Shane van Gisbergen scored his third consecutive pole on a road course, posting the fastest lap in Cup qualifying Saturday at Sonoma Raceway. The Trackhouse Racing driver won the pole and race at Mexico City and repeated the feat last weekend in the Chicago Street Race.

SportsLine's Steven Taranto reveals his picks and NASCAR props for 2025 Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway, where Shane van Gisbergen, Kyle Larson and Michael McDowell are favorites

Shane van Gisbergen proved in his NASCAR debut to be an elite road and street course racer by winning in his first career outing.

Shane van Gisbergen has now won four consecutive poles in the NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series, sweeping qualifying at both Chicago and now Sonoma. In Cup qualifying at Sonoma on Saturday, he looked untouchable, earning his fourth career pole and third of the 2025 season.

The NASCAR Cup Series will begin its lone visit to California this year by turning laps Saturday at Sonoma Raceway. An hourlong practice will begin at 1:30 p.m. ET on the 11-turn, 1.99-mile road course, followed by qualifying for Sunday’s 110-lap race.

NASCAR Cup Series season continues with the Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway on Sunday. See the starting lineup here.

We’re in the final stretch of regular-season races on the NASCAR schedule, with this weekend’s trip to Sonoma Raceway marking

AJ Allmendinger and Kaulig Racing topped the charts in a busy practice session for the Cup Series at Sonoma Raceway.