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2025 Coca-Cola 600 odds, predictions, props: NASCAR at Charlotte picks by model that nailed 21 winners

The 2025 NASCAR Cup Series regular season was briefly put on pause last week for the NASCAR All-Star Race, but they’ll dive back into the deep end on Sunday with one of the biggest races on the NASCAR schedule. Charlotte Motor Speedway will host the 2025 Coca-Cola 600, and NASCAR’s marathon race is considered one […]

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The 2025 NASCAR Cup Series regular season was briefly put on pause last week for the NASCAR All-Star Race, but they’ll dive back into the deep end on Sunday with one of the biggest races on the NASCAR schedule. Charlotte Motor Speedway will host the 2025 Coca-Cola 600, and NASCAR’s marathon race is considered one of the crown jewels for its drivers. Kyle Larson is the leader in the NASCAR standings and he’ll be pulling double duty on Sunday, as he attempts to race in the Indianapolis 500 and the Coca-Cola 600. Larson is the +600 favorite in the 2025 Coca-Cola 600 odds, and he’s also priced at -130 for a top-five finish in the NASCAR prop odds.

The green flag drops at 6 p.m. ET on Sunday, and the race is scheduled for 400 laps around the 1.5-mile quad-oval. Before entering any 2025 Coca-Cola 600 picks, NASCAR DFS lineups on sites like DraftKings and FanDuel, or locking in NASCAR props on sites like PrizePicks, Sleeper Fantasy, and Underdog Fantasy, be sure to see the latest 2025 NASCAR at Charlotte predictions from SportsLine’s proven projection model.

Developed by daily Fantasy pro and SportsLine predictive data engineer Mike McClure, this proprietary NASCAR prediction model simulates every race 10,000 times, taking into account factors such as track history and recent results.

The model began its 2025 season by calling Chase Elliott to win for a +300 payout at the Clash at Bowman Gray and was also high on Byron as a +2000 longshot at Daytona. Then it predicted Kyle Larson’s win in Miami for a +350 payout and Christopher Bell’s +600 triumph in the NASCAR All-Star Race. In 2024, it nailed Larson to win in Las Vegas for a 21-5 sports betting payout and predicted Denny Hamlin’s wins in Bristol at 5-1 and Richmond at 17-4.

It also impressively nailed five of Larson’s wins during his historic season in 2021. All told, the model has nailed a whopping 20 winners since 2021, including nine in 2023 and three in the first seven races last season. Anyone who followed its lead on betting apps and sportsbooks on those NASCAR picks could have seen huge returns. New users also have the opportunity to take advantage of the latest FanDuel promo code, DraftKings promo code and Fanatics Sportsbook promo code.

Now, the model simulated the Coca-Cola 600 2025 10,000 times. Head to SportsLine to see the complete projected NASCAR at Charlotte leaderboard.

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For the 2025 Coca-Cola 600, we can tell you the model is high on Joey Logano, even though he’s an +2000 longshot in the latest 2025 NASCAR at Charlotte odds. The three-time NASCAR Cup Series champion will celebrate his 35th birthday on Saturday, and the 37-time Cup winner would love to add a Coca-Cola 600 victory to his hall-of-fame resume. Logano won the 2015 Bank of America 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway and was runner-up in the 2019 Coca-Cola 600.

He scored his first win of the season earlier this month in Fort Worth and is currently ninth in the NASCAR standings. He also ran top-10 at Kansas, another 1.5-mile oval, two weeks ago, so he should have his speedway setup pretty dialed in entering the Coca-Cola 600. FanDuel and BetMGM actually have Logano listed at +2000 for the outright win and you can build up your bankroll now with a BetMGM promo code.

The model has also revealed a surprising NASCAR prop for Sunday: Kyle Busch finishes top 10 for a -130 payout at the 1.5-mile speedway. The 40-year-old missed the NASCAR playoffs last year, and he’s currently 17th in the NASCAR standings entering the weekend. However, he’s still a 63-time winner in the NASCAR Cup Series and two-time champion that is capable of putting a good run together any given week.

