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What drivers said at Michigan after Cup race won by Denny Hamlin

A collection of postrace driver reactions compiled through interviews and releases from manufacturers and teams: Denny Hamlin — winner: “It’s fantastic. Chris Gayle, this whole team has just done a great job. We’ve been so fast throughout the entire year, just haven’t finished it for one reason or another. Feels good to come here at […]

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A collection of postrace driver reactions compiled through interviews and releases from manufacturers and teams:

Denny Hamlin — winner: “It’s fantastic. Chris Gayle, this whole team has just done a great job. We’ve been so fast throughout the entire year, just haven’t finished it for one reason or another. Feels good to come here at Michigan where we’ve been so close over the years. This is such a gratifying day to restart 11th or something like that and drive through the field. I knew I was going to have to go 100 percent to get around everybody. Just worked them one by one.”

Chris Buescher — second: “That was such a fast Mustang. I really appreciate everybody on this team working so hard to put us in this situation and to have a chance to win. I’m disappointed I didn’t get it done. It’s on me. I had a couple different decisions I would love to go back and make and ultimately should have had us ahead of the 11. We were faster on the day and I didn’t do a good enough job. We’ll certainly take the good with it. We certainly need a little bit of good luck or fortune on our side. This is a day where we kind of made our own. We were really fast and worked hard to be there and just didn’t have any bad luck, so that put us with a shot to win. After the last handful of weeks with having speed in the first stage and qualifying and not being able to get the race finish that was certainly big, but it’s frustrating to be that close and to know that we had a car that was capable of winning. I just needed to do a better job.”

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The Joe Gibbs Racing star took the lead from William Byron on Lap 197 of 200.

Ty Gibbs — third: “We had a very fast Toyota Camry. Wish we could’ve gone out and won, but it was not the option with the fuel spot we were in. It’s just unfortunate because I believe we had the capability to go do it, and we showed how fast enough to go do it. It’s frustrating, but it’s just part of it sometimes.”

Bubba Wallace — fourth: ““Yeah, when Charles (Denike, crew chief) comes over the radio and says be on it the whole time, that’s all you want to hear. I was doing a little bit of technique stuff on that run to pick up some fuel. When it was time to go, it was time to go. When you weren’t really gaining anything, you have to be smart on what the situation is, and I feel like we’re getting there. All-in-all, a good day.”

Kyle Larson — fifth: “I thought early I was surprised running 75-80 percent I could just kind of maintain the gap. Then those other guys started coming, and my balance was already shot by then anyway. I didn’t think I had a chance to push even if I wanted. I ran that whole last run not hitting wide open more than 2-3 seconds. Just glad to make it. It was not a pretty day, We weren’t very fast, but we were able to get a top five. . Days like today aren’t the most fun, but they feel really good, too. Proud of the whole team. Wish we could have got a win for Chevrolet, but we’ll try again next year. Days like last week and this week were very similar. We weren’t fast on speed but made the most out of it last week and today. For a point of that last run, I thought we might have a shot to win. So it just says a lot about the team and how really strong we’ve stayed through some bits of adversity. Hopefully we can just run better from now and run in the top five all day.”

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Joe Gibbs Racing earns its first win at Michigan since August 2015.

Ross Chastain — sixth: “We saved fuel the whole second-half of the run, so we were fine there at the end and I was able to start pushing hard again. I couldn’t really make much more lap time. You’re off the gas for 20 laps and you think – oh, I’m giving up all this lap time, and you go and get a tenth back on a big track like this. I think we finished about where we should have. When (Denny Hamlin) passed me on that last run, I was like, I don’t have that, so hats off to those guys. They’ve been impressive. We just haven’t been quite that good to drive up and pass those guys, but it was a solid sixth-place finish for the No. 1 Chevrolet team.”

Zane Smith — seventh: “There’s a lot of positive from the speed and how my car drove today, especially when we made it better. We had positive restarts and just a lot of positives. I’m on two tires there trying to hold off guys that are on four. If I’m on four against four in the Cup Series that’s already hard enough, so I was trying my best at defending but ultimately we got beat there some. All in all, I’m proud to end up in the top 10 there with Long John Silver’s on board and everyone at FRM. I wish we could have gotten Ford a W here in their home state, but we’ll try again next year.”

