{"id":762622,"date":"2026-06-27T00:08:27","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T00:08:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/762622\/"},"modified":"2026-06-27T00:08:27","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T00:08:27","slug":"shane-van-gisbergen-claims-nascar-oreilly-series-pole-position-at-sonoma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/762622\/","title":{"rendered":"Shane van Gisbergen claims NASCAR O\u2019Reilly Series pole position at Sonoma"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HLxRyzVWgAAF_q8-copy.jpg\" alt=\"SVG on Sonoma O\u2019Reilly Series pole position\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tShane van Gisbergen in the #9 JR Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro at Sonoma.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/t.cfjump.com\/92797\/b\/298625\" rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none; vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/t.cfjump.com\/92797\/a\/298625\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Driving the #9 JR Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro, van Gisbergen topped the first leg of qualifying with a 1:15.029s.<\/p>\n<p>Despite being out in the first group, no one in group two could top the Kiwi.<\/p>\n<p>Second went to Brent Crews in the #19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Supra, who made a small mistake in the first sector and set a session-best 1:15.218s.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFirstly, thanks to JR Motorsports and SuperFile. My car was really good today,\u201d said van Gisbergen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy lap was pretty good, still a little bit left, but not too much.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think the #19 is really fast if he put it together. He\u2019s going to be a problem tomorrow \u2013 of course, Connor too.<\/p>\n<p>    Tickets for the 2026 NTI Townsville 500 are on sale now. Secure your spot today.<br \/>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/ticketekau.pxf.io\/5kYxq9\" style=\"color:#de482e;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Buy tickets<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cStoked. Really good place to start.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDriving these cars every now and then, it takes a while to refine it. I\u2019ll be better tomorrow too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The top 10 was completed by Taylor Gray, Anthony Alfredo, Parker Retzlaff, Corey Day, Jesse Love, Justin Allgaier, Sam Mayer and Austin Hill.<\/p>\n<p>Van Gisbergen\u2019s teammate Connor Zilisch suffered a slow puncture that cruelled his chances of challenging for pole.<\/p>\n<p>He was 30th but is expected to start from the rear after a tyre change.<\/p>\n<p>Sunday\u2019s race gets underway at 7:30am AEST.