Road Course Racing Continues in Sonoma. Will Shane van Gisbergen Dominate Again?

Road Course Racing Continues in Sonoma.  Will Shane van Gisbergen Dominate Again?

Time will tell whether Shane van Gisbergen will be remembered as the greatest road- and street-course racer in NASCAR history.

But the New Zealand native already can make an indisputable claim to unprecedented greatness barely two years after his Cup Series debut. No one ever has been this good at so many tracks with left- and right-hand turns on NASCAR’s premier circuit.

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InsideTrackNews.com E-Newsletter – July 11-25, 2025 – The Official Source for Canadian Motorsports

InsideTrackNews.com E-Newsletter – July 11-25, 2025 – The Official Source for Canadian Motorsports

Chevrolet Grand Prix • July 11-13, 2025 at CTMP
It’s race weekend at CTMP!! The IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship for exotic prototype and GT cars makes its only stop north of the border July 11-13 as part of the Chevrolet Grand Prix. Canada’s biggest sports car event features a world-class field of drivers racing iconic performance brands (including Corvette, Acura, Aston Martin, BMW, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Lexus, McLaren, Mercedes-AMG, Mustang, and Porsche) on CTMP’s legendary Grand Prix circuit. In addition to the WeatherTech series (with LMP2 prototypes, GTD PRO and GTD classes), the Michelin Pilot Challenge, VP Racing Sportscar Challenge, and the Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin fill out the three-day weekend of racing. Click HERE for tickets and info!

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SVG Looks To Extend Road Course Domination To Sonoma Raceway

SVG Looks To Extend Road Course Domination To Sonoma Raceway

SONOMA, Calif. — Two questions are front and center as the NASCAR Cup Series heads for Sonoma Raceway for Sunday’s Toyota/Save Mart 350 (3:30 p.m. ET on TNT, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

First, can any other driver in the series halt Shane van Gisbergen’s streak of perfection on road and street courses?

And second, which four drivers will advance to the semifinals of the five-race In-Season Challenge, which pays $1 million to win?

By Reid Spencer

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School Bus Demo Provides Smashing Conclusion To Riverhead Raceway Program Saturday

School Bus Demo Provides Smashing Conclusion To Riverhead Raceway Program Saturday

Riverhead Raceway returns to action after a week off this Saturday Jul 12th in a big way with an action-packed program of NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series excitement. The presentation will come to a smashing conclusion when the first School Bus Demolition Derby of 2025 hits the track. The School Bus demos have become the most popular of the family entertainment attractions at the track over the last decade.

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Tight NASCAR Canada Series Championship Battle Shifts West for the NAPA 300 At Edmonton International Raceway

Tight NASCAR Canada Series Championship Battle Shifts West for the NAPA 300 At Edmonton International Raceway

(Wetaskiwin, AB), July 9, 2025 – The NASCAR Canada Series heads west this week for the NAPA 300 at Edmonton International Raceway, marking the first stop of the Western leg of the season. This Saturday, July 12, drivers will take on the tight one-quarter mile asphalt oval for 300 laps of high-intensity racing.

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Goin’ Back to Cali: Rick Ware Racing Returns to West Coast After Team Owner’s Induction Into West Coast Stock Car/Motorsports Hall of Fame

Goin’ Back to Cali: Rick Ware Racing Returns to West Coast After Team Owner’s Induction Into West Coast Stock Car/Motorsports Hall of Fame

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (July 10, 2025) – A diverse motorsports career that began more than 40 years ago and continues to this day earned racing team owner and California native Rick Ware a place in the West Coast Stock Car/Motorsports Hall of Fame Class of 2025.

Induction took place back in March in conjunction with the NASCAR Cup Series’ visit to Las Vegas Motor Speedway, but this Sunday’s race at Sonoma Raceway marks Ware’s first trip to the Sunshine State since being honored amongst his West Coast Stock Car/Motorsports Hall of Fame Class of 2025 counterparts, which included AJ Allmendinger (Los Gatos, California), Chuck Gurney (Oakland, California), Davey Hamilton (Nampa, Idaho), Jeff Jefferson (Naches, Washington), Justin Marks (Menlo Park, California) and Boris Said (Carlsbad, California).

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NASCAR Cup Series News & Notes – Sonoma Raceway

NASCAR Cup Series News & Notes – Sonoma Raceway

NASCAR Cup Series

Next Race: Toyota / Save Mart 350
The Place: Sonoma Raceway
Track Length: 1.99 Mile Road Course
The Date: Sunday, July 13
The Time: 3:30 p.m. ET
The Purse: $11,055,250
TV: TNT, 3 p.m. ET
Radio: PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR (Channel 90)
Distance: 218.9 miles (110 Laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 25),
Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 55), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 110)

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NASCAR Xfinity Series News & Notes – Sonoma Raceway

NASCAR Xfinity Series News & Notes – Sonoma Raceway

NASCAR Xfinity Series

Next Race: Pit Boss / FoodMaxx 250
The Place: Sonoma Raceway
Track Length: 1.99 Mile Road Course
The Date: Saturday, July 12
The Time: 4:30 p.m. ET
The Purse: $1,651,939
TV: CW, 4 p.m. ET
Radio: PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR (Channel 90)
Distance: 156.95 miles (79 Laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 20),
Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 45), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 79)

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