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Norman Native Christopher Bell beats Joey Logano in action-packed NASCAR All-Star Race
Christopher Bell passed Joey Logano with nine laps remaining and cruised to victory in an action-packed NASCAR All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway on Sunday night. In a slam-bang affair that set a record for lead changes, Bell won by 0.829 seconds over Logano to earn his first All-Star Race victory. Ross Chastain finished third, […]

Christopher Bell passed Joey Logano with nine laps remaining and cruised to victory in an action-packed NASCAR All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway on Sunday night.
In a slam-bang affair that set a record for lead changes, Bell won by 0.829 seconds over Logano to earn his first All-Star Race victory. Ross Chastain finished third, followed by Alex Bowman and Chase Elliott.
Logano elected to stay on track rather than pit during the final yellow. The decision proved to be costly while trying to hold off Bell, who had pitted for two fresh tires.
The field was bunched for the final time on Lap 216 with the “ Promoter’s Caution,” thrown by two-time Daytona 500 winner and Fox Sports personality Michael Waltrip, who dropped the yellow flag on the track. The gimmick to guarantee a late restart was a sidebar to an eventful race.
After lackluster showings in the first two outings on the 0.625-mile oval (including Logano leading 199 of 200 laps to win last year ), the All-Star Race delivered much more action in its third year at North Wilkesboro Speedway. There were 17 lead changes, breaking the mark of 13 (set in 2016) for the most in the event’s 41-year history.
Pole-sitter Brad Keselowski and Logano traded the lead twice in the first 10 laps and often ran side by side for the lead. There were six leaders and 10 lead changes in the first half of the race, which topped the total number of leaders (four) and lead changes (five) in the past two All-Star Races combined.
After leading 62 laps, Keselowski’s bid for his first All-Star Race victory ended with a crash on Lap 177.
All-Star Open results
Capitalizing on pit strategy, Carson Hocevar led the final 46 laps to win the All-Star Open and advance into the NASCAR All-Star Race.
Runner-up John Hunter Nemechek also advanced to the main event by finishing second in the 100-lap warmup race. Noah Gragson won an online fan vote to earn the final transfer spot to the All-Star Race, whose field will include 20 other drivers competing for $1 million over 250 laps Sunday night.
Pole-sitter Shane van Gisbergen finished 13th after leading the first 54 laps on the 0.625-mile oval. The New Zealand native, who is in his first full Cup Series season after winning three Supercar championships in Australia, fell from first to sixth on a four-tire pit stop during the halfway caution.
“I don’t know whether to smile or cry,” said van Gisbergen, who is ranked 35th in the points standings with one top 10 this season. “It’s been a dismal year for us, but I feel like we’re getting better every week. This shows it.”
Costly penalty
Ryan Preece finished 11th in the Open after being sent to the rear from second place on a restart with 17 laps remaining. Preece said he unintentionally ran over the commitment line before which drivers must choose whether they are restarting on the inside or outside lane.
“It’s really nonexistent from inside the car,” Preece said. “You can’t see it. I’m frustrated because if you have a situation like that, put a cone out there so we can see it. Our Ford Mustang was super fast, and I think we were the only one that was making some waves. It’s heartbreaking to have a run like that taken away.”
NASCAR repainted the restart commitment line before the start of the All-Star Race.
More money
The All-Star Race winner’s share has been $1 million since the 2003 event, and some drivers have grumbled that an increase for inflation is well overdue.
“I definitely think it should get raised,” 2023 Cup Series champion Ryan Blaney said this week. “That’s the only thing about the All-Star Race I’d probably change. I don’t want to get greedy, but I think you can raise it to $3 million.”
Bubba Wallace said he’d suggest $5 million but would be good for a bump to $3 million.
“They’ve got more TV money, so why not,” Wallace said, referring to NASCAR’s media rights raising to $1.1 billion annually in a deal starting this year.
Up next
The Cup Series will race May 25 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in the Coca-Cola 600, the longest race of the season. Christopher Bell won last year’s race, which was shortened from 600 to 374 miles by rain.
Kyle Larson missed the 2024 race after arriving late because the Indianapolis 500 was delayed by rain. The Hendrick Motorsports star again will attempt to become the fifth driver to race the Indy 500 and Coca-Cola 600 on the same day.
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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 […]

