Shane van Gisbergen will start near the tail of the field for this weekend’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway, having qualified 30th in the Trackhouse Racing Camaro this morning.
The Cup Series Rookie completed a 31.336-second flyer on the 2.48 km (1.54 miles) quad-oval, 0.428 seconds off the pole-setting time.
He will start alongside Trackhouse Racing teammate Daniel Suárez for tomorrow morning’s race.
The qualifying session saw a clear Ford advantage, with only Kyle Busch’s RCR Chevrolet cracking the top ten. The first round saw Joey Logano, a two-time Atlanta winner, lead the way with a time of 30.892 seconds. Ryan Blaney and Austin Cindric followed closely behind.
Trackhouse Racing’s struggles were evident. Daniel Suárez led the team’s charge finishing in a lowly 29th (31.332), with Shane van Gisbergen a mere 0.004 seconds behind in 30th. Ross Chastain rounded out the disappointing Trackhouse performance in 33rd.
In the second round, Blaney cemented his pole position with a time of 30.908 seconds, edging out teammate Cindric by a scant 0.002 seconds. Josh Berry completed the top three. Last weekend’s Daytona 500 victor, William Byron, ended up in a less-than-ideal 16th position amid the Chevrolet struggles.
This sets the stage for a captivating race tomorrow. The 260-lap showdown begins at 8:30 AM NZT, and you can catch it live and free on ThreeNow.
Full Qualifying Results:
1. Ryan Blaney: 30.908
2. Austin Cindric: 30.910
3. Josh Berry: 30.948
4. Joey Logano: 31.002
5. Todd Gilliland: 31.018
6. Kyle Busch: 31.037
7. Zane Smith: 31.070
8. Chris Buescher: 31.100
9. Brad Keselowski: 31.102
10. Noah Gragson: 31.131
11. Ryan Preece: 31.109
12. A.J. Allmendinger: 31.128
13. Alex Bowman: 31.155
14. Bubba Wallace: 31.204
15. Austin Dillon: 31.205
16. William Byron: 31.225
17. Kyle Larson: 31.225
18. Tyler Reddick: 31.228
19. Chase Elliott: 31.228
20. Ty Dillon: 31.238
21. Justin Haley: 31.242
22. John Hunter Nemechek: 31.250
23. Cole Custer: 31.256
24. Michael McDowell: 31.265
25. Chase Briscoe: 31.283
26. Carson Hocevar: 31.292
27. Riley Herbst: 31.292
28. Erik Jones: 31.328
29. Daniel Suárez: 31.332
30. Shane van Gisbergen: 31.336
31. Cody Ware: 31.394
32. Christopher Bell: 31.424
33. Ross Chastain: 31.429
34. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.: 31.514
35. Corey LaJoie: 31.530
36. Ty Gibbs: 31.545
37. Denny Hamlin: 31.699
38. B.J. McLeod: 31.944
39. J.J. Yeley: 32.255
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