{"id":46840,"date":"2024-06-08T23:05:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-09T04:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/?p=46840"},"modified":"2024-06-21T16:43:56","modified_gmt":"2024-06-21T21:43:56","slug":"shane-van-gisbergen-gets-second-career-xfinity-win-at-sonoma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/08\/shane-van-gisbergen-gets-second-career-xfinity-win-at-sonoma\/","title":{"rendered":"Shane van Gisbergen gets second career Xfinity win at Sonoma"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Shane Van Gisbergen, driver of the #97 WeatherTech Chevrolet, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Zip Buy Now, Pay Later 250 at Sonoma Raceway on June 08, 2024 in Sonoma, California. (Photo by Meg Oliphant\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

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By Holly Cain<\/em><\/p>\n

NASCAR Wire Service<\/em><\/p>\n

SONOMA, Calif. \u2013 New Zealander Shane van Gisbergen powered his way to the lead on a restart with 11 laps remaining in Saturday\u2019s Zip Buy Now, Pay Later 250 on the Sonoma (Calif.) Raceway road course and bolted off to a 1.323-second victory \u2013 his second career NASCAR Xfinity Series win coming only a week after his first.<\/p>\n

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Shane Van Gisbergen, driver of the #97 WeatherTech Chevrolet, celebrates with a burnout after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Zip Buy Now, Pay Later 250 at Sonoma Raceway on June 08, 2024 in Sonoma, California. (Photo by Logan Riely\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

The 35-year old Kiwi – who earned his first career pole position earlier Saturday at the 1.99-mile course and led a race best 32 laps – took the lead from Austin Hill negotiating a tight Turn 7 on a late race restart; his No. 97 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet winning a battle of tough side-by-side action that ultimately cost Hill four positions.<\/p>\n

Both drivers acknowledged the close racing \u2013 the second time this season they have had contact racing for the late race lead at a road course. At Austin\u2019s Circuit of The America they collided racing for the win on the last lap only to see NASCAR Cup Series regular Kyle Larson bolt by to claim the victory over them both.<\/p>\n

\u201cMan, what a race \u2013 an adventure up and down and up and down all day,” said Van Gisbergen, who \u2013 as he did in Portland – celebrated his win by signing a rugby ball and kicking it into the grandstands.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut that last restart I was just giving it all I had and two guys going for the same real estate came together.<\/p>\n

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Shane Van Gisbergen, driver of the #97 WeatherTech Chevrolet, celebrates after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Zip Buy Now, Pay Later 250 at Sonoma Raceway on June 08, 2024 in Sonoma, California. (Photo by Logan Riely\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cIt was pretty awesome though, a lot of fun. Hope everyone enjoyed the show. Pretty awesome back-to-back weeks for us.”<\/p>\n

Hill, who led 21 laps and finished fifth in the No. 21 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet, was clearly displeased with the contact between himself and Van Gisbergen, but insisted on taking a sort or racing \u201chigh road.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m gonna leave it to the keyboard warriors on this one, I\u2019ll let them figure out what happened,” said Hill, as he watched the replay on the track\u2019s big video screen. \u201cNo matter what comment I say, it\u2019ll be wrong.<\/p>\n

\u201cI plead the fifth, I\u2019m not going to say anything about it,” he continued. \u201cWe\u2019ll just go on to the next one, good hard racing. We were holding off SVG for a while, had that caution and I knew it was going to be tough on the restart and it didn\u2019t work out. But we had a good points day and finished in the top-five. You can\u2019t ask for more than that.”<\/p>\n

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Shane Van Gisbergen, driver of the #97 WeatherTech Chevrolet, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Zip Buy Now, Pay Later 250 at Sonoma Raceway on June 08, 2024 in Sonoma, California. (Photo by Meg Oliphant\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

Joe Gibbs Racing\u2019s Sheldon Creed finished runner-up to Van Gisbergen, the ninth second-place finish for Creed in the series and second of the 2024 season. JR Motorsports\u2019 Sam Mayer was third with Jordan Anderson Racing rookie Austin Green fourth and Hill rounding out the top-five.<\/p>\n

It marked the second top-10 finish in three career starts for the 23-year old recent college grad Green and was particularly impressive considering he started 22nd.<\/p>\n

It was another young driver, former Xfinity Series champion Ty Gibbs who looked to be among Van Gisbergen\u2019s toughest challengers early in the day. He led 26 laps but a slow second pit stop dropped in the field for the Stage 2 restart and he was among 13 cars collected in an accident in Turn 2 that eliminated several top cars.<\/p>\n

The other NASCAR Cup Series regular in the field, John Hunter Nemechek was sixth in a Joe Gibbs Toyota with JR Motorsports Justin Allgaier, JGR\u2019s Chandler Smith, Stewart-Haas Racing\u2019s Cole Custer and Big Machine Racing\u2019s Parker Kligerman rounding out the top-10.<\/p>\n

