{"id":556706,"date":"2026-03-22T09:21:28","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T09:21:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/556706\/"},"modified":"2026-03-22T09:21:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T09:21:28","slug":"shane-van-gisbergen-nascar-cup-series-darlington-raceway-qualifying-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/556706\/","title":{"rendered":"Shane van Gisbergen NASCAR Cup Series Darlington Raceway qualifying report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SHANE van Gisbergen will launch from 33rd position for Monday morning\u2019s NASCAR Cup Series race at Darlington Raceway.<\/p>\n<p>After a tough run last time out in Las Vegas, the Kiwi was the seventh car on track for qualifying, running amongst cars in the unfavourable end of the draw.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, it was a difficult outing for the Trackhouse Racing crew, with Ross Chastain in 25th and Connor Zilisch in 32nd.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in practice, van Gisbergen logged the 34th fastest time.<\/p>\n<p>For the race, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.v8sleuth.com.au\/familiar-look-returns-for-svg\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">SVG will sport the colours of WeatherTech<\/a>, with the brand returning to the #97 for the first time since the 2025 season finale in Phoenix.<\/p>\n<p>Of note, the teams will utilise the same tyre compounds that were raced last weekend; however, for the event, cars will be equipped with the short-track, low-downforce aerodynamic package, paired with the new, more powerful 750hp engines.<\/p>\n<p>Teams have forecast that, in the race, lap times around the classically egg-shaped 1.3-mile oval are expected to drop by 4 to 5 seconds over the course of a stint.<\/p>\n<p>Tyler Reddick will start from pole position, ahead of 23 XI teammate Bubba Wallace.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/superstore.v8sleuth.com.au\/products\/v8-sleuth-magazine-issue-2?utm_source=SRBuyButton&amp;utm_medium=website\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/v8-sleuth-magazine-issue-2_1024x1024.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Van Gisbergen has raced at Darlington on three occasions, finishing 26th, 20th, and 32nd, although he led the first and most recent races for a total of seven laps.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in the O\u2019Reilly Auto Parts Series, he collected results of 15th and 7th in 2024, driving for Kaulig Racing.<\/p>\n<p>The three-time Bathurst 1000 victor will be looking to get his championship charge back on track with a solid result in Darlington, having drifted from fifth in the standings to 16th after a last-place result last time out.<\/p>\n<p>The race is scheduled for a green flag at 6am AEDT.<\/p>\n<p>The Cult Hero Bathurst 12 Hour Ford Laser Lives!<\/p>\n<p>In this City Rural Insurance Brokers Classic Car, we look at the cult hero car of 2025, the Ford Laser that nearly claimed victory in the Bathurst 12 Hour!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SHANE van Gisbergen will launch from 33rd position for Monday morning\u2019s NASCAR Cup Series race at Darlington Raceway.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":556707,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[572],"tags":[64,63,806,805,803,804,85],"class_list":["post-556706","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-motosport","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-motor","tag-motor-sports","tag-motosport","tag-motosports","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/556706","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=556706"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/556706\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/556707"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=556706"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=556706"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=556706"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}