Road course superstar Shane van Gisbergen has a standard answer when asked about his expectations for any upcoming race. “I don’t have any expectations,” the new Zealander always says. Oddsmakers have other ideas.

NASCAR makes its singular 2023 California stop this weekend at Sonoma Raceway, drawing racing fans to witness thrilling competitions including the General Tire 200 and Xfinity Series events. Sonoma Raceway,

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.

FORECAST: WeatherUnderground — Mostly sunny with a high 83 degrees and winds from the south to southwest at 10 to 15 mph. It’s expected to be 80 degrees with a 0% chance of rain at the start of the Xfinity race.

SportsLine's Steven Taranto reveals his picks and NASCAR props for 2025 Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway, where Shane van Gisbergen, Kyle Larson and Michael McDowell are favorites

NASCAR couldn't have written a better script for Friday's NASCAR Xfinity Series qualifying session at Sonoma Raceway if it tried.

NASCAR\"s hottest road-course stud has done it again. Picking up where he left off last week, Shane van Gisbergen won the Busch Light Pole Award for Sunday\"s NASCAR Cup Series race at Sonoma Raceway (3:30 p.

But lately, the bar for NASCAR road racing has been raised significantly by New Zealander and former V8 Supercars champion Shane van Gisbergen, who has used his tools of the trade from down under to win the last two road races in a row and become the driver to beat when NASCAR turns both left and right.