{"id":53363,"date":"2025-07-13T20:28:51","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T01:28:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/?p=53363"},"modified":"2025-07-14T09:59:41","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T14:59:41","slug":"shane-van-gisbergen-triumphs-at-sonoma-for-third-nascar-cup-win-of-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/13\/shane-van-gisbergen-triumphs-at-sonoma-for-third-nascar-cup-win-of-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Shane van Gisbergen triumphs at Sonoma for third NASCAR Cup win of 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service<\/em><\/p>\n

SONOMA, Calif. \u2014 Shane van Gisbergen proved on Sunday that it\u2019s impossible to keep a road course superstar down for more than a brief interlude.<\/p>\n

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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)<\/p><\/div>\n

After finishing second to Connor Zilisch in Saturday\u2019s Xfinity Series race, van Gisbergen was back on top on a pleasant Sunday afternoon in wine country, winning the Toyota\/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway.<\/p>\n

As has become his custom of late, the New Zealander reached a trio of milestones, winning his third straight road\/street course race from the pole position to equal Jeff Gordon\u2019s feat from 1998 and 1999.<\/p>\n

The victory was van Gisbergen\u2019s third of the season in his first trip around the 1.99-mile, 12-turn circuit in a NASCAR Cup Series car. SVG won for the fourth time in 34 starts, becoming the quickest to four wins since Parnelli Jones won at Riverside in 1967 in his 31st Cup start.<\/p>\n

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Shane Van Gisbergen, driver of the #88 Red Bull Chevrolet, drives 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)<\/p><\/div>\n

His 97 laps led are the most by a Sonoma winner, eclipsing Jeff Gordon\u2019s high-water mark of 92 set in 2004.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had an amazing car,\u201d van Gisbergen said. \u201cChase Briscoe, what a great racer and gave me respect. Jumped the last (restart) 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.\u201d<\/p>\n

The winner of 81 Australian Supercars races on the way to three championships in the series, van Gisbergen already is being touted as perhaps the best road course racer in NASCAR history.<\/p>\n

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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)<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cI 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,\u201d said the 36-year-old driver of the No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet. \u201cI’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.\u201d<\/p>\n

Winning the second stage despite short-pitting to preserve track position, van Gisbergen advanced to third on the current Cup Playoff grid with 17 Playoff points. He arrived at the finish line 1.128 seconds ahead of consistent Chase Briscoe, but the win was far from guaranteed, given the chaos of the final 15 laps.<\/p>\n

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William Byron, driver of the #24 Valvoline Chevrolet, Chase Briscoe, driver of the #19 Bass Pro Shops Toyota, Ryan Blaney, driver of the #12 Menards\/Delta Ford, Chase Elliott, driver of the #9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, and Ty Gibbs, driver of the #54 SAIA LTL Freight Toyota, race 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)<\/p><\/div>\n

SVG had to survive three cautions and subsequent restarts in the late stages of the race to seal the win, as a large group of drivers on better tires chased those who had stayed on the track (including the race winner) after the No. 51 Ford of Cody Ware jettisoned a tire and caused a yellow on Lap 97.<\/p>\n

Briscoe qualified second and finished where he felt he deserved.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe only opportunity I had was on the restarts,\u201d Briscoe said. \u201cI never played basketball against Michael Jordan in his prime, but I feel like that’s probably what it was like. That guy is unbelievable on road courses. He’s just so good. He’s really raised the bar on this entire series.<\/p>\n

\u201cProud of the effort. I thought there was one restart I was maybe going to get clear of him, but truthfully, even if I cleared him, he was probably going to pass me back by the end of the lap. Yeah, proud of the effort. We were a second-place car all day and obviously ended up second with it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Chase Elliott pitted on Lap 97 for fresher tires and came home third after restarting 14th on Lap 100. Michael McDowell, on the same strategy as Elliott, climbed to fourth at the finish, while Christopher Bell held fifth on older tires.<\/p>\n

It was nice to be on offense and give ourselves a shot,\u201d Elliott said. \u201cI wish I could have made it happen there. I was trying, but I just couldn\u2019t get going like we needed to there at the end.\u201d<\/p>\n

The action on the final few laps was attributable in part to battles within the NASCAR Cup In-Season Challenge. In Sunday\u2019s third round at Sonoma, 32nd seed Ty Dillon bumped the No. 48 Chevrolet of Alex Bowman out of the way on the final lap to finish 17th to Bowman\u2019s 19th and keep his hopes for the $1-million prize alive.<\/p>\n

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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)<\/p><\/div>\n

