{"id":467885,"date":"2026-06-09T05:16:29","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T05:16:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/467885\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T05:16:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T05:16:29","slug":"nascar-news-will-shane-van-gisbergen-make-the-chase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/467885\/","title":{"rendered":"NASCAR news: Will Shane van Gisbergen make The Chase?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"POLL:
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tShane van Gisbergen celebrates winning the NASCAR Cup Series race at Watkins Glen.<\/p>\n

This year, NASCAR has done away with its win-and-you\u2019re-in play-off format. Instead, the top 16 knock-out will be set on points.<\/p>\n

By virtue of his win at Watkins Glen, he was propelled to the front of the field at Charlotte when qualifying was abandoned.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s thanks entirely to the performance metric that sets the qualifying order and the grid when qualifying is rained out.<\/p>\n

Van Gisbergen was mightily impressive across the first three stages at Charlotte, scoring points en route to a somewhat disappointing 11th place finish.<\/p>\n

The same circumstances were true a week later at Nashville, where his performance in the race at Charlotte gave him a good draw when qualifying was rained out for a second week in a row.<\/p>\n

He put together his top performance in the Cup Series on an oval, finishing fifth.<\/p>\n

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In three weeks, van Gisbergen went from below to cut line in 19th to be sitting pretty in 12th.<\/p>\n

However, the brutal reality of Trackhouse Racing\u2019s qualifying trauma was back at the forefront of everyone\u2019s mind at Michigan when van Gisbergen was only 30th.<\/p>\n

His teammates Ross Chastain and Connor Zilisch were even worse off in 32nd and 34th respectively.<\/p>\n

Van Gisbergen flirted with a top 20 finish but was stung with two penalties, one for a safety violation and another for speeding, before he was wrecked out of the race through no fault of his own inside the final 50 laps.<\/p>\n

That result has dropped van Gisbergen two positions back to 14th in the standing and dangerously close to the cut-off line..<\/p>\n

\u201cUnfortunate day for our SafetyCulture team,\u201d said van Gisbergen.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust struggled with the balance of the car all day. It\u2019s a shame to have this kind of day after building such great momentum the last couple of weeks.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut we\u2019ll continue to learn from this and be ready for Pocono.\u201d<\/p>\n

Before the lacklustre Michigan showing, NASCAR legend and commentator Dale Earnhardt Jr. said van Gisbergen wasn\u2019t \u201ca lock\u201d for The Chase.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s tight. He could have a couple of bad days and be in a bad spot, but he\u2019s also got the road courses,\u201d he said on the Dale Jr Download.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf he gets another win or two at a road course, that\u2019s going to put him 50 points up \u2013 if not more.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf he gets another win at a road course, yes. That\u2019s what\u2019s going to lock him in. He should smoke their ass at San Diego. He should.\u201d<\/p>\n

NASCAR Cup Series points after Michigan International Speedway<\/p>\n

Pos
\nNum
\nDriver
\nTeam
\nPoins
\nDiff
\nGap
\nGain\/Loss
\nRace Wins
\nStage Wins<\/p>\n

1
\n45
\nTyler Reddick
\n23XI Racing
\n669
\n0
\n0
\n0
\n5
\n1<\/p>\n

2
\n11
\nDenny Hamlin
\nJoe Gibbs Racing
\n618
\n-51
\n51
\n0
\n3
\n4<\/p>\n

3
\n12
\nRyan Blaney
\nTeam Penske
\n512
\n-157
\n106
\n0
\n1
\n1<\/p>\n

4
\n9
\nChase Elliott
\nHendrick Motorsports
\n482
\n-187
\n30
\n0
\n2
\n2<\/p>\n

5
\n54
\nTy Gibbs
\nJoe Gibbs Racing
\n470
\n-199
\n12
\n0
\n1
\n1<\/p>\n

6
\n5
\nKyle Larson
\nHendrick Motorsports
\n453
\n-216
\n17
\n0
\n0
\n4<\/p>\n

7
\n77
\nCarson Hocevar
\nSpire Motorsports
\n428
\n-241
\n25
\n2
\n1
\n0<\/p>\n

8
\n17
\nChris Buescher
\nRFK Racing
\n424
\n-245
\n4
\n0
\n0
\n0<\/p>\n

9
\n7
\nDaniel Suarez
\nSpire Motorsports
\n418
\n-251
\n6
\n1
\n1
\n1<\/p>\n

10
\n20
\nChristopher Bell
\nJoe Gibbs Racing
\n410
\n-259
\n8
\n-3
\n0
\n3<\/p>\n