Kyle Busch — eighth: “Solid weekend for this Chevrolet team. Qualifying second was a positive and it helped to start the race with clean air. We struggled with a lack of grip and speed in the race, but crew chief Randall Burnett did a good job with adjustments. We wanted more but to come out of here with a top-10 finish, we’ll take what we got.”

Brad Keselowski — 10th: “We had a really good car. I felt like we had a top two or three car and just didn’t get to see it through. I’m really disappointed. We kind of crushed ourselves on pit road with the speeding penalty and then having to go around the 45 and the 71. Every time we pitted we would lose a lot of spots. It wasn’t the pit crew’s fault, we just needed a better pit stall. I’m not really sure on the speeding penalty. I felt I was way slow, so getting called fast didn’t really add up, but we had the speed to do a lot more than we did today and I’m disappointed to not get that. Still, we’re reasonably happy with a top 10.”

Daniel Suarez — 14th: “It was an OK day for the No. 99 Chevrolet team. We had speed on the long run, but on the short runs, we were getting destroyed. We were not super-fast on the straights… we struggled a lot on the straights, more than I was expecting. Overall, we rescued an OK day, but we need more.”

AJ Allmendinger — 17th: “Just a hard fought day for our No. 16 group. I needed to be a little bit better, definitely made some mistakes for our race team and tried to get them back on the final restart. I felt like we got pretty close to where we probably should have been running, just more disappointed in myself today. I need to be a little bit better, but we fought hard and got everything out of it at the end there. We had to save a little bit of fuel, probably lost two spots in doing that, but at the end of the day, I think about 14th to 17th was about all we had. We did a fairly good job of maximizing our day and we’ll go to Mexico City and try to win the race.”

Austin Dillon — 19th: “We had a decent day in the No. 3 Chevrolet at Michigan International Speedway. We started the race too loose, but crew chief Richard Boswell was able to make adjustments at the end of the first stage to get us moving in the right direction. By the end of Stage 2, we were 13th. I felt like at times if we would have had clean air we may have finished better than 19th. We’ll take it and turn our focus to Mexico City.”

William Byron — 28th: “It was just trying to manage both. Try to keep the lead and save fuel down the straights and on exits. Ultimately, I guess maybe we had not as good mileage as the guys further back that run, and that’s the way the cautions go. That one you can’t do a lot about. It sucks. It really stings, but we had a really good car. I thought we executed well on the last stop. We just burned more and not able to do much about that. It is what it is.”

Michael McDowell — 30th: “It was a rough day across the board for the No. 71 Chevrolet team. We got some track position about midway through. We made some improvements, but we just didn’t have it for you. And then right there at the end with five laps to go, we ran out of fuel. We went from a top-15 day to a 30th-place finish. That’s no fun, but we’ve got Mexico City next weekend and we’re looking forward to that.”

Austin Cindric — 31st: “It seemed like one of those days that it wasn’t meant to be. We were just a little bit tight for the first run and that kind of took us by surprise, but we made the car a little better and took the strategy to stay out and try to win the stage on old tires. I felt more would stay, but we got passed there on the last lap. All in all, it was a good recovery from the back of the field and then we had a left-rear tire fail on that green flag run. I feel like we probably would have been able to make our way back up close to the top 10. Like I said, there was a lot of good, but a lot of bad, too. There’s plenty to clean up and ready for a new adventure in Mexico.”

Todd Gilliland — 33rd: “There was zero warning at all. Obviously, everyone is kind of pushing it. We’ve seen some left-rears down in practice, but that was a very unfortunate place for mine to go out that’s for sure. It’s just wild that you have a long time to think about hitting the wall, but it’s all good. It honestly wasn’t even a bad hit at all, so I’m proud of my guys for making my car better throughout the day. It’s unfortunate.” To be honest, I don’t know what we were, but we can both imagine that I’m sure we were pushing it. Everyone pushes it. We pushed ours a little bit too far.”

