Shane van Gisbergen out for All-Star Race after earning eligibility into event

Shane van Gisbergen will not participate in the NASCAR All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway on May 19, per Kelly Crandall of RACER.

van Gisbergen was eligible for the event after winning the Chicago Street Race last season, but Trackhouse Racing would have been required to enter a third car for him alongside Ross Chastain and Daniel Suárez. Trackhouse and Kaulig Racing, the race team which fields van Gisbergen full-time in the Xfinity Series, confirmed to Crandall there will be no All-Star Race entry for the former Supercars Championship star.

After taking part in two Cup Series races last season, van Gisbergen made the move to America full-time for the 2024 campaign. The 34-year-old is running a full-time schedule in the Xfinity Series and a part-time schedule in the Cup Series for Kaulig in collaboration with Trackhouse.

In two Cup Series starts this season, van Gisbergen finished P20 at the Circuit of The Americas (COTA) and P28 at Talladega Superspeedway. The New Zealand native currently sits 15th in the Xfinity Series points standings, picking up a season best P3 result at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Shane van Gisbergen gets candid about making transition to NASCAR

Speaking with Bob Pockrass of FOX Sports back in March, van Gisbergen opened up about making the transition to NASCAR.

“It’s been awesome — every moment and all the people have been nice,” he said. “The racing’s been good and the feeling of putting my helmet on every week being nervous and not having anticipation [for results] and just not knowing what’s happening is a cool feeling. I like being out of my comfort zone at the moment.”

He added: “You always want to get results and I’m not in the Cup Series yet, so I’ve got to get some results and show some improvement. I don’t feel any pressure yet. Maybe in the second half of the year, but at the moment, I know I’m here just to learn and get better and better and understand what it’s about.”