{"id":3221,"date":"2026-06-21T07:33:34","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T07:33:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=3221"},"modified":"2026-06-21T07:33:34","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T07:33:34","slug":"shane-van-gisbergen-captures-the-pole-for-inaugural-nascar-race-at-naval-base-coronado","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=3221","title":{"rendered":"Shane van Gisbergen captures the pole for inaugural NASCAR race at Naval Base Coronado"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div>\n<p><span>CORONADO, Calif. \u2014 Even when he\u2019s less than his best on the twistiest tracks in NASCAR, Shane van Gisbergen still is better on one lap than the rest of the Cup Series drivers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=3219\">Isiah Kiner-Falefa heads to injured list as Red Sox lose a hot bat<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>The Trackhouse Racing driver qualified first Saturday for the inaugural race on Naval Base Coronado near San Diego, turning a 2-minute, 14.788-second lap around the 16-turn, 3.4-mile street course that easily put him ahead of Carson Hocevar.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>But van Gisbergen, who has won seven of his 14 Cup starts on street and road courses, was unhappy with the effort despite winning his sixth career pole and second this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>\u201cI left a lot of time on the table,\u201d said van Gisbergen, who scraped the wall with his No. 97 Chevrolet. \u201cI thought the track would be better, and I thought people would execute a bit better, but it\u2019s just so difficult. So yeah, it\u2019s amazing. I guess this Chevy\u2019s really good. Just need to get the driver better.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Ryan Blaney qualified third, and Zane Smith was fourth \u2014 the first of six drivers in the top 10 starting spots who are winless this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Their desperation for a victory will be mixed with heavy tire wear that has many drivers predicting chaos over 75 laps Sunday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=3217\">Oklahoma a win away from national title after roughing up North Carolina ace in Game 1 of CWS finals<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIt\u2019s going to be a heck of a race,\u201d Blaney said. \u201cTire degradation is massive, so it\u2019s who can kind of manage their rears better. Manage your tires and don\u2019t hit any concrete. I hope I can do those two things. That might be the recipe for success.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>With no Toyotas qualifying in the top 10 (for the first time since last March), several big names will be coming from the back. Denny Hamlin will start 26th as he seeks his fourth consecutive victory with the No. 11 Toyota.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Chase Elliott qualified 30th in the No. 9 Chevrolet. Seven-time Cup champion Jimmie Johnson qualified 36th as the El Cajon, Calif., native makes his second and final start of the season at his hometown race.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>With many friends and family from New Zealand on hand, van Gisbergen will be aiming for his eighth Cup victory on a road or street course, which would break a tie with Elliott for most among active drivers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThere\u2019s going to be a lot of carnage, a lot of tire gambling, and hopefully we can make the calls right,\u201d said van Gisbergen, who won from the pole position at Watkins Glen International two months ago.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=3215\">Germany coming to Foxborough after winning Group E behind two goals from substitute Deniz Undav<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The New Zealand driver turned in a 2-minute, 14.788-second lap around the 16-turn, 3.4-mile street course in the inaugural race.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3220,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3221","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sport"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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