John Hunter Nemechek — 34th: ““Unfortunately, it was a tough day. Not really sure what happened, our car just snapped around on me without warning. I hate this for all the men and women who work very hard to give us fast race cars. We’ll regroup and try to get this monkey off our back.”

Alex Bowman — 36th: “That hurt a lot. That was probably top of the board on hits I’ve taken, and unfortunately, I’ve had a lot of hits. So I hate that for the 48 team. Couldn’[t really do anything except think about, ‘Oh (expletive) this is about to hurt really bad.Hate that. Hate that for our team. It’s been a rough two months. I mean, honesty, we were pretty decent (in practice), I was pretty optimistic to start today. We got super loose and just had a long pit stop trying to make an adjustment to make it better. And never really got a chance to race again after that. Confident that my guys would have gotten the car better, and we could have gotten back up through there, but unfortunately, when you get in the back like that, (expletive) gets pretty crazy, and stuff like that happens.

“We’ve had a lot of speed and a lot of good race cars. Obviously today, we were off from where we needed to be. But just the support that we have from Rick (Hendrick), Jeff (Gordon) and everybody at Hendrick Motorsports, they’ll give us the tools we need to get turned back around. We just needed to get pointed back in the right direction. We’re a much better race team than this.”





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2025 NASCAR Sonoma odds, Toyota/Save Mart 350 picks, props: Expert who nailed 17 winners likes 80-1 longshot

Kyle Larson will look to get back into the winner’s circle when he takes part in Sunday’s Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway. Larson has had a lot of success at Sonoma and won last year’s event as well as in 2021. He placed eighth at the 2023 race. Larson already has three wins on […]

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Kyle Larson will look to get back into the winner’s circle when he takes part in Sunday’s Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway. Larson has had a lot of success at Sonoma and won last year’s event as well as in 2021. He placed eighth at the 2023 race. Larson already has three wins on the season and 12 top-10 finishes in 2025.

Larson is at +600 to win the race, while Shane van Gisbergen is the +140 odds-on favorite. Other contenders include Michael McDowell (+1000), Chase Elliott (+1200) and Tyler Reddick (+1400) in the latest 2025 Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway odds, from DrafKings Sportsbook. Sunday’s race is scheduled to start at 3:30 p.m. ET. Before making any 2025 Toyota/Save Mart 350 picks or NASCAR at Sonoma predictions, you need to see what NASCAR insider Steven Taranto has to say.

Taranto, who moonlights as a sim racer and has 20 career wins in iRacing, is the lead NASCAR writer for CBSSports.com. He has an annual NASCAR media credential and also publishes a popular weekly NASCAR predictions column, famously calling Ross Chastain and Daniel Suarez’s breakthrough wins in 2022.

Taranto was red-hot for SportsLine in 2024 as he nailed 17 winners, including 16-1 longshot William Byron at the Daytona 500 and 14-1 longshot Chase Elliott at Texas. He correctly picked the Straight Talk Wireless 400 winner in Larson on March 23. Anyone following his NASCAR picks at their favorite sportsbooks could have seen huge returns.

Now, Taranto has analyzed the starting lineup and odds for Sunday’s 2025 NASCAR Save Mart 350 in Sonoma . He’s only sharing his best bets at SportsLine. You can also use them to take advantage of the latest FanDuel promo codeDraftKings promo code or BetMGM promo code.

2025 NASCAR Save Mart 350 expert picks

For the 2025 Save Mart 350 in Sonoma, Taranto is high on road specialist van Gisbergen at +140. He has dominated road courses this year, winning two of them and placing sixth at the other. He led the most laps (60) en route to the win at the Viva Mexico 250 in June and claimed the win at last week’s Grant Park 165.

At the March 2 Echo Park Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, he finished sixth. Van Gisbergen also won the 2023 Grant Park 220, for his only other NASCAR Cup Series victory. He is a three-time season champion in his Supercars Championship career. He earned wins in 2016, 2021 and 2022. See which other drivers he’s backing at SportsLine.

