Van Gisbergen, McLaughlin to race together at Daytona

Once fierce Supercars rivals, Shane van Gisbergen and Scott McLaughlin will race together at the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona next year.

Van Gisbergen and McLaughlin, who won five straight Supercars titles between 2018 and 2022, will share a Trackhouse Racing-prepared Corvette with Connor Zilisch and Ben Keating.

It continues Trackhouse’s motorsport expansion, with van Gisbergen to make his full-time NASCAR Cup Series debut with the team in 2025.

Trackhouse’s GT racing foray adds to its NASCAR and MotoGP programmes, with the American squad teaming up with TF Sport for the Daytona race.

IndyCar star McLaughlin, who won 56 Supercars races between 2013 and 2020, was excited to race with his old rival.

“When the opportunity came up from General Motors to run with Ben, Connor and Shane, I jumped at it straight away,” McLaughlin said.

"I’ve always wanted to run an endurance race in a Chevrolet Corvette, and I could not imagine a better group to join. I am confident we have a real chance of winning a Rolex with this team.

"Shane and I have so much history racing against each other, including some time as teammates. He is one of the best racers I’ve ever competed against, so it’ll be great to be on his side again for Daytona.

"Connor is a young star who’s going to be around for a long time, and Ben has won Le Mans and a World Championship in a Corvette. We’re going to have some fun.”

Van Gisbergen, who won three Supercars titles and three Bathurst 1000s, added: “This is a dream come true to get to drive alongside Scotty, Connor and Ben.

"I love the 24 Hours of Daytona and it’s awesome to do this with this team. Justin, Chevrolet and TF Sport have done a great job putting this all together.”

Trackhouse owner Justin Marks is hunting immediate success, adding: “Participating in the Rolex 24 has been a dream since the inception of Trackhouse Racing.

"We wanted to make sure we could enter with a top-notch partner in Chevrolet and TF Sport as well as a driver line-up that could compete for the victory. We feel like this group we have put together can compete for the trophy.

“We set out to become an international company with a global brand and we took a big step in 2024 adding MotoGP.

"Today marks another step as Trackhouse enters one of the most prestigious motorsports races in the world with two Americans and two New Zealanders behind the wheel.”