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.
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Shane van Gisbergen, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
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Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
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Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
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Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
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Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
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Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota
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Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
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William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
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Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford
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Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
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Brad Keselowski, No. 6 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford
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Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford
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Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford
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Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
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Justin Haley, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
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Chris Buescher, No. 17 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford
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Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
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AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
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Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
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Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
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Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
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Cole Custer, No. 41 Haas Factory Team Ford
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Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford
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Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
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Riley Herbst, No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota
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Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota
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Zane Smith, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford
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John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
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Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
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Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford
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Katherine Legge, No. 78 Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet
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Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
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Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 HYAK Motorsports Chevrolet
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Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Ford
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Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
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Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford
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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) […]

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 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…
Sonoma
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
Sonoma
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)


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


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


In-Season Challenge
Sonoma Results
Bracket winners in bold
Ty Dillon (Seed 32)
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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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Dillmann OK after CTMP crash, team says
Inter Europol Competition has released a statement confirming that Tom Dillmann is “OK” after crashing out of the lead in today’s IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship race at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. “With just 20 minutes remaining in the Chevrolet Grand Prix at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, our driver Tom Dillmann, who was leading the race, […]

Inter Europol Competition has released a statement confirming that Tom Dillmann is “OK” after crashing out of the lead in today’s IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship race at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.
“With just 20 minutes remaining in the Chevrolet Grand Prix at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, our driver Tom Dillmann, who was leading the race, made heavy contact with the barrier. Tom lost the car through no fault of his own because of a technical problem that we need to investigate,” the team’s statement read. “The impact was significant, and Tom was immediately taken to the medical center for evaluation.
“Thankfully, he’s OK and that’s the most important news for us today. Motorsport reminded us once again how unpredictable and risky it can be. Thank you all for your messages, support, and concern–we truly appreciate it.”
Track workers assisted Dillmann out of his damaged No. 43 ORECA 07-Gibson after he attempted to get out on his own. He was awake and alert, but placed on a stretcher and left via ambulance. According to IMSA, Dillmann was later taken to a nearby hospital for further evaluation.
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NASCAR points after Sonoma Raceway (July 2025)
NASCAR playoff standings after Sonoma Raceway; Updated In-Season Challenge bracket On Sunday, NASCAR went road course racing at Sonoma Raceway. Shane van Gisbergen drove to victory lane picking up his 3rd win of the 2025 season. View the NASCAR point standings below. Only two races remain in the In-Season Challenge as drivers battle for $1M. […]

NASCAR playoff standings after Sonoma Raceway; Updated In-Season Challenge bracket
On Sunday, NASCAR went road course racing at Sonoma Raceway. Shane van Gisbergen drove to victory lane picking up his 3rd win of the 2025 season.
View the NASCAR point standings below.
Only two races remain in the In-Season Challenge as drivers battle for $1M. 28 drivers have been eliminated and only 4 drivers remain. The bracket in the head-to-head mini-series for next week at Dover Motor Speedway is also posted below.
NASCAR Cup Series
Playoff Points
Points After: Sonoma
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


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)


In-Season Challenge
Bracket Matchups for Dover
Highest finisher of each matchup at Dover advances to the finale
Ty Dillon (Seed 32)
vs
John Hunter Nemechek (Seed 12)
Tyler Reddick (Seed 23)
vs
Ty Gibbs (Seed 6)
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Where to watch NASCAR Cup Series at Sonoma today: Free live stream
Nascar is in California for the week, with all races happening at Sonoma Raceway this weekend. The Cup Series’ Toyota/Save Mart 350 begins Sunday at 3:30 p.m. ET. The NASCAR Cup Series at Sonoma Race will air on TNT, and streams live on DirecTV (free trial). What: The Toyota/Save Mart 350, a NASCAR Cup Series […]