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Head-to-head: Taranto sees Ryan Preece (+175) finishing ahead of Tyler Reddick (-240). Although Preece has yet to finish in the top-10 at Sonoma, he has five top-10 finishes over the past eight Cup Series races. He was seventh a week ago at Chicago, and was eighth at Pocono last month. His best finish this season was at Las Vegas in March, when he placed third.

Reddick, meanwhile, is coming off back-to-back top-five finishes. He took fourth at Atlanta and third in Chicago. Prior to that stretch, however, Reddick struggled a bit, finishing 32nd at Pocono, 20th at Mexico City and 13th at Michigan. He has seven top-10 finishes in 2025. See all of Taranto’s picks at SportsLine. 

How to make 2025 Save Mart 350 predictions

Taranto has also identified four other drivers in his 2025 NASCAR Save Mart 350 best bets. He’s also high on a huge NASCAR longshot who’s going off around 80-1, potentially netting any backer a huge payday. You can only see who they are here.

So who wins the 2025 Save Mart 350 in Sonoma and which massive longshot could stun NASCAR? Visit SportsLine now to see the 2025 NASCAR Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway picks and best bets from a NASCAR insider who nailed a colossal 17 winners last year, and find out.

2025 NASCAR Save Mart 350 odds, lineup

See full 2025 Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway picks at SportsLine

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Shane Van Gisbergen +140
Kyle Larson +600
Michael McDowell +1000
Chase Elliott +1200
Tyler Reddick +1400
Ty Gibbs +1400
Chris Buescher +1400
William Byron +1800
Christopher Bell +1800
AJ Allmendinger +2200
Kyle Busch +2700
Ross Chastain +3000
Ryan Blaney +3400
Chase Briscoe +3700
Alex Bowman +3700
Daniel Suarez +5500
Ryan Preece +5500
Carson Hocevar +5500
Joey Logano +5500
Denny Hamlin +6000
Austin Cindric +7500
Bubba Wallace +10000
Brad Keselowski +10000
John Hunter Nemechek +15000
Todd Gilliland +20000
Noah Gragson +25000
Zane Smith +25000
Cole Custer +30000
Justin Haley +30000
Erik Jones +36000
Katherine Legge +42000
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. +42000
Cody Ware +42000
Ty Dillon +42000
Austin Dillon +42000
Riley Herbst +42000
Josh Berry +42000





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Shane van Gisbergen wins Cup race

Jeff Gordon reflects on how to grow NASCAR’s popularity Jeff Gordon discusses the popularity of NASCAR and how the sport can continue to grow. Sports Seriously Another week, another win for Shane van Gisbergen. The Trackhouse Racing driver made it back-to-back wins for the first time in his young NASCAR Cup Series career with a […]

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Another week, another win for Shane van Gisbergen.

The Trackhouse Racing driver made it back-to-back wins for the first time in his young NASCAR Cup Series career with a dominating victory at Sonoma Raceway.

Van Gisbergen took the pole position for Sunday’s race in Sonoma after sweeping the pole positions and the race wins in both the Xfinity and Cup Series events last weekend in Chicago.

This weekend was a similar story with even more dominance on race day. In all, van Gisbergen led 97 of the 110 laps of the race. He’s by far the top driver on road courses this year with three wins (Mexico City, Chicago, Sonoma) out of four races.

“Trackhouse Racing gave me a great Chevrolet again. What a great couple of weeks!” van Gisbergen said after the race. “Just to execute, make no mistakes, have great pit stops, great strategy and be able to hold them off there at the end – it’s incredible. Chase (Briscoe) was driving really well. We had a lot of fun there.” 

The New Zealander started Sunday’s race from the pole and kept in front early. He pitted just before the end of Stage 1, ceding the stage win to fellow Trackhouse Racing driver Ross Chastain, and re-took the lead soon after his stop to win Stage 2.

Another pit stop dropped him down the order during Stage 3 but he quickly recovered to take the lead once again by lap 90. He kept control through late caution periods to secure the win.

