{"id":464757,"date":"2026-06-07T01:25:17","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T01:25:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/464757\/"},"modified":"2026-06-07T01:25:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T01:25:17","slug":"nascar-news-shane-van-gisbergen-qualifies-30th-at-michigan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/464757\/","title":{"rendered":"NASCAR news: Shane van Gisbergen qualifies 30th at Michigan"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Trackhouse
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTrackhouse Racing’s Shane van Gisbergen. Image: Jonathan Bachman\/ Getty Images<\/p>\n

Van Gisbergen was the best of the Trackhouse Racing trio, ahead of Ross Chastain in 32nd and Connor Zilisch in 34th out of 37 cars.<\/p>\n

SVG ran a 38.116s in practice to be 28th before improving to a 37.562s (191.683 mph) in qualifying to end up 0.661s off the fastest time.<\/p>\n

Pole position went the way of Denny Hamlin, who was the last driver out on track.<\/p>\n

The #11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Camry set a 36.901s (195.117 mph) lap to beat Carson Hocevar in the #77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro by just 0.018s at the flag.<\/p>\n

It was a big bounce-back for Hamlin, who in practice suffered a puncture and damage to the floor of his car.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey did a great job, accounting for the damage on the bottom side,\u201d said Hamlin.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThey rebalance it. Felt like we did a good job.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a handful. It was all I wanted, certainly. Hats off to this whole Toyota team. That was surprising.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just noticed I was chattering all the tyres it felt like in the corners. It was the limit, for sure.<\/p>\n

Hocevar, who was eighth-to-last in the runner order, was devastated to come up short at his home race.<\/p>\n

\u201cI get it, I totally understand,\u201d said Hamlin.<\/p>\n

\u201cI remember being at Richmond, way back in \u201806 or so, \u201807, and trying to get a pole at my home track. I get it. I feel like that sorry for him,\u201d he joked.<\/p>\n

Hocevar expressed his disappointment at coming up one hundredth short.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a testament to these guys. They did a really good job,\u201d said the Michigan-born driver.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re building really fast race cars. I would have loved to have had that there.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel like it\u2019s a really good race car. It\u2019s one of the best I\u2019ve had here I felt like, so I really hope it translates to tomorrow.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know it\u2019s just qualifying, but damn, I didn\u2019t know I wanted it this much here.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt just means a lot for so many reasons.\u201d<\/p>\n

Qualifying was punctuated by a spin for Josh Berry in the #21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford Mustang, which delayed proceedings.<\/p>\n

The NASCAR Cup Series FireKeepers 400 at Michigan International Speedway gets underway at 5am AEST on Monday.<\/p>\n

Results: NASCAR Cup Series FireKeepers 400 Qualifying, Michigan International Speedway<\/p>\n

Pos
\nNum
\nDriver
\nTeam
\nCar
\nLap
\nDiff
\nGap<\/p>\n

1
\n11
\nDenny Hamlin
\nJoe Gibbs Racing
\nToyota Camry
\n36.901<\/p>\n

2
\n77
\nCarson Hocevar
\nSpire Motorsports
\nChevrolet Camaro
\n36.919
\n0.018
\n0.018<\/p>\n

3
\n45
\nTyler Reddick
\n23XI Racing
\nToyota Camry
\n36.929
\n0.028
\n0.010<\/p>\n

4
\n54
\nTy Gibbs
\nJoe Gibbs Racing
\nToyota Camry
\n36.953
\n0.052
\n0.024<\/p>\n

5
\n19
\nChase Briscoe
\nJoe Gibbs Racing
\nToyota Camry
\n36.956
\n0.055
\n0.003<\/p>\n

6
\n9
\nChase Elliott
\nHendrick Motorsports
\nChevrolet Camaro
\n36.958
\n0.057
\n0.002<\/p>\n

7
\n5
\nKyle Larson
\nHendrick Motorsports
\nChevrolet Camaro
\n36.967
\n0.066
\n0.009<\/p>\n

8
\n20
\nChristopher Bell
\nJoe Gibbs Racing
\nToyota Camry
\n37.003
\n0.102
\n0.036<\/p>\n

9
\n24
\nWilliam Byron
\nHendrick Motorsports
\nChevrolet Camaro
\n37.038
\n0.137
\n0.035<\/p>\n

