{"id":53306,"date":"2025-07-12T16:44:27","date_gmt":"2025-07-12T21:44:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/?p=53306"},"modified":"2025-07-12T16:44:27","modified_gmt":"2025-07-12T21:44:27","slug":"shane-van-gisbergen-completes-second-straight-nascar-pole-sweep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/12\/shane-van-gisbergen-completes-second-straight-nascar-pole-sweep\/","title":{"rendered":"Shane van Gisbergen completes second straight NASCAR pole sweep \u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service<\/em><\/p>\n

SONOMA, Calif.\u2014 For the second straight weekend, Shane van Gisbergen dominated NASCAR time trials\u2014and predictably so.<\/p>\n

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Shane Van Gisbergen, driver of the #88 Red Bull Chevrolet, poses for photos after winning the pole award during qualifying for the NASCAR Cup Series Toyota\/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway on July 12, 2025 in Sonoma, California. (Photo by Chris Graythen\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On his second lap Saturday at Sonoma Raceway, the New Zealander became the only driver to top 96 mph on the 1.99-mile, 12-turn road course.<\/p>\n

Touring the circuit in 74.594 seconds (96.040 mph), van Gisbergen secured the pole position for Sunday\u2019s Toyota\/Save Mart 350 NASCAR Cup Series race (3:30 p.m. ET on TNT, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).<\/p>\n

Van Gisbergen beat second-place qualifier Chase Briscoe (95.719 mph) by 0.25 seconds to claim his first Busch Light Pole Award at Sonoma, his third of the season and the fourth of his career.<\/p>\n

His pole-winning run followed Friday\u2019s top qualifying effort for the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Sonoma. Last weekend on the Chicago Street Course, van Gisbergen swept the poles and races in both series.<\/p>\n

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Shane Van Gisbergen, driver of the #88 Red Bull Chevrolet, drives during qualifying for the NASCAR Cup Series Toyota\/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway on July 12, 2025 in Sonoma, California. (Photo by Chris Graythen\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Qualifying in Group B, SVG picked up speed substantially from his first lap to his second, from 74.833 seconds to 74.594.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought it could be faster,\u201d said van Gisbergen, who won last season\u2019s Xfinity race at Sonoma but will be making his first start here in a Cup car. \u201cAnd then in the first group, we saw big gains from people in their second runs. I think the 24 (third-place qualifier William Byron) made a huge jump, which is pretty abnormal, I think, on these tires, especially this new soft tire.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy first lap was just a banker almost. The second lap was really good.\u201d<\/p>\n

Byron navigated the course at 95.488 mph to claim the third spot on the grid. Ross Chastain was fourth at 95.409 mph, followed by AJ Allmendinger (95.367 mph) and Ty Gibbs (95.357 mph).<\/p>\n

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Kyle Larson, driver of the #5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, drives during qualifying for the NASCAR Cup Series Toyota\/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway on July 12, 2025 in Sonoma, California. (Photo by Meg Oliphant\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ryan Blaney, Tyler Reddick, Alex Bowman and Christopher Bell claimed the sixth through 10th starting spots, respectively.<\/p>\n

Drivers facing off in the third round of the In-Season Challenge qualified as follows: Gibbs, sixth vs. Zane Smith, 12th; Bowman, ninth vs. Ty Dillon, 26th; John Hunter Nemechek, 18th vs. LEGACY Motor Club teammate Erik Jones, 31st; and Reddick, eighth vs. Ryan Preece, 20th.<\/p>\n

Preece, two points below the current elimination line for a berth in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs, may be more concerned with the position of 30th-place starter Bubba Wallace, who is two points above the cut line with seven races left in the regular season.<\/p>\n

Katherine Legge, who finished 19th last Sunday on the Chicago Street Course, did not make a qualifying attempt and will start 37th.<\/p>\n

NASCAR Cup Series Qualifying – Toyota\/Save Mart 350<\/b><\/p>\n

Sonoma Raceway<\/b><\/p>\n

Sonoma, California<\/b><\/p>\n

Saturday, July 12, 2025<\/b><\/p>\n

                1. (88) Shane Van Gisbergen #, Chevrolet, 96.040 mph.<\/p>\n

                2. (19) Chase Briscoe, Toyota, 95.719 mph.<\/p>\n

                3. (24) William Byron, Chevrolet, 95.488 mph.<\/p>\n

                4. (1) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, 95.409 mph.<\/p>\n

                5. (16) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 95.367 mph.<\/p>\n

                6. (54) Ty Gibbs, Toyota, 95.357 mph.<\/p>\n

                7. (12) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 95.350 mph.<\/p>\n

                8. (45) Tyler Reddick, Toyota, 95.296 mph.<\/p>\n

                9. (48) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 95.224 mph.<\/p>\n

                10. (20) Christopher Bell, Toyota, 95.212 mph.<\/p>\n

                11. (5) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 95.198 mph.<\/p>\n

                12. (38) Zane Smith, Ford, 95.167 mph.<\/p>\n

                13. (9) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 95.161 mph.<\/p>\n

                14. (17) Chris Buescher, Ford, 95.047 mph.<\/p>\n

                15. (71) Michael McDowell, Chevrolet, 95.003 mph.<\/p>\n

                16. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 94.967 mph.<\/p>\n

                17. (8) Kyle Busch, Chevrolet, 94.919 mph.<\/p>\n

                18. (42) John Hunter Nemechek, Toyota, 94.866 mph.<\/p>\n

                19. (99) Daniel Suarez, Chevrolet, 94.808 mph.<\/p>\n

                20. (60) Ryan Preece, Ford, 94.776 mph.<\/p>\n

                21. (6) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 94.732 mph.<\/p>\n

                22. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 94.726 mph.<\/p>\n

                23. (77) Carson Hocevar, Chevrolet, 94.679 mph.<\/p>\n

                24. (2) Austin Cindric, Ford, 94.594 mph.<\/p>\n

                25. (21) Josh Berry, Ford, 94.467 mph.<\/p>\n

                26. (10) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 94.222 mph.<\/p>\n

                27. (41) Cole Custer, Ford, 94.112 mph.<\/p>\n

                28. (35) Riley Herbst #, Toyota, 93.949 mph.<\/p>\n

                29. (7) Justin Haley, Chevrolet, 93.929 mph.<\/p>\n

                30. (23) Bubba Wallace, Toyota, 93.923 mph.<\/p>\n

                31. (43) Erik Jones, Toyota, 93.896 mph.<\/p>\n

                32. (4) Noah Gragson, Ford, 93.894 mph.<\/p>\n

                33. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 93.695 mph.<\/p>\n

                34. (47) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Chevrolet, 93.497 mph.<\/p>\n

                35. (34) Todd Gilliland, Ford, 93.364 mph.<\/p>\n

                36. (51) Cody Ware, Ford, 92.465 mph.<\/p>\n

                37. (78) Katherine Legge, Chevrolet, 0.000 mph.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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