Chase Briscoe came home second – exactly where he started the race. Chase Elliott, Michael McDowell and Christopher Bell rounded out the top five.

“I don’t know if I really saw everything (van Gisbergen) had, truthfully,” Briscoe said after the race. “I felt like every time I would get close; he would just start driving back away. We were definitely the second-best car. I don’t really know what more I need – maybe a little bit a grip. But even if I had a little more grip, I don’t know if I’m going to be able to gain the speed that he had.

“But overall, great day for the Bass Pro Shops Toyota. This is by far my worst race track, so to run second to him, it definitely means a lot, so proud of the day.”

Round three of the in-season challenge saw the 32-driver field whittled down once again. Four drivers remain: Ty Dillon, John Hunter Nemechek, Ty Gibbs and Tyler Reddick.

Dillon and Nemechek square off next week in the top half of the bracket, while Gibbs and Reddick face off to decide the bottom half of the bracket.

The rest of the Cup Series field will have a much better chance at victory next weekend in Dover. That’s also the penultimate round of the NASCAR in-season challenge that will leave two drivers in contention for the $1 million prize.

Thirty-two drivers entered the in-season challenge. After three rounds, just four remain, including just one driver from the top 10 seeds. Here’s the bracket entering Round 4 in Dover:

Top half of bracket

  • No. 32 Ty Dillon vs. No. 12 John Hunter Nemechek

Bottom half of bracket

  • No. 23 Tyler Reddick vs. No. 6 Ty Gibbs

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Shane van Gisbergen Clinches Dominant Victory at Sonoma Raceway – Speedway Digest

In a masterclass of road course racing, Shane van Gisbergen powered his No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet to victory in the Toyota/Save Mart 350, leading a staggering 97 of 110 laps to secure his third NASCAR Cup Series win of the season. Starting from pole position, van Gisbergen controlled the pace from the outset, winning […]

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In a masterclass of road course racing, Shane van Gisbergen powered his No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet to victory in the Toyota/Save Mart 350, leading a staggering 97 of 110 laps to secure his third NASCAR Cup Series win of the season.

Starting from pole position, van Gisbergen controlled the pace from the outset, winning Stage 2 and fending off late-race challenges from Chase Briscoe and Chase Elliott, both of whom surged forward on fresher tires during a flurry of late cautions. Despite the pressure, SVG held firm, showcasing precision and poise through Sonoma’s technical turns.

Race Highlights:

  • Lead Changes: 12 among multiple drivers
  • Cautions: 6 for 17 laps
  • Margin of Victory: ~1.3 seconds
  • Stage Winners: Ross Chastain (Stage 1), Shane van Gisbergen (Stage 2)

Top 10 Finishers:

  1. Shane van Gisbergen (Trackhouse Racing)
  2. Chase Briscoe (Joe Gibbs Racing)
  3. Chase Elliott (Hendrick Motorsports)
  4. Michael McDowell (Spire Motorsports)
  5. Christopher Bell (Joe Gibbs Racing)
  6. Tyler Reddick (23XI Racing)
  7. Ty Gibbs (Joe Gibbs Racing)
  8. William Byron (Hendrick Motorsports)
  9. Joey Logano (Team Penske)
  10. Kyle Busch (Richard Childress Racing)

Van Gisbergen’s win marks his third consecutive road course victory, further cementing his reputation as one of NASCAR’s elite road racers.

“We had an amazing car. Chase Briscoe, what a great racer and gave me respect. Jumped the last one a little bit and it was pretty tense, but amazing. So stoked for Red Bull, Trackhouse, Chevy. I believe we had a really fun weekend here, some great races, and I hope everyone enjoyed that.” Said Gisbergen

“It means everything. That’s why I race cars. I had an amazing time in Australia, and then to come here and the last couple weeks or years actually has been a dream come true. I’ve really enjoyed my time in NASCAR. Thanks, everyone, for making me feel so welcome. I hope I’m here for a long time to come.” Continued Gisbergen

The Cup Series now heads to Dover Motor Speedway on July 20, where van Gisbergen will look to extend his hot streak on a very different kind of track. But for now, Sonoma belongs to SVG.



