Harvick and Will Buxton sit down with van Gisbergen to discuss what makes Daytona so special, how he has improved on ovals since joining NASCAR, why the discipline is tougher than other forms of motorsport, which drivers he would like to see try NASCAR, his interest in potentially racing the INDY 500, how he has adapted from Supercars to NASCAR road courses, and his thoughts on rising talents like Connor Zilisch.

Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:45 Shane van Gisbergen Joins The Show!
1:15 Driving In The Daytona 500
3:45 Developing On Ovals
5:15 Difficulties Of Racing In NASCAR
8:00 Adapting To NASCAR Road Courses
11:40 Driving Legend Cars
12:40 Races He Wants To Try
14:20 Determining The Best Driver In The World
16:30 Significance Of Driving The No. 97
17:25 Wildest American Food
18:15 Expectations For The 2026 Season
20:15 Difficulties Of Making The Jump To The Cup Series
22:10 Outro

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