NASCAR Cup qualifying results at Watkins Glen: Blaney beats SVG for pole
WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. — Ryan Blaney beat Shane van Gisbergen to start on the pole for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Watkins Glen.
Blaney ran around the 2.45-mile road course in 71.96 seconds, while SVG ran it in 71.993 seconds. This is the second pole for Blaney in his whole Cup career, spanning now 366 starts across 12 seasons. Blaney has 12 career poles, including a pole in February at Atlanta.
Pole ace Chase Briscoe was the only other driver in the 71-second range, running a 71.997-second lap. The qualifying results show he will be third on the lineup for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Watkins Glen.
NASCAR Cup Series Qualifying Results and Lineup at Watkins Glen
- Ryan Blaney
- Shane van Gisbergen
- Chase Briscoe
- Ross Chastain
- Kyle Busch
- Michael McDowell
- Alex Bowman
- Carson Hocevar
- Christopher Bell
- William Byron
- Joey Logano
- Chris Buescher
- Austin Cindric
- Ty Gibbs
- Bubba Wallace
- Brad Keselowski
- Ryan Preece
- AJ Allmendinger
- Daniel Suarez
- Chase Elliott
- Tyler Reddick
- Denny Hamlin
- Justin Haley
- Josh Berry
- Connor Zilisch
- Austin Dillon
- Kyle Larson
- Todd Gilliland
- Riley Herbst
- Erik Jones
- John Hunter Nemechek
- Cole Custer
- Ty Dillon
- Zane Smith
- Ricky Stenhouse Jr
- Noah Gragson
- Cody Ware
- Katherine Legge
- JJ Yeley
- Josh Bilicki
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Jonathan Fjeld is the co-owner of the The Racing Experts, LLC. He has been with TRE since 2010.
A Twin Valley, MN, native, Fjeld became a motorsports fan at just three years old (first race was the 2002 Pennsylvania 500). He worked as a contributor and writer for TRE from 2010-18. Since then, he has stepped up and covered 24 NASCAR race weekends and taken on a larger role with TRE. He became the co-owner and managing editor in 2023 and has guided the site to massive growth in that time.
Fjeld has covered a wide array of stories and moments over the years, including Kevin Harvick's final Cup Series season, the first NASCAR national series disqualification in over 50 years, Shane van Gisbergen's stunning win in Chicago and the first Cup Series race at Road America in 66 years – as well as up-and-coming drivers' stories and stories from inside the sport, like the tech it takes for Hendrick Motorsports to remain a top-tier team.
Currently, he resides in Albuquerque, N.M., where he works for KOB 4, an NBC station. He works as a digital producer and does on-air reports. He loves spending time with friends and family, playing and listening to music, exploring new places, being outdoors, reading books and writing among other activities. You can email him at fjeldjonathan@gmail.com