Shane van Gisbergen prolonged his successful streak to 2 straight and three victories within the final 5 weeks with yet one more dominating run on a street course.
The New Zealander as soon as once more confirmed he is in a totally totally different class on street and road programs than his rivals as he led 97 of 110 laps on Sunday to win from pole at Sonoma Raceway. All three of his wins this yr have been from pole — which tied him with Jeff Gordon for a NASCAR report of three consecutive street course victories from the highest beginning spot. Gordon did it between the 1998 and 1999 seasons.
Victory quantity 4 for van Gisbergen — who shocked NASCAR in 2023 when he popped into the debut Chicago road course race from Australian V8 Supercars and gained — appeared a given earlier than groups even arrived on the picturesque course in California wine nation. His rivals have lamented that “SVG” has a novel braking approach he mastered Down Beneath that none of them — all oval specialists — can ever be taught.
That win in Chicago two years in the past led van Gisbergen to maneuver to the USA for a profession change, driving inventory automobiles for Trackhouse Racing. He and Ross Chastain have pumped vitality into the staff over this summer time stretch, with Chastain kicking it off with a Memorial Day weekend victory on the Coca-Cola 600.
Van Gisbergen is the quickest driver to win 4 Cup Collection races since Parnelli Jones in 1969.
The Sonoma win made it 4 victories for Trackhouse in eight weeks. Van Gisbergen was second from pole in Saturday’s Xfinity Collection race.
FINAL LAPS: Shane Van Gisbergen wins at Sonoma | NASCAR on FOX
Though he dominated once more on Sunday, van Gisbergen pitted from the lead with 27 laps remaining after which needed to drive his means again to the entrance. He received it with a cross of Michael McDowell with 19 laps remaining, however two late cautions made van Gisbergen win restarts to shut out the victory in his Chevrolet.
Chase Briscoe was second in a Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing and was adopted by Chase Elliott in a Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports. McDowell in a Chevy for Spire Motorsports was fourth and Christopher Bell in a Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing was fifth.
Reporting by The Related Press.
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