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NASCAR results: Full finishing order of Toyota/Save Mart 350 race at Sonoma Raceway

And so it continues. For the second straight week and third straight road-course race, Shane van Gisbergen is your winner. He captured the checkered flag during the Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Somoma Raceway on Sunday, July 13. Advertisement It is the fourth career Cup Series victory and third this season for the driver of Trackhouse’s […]

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For the second straight week and third straight road-course race, Shane van Gisbergen is your winner. He captured the checkered flag during the Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Somoma Raceway on Sunday, July 13.

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It is the fourth career Cup Series victory and third this season for the driver of Trackhouse’s No. 88 car. All of them have come on road courses.

He, of course, already had a playoff spot wrapped up.

Chase Briscoe, Chase Elliott, Michael McDowell and Christopher Bell rounded out the top five. Let’s check out the full finishing order.

NASCAR standings: Results of Cup Series race at Sonoma Raceway

  1. Shane van Gisbergen, No. 88

  2. John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42

  3. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47

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Who won NASCAR Sonoma race? Winner is Shane van Gisbergen, plus full results

Shane van Gisbergen is once again a road course winner in the NASCAR Cup Series. van Gisbergen held off Chase Briscoe and Chase Elliott to win the Toyota/Save Mart 350 NASCAR Cup Series race at Sonoma Raceway. van Gisbergen led 97 of 110 laps to score the win and has won the last three road […]

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Shane van Gisbergen is once again a road course winner in the NASCAR Cup Series.

van Gisbergen held off Chase Briscoe and Chase Elliott to win the Toyota/Save Mart 350 NASCAR Cup Series race at Sonoma Raceway. van Gisbergen led 97 of 110 laps to score the win and has won the last three road course races.

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Ross Chastain, van Gisbergen’s Trackhouse Racing teammate, won the opening stage of the race for his first of the season. van Gisbergen pitted late in the second stage then passed Kyle Larson on the final lap of the stage to win it.

The race at Sonoma had six cautions for 17 laps and 12 lead changes.

Here are the full results from the NASCAR Sonoma race.

HOW IT HAPPENED: NASCAR Cup Series race at Sonoma: Live updates, highlights, leaderboard for the Toyota/Save Mart 350

Who won NASCAR Sonoma race? Winner, race results for the Toyota/Save Mart 350

Results are unofficial.

  1. Shane van Gisbergen, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

  2. Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

  3. Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

  4. Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

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

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

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

  8. William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

  9. Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford

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

  11. Brad Keselowski, No. 6 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford

  12. Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford

  13. Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford

  14. Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

  15. Justin Haley, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

  16. Chris Buescher, No. 17 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford

  17. Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet

  18. AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet

  19. Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

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

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

  22. Cole Custer, No. 41 Haas Factory Team Ford

  23. Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford

  24. Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

  25. Riley Herbst, No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota

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

  27. Zane Smith, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford

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

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

  30. Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford

  31. Katherine Legge, No. 78 Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet

  32. Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

  33. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 HYAK Motorsports Chevrolet

  34. Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Ford

  35. Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

  36. Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford

  37. Noah Gragson, No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford

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Sonoma Results: July 13, 2025 (NASCAR Cup Series)

NASCAR race results from Sonoma Raceway NASCAR Cup Series drivers are on the grid in Sonoma, California. Sonoma Raceway is set to host the Toyota / Save Mart 350. View Sonoma results for the NASCAR Cup Series below. Sonoma MenuARCA: Prac/Qual | RaceXfinity: Prac/Qual | RaceCup: Prac/Qual | Race Sonoma TV Schedule Related: NASCAR crew members fight on pit road at Sonoma (Video) […]

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NASCAR Cup Series drivers are on the grid in Sonoma, California. Sonoma Raceway is set to host the Toyota / Save Mart 350.

View Sonoma results for the NASCAR Cup Series below.

