20 wild images from NASCAR at Sonoma as Shane van Gisbergen displays road course prowess
Sunday's Toyota Save Mart 350 featured no shortage of picture-worthy moments as Shane van Gisbergen once again displayed his road course dominance at Sonoma.
Shane van Gisbergen coasted down victory lane at Sonoma Raceway on Sunday.
(Image: Getty)The Toyota Save Mart 350 may not have had a photo finish, but Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race featured no shortage of picturesque moments.
Sonoma Raceway was the sight of multiple tense moments, including a near altercation between Ty Gibbs and Brad Keselowski's pit crews, Noah Gragson expressing his displeasure with Kyle Larson, Daniel Suarez turning down Ross Chastain’s apology, Ryan Blaney's blunt reaction to being run off the track by Chris Buescher and Ty Dillon’s aggressive driving against In-Season Challenge rival Alex Bowman.
Shane van Gisbergen successfully navigated around the on-track dustups en route to coasting down victory lane, with his dominant performance earning him a comparison to Michael Jordan.
Below, Express U.S. Sports looks at 20 of the biggest moments from Sunday’s race.
On Saturday, Connor Zilisch received a flurry of bumps from Shane Van Gisbergen’s front bumper in the closing two laps of the Pit Boss/FoodMaxx 250. But the 18-year-old managed to survive the contact from his JRM teammate en route to winning the race to the checkered flag by 0.438 seconds.
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Shane Van Gisbergen got off to a strong start at Sonoma Raceway, clocking in a blistering 96.040 mph lap on Saturday en route to earning pole for the Toyota Save Mart 350.
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Taking to social media, Dale Earnhardt Jr. acknowledged that Zilisch’s win marked his sole victory at Sonoma, either as a driver, crew chief or owner. “My first trip to victory lane at @RaceSonoma,” he wrote on X.
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Christopher Bell locked up his tires and crashed into fellow Joe Gibbs Racing driver Chase Briscoe during Stage 1. "Dang it, I ended up in the marbles," he admitted over the radio.
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