Dillon will face John Hunter Nemechek in next Sunday semifinals at Dover Motor Speedway. Nemechek finished one spot ahead of LEGACY Motor Club teammate Erik Jones (28th to 29th) to advance to the fourth round.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a rough couple of laps there,\u201d Dillon acknowledged. \u201cAlex and I race really clean. I told him, \u2018Man, if it wasn\u2019t for the million dollars, I probably wouldn\u2019t have done that,\u2019 but I had to. It\u2019s been an incredible run for this No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet team. We\u2019ve worked so hard for this opportunity\u2026<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re going to give it all we\u2019ve got at Dover; put pressure on the guys. I think you\u2019ve seen through this that our team doesn\u2019t quit. I saw the No. 48 there at the end, and I knew it was our opportunity to race hard and go get him. Just proud of this team\u2019s effort.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ty Gibbs moved into the tournament semifinals with a seventh-place finish to Zane Smith\u2019s 27th, and Tyler Reddick ousted Ryan Preece with a sixth-place run to Preece\u2019s 12th. Gibbs and Reddick will face off at the Monster Mile for a trip to the finals.<\/p>\n

William Byron, Joey Logano and Kyle Busch completed the top 10 in a race that featured six cautions for 17 laps.<\/p>\n

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Stephen Doran (Race Winning Crew Chief) and NCS Winner Shane van Gisbergen (No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet) <\/p>\n

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NASCAR Cup Series Race – Toyota\/Save Mart 350<\/b><\/p>\n

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

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

Sunday, July 13, 2025<\/b><\/p>\n

                1. (1)  Shane Van Gisbergen #, Chevrolet, 110.<\/p>\n

                2. (2)  Chase Briscoe, Toyota, 110.<\/p>\n

                3. (13)  Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 110.<\/p>\n

                4. (15)  Michael McDowell, Chevrolet, 110.<\/p>\n

                5. (10)  Christopher Bell, Toyota, 110.<\/p>\n

                6. (8)  Tyler Reddick, Toyota, 110.<\/p>\n

                7. (6)  Ty Gibbs, Toyota, 110.<\/p>\n

                8. (3)  William Byron, Chevrolet, 110.<\/p>\n

                9. (22)  Joey Logano, Ford, 110.<\/p>\n

                10. (17)  Kyle Busch, Chevrolet, 110.<\/p>\n

                11. (21)  Brad Keselowski, Ford, 110.<\/p>\n

                12. (20)  Ryan Preece, Ford, 110.<\/p>\n

                13. (25)  Josh Berry, Ford, 110.<\/p>\n

                14. (19)  Daniel Suarez, Chevrolet, 110.<\/p>\n

                15. (29)  Justin Haley, Chevrolet, 110.<\/p>\n

                16. (14)  Chris Buescher, Ford, 110.<\/p>\n

                17. (26)  Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 110.<\/p>\n

                18. (5)  AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 110.<\/p>\n

                19. (9)  Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 110.<\/p>\n

                20. (16)  Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 110.<\/p>\n

                21. (33)  Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 110.<\/p>\n

                22. (35)  Todd Gilliland, Ford, 110.<\/p>\n

                23. (27)  Cole Custer, Ford, 110.<\/p>\n

                24. (4)  Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, 110.<\/p>\n

                25. (28)  Riley Herbst #, Toyota, 110.<\/p>\n

                26. (30)  Bubba Wallace, Toyota, 110.<\/p>\n

                27. (12)  Zane Smith, Ford, 110.<\/p>\n

                28. (18)  John Hunter Nemechek, Toyota, 110.<\/p>\n

                29. (31)  Erik Jones, Toyota, 110.<\/p>\n

                30. (24)  Austin Cindric, Ford, 110.<\/p>\n

                31. (37)  Katherine Legge, Chevrolet, 110.<\/p>\n

                32. (23)  Carson Hocevar, Chevrolet, 110.<\/p>\n

                33. (34)  Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Chevrolet, 110.<\/p>\n

                34. (36)  Cody Ware, Ford, 108.<\/p>\n

                35. (11)  Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 108.<\/p>\n

                36. (7)  Ryan Blaney, Ford, Accident, 106.<\/p>\n

                37. (32)  Noah Gragson, Ford, Accident, 99.<\/p>\n

Average Speed of Race Winner:  75.087 mph.<\/p>\n

Time of Race:  2 Hrs, 54 Mins, 55 Secs. Margin of Victory:  1.128 Seconds.<\/p>\n

Caution Flags:  6 for 17 laps.<\/p>\n

Lead Changes:  12 among 6 drivers.<\/p>\n

Lap Leaders:   S. Gisbergen # 1-22;R. Chastain 23-26;S. Gisbergen # 27-53;K. Larson 54;S. Gisbergen # 55-58;C. Briscoe 59;S. Gisbergen # 60-83;C. Bell 84;K. Larson 85-86;M. McDowell 87-89;S. Gisbergen # 90-105;C. Briscoe 106;S. Gisbergen # 107-110.<\/p>\n

Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led):  Shane Van Gisbergen # 6 times for 97 laps; Ross Chastain 1 time for 4 laps; Kyle Larson 2 times for 3 laps; Michael McDowell 1 time for 3 laps; Chase Briscoe 2 times for 2 laps; Christopher Bell 1 time for 1 lap.<\/p>\n

Stage #1 Top Ten: 1,88,23,47,24,10,19,12,54,9<\/p>\n

Stage #2 Top Ten: 88,5,8,23,47,19,10,17,12,24<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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