Chase Briscoe of Joe Gibbs Racing will start in the seventh position for the Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway. This is only the second time in Briscoe's Cup career that he will start inside the top 10 at Sonoma. In five previous races at the site, Briscoe has only one top-5 finish, but it […]

Chris Buescher of RFK Racing will start in 15th for this week's race at Sonoma Raceway, the Toyota/Save Mart 350. Buescher is the only driver from RFK to earn a top-15 starting position this week. In nine races at Sonoma, Buescher has eight top-20 finishes, with three of them being top-5s. Buescher's average finish of […]

Team Penske's Ryan Blaney qualified 16th for the Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway. This is the lowest starting position for Blaney in a Sonoma Cup race since 2023. In nine Cup starts at the site, Blaney has five top-10 finishes, including four of the last six Cup events. Through 17 races this season so […]

Hendrick Motorsports driver William Byron is starting 13th for the Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway. He qualified second-best of all four Hendrick drivers, with only Kyle Larson starting in a higher position. In seven Cup races at Sonoma, Byron has two top-10 finishes and an average finish of 20.0. In 17 races completed this […]

A.J. Allmendinger, driver of the No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet, will start in the eighth position for this week's Toyota/Save Mart 250 at Sonoma Raceway. This marks the first time since 2017 and 2018 that Allmendinger earned two consecutive top-10 starting positions in qualifying in two consecutive Sonoma Cup races. In 14 Cup races at […]

Trackhouse Racing's Ross Chastain will start in the fifth position for the Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway. This is the third time this season that Chastain will have a top-5 starting position, with his previous top-5 starts coming at other road courses. In six Cup starts at Sonoma, Chastain has four top-10 finishes, including […]

All eyes will be on Shane van Gisbergen on Sunday at Sonoma, as is the case whenever the Cup Series stops at a road/street course. Last year int his race, SVG put on an absolutely dominating effort, leading 97 of the 110 laps en route to a 1.128-second victory over Chase Briscoe. This weekend, though, […]

Ty Gibbs is one of the best road course racers in the series, but in qualifying on this track type, he has been slightly below average. That wasn't the case at Sonoma Raceway this weekend, though, as Gibbs and his No. 54 Toyota were fastest on Saturday with a lap of 74.829 seconds, beating out […]

When the NASCAR Cup Series stops at Sonoma Raceway, one driver who is usually a "shoo in" for a good finish is Chase Elliott. Over his last eight starts at this track, Chase has finished eighth or better seven times, with the only exception being the 2019 race when he blew an engine. This weekend, […]

Last week in San Diego, Christopher Bell got out of the race car at the first caution due to his broken wrist and the combination of the technical aspects of the street course and the potential for chaos and causing further injury. This weekend at Sonoma, though, Bell has stated he has no plans to […]

Carson Hocevar has turned into quite the qualifier at road courses. Last season, The Hurricane started inside the first two rows at both COTA and the Chicago Street Course, and then he qualified on the outside pole at San Diego last week as well. This weekend at Sonoma, Hocevar did it again, qualifying second to […]

Fresh off of his comeback runner-up finish last weekend at San Diego, Bubba Wallace came back down to Earth on Saturday at Sonoma Raceway, when he lost control of his No. 23 Toyota and wrecked during qualifying. Bubba spun out and ended up hitting the wall, causing significant damage to the front end of the […]

Part-time 23XI Racing driver Corey Heim shocked the NASCAR world with an upset win in the Anduril 250 Race the Base at Naval Base Coronado. Heim started 13th in his first Cup start on a road course and did not show much speed during the first two stages of the race. In the first stage, […]

Bubba Wallace of 23XI Racing had the best result of his career at a road or street course in Sunday's Anduril 250 Race the Base at Naval Base Coronado. Wallace started the race from 12th place, but quickly showed that he had plenty of speed from the beginning. The No. 23 Toyota driver went all […]

Hendrick Motorsports driver Kyle Larson had another strong result in Sunday's Anduril 250 Race the Base at Naval Base Coronado. Larson began the race from 14th position and had a car capable of moving up through the field, as he worked his way to the top 10 by midway through the first stage. The No. […]

