Jun 29, 2026, 10:31 AM ET

Chase Briscoe of Joe Gibbs Racing ended up becoming one of the main contenders for the race win in this weekend's Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway. Briscoe started the race from seventh, but made up a few positions during the first stage to reach the top five until his first pit stop on lap 23. Considering that his first pit stop was before the end of the stage, he fell back a couple of positions and just missed out on stage points, as he placed 11th at the end of stage one. In the second stage, Briscoe shuffled back up to the front and ran inside the top three through most of the stage until his second pit stop on lap 53. This pit stop was also just before the end of the stage, but Briscoe rallied back to place ninth before the stage ended, giving him two stage points. In the final stage, Briscoe once again moved back to the top three after the stage break, with others hitting pit road. On what would be the final restart of the day, Briscoe moved up to second and spent the rest of the race chasing down Shane Van Gisbergen. Van Gisbergen struggled with his car's handling in the closing laps, and Briscoe mounted a charge to take the win from him. However, Briscoe could not make a move in time as SVG held on to win, and Briscoe settled for second. This marked the second year in a row in which Briscoe finished as the runner-up to Van Gisbergen at Sonoma. After 18 races this year, Briscoe is now 11th in the regular-season standings after 18 races.--Sean Engel - RotoBaller
Source: NASCAR.com