Nascar is in California for the week, with all races happening at Sonoma Raceway this weekend. The Cup Series’ Toyota/Save Mart 350 begins Sunday at 3:30 p.m. ET.
The NASCAR Cup Series at Sonoma Race will air on TNT, and streams live on DirecTV (free trial).
What: The Toyota/Save Mart 350, a NASCAR Cup Series race
When: Sunday, July 13, 2025
Where: Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma, California
Time: 3:30 p.m. ET
TV: TNT
Stream: DirecTV (free trial), Hulu + Live TV, Sling
Streaming service | Free trial? | Promo | Price |
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DirecTV | Yes | $30 off first month | $84.99 |
Hulu + Live TV | Yes | No | $82.99 |
Sling | No | No | $45.99 |
Here’s a recent NASCAR story via The Associated Press:
CHICAGO (AP) — NASCAR’s first in-season tournament hasn’t made much of an impression on its drivers so far. Ty Gibbs said Sunday he didn’t know who his second-round opponent was until after the Cup Series race.
That might be about to change.
Gibbs is one of eight drivers still in the mix for the $1 million prize that goes to the winner of the five-race, bracket-style competition. While Shane van Gisbergen was closing out his Cup victory in Chicago this weekend, some of the most compelling action on the downtown street course was at least connected to the inaugural In-Season Challenge.
Alex Bowman and Bubba Wallace raced each other hard in the final laps after they tangled in Chicago last year. Bowman got the better of the head-to-head matchup, finishing eighth and eliminating Wallace from the tournament.
John Hunter Nemechek was 15th, one spot better than his opponent, Chase Elliott. Gibbs had a strong day and finished second, good enough to beat AJ Allmendinger in sixth. Ty Dillon, Tyler Reddick, Ryan Preece, Zane Smith and Erik Jones also moved on.
The 14th-seeded Smith upset No. 3 seed Chris Buescher by finishing 14th. He is matched up with Gibbs for Sunday’s road race at Sonoma.
“I hate we had to knock another Ford out, but it’s super cool to advance,” Smith said.
With the in-season tournament — part of a new media rights deal that includes TNT — NASCAR is following in the footsteps of the NBA and soccer leagues around the world. After Sonoma this weekend, it concludes with races at Dover and Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Bowman said the tournament wasn’t on his mind as he battled with Wallace at the end in Chicago. Whatever the reason for the contact, their head-to-head matchup certainly added a bit of intrigue to the racing behind van Gisbergen’s victory.
With the money involved and the field trimmed to eight drivers, there could be more moments like the duel between Bowman and Wallace in the final weeks of the challenge.
“I wasn’t expecting that to happen or to get raced like that, but we did,” Bowman said. “We just have to move on from it and keep digging.”
It sure sounds as if Dillon is enjoying the competition. Dillon, the No. 32 seed, eliminated Brad Keselowski on Sunday after he upset top-seeded Denny Hamlin at Atlanta on June 28.
There was absolutely no drama in Dillon’s win after Keselowski was collected in an early crash that began with Carson Hocevar hitting the wall and spinning out between Turns 10 and 11. Hocevar was eliminated by Reddick.
“I’m just so proud of Kaulig Racing and our No. 10 team,” Dillon said. “I knew in a basketball city, going up against Brad in a game of knockout, I was going to have a good chance.”
Dillon takes on Bowman and Preece faces Reddick in the next round. But the most interesting contest just might be Nemechek versus Jones in a matchup of Legacy Motor Club teammates.
“I felt like if we could have gotten through the first round, these next two rounds are really good for us,” Preece said. “Our road course program is pretty strong, and we keep making it better. So going into Sonoma, I think we’re up against Tyler Reddick, so he’s really good at road courses as well, but I like being the underdog.”
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Shane van Gisbergen dominates NASCAR Sonoma race
Shane van Gisbergen dominates Sonoma Raceway to claim his fourth Cup Series win, equaling Jeff Gordon’s record for consecutive road course victories from pole. SONOMA, Calif. — Shane van Gisbergen extended his winning streak to two straight and three victories in the last five weeks with yet another dominating run on a road course. The […]

