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NASCAR Watkins Glen Qualifying Results, Shane Van Gisbergen on the Pole as Starting Lineup Set
The Trackhouse Racing driver earned his fifth Cup pole in 62 starts and leads the field with five road-course wins in six races.
- On Saturday, Trackhouse Racing driver Shane van Gisbergen secured the pole position at Watkins Glen International on his 37th birthday, earning his fifth career pole in his 62nd start.
- Unlike the 42 previous summer races at Watkins Glen, Sunday's event marks the first held during spring, requiring drivers to manage significant tire wear over the 100-lap race.
- Spire Motorsports driver Michael McDowell qualified second, nearly 0.3 seconds behind, while Team Penske's Austin Cindric took third, with Ross Chastain and Connor Zilisch also securing top-five positions.
- Van Gisbergen noted, "The marbles and the fall-off was extreme today," highlighting that tire management will be critical after he gained more than two tenths of a second at the Bus Stop.
- Sunday's 100-lap race features stage lengths of 20, 30 and 50 laps, and having won five of the last six road courses races, the New Zealander enters as the favorite to defend his dominant victory last August.
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Shane van Gisbergen starts Watkins Glen defense with pole-winning run
In Saturday's NASCAR Cup Series qualifying session it was the section of the 2.45-mile course where Shane van Gisbergen gained over the competition.
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Shane van Gisbergen will defend NASCAR win at Watkins Glen from the pole position
Shane van Gisbergen celebrated his 37th birthday by earning the fifth pole position of his NASCAR Cup Series career and his first since last July.
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