<\/p>\n<p>Results: NASCAR O\u2019Reilly Auto Parts Series Qualifying, Sonoma Raceway<\/p>\n<p>Pos<br \/>\nNum<br \/>\nDriver<br \/>\nTeam<br \/>\nLap<\/p>\n<p>1<br \/>\n9<br \/>\nShane Van Gisbergen<br \/>\nJR Motorsports<br \/>\n75.029<\/p>\n<p>2<br \/>\n19<br \/>\nBrent Crews #<br \/>\nJoe Gibbs Racing<br \/>\n75.218<\/p>\n<p>3<br \/>\n54<br \/>\nTaylor Gray<br \/>\nJoe Gibbs Racing<br \/>\n75.453<\/p>\n<p>4<br \/>\n96<br \/>\nAnthony Alfredo<br \/>\nViking Motorsports<br \/>\n75.518<\/p>\n<p>5<br \/>\n99<br \/>\nParker Retzlaff<br \/>\nViking Motorsports<br \/>\n75.68<\/p>\n<p>6<br \/>\n17<br \/>\nCorey Day<br \/>\nHendrick Motorsports<br \/>\n75.705<\/p>\n<p>7<br \/>\n2<br \/>\nJesse Love<br \/>\nJR Motorsports<br \/>\n75.754<\/p>\n<p>8<br \/>\n7<br \/>\nJustin Allgaier<br \/>\nJR Motorsports<br \/>\n75.759<\/p>\n<p>9<br \/>\n41<br \/>\nSam Mayer<br \/>\nHaas Factory Team<br \/>\n75.797<\/p>\n<p>10<br \/>\n21<br \/>\nAustin Hill<br \/>\nRichard Childress Racing<br \/>\n75.875<\/p>\n<p>11<br \/>\n0<br \/>\nSheldon Creed<br \/>\nHaas Factory Team<br \/>\n75.95<\/p>\n<p>12<br \/>\n18<br \/>\nWilliam Sawalich<br \/>\nJoe Gibbs Racing<br \/>\n76.021<\/p>\n<p>13<br \/>\n8<br \/>\nSammy Smith<br \/>\nJR Motorsports<br \/>\n76.169<\/p>\n<p>14<br \/>\n20<br \/>\nBrandon Jones<br \/>\nJoe Gibbs Racing<br \/>\n76.216<\/p>\n<p>15<br \/>\n32<br \/>\nRoss Chastain(i)<br \/>\nJordan Anderson Racing<br \/>\n76.319<\/p>\n<p>16<br \/>\n91<br \/>\nCarson Kvapil<br \/>\nDGM Racing with Jesse Iwuji Motorsports<br \/>\n76.332<\/p>\n<p>17<br \/>\n26<br \/>\nDean Thompson<br \/>\nSam Hunt Racing<br \/>\n76.509<\/p>\n<p>18<br \/>\n7<br \/>\nJosh Bilicki<br \/>\nSS-Green Light Racing<br \/>\n76.578<\/p>\n<p>19<br \/>\n24<br \/>\nHarrison Burton<br \/>\nSam Hunt Racing<br \/>\n76.62<\/p>\n<p>20<br \/>\n42<br \/>\nWill Rodgers<br \/>\nYoung\u2019s Motorsports<br \/>\n76.679<\/p>\n<p>21<br \/>\n88<br \/>\nRajah Caruth<br \/>\nJR Motorsports<br \/>\n76.702<\/p>\n<p>22<br \/>\n27<br \/>\nJeb Burton<br \/>\nJordan Anderson Racing<br \/>\n76.766<\/p>\n<p>23<br \/>\n51<br \/>\nJeremy Clements<br \/>\nJeremy Clements Racing<br \/>\n76.851<\/p>\n<p>24<br \/>\n0<br \/>\nAlex Labbe<br \/>\nSS-Green Light Racing with BRK Racing<br \/>\n76.898<\/p>\n<p>25<br \/>\n39<br \/>\nRyan Sieg<br \/>\nRSS Racing<br \/>\n77.044<\/p>\n<p>26<br \/>\n92<br \/>\nJosh Williams<br \/>\nDGM Racing with Jesse Iwuji Motorsports<br \/>\n77.126<\/p>\n<p>27<br \/>\n31<br \/>\nBlaine Perkins<br \/>\nJordan Anderson Racing<br \/>\n77.167<\/p>\n<p>28<br \/>\n28<br \/>\nKyle Sieg<br \/>\nRSS Racing<br \/>\n77.368<\/p>\n<p>29<br \/>\n2<br \/>\nRyan Ellis<br \/>\nYoung\u2019s Motorsports<br \/>\n77.372<\/p>\n<p>30<br \/>\n1<br \/>\nConnor Zilisch(i)<br \/>\nJR Motorsports<br \/>\n77.395<\/p>\n<p>31<br \/>\n45<br \/>\nLavar Scott #<br \/>\nAlpha Prime Racing<br \/>\n77.449<\/p>\n<p>32<br \/>\n44<br \/>\nBrennan Poole<br \/>\nAlpha Prime Racing<br \/>\n77.732<\/p>\n<p>33<br \/>\n71<br \/>\nLeland Honeyman Jr.(i)<br \/>\nDGM Racing with Jesse Iwuji Motorsports<\/p>\n<p>34<br \/>\n48<br \/>\nPatrick Staropoli #<br \/>\nBig Machine Racing<\/p>\n<p>35<br \/>\n53<br \/>\nKyle Kelley<br \/>\nJoey Gase Motorsports with Scott Osteen<\/p>\n<p>36<br \/>\n35<br \/>\nDawson Cram<br \/>\nJoey Gase Motorsports with Scott Osteen<\/p>\n<p>37<br \/>\n87<br \/>\nAustin Green<br \/>\nPeterson Racing<\/p>\n<p>38<br \/>\n55<br \/>\nBrad Perez<br \/>\nJoey Gase Motorsports with Scott Osteen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Shane van Gisbergen in the #9 JR Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro at Sonoma. 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