ARCA: Van Gisbergen makes progress in first Superspeedway test

While William Sawalich led the way in Saturday’s final day of ARCA preseason testing at Daytona, all eyes were on Shane van Gisbergen.

Van Gisbergen (SVG), an Australian Supercars star trying to make a career in NASCAR, is running a myriad of races this season in ARCA and NASCAR Xfinity Series, to get ready for an eventual career in the Cup series.

Sawalich, who will split time in JGR’s No. 18 Toyota this season with Tanner Gray because he is not yet old enough to run the whole schedule, posted an average speed of 182.489 mph.

Three-time Supercars champion Shane van Gisbergen completed a solid test and was 12th fastest.

Van Gisbergen will have to race in the ARCA event to get approved for the Xfinity Series race. That means double duty. Part of that process is the pre-race practice sessions.

Another newcomer, IndyCar driver Marco Andretti, was 8th quick on Day 1.

Complete results over 2 days

Pos.	No.	Driver	Hometown	Team	Make	Time	Speed
1	20	Jake Finch	Lynn Haven, FL	Venturini Motorsports	Toyota	48.878	184.132
2	25	Toni Breidinger	Hillsborough, CA	Venturini Motorsports	Toyota	48.916	183.989
3	15	Kris Wright	Wexford, PA	Venturini Motorsports	Toyota	48.925	183.955
4	55	Gus Dean	Bluffton, SC	Venturini Motorsports	Toyota	48.978	183.756
5	18S	William Sawalich	Eden Praire, MN	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	49.318	182.489
6	53E	Patrick Emerling	Orchard Park, NY	Emerling Motorsports	Ford	49.332	182.437
7	2	Andres Perez	Mexico City, Mexico	REV Racing	Chevrolet	49.349	182.375
8	17A	Marco Andretti	Nazareth, PA	Cook Racing Technologies	Chevrolet	49.350	182.371
9	02B	Anthony Bello	Newtown, CT	Youngs Motorsports	Chevrolet	49.357	182.345
10	18G	Tanner Gray	Artesia, NM	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	49.379	182.264
11	4	Dale Quarterley	Westfield, MA	Quarterley Racing	Chevrolet	49.401	182.183
12	28V	Shane van Gisbergen	Aukland, New Zealand	Pinnacle Racing Group	Chevrolet	49.410	182.149
13	6	Lavar Scott	Carney’s Point, NJ	REV Racing	Chevrolet	49.527	181.719
14	32	Christian Rose	Martinsburg, WV	AM Racing	Ford	49.530	181.708
15	74	Mandy Chick	Desoto, KS	Chick Engineering	Chevrolet	49.545	181.653
16	44	Thomas Annunziata	Colts Neck, NJ	McClure Motorsports	Chevrolet	49.548	181.642
17	02H	Leland Honeyman	Mooresville, NC	Youngs Motorsports	Chevrolet	49.551	181.631
18	07	Jeff Scofield	Thonotosassa, FL	Finney Motorsports	Chevrolet	49.579	181.528
19	73J	Andy Jankowiak	Tonawanda, NY	KLAS Motorsports	Ford	49.659	181.236
20	73P	Andrew Patterson	Dayton, OH	KLAS Motorsports	Ford	49.885	180.415
21	3M	Willie Mullins	Fredericksburg, VA	Mullins Racing	Ford	49.896	180.375
22	75D	Bryan Dauzat	Alexandria, LA	Brother-In-Law Motorsports	Chevrolet	49.945	180.198
23	3K	Ryan Kuhn	East Bridgewater, MA	Mullins Racing	Ford	50.005	179.982
24	35	Greg Van Alst	Anderson, IN	Van Alst Motorsports	Chevrolet	50.148	179.469
25	53K	Kyle Keller	Las Vegas, NV	KKM Driver Development	Ford	50.153	179.451
26	17R	Tanner Reif	Las Vegas, NV	Cook Racing Technologies	Chevrolet	50.236	179.154
27	01C	Chase Burda (RTD)	Columbiaville, MI	Fast Track Racing	Ford	50.324	178.841
28	3L	Blake Lothian	Wellesley, MA	Mullins Racing	Ford	50.334	178.806
29	63	John Aramendia	New Braunfels, TX	Spraker Racing	Chevrolet	50.414	178.522
30	34	Isaac Johnson	Martinsville, IN	Van Alst Motorsports	Chevrolet	50.415	178.518
31	93	Caleb Costner	Dallas, NC	Costner Weaver Motorsports	Chevrolet	50.487	178.264
