Shane van Gisbergen led 97 of 110 laps to win the NASCAR Sonoma race.

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

SONOMA, Calif. – The NASCAR Cup Series turned laps today in Wine Country as 37 drivers took part in practice and qualifying around the 11-turn circuit. 

William Byron rolled onto the track in group one and set a lap time of 1:15.025, a good enough for third place. 

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Alex Bowman, who is battling Ty Dillon this week in the NASCAR In-Season Challenge, starts ninth. Kyle Larson and Chase Elliott will start 11th and 13th respectively for Sunday’s race.

Hendrick Motorsports is doing double duty this weekend with Corey Day piloting the No. 17 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet in the Xfinity Series. He was set to roll off 14th for the race slated for 4:30 p.m. start time later on Saturday.

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Here is a look at the starting grid for Sunday’s race:

1. Shane Van Gisbergen, No. 88, 74.833
2. Chase Briscoe, No. 19, 74.844
3. William Byron, No. 24 Valvoline Chevrolet, 75.025
4. Ross Chastain, No. 1, 75.087
5. A.J. Allmendinger, No. 16, 75.120
6. Ty Gibbs, No. 54, 75.128
7. Ryan Blaney, No. 12, 75.134
8. Tyler Reddick, No. 45, 75.176
9. Alex Bowman, No. 48 Ally Chevrolet, 75.233
   
10. Christopher Bell, No. 20, 75.243
    
11. Kyle Larson, No. 5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, 75.254
    
12. Zane Smith, No. 38, 75.278
13. Chase Elliott, No. 9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, 75.283
    
14. Chris Buescher, No. 17, 75.373
15. Michael McDowell, No. 71, 75.408
16. Denny Hamlin, No. 11, 75.437
17. Kyle Busch, No. 8, 75.475
18. John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42, 75.517
19. Daniel Suarez, No. 99, 75.563
20. Ryan Preece, No. 60, 75.589
21. Brad Keselowski, No. 6, 75.624
22. Joey Logano, No. 22, 75.629
23. Carson Hocevar, No. 77, 75.666
24. Austin Cindric, No. 2, 75.734
25. Josh Berry, No. 21, 75.836
26. Ty Dillon, No. 10, 76.033
27. Cole Custer, No. 41, 76.122
28. Riley Herbst, No. 35, 76.254
29. Justin Haley, No. 7, 76.270
30. Bubba Wallace, No. 23, 76.275
31. Erik Jones, No. 43, 76.297
32. Noah Gragson, No. 4, 76.299
33. Austin Dillon, No. 3, 76.461
34. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47, 76.623
35. Todd Gilliand, No. 34, 76.372
36. Cody Ware, No. 51, 77.478
37. Katherine Legge, No. 78, No time

What time is the NASCAR race today?

Saturday, July 12

Sunday, July 13

• 3:30 p.m. – Cup Series race, TNT

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Where is NASCAR this weekend? 

The NASCAR Cup Series and Xfinity Series tackle the twists and turns of Sonoma Raceway this weekend.

Where is Sonoma Raceway?

Sonoma Raceway is located in Sonoma, California.

NASCAR In-Season tournament matchups

• Alex Bowman (8) vs. Ty Dillon (32)
• John Hunter Nemechek (12) vs. Erik Jones (20)
• Ryan Preece (15) vs. Tyler Reddick (23)
• Ty Gibbs (6) vs. Zane Smith (14)

From Kyle Larson to Chase Elliott, here are some drivers to watch at the NASCAR Sonoma race.

NASCAR is set to run at Sonoma Raceway for the sport’s only stop in California this season for the Toyota/Save Mart 350.

NASCAR made the final ruling on the Ty Gibbs and No. 54 team incident at the Cup Series race at Sonoma. The TNT broadcast said that NASCAR saw nothing wrong with the Gibbs pit stop, which led to a fight between the No. 54 team and Brad Keselowski‘s No. 6 team. TNT broadcasters Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Steve Letarte agreed with NASCAR’s decision as they didn’t see any other way for Gibbs to make his stop.

It was reported that the teams of Ty Gibbs and Brad Keselowski got into a fight on pit road. NASCAR pit reporter Wendy Venturini said (per Taylor Kitchen) “Gibbs came to pit row – his stall right in front of Keselowski’s. Tire changer for the No. 6 was waiting on pit wall when Gibbs came in to pit and clipped the tire from the No. 6 tire carrier. The tire changer confronted the Gibbs crew after their stop and that’s when the altercation ensued.”

What Ty Gibbs and Brad Keselowski have done this year

Ty Gibbs is in his third year as a full-time Cup Series driver with Joe Gibbs Racing. Heading into the Sonoma Race, Gibbs has recorded four top-10 finishes and three top-five finishes, including a second-place finish at Chicago last week.

Brad Keselowski has put together a Hall-of-Fame career, recording 36 Cup series race victories and one Cup Series championship. So far this season, Keselowski has posted four top-10 finishes and two top-five finishes, including second place at Atlanta at the end of June.

After the Atlanta race, Keselowski expressed his frustration with coming up short again. “He just had the 48 behind him giving him a huge push and nothing I could do to cover that,” Keselowski said of Chase Elliott’s pass entering Turn 1 on the last lap, per NASCAR.com. “When we had our cars linked up at RFK, we could do the same thing and we lost that. Then it was just kind of a two-on-one, and fought as hard as I could.”

