Shane van Gisbergen on NASCAR Cup Series pole at Charlotte Roval
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CONCORD, N.C. — New Zealander Shane van Gisbergen monopolized qualifying on Saturday at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course—to say the least.
After winning the top starting spot for Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity Series race, the three-time Australian Supercars champion won a tight battle with Playoff driver Tyler Reddick for the pole position in Sunday’s Bank of America Roval 400 (2 p.m. ET on BC, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).
The Busch Light pole award was Van Gisbergen’s first in the NASCAR Cup Series, but itwasn’t secure until Reddick made a last-ditch run to try to unseat the Kaulig Racing Chevrolet driver.
Van Gisbergen’s lap at 99.246 mph (82.704 seconds) held up, as Reddick earned the second grid position in his No. 45 23XI Toyota with a lap at 99.135 mph (82.796 seconds).
“What an amazing day,” Van Gisbergen proclaimed after claiming his second pole of the afternoon. “I’m at a loss for words.”
Because the Bank of America Roval 400 is the elimination race for the Round of 12 in the series Playoffs, Van Gisbergen, making his 10th Cup start of the season, wants to avoid scenarios where he influences postseason outcomes.
“We’ve got to race respectfully,” he acknowledged. “There are a lot of Playoff guys, but I’m here to win the race.”
In addition to Reddick, five other Playoff drivers made the final round of time trials and will starts from top-10 positions. Joey Logano was fourth and Team Penske teammate Austin Cindric fifth in the top two Fords on the grid.
Kyle Larson claimed the sixth stating spot ahead of Hendrick Motorsports teammates Chase Elliott (seventh), a two-time winner at the Roval, and William Byron (10th), who already has clinched a berth on the Round of 8.
Non-Playoff drivers A.J. Allmendinger (third at 98.874 mph), Brad Keselowski (eighth) and Bubba Wallace (ninth) also will start from the top 10.
Allmendinger is the defending winner of this race. The driver of the No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet also has triumphed in each of his four NASCAR Xfinity Series starts at the 2.28-mile, 17-turn hybrid road course, which has been reconfigured in Turns 6, 7 and 16.
Other Playoff drivers will start as follows: Christopher Bell 12th, Daniel Suárez 13th, defending series champion Ryan Blaney 14th, Alex Bowman 17th, Denny Hamlin 18th and Chase Briscoe 25th.
Logano, Suárez, Cindric and Briscoe start the event below the current cut line for the Round of 8.
Starting Line Up by Row
Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course
Bank of America ROVAL 400
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Saturday, 10/12/2024 @ 03:11 PM Eastern
Driver Date Time Speed
Track Race Record: Christopher Bell 10/09/22 2:59:54 86.661
Pos Car Driver Team Time Speed
Row 1: 1 13 Shane Van Gisbergen(i) WeatherTech Chevrolet 82.704 99.246
2 45 Tyler Reddick (P) Monster Energy Toyota 82.761 99.177
Row 2: 3 16 AJ Allmendinger(i) Celsius Chevrolet 83.015 98.874
4 22 Joey Logano (P) Shell Pennzoil Ford 83.166 98.694
Row 3: 5 2 Austin Cindric (P) Menards/Sylvania Ford 83.262 98.580
6 5 Kyle Larson (P) HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 83.330 98.500
Row 4: 7 9 Chase Elliott (P) UniFirst Chevrolet 83.424 98.389
8 6 Brad Keselowski Castrol Edge Ford 83.465 98.341
Row 5: 9 23 Bubba Wallace Leidos Toyota 83.568 98.219
10 24 William Byron (P) Valvoline Confetti Chevrolet 83.614 98.165
Row 6: 11 8 Kyle Busch Lenovo Chevrolet 83.214 98.637
12 20 Christopher Bell (P) DEWALT Toyota 83.241 98.605
Row 7: 13 99 Daniel Suarez (P) Choice Privileges Chevrolet 83.367 98.456
14 12 Ryan Blaney (P) Discount Tire Ford 83.360 98.464
Row 8: 15 38 Todd Gilliland Boozy Jerky! Ford 83.367 98.456
16 1 Ross Chastain Busch Light Chevrolet 83.519 98.277
Row 9: 17 48 Alex Bowman (P) Ally Chevrolet 83.370 98.453
18 11 Denny Hamlin (P) Sport Clips Haircuts Toyota 83.607 98.174
Row 10: 19 54 Ty Gibbs Interstate Batteries Toyota 83.434 98.377
20 77 Carson Hocevar # Delaware Life Chevrolet 83.722 98.039
Row 11: 21 34 Michael McDowell Love's Travel Stops Ford 83.495 98.305
22 3 Austin Dillon BetMGM Chevrolet 83.747 98.009
Row 12: 23 71 Zane Smith # Ambetter Health Chevrolet 83.646 98.128
24 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Harris Teeter/Totino's Chevrolet 83.820 97.924
Row 13: 25 14 Chase Briscoe (P) Ford Performance Racing School Ford 83.766 97.987
26 21 Harrison Burton DEX Imaging Ford 83.897 97.834
Row 14: 27 31 Daniel Hemric Cirkul Chevrolet 83.823 97.921
28 51 Corey LaJoie Schluter Systems Ford 83.964 97.756
Row 15: 29 17 Chris Buescher Fifth Third Bank Ford 83.961 97.760
30 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Toyota 84.058 97.647
Row 16: 31 15 Kaz Grala # Meat N' Bone Ford 83.968 97.752
32 10 Noah Gragson Beef A Roo Ford 84.133 97.560
Row 17: 33 7 Justin Haley Mattress Warehouse Chevrolet 83.997 97.718
34 41 Ryan Preece United Rentals Ford 84.415 97.234
Row 18: 35 42 John Hunter Nemechek Mobil 1 Toyota 84.043 97.664
36 4 Josh Berry # Bed Bath & Beyond Ford 84.558 97.069
Row 19: 37 43 Erik Jones Family Dollar Toyota 84.172 97.515
38 66 Josh Bilicki(i) NCSHPfoundation.org Ford 86.163 95.261
Did Not Qualify: None.
Manufacturer Starting Lineup DNQs Manufacturer Starting Lineup DNQs
Chevrolet 15 0 Ford 15 0
Toyota 8 0
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
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