{"id":256637,"date":"2025-11-02T02:08:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-02T02:08:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/256637\/"},"modified":"2025-11-02T02:08:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-02T02:08:14","slug":"shane-van-gisbergen-phoenix-cup-series-qualifying-championship-race-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/256637\/","title":{"rendered":"Shane van Gisbergen Phoenix Cup Series Qualifying Championship Race 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SHANE van Gisbergen will start from the 31st position for tomorrow\u2019s NASCAR Cup Series finale from Phoenix Raceway.<\/p>\n<p>The Kiwi was the 26th driver to set a time, while yesterday, during the 50-minute practice session, SVG logged the 36th fastest time.<\/p>\n<p>After a string of strong oval performances in recent weeks, van Gisbergen is up to 12th in the point standings, only one position behind Trackhouse Racing team leader Ross Chastain.<\/p>\n<p>After a front-running drive at New Hampshire, he finished tenth at Kansas, won the Charlotte Roval, was in the lead mix at Las Vegas and had top-ten races going at Talladega and Martinsville before settling for results of 11th and 14th.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this season in the Cup Series at Phoenix, the three-time Bathurst 1000 champion finished 31st, which came after logging results of sixth and 12th last year in the Xfinity Series.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/superstore.v8sleuth.com.au\/products\/v8-sleuth-magazine-subscription-issues-1-6?utm_source=SRBuyButton&amp;utm_medium=website\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/sleuth-mag-subscription-1-6_1024x1024.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The equation for that quartet is simple \u2013 the highest-placed finisher from the 312-lap race will be crowned the champion, with this slated to be the final season for the winner-takes-all format.<\/p>\n<p>From the Toyota-equipped Joe Gibbs Racing side are Denny Hamlin and Chase Briscoe, who will start from the pole and position 12.<\/p>\n<p>Led by Australian crew chief James Small, Briscoe, in his first season with the squad, leads the series for top-five finishes for the year to date.<\/p>\n<p>Hamlin leads the year on wins with six, leading van Gisbergen on five.<\/p>\n<p>He recently won his 60th Cup Series race to qualify for Phoenix, and has four previous final-four starts to his credit.<\/p>\n<p>From the Chevrolet-aligned Hendrick Motorsports camp are William Byron and Kyle Larson, who will line up from second and third, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Byron was the regular season champion, and leads the season for the most laps led, and won last time out at Martinsville in a must-win race.<\/p>\n<p>Larson, meanwhile, is second for the year in laps led, plus both top five and top ten finishes.<\/p>\n<p>He is the only driver of the four to have previously won the title, which he secured in 2021 \u2013 the last time a non-Team Penske driver sealed the championship.<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday, Corey Heim claimed NASCAR\u2019s Craftsman Trucks Series championship with his 12th victory of the season.<\/p>\n<p>To achieve the feat, he had to pull off a seven-wide move on a late restart.<\/p>\n<p>Tomorrow\u2019s race is scheduled to start at 6:30am AEDT.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SHANE van Gisbergen will start from the 31st position for tomorrow\u2019s NASCAR Cup Series finale from Phoenix 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