11
\n23
\nBubba Wallace
\n23XI Racing
\n378
\n-291
\n32
\n4
\n0
\n2<\/p>\n

12
\n24
\nWilliam Byron
\nHendrick Motorsports
\n377
\n-292
\n1
\n-1
\n0
\n1<\/p>\n

13
\n19
\nChase Briscoe
\nJoe Gibbs Racing
\n370
\n-299
\n7
\n1
\n0
\n0<\/p>\n

14
\n97
\nShane Van Gisbergen
\nTrackhouse Racing
\n355
\n-314
\n15
\n-2
\n1
\n1<\/p>\n

15
\n6
\nBrad Keselowski
\nRFK Racing
\n350
\n-319
\n5
\n-2
\n0
\n2<\/p>\n

16
\n2
\nAustin Cindric
\nTeam Penske
\n332
\n-337
\n18
\n0
\n0
\n1<\/p>\n

17
\n22
\nJoey Logano
\nTeam Penske
\n329
\n-340
\n3
\n1
\n0
\n0<\/p>\n

18
\n43
\nErik Jones
\nLegacy Motor Club
\n314
\n-355
\n15
\n3
\n0
\n1<\/p>\n

19
\n60
\nRyan Preece
\nRFK Racing
\n313
\n-356
\n1
\n-2
\n0
\n1<\/p>\n

20
\n71
\nMichael McDowell
\nSpire Motorsports
\n286
\n-383
\n27
\n-1
\n0
\n0<\/p>\n

21
\n16
\nAJ Allmendinger
\nKaulig Racing
\n286
\n-383
\n0
\n1
\n0
\n1<\/p>\n

22
\n38
\nZane Smith
\nFront Row Motorsports
\n282
\n-387
\n4
\n-2
\n0
\n1<\/p>\n

23
\n47
\nRicky Stenhouse Jr.
\nHyak Motorsports
\n271
\n-398
\n11
\n0
\n0
\n0<\/p>\n

24
\n1
\nRoss Chastain
\nTrackhouse Racing
\n260
\n-409
\n11
\n2
\n0
\n3<\/p>\n

25
\n34
\nTodd Gilliland
\nFront Row Motorsports
\n255
\n-414
\n5
\n0
\n0
\n0<\/p>\n

26
\n35
\nRiley Herbst
\n23XI Racing
\n250
\n-419
\n5
\n1
\n0
\n0<\/p>\n

27
\n3
\nAustin Dillon
\nRichard Childress Racing
\n245
\n-424
\n5
\n-3
\n0
\n0<\/p>\n

28
\n42
\nJohn Hunter Nemechek
\nLegacy Motor Club
\n236
\n-433
\n9
\n0
\n0
\n0<\/p>\n

29
\n4
\nNoah Gragson
\nFront Row Motorsports
\n212
\n-457
\n24
\n0
\n0
\n0<\/p>\n

30
\n21
\nJosh Berry
\nWood Brothers Racing
\n196
\n-473
\n16
\n1
\n0
\n0<\/p>\n

31
\n10
\nTy Dillon
\nKaulig Racing
\n190
\n-479
\n6
\n-1
\n0
\n0<\/p>\n

32
\n48
\nAlex Bowman
\nHendrick Motorsports
\n178
\n-491
\n12
\n0
\n0
\n0<\/p>\n

33
\n41
\nCole Custer
\nHaas Factory Team
\n175
\n-494
\n3
\n0
\n0
\n0<\/p>\n

34
\n88
\nConnor Zilisch #
\nTrackhouse Racing
\n148
\n-521
\n27
\n0
\n0
\n0<\/p>\n

35
\n51
\nCody Ware
\nRick Ware Racing
\n131
\n-538
\n17
\n0
\n0
\n0<\/p>\n

San Diego isn\u2019t far away for SVG.<\/p>\n

He has to get through Pocono on June 15 then he\u2019ll have back-to-back opportunities at San Diego and Sonoma to really stamp his authority on the standings.<\/p>\n

Thereafter, it\u2019s an eight-race run to The Chase where he\u2019ll have to hope there are improvements across the board, but particularly in qualifying.<\/p>\n

In this weeks poll presented by Michelin, we ask you \u2014 will Shane van Gisbergen make The Chase?<\/p>\n

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