Tyler Reddick of 23XI Racing had an up-and-down performance during the Anduril 250 Race the Base at Naval Base Coronado's Street Course. Reddick was originally slated to start 17th, but had to start from the rear after his team made unapproved adjustments before the start of the race. In the first stage, Reddick took the […]

Shane Van Gisbergen was the heavy favorite coming into the Anduril 250 Race the Base at Naval Base Coronado's Street Course, but ended up crashing out with a 38th place finish. Van Gisbergen started the race in the pole position and had one of the strongest cars throughout the first stage of the race. He […]

A.J. Allmendinger is starting in 15th place for the Anduril 250 Race the base Cup Series event at Naval Base Coronado. With his second consecutive starting position of 15th or worse this season, this now marks the first time since 2024 that Allmendinger qualified in that position for two straight road or street course races. […]

Team Penske's Ryan Blaney starts in the third position for the Anduril 250 Race the base Cup Series race at Naval Base Coronado. This marks the third overall road and street course event of the year where Blaney has a top-10 starting position. In 44 starts at road and street courses in the Cup Series, […]

Denny Hamlin of Joe Gibbs Racing will start in the 26th position for this week's NASCAR Cup Series race at Naval Base Coronado, the Anduril 250 Race the base. This is Hamlin's first starting position outside of the top 25 at a road or street course since the 2025 Chicago Street Race Cup event. In […]

Carson Hocevar will start on the outside of the front row for the Anduril 250 Race the base at the Naval Base Coronado Street Course. This is a new career-best starting position for the driver of the No. 77 Chevrolet on a road or street course. In 13 starts at road and street courses, Hocevar […]

It should come as no surprise that Shane van Gisbergen is the clear favorite to win the Anduril 250 at the San Diego Naval Base Coronado on Sunday afternoon. SVG has demolished the Cup Series field in road course racing over the last two years, and has won six of the last seven on this […]

Look for Ty Gibbs to be a contender in the Anduril 250 at the San Diego Naval Base Coronado Street Course this weekend. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver has finished inside the top five in both road course races this season and also has a second-place finish last season at the Chicago Street Course to […]

Christopher Bell is one of the best road course racers in the Cup Series, but he's going to have a hard time getting a good finish at the San Diego Naval Base Coronado on Sunday afternoon. Turning left and right is already difficult enough, but now Bell is also dealing with a cast on his […]

Whenever the NASCAR Cup Series heads to a road or street course, you have to think of Michael McDowell. Although the Spire Motorsports driver only has one win on this track type (at Indy Road Course in 2023), McDowell has proven himself as a constant top-five threat at these venues, and has finished inside that […]

Joey Logano typically isn't a name that you immediately think of when the NASCAR Cup Series stops at a road/street course, but you may want to consider the Team Penske driver at San Diego Naval Base Coronado this weekend. Logano had been sneaking in decent finishes on this track type lately, including a 15th-place result […]

Denny Hamlin looked to win three NASCAR Cup Series races in a row for the first time in his career at Pocono Raceway for the Great American Getaway 400 after winning the past two weeks at Nashville and Michigan. Hamlin started the race in first, the pole position, but quickly lost the lead to Kyle […]

23XI Racing's Tyler Reddick finished second in the Great American Getaway 400 at Pocono Raceway. Reddick started the race from 16th and became a factor for the race win later on in the event. In the first stage, Reddick quietly ran around the top 15 and approached the top 10, but he went to pit […]

In the Great American Getaway 400 at Pocono Raceway, William Byron was one of the better performers as he finished in third. Byron started the race from ninth and consistently ran inside the top 10 through most of the first stage. He would eventually end the stage in seventh and score four stage points. The […]

John Hunter Nemechek had his best performance yet of the 2026 Cup Series season at the Great American Getaway 400 at Pocono Raceway. Nemechek began the race from the eighth position and ran around the top 10 through most of the first stage. Just before the stage ended, Nemechek made his first pit stop of […]