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Van Gisbergen Extends Road Course Streak With Sonoma Pole-to-Win Triumph

His Sonoma win ties Jeff Gordon’s mark, making him the fastest to four Cup victories since 1969

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Overview

  • Shane van Gisbergen led 97 of 110 laps from pole at Sonoma Raceway on July 13 to claim his third straight Cup road-course victory.
  • His trio of pole-to-win triumphs matches Jeff Gordon’s modern-era NASCAR record for consecutive road-course wins from the top starting spot.
  • By reaching four Cup wins in just 34 starts, he became the quickest driver since Parnelli Jones in 1969 to hit that milestone.
  • NASCAR issued official warnings after a pit-lane scuffle between the crews of Brad Keselowski and Ty Gibbs at Sonoma.
  • Rookie Connor Zilisch credited lessons from van Gisbergen’s road-course tactics after edging him to win the Xfinity race at Sonoma.