Busch had one of his best runs of the season on a 1.5-mile oval at Atlanta early in the year, leading 13 laps on his way to a seventh-place finish. He’s also had tremendous success at Charlotte, winning the 2018 Coca-Cola 600 and recording 16 top-five finishes on the 1.5-mile quad-oval. That includes top-six finishes in eight of his last 11 starts at Charlotte. See which other drivers to avoid and the rest of the projected NASCAR leaderboard at SportsLine.

How to make 2025 NASCAR at Charlotte picks

The model is also targeting three other drivers with Charlotte NASCAR odds of 12-1 or longer to make a serious run at the checkered flag. Anyone who backs these drivers could hit it big. You can see all of the model’s NASCAR picks, props, and projected leaderboard over at SportsLine.

So who wins the NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 2025, and which longshots are must-backs? Check out the latest 2025 NASCAR at Charlotte odds below, then visit SportsLine now to see the full NASCAR Charlotte projected leaderboard, all from the model that has nailed 21 winners, and find out.

2025 NASCAR Charlotte odds, drivers, lineup

See the full NASCAR at Charlotte picks at SportsLine

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Kyle Larson +600
Christopher Bell +750
Tyler Reddick +750
Ryan Blaney +800
William Byron +800
Denny Hamlin +800
Chase Elliott +1800
Kyle Busch +2000
Joey Logano +2000
Ty Gibbs +2200
Alex Bowman +2200
Brad Keselowski +2500
Josh Berry +2500
Ross Chastain +2800
Bubba Wallace +3200
Chris Buescher +3200
Chase Briscoe +3200
Carson Hocevar +4400
Austin Cindric +4400
Ryan Preece +5500
Daniel Suarez +7000
Michael McDowell +8000
Connor Zilisch +8000
Noah Gragson +8500
Austin Dillon +10000
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. +10000
AJ Allmendinger +10000
Erik Jones +10000
Cole Custer +15000
Zane Smith +15000
Todd Gilliland +16000
John Hunter Nemechek +17000
Justin Haley +22000
Jimmie Johnson +32000
Shane Van Gisbergen +32000
Riley Herbst +50000
B.J. McLeod +50000
Ty Dillon +50000
Cody Ware +50000





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Shooting at Custom T’s Motorsports Park in Virginia sends man to hospital, deputies say

COLONIAL BEACH, Va. — One person is hospitalized after a shooting at a dragstrip in Colonial Beach on Saturday night. Deputies received a report of a shooting at Custom T’s Motorsports Park at 8 p.m., according to Capt. Chris Smith with the Westmoreland County Sheriff’s Office. “When deputies arrived, they found one male victim suffering from a […]

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COLONIAL BEACH, Va. — One person is hospitalized after a shooting at a dragstrip in Colonial Beach on Saturday night.

Deputies received a report of a shooting at Custom T’s Motorsports Park at 8 p.m., according to Capt. Chris Smith with the Westmoreland County Sheriff’s Office.

“When deputies arrived, they found one male victim suffering from a gunshot wound,” officials said.

The victim was taken to Mary Washington Hospital. There has been no word yet on his condition.

Smith said the investigation into the incident is ongoing.

Custom T’s Motorsports Park, formerly known as Colonial Beach Dragway, first opened as Longfield Drag Strip in 1963.

Colonial Beach, located on the Northern Neck along the Potomac River, is roughly 70 miles and a 1-hour 15-minute drive from Richmond along Interstate 95 north and Route 301.

