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Toyota/Save Mart 350

Date
Jul 13
Track
Sonoma Raceway
Distance
110 Laps

RACE RECAP

Shane van Gisbergen delivered yet another dominant road-course performance, winning the Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway by leading 97 of 110 laps in what amounted to a procession around the 1.99-mile wine country circuit. The Trackhouse Racing rookie won from the pole for the third consecutive road-course event, with Chase Briscoe finishing a distant second and Chase Elliott claiming the final podium spot.

Ross Chastain captured Stage 1 before van Gisbergen took complete command, sweeping Stage 2 and the final stage. The race featured 12 lead changes among 6 drivers and 6 cautions for 17 laps, but the story was singular: SVG's utter dominance. Michael McDowell and Christopher Bell rounded out the top five, while Tyler Reddick, Ty Gibbs, William Byron, Joey Logano, and Kyle Busch completed the top ten in a race that finished in under three hours.

With his fourth Cup Series win -- all on road or street courses -- van Gisbergen reached the winner's circle faster than any driver since Parnelli Jones. His 97 laps led at Sonoma set a new benchmark for road-course domination and left the rest of the field searching for answers on how to challenge the New Zealander when the track turns right.

BY THE NUMBERS

12
Lead Changes
6
Leaders
6/17
Cautions / Laps
3,426
Green Flag Passes
1.128
Margin of Victory
75.087
Avg MPH
2:54:55
Race Time
15.5%
Under Caution
13.3
Avg Green Run (Laps)
Stage Winners
S1Ross Chastain
S2Shane van Gisbergen
Lap Leaders
#88Gisbergen97laps
#1Chastain4laps
#5Larson3laps
#71McDowell3laps
#19Briscoe2laps
#20Bell1laps
Caution Breakdown
1L27–293LStage 1 Conclusion
2L57–593LStage 2 ConclusionLD #77
3L63–653L#12 Stopped On Track
4L97–993LDebris Turn 4
5L101–1033L#4 Stopped Turn 7LD #12
6L105–1062L#47 Incident Turn 8LD #51

KEY TAKEAWAYS

01Shane van Gisbergen leading 97 of 110 laps at Sonoma is a level of road-course dominance rarely seen in NASCAR -- he is in a class by himself for fantasy purposes on these tracks.
02Chase Briscoe's P2 finish confirmed his emergence as a legitimate road-course contender, making him a strong fantasy pivot off SVG at a lower salary.
03Chase Elliott at P3 remains the safest road-course fantasy play outside of van Gisbergen, consistently delivering top-five results on technical circuits.
04Ross Chastain's Stage 1 win rewarded fantasy managers who targeted him for early-race aggression -- his Trackhouse Racing teammate SVG then took over for the rest of the event.
05With four wins in 33 career starts, van Gisbergen is rewriting the rookie record books -- fantasy managers who fade him on road courses are leaving points on the table.

VALUE PICKS

7.0
pts/$
Car #4
Josh Berry$4
P13
5.50
pts/$
Car #10
Ty Dillon$6
P17S1:P6S2:P7
6.14
pts/$
Car #16
Shane van Gisbergen$12
P1S1:P2S2:P1Led:97
4.56
pts/$
Car #19
Chase Briscoe$11
P2S1:P7S2:P6Led:2
8.67
pts/$
Car #51
Justin Haley$3
P15

BUSTS

1.0
pts/$
Car #12
Ryan Blaney$10
P36S1:P8S2:P9
1.02
pts/$
Car #5
Kyle Larson$15
P35S2:P2Led:3
1.92
pts/$
Car #16
A.J. Allmendinger$12
P18
2.00
pts/$
Car #48
Alex Bowman$11
P19
2.15
pts/$
Car #17
Chris Buescher$13
P16S2:P8

PERFECT LINEUP

Optimal 5-driver roster for this race

Salary
$50/50
Avg Finish
P7.2
Total Points
365.75
GroupDriverSalaryFinishPts
A
Car #16
Shane van Gisbergen
$161
147.40
2 × 73.70
B
Car #19
Chase Briscoe
$112
87.85
1.75 × 50.20
C
Car #9
Chase Elliott
$143
61.50
1.5 × 41.00
D
Car #4
Josh Berry
$413
35.00
1.25 × 28.00
E
Car #10
Ty Dillon
$517
33.00
1 × 33.00