Sonoma Menu
ARCA: Prac/Qual | Race
Xfinity: Prac/Qual | Race
Cup: Prac/Qual | Race

Sonoma TV Schedule

Related: NASCAR crew members fight on pit road at Sonoma (Video)

Shane van Gisbergen and Chase Briscoe set the front row. 110 laps of road course racing are up next…

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Stage 1 – Report

Laps: 25 (1-25 / 110)

Green flag, Shane van Gisbergen is clear before turn one. Briscoe clears Byron to hold 2nd.

Lap 3, Byron runs side by side with Briscoe into turn 11. Byron to 2nd.

2 to go in stage one, Shane van Gisbergen pits from the race lead. Most of the leaders have already pitted.

Ross Chastain stays out. He wins stage one at Sonoma Raceway!

Sonoma Results (Stage 1) : 1. Ross Chastain; 2. Shane van Gisbergen; 3. Bubba Wallace; 4. Ricky Stenhouse Jr; 5. William Byron; 6. Ty Dillon; 7. Chase Briscoe; 8. Ryan Blaney; 9. Ty Gibbs; 10. Chase Elliott

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Stage 2 – Report

Laps: 30 (26-55 / 110)

Chastain leads the rest of the field to the pit lane. Shane van Gisbergen cycles back to the race lead.

Green flag on stage two, Shane van Gisbergen clears William Byron to hold the race lead out of turn two.

Lap 31, AJ Allmendinger spins on his own from 5th with dirt on the track, no caution.

Lap 38, Denny Hamlin and Justin Haley are off in the dirt. They both keep it rolling, no caution.

Lap 42, Briscoe has a run on Byron into turn seven. He dives inside, Briscoe to 2nd.

Lap 46, Daniel Suarez throws a block on Ross Chastain into turn 11. He gets to the bumper and Suarez is around, no caution.

3 to go in stage two, Shane van Gisbergen pits from the race lead. He brings most of the leaders with him.

Shane van Gisbergen cycles back out in 2nd. Larson leads by 1.5 seconds. He’s closing quickly.

1 to go in stage two, van Gisbergen has a run on Larson out of turn two. He dives inside for turn three. They rub fenders, Shane van Gisbergen is clear.

Shane van Gisbergen wins stage two at Sonoma Raceway!

Sonoma Results (Stage 2) : 1. Shane van Gisbergen; 2. Kyle Larson; 3. Kyle Busch; 4. Bubba Wallace; 5. Ricky Stenhouse Jr; 6. Chase Briscoe; 7. Ty Dillon; 8. Chris Buescher; 9. Ryan Blaney; 10. William Byron

Sonoma
Stage 3 – Report

Laps: 55 (56-110 / 110)

Green flag on stage three, side by side for the lead as they roll up the hill. Shane van Gisbergen finally clears him into turn five. Noah Gragson spins behind them, no caution.

Lap 62, Ryan Blaney is shoved off in the dirt by Chris Buescher. In a separate incident, Bubba Wallace spins. Denny Hamlin spins as he checks up for Wallace. The caution is out.

Green, van Gisbergen clears Birscoe to hold the lead.

21 to go, the final green flag pit cycle is complete. Shane van Gisbergen cycles back to the race lead.

16 to go, van Gisbergen leads Briscoe by 2.5 seconds.

15 to go, Cody Ware has lost an entire wheel directly after a pit stop. The caution is out.

Briscoe fakes a dive to the pit lane. Chase Elliott is the first car to the pit lane from 3rd and he brings many with him. Elliott restarts 14th with fresh tires.

11 to go

Green with 11 to go, van Gisbergen clears Briscoe up the hill into turn two. Noah Gragson spins in turn five and he’s run into by Ryan Preece as he sits in the middle of the track. Multiple others are collected and the caution is out.

Green with 7 to go, side by side up the hill. Shane van Gisbergen finally clears him in turn four. Ricky Stenhouse Jr is turned with help from Ty Gibbs in the esses and Stenhouse Jr slams the tire barrier, caution.

