Shane van Gisbergen Wins Eighth Cup Series Road Course Race at Sonoma
Shane van Gisbergen won the NASCAR Cup Series race at Sonoma Raceway on June 28, 2026, marking his eighth career road course victory in the series. He also won the O’Reilly Series race at Sonoma that weekend. As of that date, van Gisbergen is NASCAR’s leading active winner on road and street courses.
Shane van Gisbergen won the NASCAR Cup Series race at Sonoma Raceway on June 28, 2026, his eighth career road course victory in the series. According to the New York Times, van Gisbergen moved within one victory of Jeff Gordon for the all-time lead in NASCAR road course wins. Van Gisbergen, a New Zealand driver, also won the O’Reilly Series race at Sonoma that weekend. According to the New York Times, his win moved him back into a provisional spot for the NASCAR playoffs. Jeff Gordon has nine career Cup Series road course wins, according to essentiallysports.com, including five at Sonoma Raceway and four at Watkins Glen International. Gordon also won six consecutive road course races from 1997 to 2000, according to essentiallysports.com. Van Gisbergen has eight career Cup Series road course wins as of June 28, 2026, according to the New York Times.
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