Shane van Gisbergen dominates Sonoma Raceway to claim his fourth Cup Series win, equaling Jeff Gordon’s record for consecutive road course victories from pole.
SONOMA, Calif. — Shane van Gisbergen extended his winning streak to two straight and three victories in the last five weeks with yet another dominating run on a road course.
The New Zealander once again showed he’s in a completely different class on road and street courses than his rivals as he led 97 of 110 laps Sunday to win from pole at Sonoma Raceway. All three of his wins this year have been from pole — which tied him with Jeff Gordon for a NASCAR record of three consecutive road course victories from the top starting spot.
Gordon did it between the 1998 and 1999 seasons.
Victory number four for van Gisbergen — who stunned NASCAR in 2023 when he popped into the debut Chicago street course race from Australian V8 Supercars and won — seemed a given before teams even arrived at the picturesque course in California wine country. His rivals have lamented that “SVG” has a unique braking technique he mastered Down Under that none of them — all oval specialists — can ever learn.
That win in Chicago two years ago led van Gisbergen to move to the United States for a career change driving stock cars for Trackhouse Racing.
Van Gisbergen is the fastest driver to win four Cup Series races — in his 34th start — since Parnelli Jones in 1969. He’s also the winningest driver born outside the United States.
“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,” said van Gisbergen. “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.”
The Sonoma win made it four victories for Trackhouse in eight weeks. Van Gisbergen was second from pole in Saturday’s Xfinity Series race.
Although he dominated again Sunday, van Gisbergen pitted from the lead with 27 laps remaining and then had to drive his way back to the front. He got it with a pass of Michael McDowell with 19 laps remaining, but two late cautions made van Gisbergen win restarts to close out the victory in his Chevrolet.
Chase Briscoe was second in a Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing.
“I never played basketball against Michael Jordan in his prime, but I feel like that’s probably what it was like,” said Briscoe after not being able to pass van Gisbergen on the two late restarts — the last with five laps remaining.
“That guy is unbelievable on road courses. He’s just so good. He’s really raised the bar on this entire series.”
Briscoe was followed 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.
The mid-season tournament that pays $1 million to the winner is down to four drivers.
Ty Dillon finished 17th to eliminate Alex Bowman, who finished 19th, to complete a huge upset. Tyler Reddick (11th) knocked out Ryan Preece (16th), John Hunter Nemechek knocked out teammate Erik Jones as they finished 28th and 29th, and Ty Gibbs, with a seventh-place finish, eliminated Zane Smith.
NASCAR officials had to separate the crews for Brad Keselowski and Ty Gibbs when members from the two teams scrapped on pit road during the race.
Keselowski’s crew confronted Gibbs’ crew after Gibbs drove through their pit stall and narrowly missed hitting some of Keselowski’s crew members already in place waiting for him.
The confrontation appeared to be contained to pushing and shoving and NASCAR quickly stepped between them. Both crews were given an official warning for fighting but NASCAR said Gibbs did nothing wrong.
It took 61 of the 110 laps for the first caution for an on-track incident — when Ryan Blaney was knocked off the course and into the dirt early in the third stage. The contact from Chris Buescher left Blaney stranded, and right before NASCAR could throw the yellow, Bubba Wallace and Denny Hamlin both spun.
It was technically the third caution of the race, but the first two were for natural stage breaks.
The race ended with six cautions — two in the final stretch.
The Cup Series races Sunday at Dover Motor Speedway in Delaware, where Denny Hamlin won last year.
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