Shane van Gisbergen turned Sonoma Raceway into another JR Motorsports control exercise, winning Saturday’s Pit Boss/FoodMaxx 250 after leading 66 of 79 laps.
The New Zealander beat Connor Zilisch by 1.324 seconds in the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race, with NASCAR confirming post-race inspection had been completed with no issues. It was van Gisbergen’s second series win at Sonoma and the sixth O’Reilly Series victory of his career, all on road or street courses.
Fuel call turns dominance into margin
Van Gisbergen’s race hinged on control rather than chaos. NASCAR’s official report noted that he short-pitted the second stage on Lap 43, then rebuilt track position and managed fuel across a caution-free final 30-lap run.
Zilisch still made the result uncomfortable. He started at the rear after an unapproved adjustment, then had to recover again from a pit-road speeding penalty before climbing back to second.
- Winner: Shane van Gisbergen
- Margin: 1.324 seconds over Connor Zilisch
- Laps led: 66 of 79
- Top five: Van Gisbergen, Zilisch, Brent Crews, Anthony Alfredo, Parker Retzlaff
For ReadMotorSport’s NASCAR coverage, the result sharpens the thread that began with van Gisbergen’s Sonoma pole. JR Motorsports did not merely have single-lap speed; it had the race shape to match.
The series now heads to Chicagoland Speedway on Saturday, July 4, its first visit there since 2019.
Sources: NASCAR race report; NASCAR live results.
