To the surprise of nobody, Shane van Gisbergen (not to be confused with Layne van Gisbergen) took the pole position for Sunday's 75-lap Anduril 250 around the 16-turn, 3.4-mile (5.472-kilometer) Qualcomm Circuit, the inaugural NASCAR Cup Series race at the new street course on Naval Base Coronado in San Diego, California.
The driver of the No. 97 Chevrolet took the pole position in Saturday's qualifying session by recording a top lap speed of 90.809 miles per hour in the first group of the two-group session.
Spire Motorsports' Carson Hocevar, whom SVG beat to the top spot by 0.156 seconds after Hocevar ran in the second group, is set to start beside him on the front row behind the wheel of his No. 77 Chevrolet.
Van Gisbergen won the inaugural race at the series' first street course in Chicago, Illinois back in 2023.
Here's a look at the full starting lineup for Sunday's Anduril 250 at Qualcomm Circuit. Note that pre-race penalties are not factored into the chart below.
Full NASCAR Cup Series starting lineup at San Diego
Order | Driver |
|---|---|
1 | Shane van Gisbergen, No. 97 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet |
2 | Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet |
3 | Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford |
4 | Zane Smith, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford |
5 | Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford |
6 | Daniel Suarez, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet |
7 | Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford |
8 | Connor Zilisch, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet |
9 | Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet |
10 | Austin Hill, No. 33 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet |
11 | Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota |
12 | Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota |
13 | Corey Heim, No. 67 23XI Racing Toyota |
14 | Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet |
15 | A.J. Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet |
16 | Chris Buescher, No. 17 RFK Racing Ford |
17 | Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota |
18 | Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet |
19 | Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford |
20 | Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet |
21 | Kevin Magnussen, No. 91 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet |
22 | Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota |
23 | Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet |
24 | Riley Herbst, No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota |
25 | Cole Custer, No. 41 Haas Factory Team Chevrolet |
26 | Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota |
27 | William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet |
28 | John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota |
29 | Brad Keselowski, No. 6 RFK Racing Ford |
30 | Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet |
31 | Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford |
32 | Noah Gragson, No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford |
33 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet |
34 | Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet |
35 | Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford |
36 | Jimmie Johnson, No. 84 Legacy Motor Club Toyota |
37 | Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota |
38 | Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota |
39 | Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet |
Qualcomm Circuit is scheduled to host its first-ever NASCAR Cup Series race this Sunday, June 21, with live coverage of the Anduril 250 set to be provided by Amazon Prime Video beginning at 4:00 p.m. ET. Don't miss Prime's final race of 2026!
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