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van Gisbergen rockets to Xfinity pole at Sonoma

Shane Van Gisbergen is having a ‘field day’ on NASCAR road courses, thoroughly schooling the ‘we only turn left’ NASCAR regulars. JR Motorsports has locked out the front row for the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Sonoma Raceway. Once again, Shane van Gisbergen earned pole position with a lap of 1m15.259s. His teammate, Connor Zilisch, […]

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Shane Van Gisbergen is having a ‘field day’ on NASCAR road courses, thoroughly schooling the ‘we only turn left’ NASCAR regulars.

JR Motorsports has locked out the front row for the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Sonoma Raceway. Once again, Shane van Gisbergen earned pole position with a lap of 1m15.259s. His teammate, Connor Zilisch, was 2nd, 2/10ths slower.

For Van Gisbergen, this is his fifth pole in 35 NASCAR Xfinity Series races and his second pole and second top-10 start in 2025.

This is his second pole in two races at Sonoma Raceway, and Van Gisbergen is also the defending winner of the Sonoma Xfinity race.

Car is really, really good,” said van Gisbergen. “I was having fun out there … Looking forward to the race tomorrow.”

Shane Van Gisbergen, driver of the #9 Quad Lock Chevrolet, drives during qualifying for the NASCAR Xfinity Series Pit Boss/FoodMaxx 250 at Sonoma Raceway on July 11, 2025 in Sonoma, California. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

Xfinity Series Qualifying Results

Pos No. Driver Team Time Speed
1 9 Shane Van Gisbergen(i) Quad Lock Chevrolet 75.259 95.191
2 88 Connor Zilisch # Roto-Rooter Chevrolet 75.503 94.884
3 41 Sam Mayer Audibel Ford 75.644 94.707
4 2 Jesse Love Whelen Chevrolet 75.839 94.463
5 18 William Sawalich # Soundgear Toyota 75.881 94.411
6 8 Sammy Smith Pilot Chevrolet 75.890 94.400
7 1 Carson Kvapil # Bass Pro Shops/Clarience Tech Chevrolet 76.168 94.055
8 20 Brandon Jones Menards/Little Giant Toyota 76.193 94.024
9 0 Sheldon Creed Pit Boss Ford 76.208 94.006
10 7 Justin Allgaier BRANDT Chevrolet 76.270 93.929
11 54 Taylor Gray # Operation 300 Toyota 76.281 93.916
12 31 Blaine Perkins Warrior Health Foundation Chevrolet 76.339 93.845
13 42 Anthony Alfredo Dude Wipes Chevrolet 76.372 93.804
14 17 Corey Day HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 76.432 93.730
15 19 Riley Herbst(i) Monster Energy Toyota 76.439 93.722
16 21 Austin Hill Bennett Transportation Chevrolet 76.502 93.645
17 27 Jeb Burton BG Products Chevrolet 76.630 93.488
18 11 Josh Williams Alloy Employer Services Chevrolet 76.785 93.299
19 25 Harrison Burton AirBox Ford 76.809 93.270
20 7 Alex Labbe Sonoma Aviation Chevrolet 76.895 93.166
21 16 Christian Eckes # LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet 77.046 92.983
22 14 Connor Mosack(i) Knight Fire Protection Chevrolet 77.075 92.948
23 48 Nick Sanchez # Big Machine Label Group Chevrolet 77.137 92.874
24 99 Matt DiBenedetto Viking Motorsports Chevrolet 77.194 92.805
25 91 Josh Bilicki SBC Contractors Inc Chevrolet 77.237 92.753
26 53 Sage Karam Eternal Fan Toyota 77.270 92.714
27 71 Ryan Ellis Classic Collision Chevrolet 77.312 92.663
28 5 Kris Wright First National Bank Corp Chevrolet 77.355 92.612
29 39 Ryan Sieg Sci Aps Ford 77.365 92.600
30 51 Jeremy Clements Alliance/All South Electric Chevrolet 77.369 92.595
31 10 Daniel Dye # Champion Container Chevrolet 77.390 92.570
32 44 Brennan Poole Finance Pro Plus Chevrolet 77.478 92.465
33 32 Austin Green 3Dimensional.com Chevrolet 77.559 92.368
34 4 Parker Retzlaff FUNKAWAY Beads Chevrolet 77.574 92.351
35 26 Dean Thompson # Thompson Pipe Group Toyota 77.591 92.330
36 70 Will Rodgers Refology/Sipeos Chevrolet 77.696 92.206
37 28 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Ford 78.073 91.760
38 45 Brad Perez Pala Casino Chevrolet 78.566 91.184
39 35 Austin J Hill Chevrolet 78.672 91.062