In another performance that put all other drivers’ road racing skills to shame, Shane van Gisbergen dominated by leading 97 of 110 laps to win the Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway on Sunday for his third straight win in the past month of NASCAR’s slate of road course races. Van Gisbergen’s fourth career Cup Series victory continues a historic pace for him to start his NASCAR career, as his fourth win in 34 career starts makes him the fastest driver to earn four wins to begin his career since Parnelli Jones earned his fourth win in 1967 in just his 31st Cup start.

After dominating from the pole and having done the same at both Mexico City and Chicago, van Gisbergen also becomes the first driver to win three consecutive road course races from the pole since NASCAR Hall of Famer Jeff Gordon did so between 1998 and 1999 as part of a streak of six straight from 1997 to 2000. His three wins also tie him for the most this season, as he now stands alongside Kyle Larson, Denny Hamlin, and Christopher Bell among winning drivers atop the playoff standings.

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After winning in his Cup debut at Chicago two years ago, van Gisbergen left a successful career racing V8 Supercars in Australia — where he earned 80 career victories and three championships — to move to the United States and a full-time NASCAR career. Now, the 36-year old from Auckland, New Zealand, is raising the bar for stock car road racing, and has quickly staked a claim to being one of the best road racers NASCAR has ever seen.

“It means everything. That’s why I race cars, you know,” van Gisbergen told TNT Sports. “I had an amazing time in Australia, and then to come year, the last couple years have been a dream come true. I’ve really enjoyed my time in NASCAR. Thanks everyone for making me feel so welcome, and I hope I’m here for a long time to come.”

Chase Briscoe would be best of the rest of the field in second, followed by Chase Elliott, Michael McDowell and Bell completing the top five. Tyler Reddick, Ty Gibbs, William Byron, Joey Logano and Kyle Busch comprised the rest of the Top 10.

Gibbs, Keselowski crews have pit road confrontation

Though much of it occurred in van Gisbergen’s rearview mirror, Sunday’s race saw its fair share of action and dustups, including one on pit road. During a round of green flag pit stops, Gibbs and Brad Keselowski came to their pit stalls together, with Gibbs driving through Keselowski’s stall into the No. 54 stall, but coming perilously close to Keselowski’s crew already over the wall in the process. Gibbs came close enough to the No. 6 crew to clip a tire being held by crewmember Telvin McClurkin, twisting his wrist in the process.

An incensed McClurkin went over to confront Gibbs’ pit crew immediately after both crews finished their stops, which led to a brief shoving match that was broken up by NASCAR officials. Officials would later rule that Gibbs did nothing to warrant a penalty, with Gibbs himself explaining that he had been following pit road procedures.

“By NASCAR’s rules, I’m the lead car because I’m the pit box past where the 6 is, and I’m in front of him as well,” Gibbs told TNT Sports. “We have these orange lines … where if I’m behind him, I have to go around those orange lines for it to be a rule (sic). And going in, I have the right of way.

“They’re on the wall for a reason, they jump for a reason, they kind of get out of the way. Those guys like to push it, and that’s kind of the consequence you pay. That’s unfortunate for them that they had a penalty. Nothing malicious, it’s my right of way.”

Drama all the way to the end

Meanwhile, the race to advance in NASCAR’s In-Season Challenge came all the way down to the final corner, as Ty Dillon put the bump-and-run on Alex Bowman for 17th spot, allowing him to continue his improbable run as the No. 32 seed entering the tournament. 

Dillon will face No. 12 seed John Hunter Nemechek in the semifinals at Dover Motor Speedway, while No. 23 Tyler Reddick will go up against No. 6 Ty Gibbs on the other side of the bracket. 

The top two finishers in each matchup next week at Dover will move on to the championship round to determine the In-Season Challenge winner in the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis.

Toyota/Save Mart 350 results

1. #88 – Shane van Gisbergen (R)
2. #19 – Chase Briscoe
3. #9 – Chase Elliott
4. #71 – Michael McDowell
5. #20 – Christopher Bell
6. #45 – Tyler Reddick
7. #54 – Ty Gibbs
8. #24 – William Byron
9. #22 – Joey Logano
10. #8 – Kyle Busch
11. #6 – Brad Keselowski
12. #60 – Ryan Preece
13. #21 – Josh Berry
14. #99 – Daniel Suarez
15. #7 – Justin Haley
16. #17 – Chris Buescher
17. #10 – Ty Dillon
18. #16 – A.J. Allmendinger
19. #48 – Alex Bowman
20. #11 – Denny Hamlin
21. #3 – Austin Dillon
22. #34 – Todd Gilliland
23. #41 – Cole Custer
24. #1 – Ross Chastain
25. #35 – Riley Herbst (R)
26. #23 – Bubba Wallace
27. #38 – Zane Smith
28. #42 – John Hunter Nemechek
29. #43 – Erik Jones
30. #2 – Austin Cindric
31. #78 – Katherine Legge
32. #77 – Carson Hocevar
33. #47 – Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
34. #51 – Cody Ware
35. #5 – Kyle Larson
36. #12 – Ryan Blaney
37. #4 – Noah Gragson