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Shane Van Gisbergen Starts 18th in Gateway Debut
Because the NASCAR Xfinity Series did not return to Gateway until this year, Shane van Gisbergen has never competed here because his Xfinity Series season came last year before the track was re-added to the schedule, so he is a big question mark for Sunday. While he's had an uptick in oval speed as the season has progressed, particularly in qualifying, he still doesn't have much in the race itself. Starting 18th, he did outqualify Chase Elliott and Alex Bowman, but the other 13 playoff drivers outqualified him, including his teammate Ross Chastain, who starts fourth. Chastain's speed indicates SVG might possibly have a little, but don't count on it. He rarely finishes as well as 18th on an oval that he's almost guaranteed to lose positions, and he likely isn't worth betting on for DFS playoffs or even to advance to the next round of the playoffs.
Source: Racing Reference
Source: Racing Reference
