SVG qualifies 17th for maiden NASCAR Cup oval outing at Talladega

Shane van Gisbergen will start Monday morning’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Talladega from 17th. The Kiwi set a 53.226-second flyer to fall just 0.056 seconds short of a top-ten position, which would have put him into Round 2 of qualifying. NASCAR star Kyle Larson was unable to participate in qualifying after his Hendrick Motorsport …