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Alex Bowman, Bubba Wallace settle differences at dinner – Speedway Digest

As fierce as the Chicago Street Course battle between Alex Bowman and Bubba Wallace appeared at the time, it won’t have a lasting impact on the drivers’ relationship. Bowman and Wallace, opponents in the second round of the In-Season Challenge, were fighting for position late in last Sunday’s race. After repeated contact between their cars, […]

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As fierce as the Chicago Street Course battle between Alex Bowman and Bubba Wallace appeared at the time, it won’t have a lasting impact on the drivers’ relationship.

Bowman and Wallace, opponents in the second round of the In-Season Challenge, were fighting for position late in last Sunday’s race. After repeated contact between their cars, Wallace’s Toyota spun off the front bumper of Bowman’s Chevrolet.

Bowman advanced to the tournament quarterfinals with an eighth-place finish to Wallace’s 28th. But if there was any animosity after the race, there’s none now.

“He bought me dinner on Thursday, which was super nice of him, “Bowman said. “So, I’m appreciative of that. I think we probably raced a little bit unnecessarily hard in that situation, but we talked, and I think we’re all good.

“The TV feed made it look worse than it really was off of (Turn) 2 there. I certainly didn’t intentionally crash him, and unfortunately, the coverage was pretty rough. We talked about it, and I think we’re good going forward.”

Bowman and Wallace happened to be staying at the same place in California, and they were seated next to each other at the hotel restaurant.

“That’s always how it works, right?” said Bowman. “Whenever you run into somebody, you’re always magnetic for the next couple of weeks.”

On Saturday at Sonoma Raceway, Wallace echoed Bowman’s sentiments.

“My dinner was paid for, so I just pay it forward,” Wallace said. “I felt like I made us look like fools last week, and I took the responsibility, so the least I could do was buy him dinner. Bowman and I, I can say truthfully, we’re fine moving forward.”



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How to Watch Pit Boss/FoodMaxx 250: Stream NASCAR Xfinity Series Live, TV Channel

Shane Van Gisbergen again pulling double duty this weekend and starts from the pole at Sonoma on Saturday. Shane Van Gisbergen comes off a NASCAR Xfinity Series/NASCAR Cup Series double win last weekend in Chicago and looks to repeat the trick at Sonoma Raceway. His quest begins on Saturday in the NASCAR Xfinity Series Pit […]

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Shane Van Gisbergen again pulling double duty this weekend and starts from the pole at Sonoma on Saturday.

Shane Van Gisbergen comes off a NASCAR Xfinity Series/NASCAR Cup Series double win last weekend in Chicago and looks to repeat the trick at Sonoma Raceway. His quest begins on Saturday in the NASCAR Xfinity Series Pit Boss/FoodMaxx 250 at the road course that opened in 1968. Van Gisbergen grabbed the pole position in qualifying on Friday afternoon as he looks for a second straight Xfinity victory at Sonoma. SVG moved up to the Cup Series full-time this season while still racing a part-time schedule on the second-tier circuit.

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Connor Zilisch will start outside Van Gisbergen on Saturday, with Sam Mayer and Jesse Love on the second row. William Sawalich and Sammy Smith start on Row 3 while Carson Kvapil, Brandon Jones, Sheldon Creed and defending series champion Justin Allgaier round out the top 10 in the field.