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Shane Van Gisbergen, driver of the #97 WeatherTech Chevrolet, drives during the NASCAR Xfinity Series Zip Buy Now, Pay Later 250 at Sonoma Raceway on June 08, 2024 in Sonoma, California. (Photo by Meg Oliphant\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cIt was the work we did between weeks to make the car better again,” said Van Gisbergen, who also took the Stage 1 victory; his first career stage win.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was awesome racing Ty Gibbs at the start, we were really pushing each other. It\u2019s special to win two road courses in a row and dream about one day winning on an oval.”<\/p>\n

Custer\u2019s eighth-place finish was good enough to keep a 12-point championship lead over both Hill and Chandler Smith.<\/p>\n

The NASCAR Xfinity Series moves to Iowa Speedway for next Saturday\u2019s HyVee Perks 250 (3:30 p.m. ET, USA Network, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). Christopher Bell and Chase Briscoe each won a race at Iowa in the 2019 season \u2013 the last time the series visited the .875-mile track.<\/p>\n

NASCAR Xfinity Series Race – Zip Buy Now, Pay Later 250<\/b><\/p>\n

Sonoma Raceway<\/b><\/p>\n

Sonoma, California<\/b><\/p>\n

Saturday, June 8, 2024<\/b><\/p>\n

                1. (1)  Shane Van Gisbergen #, Chevrolet, 79.<\/p>\n

                2. (9)  Sheldon Creed, Toyota, 79.<\/p>\n

                3. (8)  Sam Mayer, Chevrolet, 79.<\/p>\n

                4. (22)  Austin Green, Chevrolet, 79.<\/p>\n

                5. (3)  Austin Hill, Chevrolet, 79.<\/p>\n

                6. (5)  Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 79.<\/p>\n

                7. (11)  Chandler Smith, Toyota, 79.<\/p>\n

                8. (7)  John Hunter Nemechek(i), Toyota, 79.<\/p>\n

                9. (12)  Cole Custer, Ford, 79.<\/p>\n

                10. (14)  Parker Kligerman, Chevrolet, 79.<\/p>\n

                11. (13)  Parker Retzlaff, Chevrolet, 79.<\/p>\n

                12. (6)  Jesse Love #, Chevrolet, 79.<\/p>\n

                13. (15)  Riley Herbst, Ford, 79.<\/p>\n

                14. (33)  Brennan Poole, Chevrolet, 79.<\/p>\n

                15. (17)  Ed Jones, Toyota, 79.<\/p>\n

                16. (31)  Josh Bilicki, Chevrolet, 79.<\/p>\n

                17. (4)  AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 79.<\/p>\n

                18. (21)  Blaine Perkins, Ford, 79.<\/p>\n

                19. (19)  Alex Labbe, Chevrolet, 79.<\/p>\n

                20. (18)  Ryan Sieg, Ford, 79.<\/p>\n

                21. (36)  Matt DiBenedetto, Ford, 79.<\/p>\n

                22. (23)  Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet, 79.<\/p>\n

                23. (32)  Kyle Sieg, Ford, 79.<\/p>\n

                24. (30)  Brad Perez, Ford, 79.<\/p>\n

                25. (24)  Preston Pardus, Chevrolet, 79.<\/p>\n

                26. (34)  Ryan Ellis, Chevrolet, 79.<\/p>\n

                27. (38)  Garrett Smithley, Chevrolet, 79.<\/p>\n

                28. (35)  Boris Said, Chevrolet, 79.<\/p>\n

                29. (29)  Leland Honeyman #, Chevrolet, 78.<\/p>\n

                30. (25)  Kyle Weatherman, Chevrolet, 78.<\/p>\n

                31. (16)  Anthony Alfredo, Chevrolet, 77.<\/p>\n

                32. (37)  Hailie Deegan #, Ford, 72.<\/p>\n

                33. (10)  Sammy Smith, Chevrolet, 71.<\/p>\n

                34. (26)  Thomas Annunziata, Chevrolet, Transmission, 63.<\/p>\n

                35. (2)  Ty Gibbs(i), Toyota, Accident, 50.<\/p>\n

                36. (20)  Jeb Burton, Chevrolet, Accident, 49.<\/p>\n

                37. (28)  Josh Williams, Chevrolet, Accident, 49.<\/p>\n

                38. (27)  Brandon Jones, Chevrolet, Accident, 49.<\/p>\n

Average Speed of Race Winner:  71.986 mph.<\/p>\n

Time of Race:  2 Hrs, 11 Mins, 2 Secs. Margin of Victory:  1.323 Seconds.<\/p>\n

Caution Flags:  4 for 14 laps.<\/p>\n

Lead Changes:  3 among 3 drivers.<\/p>\n

Lap Leaders:   S. Van Gisbergen # 1-21;T. Gibbs(i) 22-47;A. Hill 48-68;S. Van Gisbergen # 69-79.<\/p>\n

Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led):  Shane Van Gisbergen # 2 times for 32 laps; Ty Gibbs(i) 1 time for 26 laps; Austin Hill 1 time for 21 laps.<\/p>\n

Stage #1 Top Ten: 97,16,21,48,20,81,8,5,31,98<\/p>\n

Stage #2 Top Ten: 19,97,2,18,00,81,20,48,7,31<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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