Ryan Blaney knocks off Shane van Gisbergen for pole at Watkins Glen
Blaney turned a lap of 1 minute, 11.960 seconds in the No. 12 Ford, edging van Gisbergen's No. 88 Chevrolet (1 minute, 11.993 seconds).
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