Allgaier and Austin Hill each have three wins this season and are among seven drivers provisionally qualified for the Round of 12 Playoffs that open in September. Love, Zilisch, Jones, Nick Sanchez and Smith are the other winners that have clinched spots. Mayer leads the non-winners in the field with 597 points this season and has an 86-point lead over Kvapil. Creed, Jeb Burton and Taylor Gray round out the top five non-winners, with Gray leading Harrison Burton by eight points and Ryan Sieg by 30 points for the 12th spot.

Van Gisbergen led 32 of the 79 laps in last year’s race at Sonoma to finish 1.323 seconds ahead of Creed. This is the third year the Xfinity Series has raced at the track, a 1.99-mile course with 12 turns that is broken down into stages of 20, 25 and 34 laps. Aric Almirola won the debut Xfinity Series race at Sonoma in 2023.

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Connor Zilisch holds off SVG in Sonoma

Credit: Chris Graythen / Digital Media Connor Zilisch said after last week’s battle at Chicago that he wouldn’t go easy on teammate Shane van Gisbergen. This week, Zilisch took the win at Sonoma. SVG started on pole once again with Zilisch beside him. Sam Mayer and Jesse Love lined up behind them and hooked up […]

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Connor Zilisch said after last week’s battle at Chicago that he wouldn’t go easy on teammate Shane van Gisbergen. This week, Zilisch took the win at Sonoma.

SVG started on pole once again with Zilisch beside him. Sam Mayer and Jesse Love lined up behind them and hooked up behind the leaders as they went to green.

SVG got ahead of Zilisch as Love goes to the inside of Mayer in turn 3 to challenge for the place. Neither driver was able to make the move stick in that turn.

Daniel Dye, Dean Thompson, and Austin Green went through the dirt on the opening lap and fell quite a few places, but were able to keep out of each other.

On lap 3, Zilisch took the lead as SVG almost went sideways in turn 2, and Mayer challenged SVG for second. SVG kept the position, Mayer slotting into third. 

Fun fact: Zilisch has led at least one lap in the last eight races in 2025, and this is the longest streak of the season.

SVG retook the lead on lap 5 with a switchback move into turn 8.

With 9 laps to go, Love loses a couple of places to Williams Sawalich and Carson Kvapil with an issue. Love pits to retire on lap 13. 

By lap 15, the top three now have a gap of 13 seconds to Sawalich in fourth, and the top two are 6 seconds ahead of Mayer.

Many drivers opt to pit to flip the stage, including the top two. Off pit road, Zilisch comes off first, and they come out in ninth and eleventh. Mayer takes the lead.

  1. No. 41 – Sam Mayer (Haas Factory Team)

  2. No. 20 – Brandon Jones (Joe Gibbs Racing)

  3. No. 1 – Carson Kvapil (JR Motorsports)

  4. No. 8 – Sammy Smith (JR Motorsports)

  5. No. 00 – Sheldon Creed (Haas Factory Team)

  6. No. 42 – Anthony Alfredo (Young’s Motorsports)

  7. No. 07 – Alex Labbe (SS-Green Light Racing)

  8. No. 31 – Blaine Perkins (Jordan Anderson Racing)

  9. No. 88 – Connor Zilisch (JR Motorsports)

  10. No. 39 – Ryan Sieg (RSS Racing)

The drivers who didn’t pit before dart onto pit road. Brandon Jones wins off pit road while Mayer loses two places. Zilisch and SVG cycle to the front.

Back to green,  they stay side by side through turns 1 and 2, but Zilisch clears for the lead in turn 6. Zilisch almost lost the lead after locking his wheels in turn 7 but kept in front. Sawalich moved up to third.

SVG goes to the inside of Zilisch on lap 28, and they stay door to door until turn 2 when SVG cuts in front of Zilisch.

Ryan Ellis gets spun around on lap 30, but was able to stay clear of other drivers and get going again on his own.

On lap 37, Zilisch takes the lead from SVG.