10
\n43
\nErik Jones
\nLegacy Motor Club
\nToyota Camry
\n37.09
\n0.189
\n0.052<\/p>\n

11
\n7
\nDaniel Suarez
\nSpire Motorsports
\nChevrolet Camaro
\n37.121
\n0.220
\n0.031<\/p>\n

12
\n35
\nRiley Herbst
\n23XI Racing
\nToyota Camry
\n37.127
\n0.226
\n0.006<\/p>\n

13
\n23
\nBubba Wallace
\n23XI Racing
\nToyota Camry
\n37.133
\n0.232
\n0.006<\/p>\n

14
\n17
\nChris Buescher
\nRFK Racing
\nFord Mustang
\n37.186
\n0.285
\n0.053<\/p>\n

15
\n41
\nCole Custer
\nHaas Factory Team
\nChevrolet Camaro
\n37.205
\n0.304
\n0.019<\/p>\n

16
\n38
\nZane Smith
\nFront Row Motorsports
\nFord Mustang
\n37.213
\n0.312
\n0.008<\/p>\n

17
\n42
\nJohn Hunter Nemechek
\nLegacy Motor Club
\nFord Mustang
\n37.24
\n0.339
\n0.027<\/p>\n

18
\n22
\nJoey Logano
\nTeam Penske
\nFord Mustang
\n37.257
\n0.356
\n0.017<\/p>\n

19
\n12
\nRyan Blaney
\nTeam Penske
\nFord Mustang
\n37.258
\n0.357
\n0.001<\/p>\n

20
\n3
\nAustin Dillon
\nRichard Childress Racing
\nChevrolet Camaro
\n37.277
\n0.376
\n0.019<\/p>\n

21
\n71
\nMichael McDowell
\nSpire Motorsports
\nChevrolet Camaro
\n37.277
\n0.376
\n0.000<\/p>\n

22
\n4
\nNoah Gragson
\nFront Row Motorsports
\nFord Mustang
\n37.341
\n0.440
\n0.064<\/p>\n

23
\n47
\nRicky Stenhouse Jr.
\nHyak Motorsports
\nChevrolet Camaro
\n37.342
\n0.441
\n0.001<\/p>\n

24
\n10
\nTy Dillon
\nKaulig Racing
\nChevrolet Camaro
\n37.408
\n0.507
\n0.066<\/p>\n

25
\n16
\nAJ Allmendinger
\nKaulig Racing
\nChevrolet Camaro
\n37.457
\n0.556
\n0.049<\/p>\n

26
\n6
\nBrad Keselowski
\nRFK Racing
\nFord Mustang
\n37.476
\n0.575
\n0.019<\/p>\n

27
\n60
\nRyan Preece
\nRFK Racing
\nFord Mustang
\n37.551
\n0.650
\n0.075<\/p>\n

28
\n33
\nAustin Hill
\nRichard Childress Racing
\nChevrolet Camaro
\n37.553
\n0.652
\n0.002<\/p>\n

29
\n48
\nAlex Bowman
\nHendrick Motorsports
\nChevrolet Camaro
\n37.561
\n0.660
\n0.008<\/p>\n

30
\n97
\nShane Van Gisbergen
\nTrackhouse Racing
\nChevrolet Camaro
\n37.562
\n0.661
\n0.001<\/p>\n

31
\n2
\nAustin Cindric
\nTeam Penske
\nFord Mustang
\n37.667
\n0.766
\n0.105<\/p>\n

32
\n1
\nRoss Chastain
\nTrackhouse Racing
\nChevrolet Camaro
\n37.69
\n0.789
\n0.023<\/p>\n

33
\n51
\nCody Ware
\nRick Ware Racing
\nChevrolet Camaro
\n37.715
\n0.814
\n0.025<\/p>\n

34
\n88
\nConnor Zilisch
\nTrackhouse Racing
\nChevrolet Camaro
\n37.72
\n0.819
\n0.005<\/p>\n

35
\n34
\nTodd Gilliland
\nFront Row Motorsports
\nFord Mustang
\n37.73
\n0.829
\n0.010<\/p>\n

36
\n44
\nJJ Yeley
\nNY Racing Team
\nChevrolet Camaro
\n38.57
\n1.669
\n0.840<\/p>\n

37
\n21
\nJosh Berry
\nWood Brothers Racing<\/p>\n

No time<\/p>\n

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