Gold Line: Shane Van Gisbergen '24 Wendy's' Chevy

Kaulig Racing fielded three cars in 2024. The 13, the 16, and the 31. The 16 was piloted by five different drivers, one of them being Shane Van Gisbergen. SVG participated in twelve races of the 2024 season. While he wasn't able to recapture the magic from his 2023 Chicago victory, he still had some great moments. Wendy's sponsored Van Gisbergen three times during the 2024 season, the first of those events was the spring Talladega race. Shane finished 28th, but brought the car home on the lead lap. For a closer look at this one-off Chevy, read on...

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The real thing: Shane Van Gisbergen, driver of the #16 Wendy’s Chevrolet, drives during the NASCAR Cup Series GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on April 21, 2024 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo courtesy of James Gilbert/Getty Images).

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Notes:
This car was one of two different liveries that made it into production in 2024, the other being SVG's WeatherTech Chevy. I think the better of the two has to be the WeatherTech version. The issue is basically that the Wendy's livery just has too much going on. It seems that as race cars in real life are wearing more intricate wraps, that doesn't always translate well to 1/64 (or 1/24) scale. There are several graphic issues with the Wendy's Chevy that I'll be going over in the Detailed Review at a later time. It's nice to have more Kaulig cars making it into existence, but let's keep the quality up, eh?

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Sources:
-Jayski.com
-Lionelracing.com
-Nascar.com
-racing-reference.info