Alex Labbe pits with a track bar issue and retires on lap 38. On the same lap, Kris Wright went off course in turn 2 but continued.

 Sage Karam suffered a transmission issue and went off track exiting the final turn of lap 42.

The top four pit just before pit road closes for the stage, and Justin Allgaier takes the lead.

Jones swept around Allgaier at turn 3 when Allgaier went wide.

  1. No. 20 – Brandon Jones (Joe Gibbs Racing)

  2. No. 7 – Justin Allgaier (JR Motorsports)

  3. No. 8 – Sammy Smith (JR Motorsports)

  4. No. 00 – Sheldon Creed (Haas Factory Team)

  5. No. 1 – Carson Kvapil (JR Motorsports)

  6. No. 31 – Blaine Perkins (Jordan Anderson Racing)

  7. No. 88 – Connor Zilisch (JR Motorsports)

  8. No. 27 – Jeb Burton (Jordan Anderson Racing) 

  9. No. 70 – Will Rodgers (Cope Family Racing)

  10. No. 39 – Ryan Sieg (RSS Racing)

After a cycle of pit stops, Zilisch and SVG line up again for the restart. The two stay door to door until Zilisch clears into turn 4. Austin Hill jumps up to fourth as Sawalich cuts in front of SVG for second.

SVG repassed Sawalich on lap 53.

Big damage to Christian Eckes after Ryan Seig and Brennen Poole scuffled, and Eckes suffered the most damage. He pitted to retire on lap 54.

R. Seig goes down pit road smoking on lap 57.

On lap 60, Jeremy Clements spins around but keeps clear of other drivers and is able to continue.

Harrison Burton spins around at turn 11 after getting turned around by Corey Day and Jones on lap 65.

In the closing laps of the stage, SVG closed the gap on Zilisch and was right on his bumper. 

With 3 to go, Day goes off the track and narrowly misses the wall after A. Hill hits the sausage curb and bounces into Day. No caution was called.

SVG tapped the bumper of Zilisch into turn 7 with 2 laps to go, but doesn’t have the grip to get ahead. 

They go side by side into turn 11, but the 88 drives away!

Connor Zilisch takes the checkered flag ahead of Shane van Gisbergen at Sonoma!

