Shane van Gisbergen unveils Darlington throwback scheme to honor Australian driver Marcos Ambrose

Mike Dinovo-USA TODAY Sports

Shane van Gisbergen is drawing some inspiration from the land Down Under for this Saturday’s Crown Royal Purple Bag Project 200 at Darlington Raceway.

Trackhouse Racing announced Monday that van Gisbergen’s No. 97 Chevrolet will honor former NASCAR driver and Australian native Marcos Ambrose

Ambrose, who last competed in a NASCAR race in 2014, enjoyed a highly decorated career in the Supercars Championship, like van Gisbergen. Ambrose won back-to-back titles in 2003 and ’04, winning 28 races and tallying 66 podiums. He made the transition to NASCAR full-time in 2007, winning five Xfinity and two Cup Series races.

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