32	69A	Scott Melton	Rockford, MI	Kimmel Racing	Ford	50.529	178.116
33	3C	Davey Callihan	Fredericksburg, VA	Mullins Racing	Ford	50.722	177.438
34	53W	Armani Williams	Grosse Pointe, MI	Emerling Motorsports	Ford	50.817	177.106
35	17B	Tyler Reif (RTD)	Henderson, NV	Cook Racing Technologies	Chevrolet	50.841	177.022
36	68L	Gil Linster	Frisange, Luxembourg	Kimmel Racing	Ford	50.855	176.974
37	27	Tim Richmond	Ottawa, IL	Richmond Racing	Toyota	50.891	176.849
38	63	John Aramendia	New Braunfels, TX	Spraker Racing	Chevrolet	50.901	176.814
39	69B	Will Kimmel	Sellersburg, IN	Kimmel Racing	Ford	50.903	176.807
40	22	Amber Balcaen	Winnipeg, Manitoba	Venturini Motorsports	Toyota	51.039	176.336
41	01J	Justin Bonsignore (RTD)	Holtsville, NY	Fast Track Racing	Ford	51.120	176.056
42	53M	CJ McLaughlin	Framingham, MA	Emerling Motorsports	Ford	51.203	175.771
43	12H	Sean Hingorani (RTD)	Newport Beach, CA	Fast Track Racing	Toyota	51.235	175.661
44	10H	Daylan Hairston	Crawford, MS	Fast Track Racing	Chevrolet	51.248	175.617
45	10L	Dylan LeBeau	Daytona Beach, FL	Fast Track Racing	Chevrolet	51.248	175.617
46	11H	Michael Hinde (RTD)	Hernando, FL	Fast Track Racing	Ford	51.257	175.586
47	10K	Matt Kemp	Sawyer, MI	Fast Track Racing	Chevrolet	51.311	175.401
48	28H	Landon Huffman	Connelly Springs, NC	Pinnacle Racing Group	Chevrolet	51.312	175.398
49	10D	Blaine Donahue	Cornelius, NC	Fast Track Racing	Chevrolet	51.422	175.022
50	57	Hunter Deshautelle	Alexandria, LA	Brother-In-Law Motorsports	Chevrolet	51.487	174.801
51	11G	Jacob Goede RTD)	New Germany, MN	Fast Track Racing	Toyota	51.656	174.230
52	12K	Takuma Koga	Nagoya, Aichi, Japan	Fast Track Racing	Toyota	51.723	174.004
53	99	Michael Maples	Choctaw, OK	Fast Track Racing	Chevrolet	51.737	173.957
54	66R	Rebecca Monopoli	Lakeland, FL	Fast Track Racing	Toyota	51.746	173.926
55	10P	Ed Pompa	Ballston Spa, NY	Fast Track Racing	Toyota	51.750	173.913
56	01R	Ryan Roulette	Minot, ND	Fast Track Racing	Ford	52.011	173.040
57	75M	Austin McDaniel	Harrisburg, NC	Brother-In-Law Motorsports	Chevrolet	52.062	172.871
58	8	Sean Corr	Goshen, NY	Empire Racing	Chevrolet	52.130	172.645
59	7	Eric Caudell	Piedmont, OK	CCM	Toyota	52.351	171.916
60	28M	Connor Mosack	Charlotte, NC	Pinnacle Racing Group	Chevrolet	52.626	171.018
61	11R	Tyler Reif (RTD)	Henderson, NV	Fast Track Racing	Ford	52.718	170.720
62	66G	Lance Griffith	Concord, NC	Fast Track Racing	Toyota	52.802	170.448
63	10S	Bryan Syer-Keske (RTD)	Lakeville, MN	Fast Track Racing	Ford	52.969	169.911
64	31G	Mitch Gibson	Coeburn, VA	Rise Motorsports	Chevrolet	53.176	169.249
65	11M	Chase Miller	Chilicothe, OH	Fast Track Racing	Ford	53.279	168.922
66	66C	Michael Contarino	Long Island, NY	Fast Track Racing	Toyota	53.474	168.306
67	31T	Tim Goulet	Milwaukee, WI	Rise Motorsports	Chevrolet	53.810	167.255
68	31R	Rita Goulet	McCalla, AL	Rise Motorsports	Chevrolet	53.999	166.670
69	31C	Casey Carden	Braselton, GA	Rise Motorsports	Chevrolet	54.112	166.322
70	06P	Ben Peterson	Birmingham, AL	Peterson Motorsports	Ford	55.281	162.805
71	06J	James Simmons, Jr.	Marion, NC	Peterson Motorsports	Ford	55.399	162.458
72	06M	Nate Moeller	Lafayette, OH	Peterson Motorsports	Ford	55.623	161.804
73	06K	Kenneth Moran	Vineland, NJ	Peterson Motorsports	Ford	55.628	161.789
74	06S	Presley Sorah	Cambridge City, IN	Peterson Motorsports	Ford	56.359	159.691
75	06D	Cody Dennison	Hokes Bluff, AL	Peterson Motorsports	Ford	56.946	158.044
76	06O	Tommy O’Leary IV	Cygnet, OH	Peterson Motorsports	Ford	57.027	157.820