Shane van Gisbergen is the betting favorite at the Charlotte Roval and as if we didn’t already know why, we do now.

The road-course ace won the pole Saturday for Sunday’s Bank of America Roval 400 on the Charlotte road course (here's how to watch). SVG averaged 99.246 mph for the pole, which sounds downright sluggish by NASCAR standards, except the Roval packs 17 turns into a 2.28-mile road course that incorporates an infield course with the historic Charlotte Motor Speedway “quad-oval.”

In fact, van Gisbergen won two poles Saturday. He also started first in Saturday's Xfinity Series race and finished third. NASCAR history is full of quality road-course racers.

Van Gisbergen is mixing in several Cup races this year along with a full Xfinity Series slate, and will go full-time Cup racing next season.

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Right behind him for Sunday’s start, in the third position, will be another road-course stud, AJ Allmendinger, the Roval’s defending champ from 2023 who finished second in Saturday's Xfinity race, behind Sam Mayer.

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NASCAR Charlotte Roval lineup

Row 1

1. Shane van Gisbergen, No. 13 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet

2. Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota

Row 2

3. AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet

4. Joey Logano, No. 22 Penske Racing Ford

Row 3

5. Austin Cindric, No. 2 Penske Racing Ford

6. Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

Row 4

7. Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

8. Brad Keselowski, No. 6 RFK Racing Ford

Row 5

9. Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota

10. William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

Row 6

11. Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

12. Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

Row 7

13. Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

14. Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Penske Racing Ford

Row 8

15. Todd Gilliland, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford

16. Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

Row 9

17. Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

18. Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

Row 10

19. Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

20. Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

Row 11

21. Michael McDowell, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford

22. Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

Row 12

23. Zane Smith, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

24. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 JTG Daughtery Racing Chevrolet

Row 13

25. Chase Briscoe, No. 14 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

26. Harrison Burton, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford

Row 14

27. Daniel Hemric, No. 31 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet

28. Corey LaJoie, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Ford

Row 15

29. Chris Buescher, No. 17 RFK Racing Ford

30. Martin Truex Jr., No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

Row 16

31. Kaz Grala, No. 15 Rick Ware Racing Ford

32. Noah Gragson, No. 10 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

Row 17

33. Justin Haley, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

34. Ryan Preece, No. 41 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

Row 18

35. John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota

36. Josh Berry, No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

Row 19

37. Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota

38. Josh Bilicki, No. 66 Power Source Ford

How to Watch NASCAR Sunday

2 p.m. on NBC.

Betting odds for Bank of America 400 NASCAR playoff race at Charlotte Roval

+375: Shane van Gisbergen

+650: Kyle Larson, AJ Allmendinger

+750: Tyler Reddick

+900: Chase Elliott, William Byron

+1000: Christopher Bell

+1100: Ty Gibbs

+1200: Chris Buescher

+1400: Michael McDowell

+1500: Kyle Busch, Ross Chastain

+1750: Alex Bowman

+2000: Daniel Suarez

+2250: Joey Logano

+2500: Martin Truex Jr., Denny Hamlin

+3000: Ryan Blaney, Austin Cindric

+4000: Chase Briscoe

+5000: Bubba Wallace

+6000: Todd Gilliland

+7500: Brad Keselowski, Carson Hocevar, Noah Gragson

+10000: Zane Smith, Josh Berry, Justin Haley

+15000: Austin Dillon, Erik Jones, Corey LaJoie

+20000: Ricky Stenhouse Jr., John Hunter Nemechek

+25000: Ryan Preece, Kaz Grala

+50000: Daniel Hemric, Josh Bilicki, Harrison Burton

Why is it important

The Roval race is the third and final race of NASCAR’s Round of 12 in the playoffs. Following Sunday’s race, four drivers, in positions 9 through 12 in the standings, will be lopped off the playoff roster for the Round of 8, which begins next Sunday at Las Vegas.

NASCAR playoff standings entering the Roval

Here’s the playoff picture entering the Round of 12 finale:

1. William Byron — Has clinched advance to Round of 8

2. Christopher Bell — +57 ahead of 9th

3. Kyle Larson — +52

4. Denny Hamlin — +30

5. Alex Bowman — +26

6. Ryan Blaney — +25

7. Tyler Reddick — +14

8. Chase Elliott — +13

9. Joey Logano — -13

10. Daniel Suarez — -20

11. Austin Cindric — -29

12. Chase Briscoe — -32

This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: NASCAR at Charlotte Roval, Qualifying, lineup, betting odds for Sunday