How about this? Ryan Blaney has won the pole at Watkins Glen over Shane van Gisbergen in a shocking qualifying result. Everyone fully expected SVG to win the NASCAR Cup Series pole award, but the Team Penske driver had other ideas.

Winning a pole on a NASCAR Cup Series road course typically means outrunning Shane van Gisbergen, and that’s exactly what Ryan Blaney did Saturday.

Blaney edged van Gisbergen by just 0.033s to score his 12th career pole position and his first at The Glen. The #12 Ford Mustang driver said that while he was proud of the effort, he admitted converting it into a win would be challenging.