  1. No. 88 – Connor Zilisch (JR Motorsports)

  2. No. 9 – Shane van Gisbergen (JR Motorsports) [FL]

  3. No. 18 – William Sawalich (Joe Gibbs Racing) 

  4. No. 48 – Nick Sanchez (Big Machine Racing)

  5. No. 19 – Riley Herbst (Joe Gibbs Racing) 

  6. No. 7 – Justin Allgaier (JR Motorsports)

  7. No. 54 – Taylor Gray (Joe Gibbs Racing)

  8. No. 1 – Carson Kvapil (JR Motorsports)

  9. No. 8 – Sammy Smith (JR Motorsports)

  10. No. 00 – Sheldon Creed (Haas Factory Team)

  11. No. 32 – Austin Green (Jordan Anderson Racing)

  12. No. 21 –  Austin Hill (Richard Childress Racing) 

  13. No. 20 – Brandon Jones (Joe Gibbs Racing)

  14. No. 91 – Josh Bilicki (DGM Racing x JIM)

  15. No. 11 – Josh Williams (Kaulig Racing)

  16. No. 70 – Will Rodgers (Cope Family Racing)

  17. No. 41 – Sam Mayer (Haas Factory Team)

  18. No. 26 – Dean Thompson (Sam Hunt Racing)

  19. No. 31 – Blaine Perkins (Jordan Anderson Racing)

  20. No. 27 – Jeb Burton (Jordan Anderson Racing) 

  21. No. 25 – Harrison Burton (AM Racing) 

  22. No. 44 – Brennen Poole (Alpha Prime Racing)

  23. No. 42 – Anthony Alfredo (Young’s Motorsports)

  24. No. 17 – Corey Day (Hendrick Motorsports)

  25. No. 28 – Kyle Sieg (RSS Racing)

  26. No. 99 – Matt DiBenedetto (Viking Motorsports)

  27. No. 71 – Ryan Ellis (DGM Racing + JIM)

  28. No. 4 – Parker Retzlaff (Alpha Prime Racing) 

  29. No. 5 – Kris Wright (Our Motorsports) 

  30. No. 51 – Jeremy Clements (Jeremy Clements Racing) +1 lap

  31. No. 45 – Brad Perez (Alpha Prime Racing) +1 lap

  32. No. 10 – Daniel Dye (Kaulig Racing) +1 lap

  33. No. 14 – Connor Mosack (SS-Green Light Racing) +2 laps

  34. No. 16 – Christian Eckes (Kaulig Racing) +3 laps

  35. No. 39 – Ryan Sieg (RSS Racing) +3 laps

  36. No. 53 – Sage Karam (Joey Gase Motorsports) [DNF]

  37. No. 07 – Alex Labbe (SS-Green Light Racing) [DNF]

  38. No. 2 – Jesse Love (Richard Childress Racing) [DNF]

  39. No. 35 – Austin J. Hill (Joey Gase Motorsports) [DNS]

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Kyle Larson says SVG will be “dominant” if he can figure out NASCAR ovals

Shane van Gisbergen is one of just four drivers with multiple wins in the NASCAR Cup Series this year. He’s also just one more victory away from matching Kyle Larson, Denny Hamlin and Christopher Bell for the most wins this year (three). Well, SVG is off to a good start, earning pole position for the […]

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Shane van Gisbergen is one of just four drivers with multiple wins in the NASCAR Cup Series this year. He’s also just one more victory away from matching Kyle Larson, Denny Hamlin and Christopher Bell for the most wins this year (three).

Well, SVG is off to a good start, earning pole position for the Cup race at Sonoma in his fourth consecutive pole across the Cup and Xfinity Series. Larson, who is considered to be one of the best drivers in the sport, praised SVG in a Saturday media availability before the qualifying session.

“You know, he’s so good, and it’s rare that you see somebody stand out and distance himself from the competition as much as he is,” said Larson. “He’s way, way, way better than us at the road course stuff. And he’s got his own technique, you can call it. Not his own because the rest of the world does it — right-foot braking, clutching and all that stuff.

“You can’t teach an old dog new tricks. Like, there’s zero chance I can learn how to do that. And even if I did, like there’s zero chance that I can have it be better than what I’m probably doing with left-foot braking. So yeah, he’s just so good.”

Figuring out ovals

Shane van Gisbergen, Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

Shane van Gisbergen, Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

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Larson went on to note how van Gisbergen is showing steady improvement on ovals, adding, “He’s still new to the oval stuff, so he’s going to continue to get better at that. And, yeah, I mean, if he can figure out the ovals, he’s going to be dominant.”

Sonoma is one of the ‘legacy’ road courses on the schedule, which (along with Watkins Glen) have been part of the Cup Series calendar for decades. The field hopes to be closer to SVG than they were on the streets of Chicago or the inaugural event in Mexico City, but Larson believes “he’s still going to be the fastest” of all drivers at Sonoma.

“I would say the competition’s a little closer to him as we come to more normal road courses, like COTA and hopefully Sonoma,” said Larson. “Watkins Glen — he was still the fastest there last year, but it’s a race. In Mexico, he was super good. And then, yeah, Chicago, I think he’s just really, really, really familiar with the size of his car and what it takes to push the limits and not be over the limit. So, yeah, I don’t know. We’ll see. I hope that we’re much closer to him this week, but as good as he is, I expect him to be fastest in qualifying and execute in a good race again.”

While SVG starts from pole position for Sunday’s race, a full 0.250s clear of Chase Briscoe on the front row, Kyle Larson qualified 11th on the grid.

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