Shane van Gisbergen, driving a car for JR Motorsports, claimed the pole for Saturday’s Xfinity race at Sonoma Raceway. He toured the 1.99-mile road course at an average of 95.191 mph. Connor Zilisch will join van Gisbergen on the front row after a lap of 94.884 mph. That gives JR Motorsports a sweep of the front row.

The sprawling Sears Point campus has transformed into a three-day hotbed of action that concludes with the sport’s best drivers battling it out Sunday.

Under the microscope guidance of Bill McAnally Racing, Christian Eckes has become a full-time driver in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, which is just one level away from NASCAR’s Cup Series.

The Kiwi beat teammate Connor Zilisch in the two-part qualifying session to set up a continuation of their Chicago showdown.

The first day involved NASCAR subdivisions with the ARCA series race and qualifying for the Xfinity Series race on Saturday.

Anne Lamott shared her thoughts and experiences during a Sonoma Speaker Series event at Hanna Center.

A new wildfire was reported today at 2:58 p.m. in Sonoma County, California. Pile Fire has been burning on private land. There is currently no information on the containment of the fire and its cause has yet to be determined.

Soon-to-be NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee Kurt Busch has 34 great wins in his career, but one win got away from him at Sonoma in 2012.