Green with 4 to go, they rub doors for the race lead and van Gisbergen clears Briscoe into turn three. Kyle Larson is around in turn four with help from John Hunter Nemechek. Larson clips Ryan Blaney as he spins across the track, no caution.

3 to go, Josh Berry turns Carson Hocevar in turn two in the battle for 8th, no caution.

2 to go, van Gisbergen leads by 1.3 seconds. Chase Elliott has climbed to 3rd with fresh tires. Elliott drops a wheel exiting turn two and he falls to 4th.

Shane van Gisbergen wins at Sonoma Raceway!

NASCAR crew members fight on pit road at Sonoma (Video)

Shane van Gisbergen leads Chase Briscoe - Sonoma Raceway - NASCAR Cup SeriesShane van Gisbergen leads Chase Briscoe - Sonoma Raceway - NASCAR Cup Series
Credit: SONOMA, CALIFORNIA – JULY 13: Shane Van Gisbergen, driver of the #88 Red Bull Chevrolet, leads the field during the NASCAR Cup Series Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway on July 13, 2025 in Sonoma, California. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

Sonoma Raceway
Race Results
July 13, 2025
NASCAR Cup Series

Pos | Driver

1. Shane van Gisbergen

2. Chase Briscoe

3. Chase Elliott

4. Michael McDowell

5. Christopher Bell

6. Tyler Reddick

7. Ty Gibbs

8. William Byron

9. Joey Logano

10. Kyle Busch

11. Brad Keselowski

12. Ryan Preece

13. Josh Berry

14. Daniel Suarez

15. Justin Haley

16. Chris Buescher

17. Ty Dillon

18. AJ Allmendinger

19. Alex Bowman

20. Denny Hamlin

21. Austin Dillon

22. Cole Custer

23. Todd Gilliland

24. Ross Chastain

25. Riley Herbst

26. Bubba Wallace

27. Zane Smith

28. John Hunter Nemechek

29. Erik Jones

30. Austin Cindric

31. Katherine Legge

32. Carson Hocevar

33. Ricky Stenhouse Jr

34. Cody Ware

35. Kyle Larson

36. Ryan Blaney

37. Noah Gragson

Shane van Gisbergen and Chase Briscoe - Start - Sonoma Raceway - NASCAR Cup Series racingShane van Gisbergen and Chase Briscoe - Start - Sonoma Raceway - NASCAR Cup Series racing
Credit: SONOMA, CALIFORNIA – JULY 13: Shane Van Gisbergen, driver of the #88 Red Bull Chevrolet, and Chase Briscoe, driver of the #19 Bass Pro Shops Toyota, lead the field on a pace lap prior to the NASCAR Cup Series Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway on July 13, 2025 in Sonoma, California. (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)
NASCAR Cup Series
Playoff Points

Pos | Driver | Wins | Points

1. Kyle Larson
3 Wins

2. Denny Hamlin
3 Wins

3. Shane van Gisbergen
3 Wins

4. Christopher Bell
3 Wins

5. William Byron
1 Win

6. Ryan Blaney
1 Win

7. Austin Cindric
1 Win

8. Joey Logano
1 Win

9. Chase Briscoe
1 Win

10. Ross Chastain
1 Win

11. Josh Berry
1 Win

12. Chase Elliott
1 Win

13. Tyler Reddick
+149

14. Chris Buescher
+34

15. Alex Bowman
+32

16. Bubba Wallace
+3

— Playoff Cutline —

17. Ryan Preece
-3

18. Kyle Busch
-37

19. AJ Allmendinger
-50

20. Ty Gibbs
-60

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Credit: SONOMA, CALIFORNIA – JULY 13: A general view of racing during the NASCAR Cup Series Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway on July 13, 2025 in Sonoma, California. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
In-Season Challenge
Sonoma Results

Bracket winners in bold

Ty Dillon (Seed 32)
vs
Alex Bowman (Seed 8)

John Hunter Nemechek (Seed 12)
vs
Erik Jones (Seed 20)

Ryan Preece (Seed 15)
vs
Tyler Reddick (seed 23)

Ty Gibbs (Seed 6)
vs
Zane Smith (Seed 14)

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