We’re in the final stretch of regular-season races on the NASCAR schedule, with this weekend’s trip to Sonoma Raceway marking

Shane van Gisbergen scored his third consecutive pole on a road course, posting the fastest lap in Cup qualifying Saturday at Sonoma Raceway. The Trackhouse Racing driver won the pole and race at Mexico City and repeated the feat last weekend in the Chicago Street Race.

Sonoma will be the second straight road-course race for NASCAR, and the fourth of the season. Two more remain: Watkins Glen and the Charlotte Roval.

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.

The NASCAR Cup Series will begin its lone visit to California this year by turning laps Saturday at Sonoma Raceway. An hourlong practice will begin at 1:30 p.m. ET on the 11-turn, 1.99-mile road course, followed by qualifying for Sunday’s 110-lap race.

The sprawling Sears Point campus has transformed into a three-day hotbed of action that concludes with the sport’s best drivers battling it out Sunday.

Shane van Gisbergen proved in his NASCAR debut to be an elite road and street course racer by winning in his first career outing.

To start the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Sonoma, ESPN’s Marty Smith used every ounce of energy he could muster. It made for one of the best commands you will see all season long. Of course, Smith is a big fan of the sport.

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