Shane Van Gisbergen Does Shane Van Gisbergen Things, Wins San Diego Pole
Shane Van Gisbergen said the Coronado street course would be unpredictable. Then he went out and won pole anyway, because apparently uncertainty has limits.
Shane Van Gisbergen said the Coronado street course would be unpredictable. Then he went out and won pole anyway, because apparently uncertainty has limits.
Practice at Naval Base Coronado opened with SVG expectations and ended with Larson leading a speed chart nobody expected.
Known for conquering road courses, Shane van Gisbergen is quietly building a résumé on NASCAR’s oval tracks that has him climbing the championship standings.
Watkins Glen delivered airborne camping equipment and total chaos Sunday. Shane van Gisbergen delivered another demolition job.
Shane van Gisbergen turned Watkins Glen qualifying into another reminder that road course racing remains his personal playground, grabbing pole on his 37th birthday.
After a rookie season highlighted by five road-course victories, Shane Van Gisbergen is beginning to show the kind of consistency on ovals that could make him a genuine championship contender.
Some drivers sulk in second; van Gisbergen smiles like he’s already planning how to take the win next time.
With five laps left and common sense politely excused from the building, Shane van Gisbergen dove four-wide into Turn 1 at Circuit of the Americas and turned a restart into a coronation.
Now that Connor Zilisch and Shane van Gisbergen share space at Trackhouse Racing, the expectation is civility. The reality is they’re still racing drivers.
After leading a career-best 48 laps on a drafting track, the defending champ tried to shortcut Stage 2—and instead short-circuited his afternoon.