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NASCAR makes its singular 2023 California stop this weekend at Sonoma Raceway, drawing racing fans to witness thrilling competitions including the General Tire 200 and Xfinity Series events. Sonoma Raceway,
For Zilisch, the victory was revenge for last Saturday’s Xfinity race at the Chicago Street Course, where the 36-year-old van Gisbergen ran his 18-year-old teammate wide in Turn 2 to take the lead and win a two-lap shootout for the victory.
Connor Zilisch held off JR Motorsports teammate Shane van Gisbergen in the closing laps to win Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Sonoma Raceway for his fourth career victory. The two battled 1-2 for nearly the entire 79-lapper in Wine Country, the duo combining to lead all but nine laps and trading blows throughout the first two stages.
Connor Zilisch and Shane van Gisbergen delivered a thrilling 1-2 finish for JR Motorsports (JRM) in the 2025 Xfinity Series race at Sonoma.
Connor Zilisch and Shane van Gisbergen. It’s a blossoming rivalry that will likely play out on the road courses for many years to come in the NASCAR Cup Series,
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NASCAR Xfinity Series is seeing huge competition among drivers, and multiple names have come to the forefront as considerations for the Cup Series seat.
When NASCAR introduced the Next Gen car into the Cup Series in 2022, the sanctioning body did so with the knowledge that the gap between the Cup and Xfinity Series platforms would widen considerably.