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Video shows Shane Van Gisbergen nearly hit cameraman during Chicago burnout

IMG_0985by: Griffin McVeigh07/06/25griffin_mcveigh
Shane van Gisbergen wins
(Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

For the second year in a row, Shane van Gisbergen took home the checkered flag in the Chicago Street Race. On Saturday, he took down Connor Zilisch for his third-ever win in the event. A great moment for SVG that almost went quite south.

Celebrating with a burnout on the track, van Gisbergen seemingly almost hit a cameraman. Coming on the right side of the track, the back end of the car went right across the face. Smoke quickly took over the shot before switching to a more zoomed-out view.

Thankfully, nobody wound up getting hurt from the moment. van Gisbergen continued on with his celebration for around another 45 seconds. Certainly worthy of enjoying while also wanting to make sure everyone down there stays safe.

SVG was on pole to start, Zilisch in the rear with a repaired Chevy. It took all day long to get those two next to each other. Credit to the New Zealander for making a strong NASCAR move on the restart going into Turn 1. He used Zilisch up just enough and ran off with the win.

This street course proved difficult for many drivers. Mistakes were made throughout the race. There was a healthy amount of cautions that kep things interesting today in another fantastic Xfinity Series race in Chicago.

Two pole awards and one win? Shane van Gisbergen has already had a successful weekend. Tomorrow, he goes for the Chicago sweep. If he is able to get the win on Sunday in the Cup Series, it would be one of the more impressive performances of the season.

Shane van Gisbergen wins Xfinity race in Chicago

What a finish to the NASCAR Xfinity Series race. Shane van Gisbergen wins the Chicago Street Race over Connor Zilisch. This is the second year in a row SVG has taken the checkered flag in the Xfinity race at Chicago.

Shane van Gisbergen led for 27 laps, but it was the finish that will be remembered in this race. Everyone wanted to see him go toe-to-toe with Connor Zilisch. The two have matching paint schemes today for the race. They ended up going 1-2 at the finish.

A two-lap dash to the finish was what settled this race. Zilisch had the lead until a late caution changed everything. It was all SVG needed to get his second Xfinity win in Chicago, his third Chicago win overall.

The Windy City is Shane van Gisbergen’s city. Another road course win for the three-time Supercars champion.

5GOATS’ Jonathan Howard contributed to this report