Shane van Gisbergen and Trackhouse Racing have reached an settlement that can put the three-time Supercars champion in Cup, Xfinity and Craftsman Truck races in 2024, the staff introduced Wednesday evening.

The staff additionally said that van Gisbergen would run some Late Model races and different occasions subsequent yr. No particulars of his 2024 schedule had been introduced.

“This announcement means so many things to me,” van Gisbergen mentioned in a press release from the staff. “I’m proud of what I have achieved here in Australia, but I’m excited by this new chapter in my career and the opportunities that it brings.

“I’m so thankful to everyone who has played a role in my career so far, especially Triple Eight Race Engineering, and looking forward to finishing our year with a few more highlights!

“It is time for a new challenge and this adventure into NASCAR will be the biggest challenge of my career and one I’m really looking forward to. I want to thank Justin Marks (Trackhouse founder and owner) and everyone at Trackhouse Racing who have taken a chance on me and given me this opportunity. I’m excited to get to America and getting the season started.”

Van Gisbergen gained the Chicago avenue race in July in his Cup debut. The 34-year-old New Zealand native returned to the U.S. in August to run within the Truck race at Indianapolis Raceway Park and the Cup race on the street course at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. He completed tenth on the Indy street course.

“This is going to be a tremendous challenge for Shane, but he is a tremendous driver as we have all seen,” mentioned Marks in a press release from the staff. “Next year will be about getting him acclimated to oval track racing, superspeedways, 1.5-mile tracks and everything he has never experienced in his career. It’s obviously going to be a learning process, but we think Shane will perform quite well.”