Three Joe Gibbs Racing Toyotas in the top-five
SONOMA, Calif. (June 28, 2026) – Chase Briscoe chased Shane van Gisbergen down late and battled for the win before tying his season-best result of second in the Toyota/Save Mart 350 on Sunday afternoon.
Briscoe’s teammates, Ty Gibbs and Christopher Bell, joined him in the top-five finishers. Gibbs, who was scored third, won the pole and the first two stages, while Bell finished fifth – after finishing second to Gibbs in both stages.
Championship points leaders Tyler Reddick and Denny Hamlin both encountered issues throughout the day, but Hamlin was able to pass Reddick by a single point to hold the points lead for the first time this season.
In the In-Season Tournament, Briscoe, Gibbs, Bell, Hamlin and Erik Jones advanced to the second round to represent Team Toyota.
TOYOTA RACING Post-Race Recap
NASCAR Cup Series (NCS)
Sonoma Raceway
Race 18 of 36 – 218.9 miles, 110 laps
TOYOTA FINISHING POSITIONS
1st, Shane van Gisbergen*
2nd, CHASE BRISCOE
3rd, TY GIBBS
4th, Kyle Larson*
5th, CHRISTOPHER BELL
22nd, BUBBA WALLACE
23rd, ERIK JONES
25th, JOHN HUNTER NEMECHEK
26th, DENNY HAMLIN
30th, RILEY HERBST
36th, TYLER REDDICK
*non-Toyota driver
TOYOTA QUOTES
CHASE BRISCOE, No. 19 Columbia Bank Toyota Camry XSE, Joe Gibbs Racing
Finishing Position: 2nd
What were you fighting at the end?
“I was better. I just messed up with three or four to go getting into (turn) one. I don’t know. I didn’t time my downshift right and about wrecked. I lost a ton of ground and was able to run him back down, but if I don’t make that mistake, I truthfully, probably win the race. That one is going to sting for a while. Trying to beat him would just be a big accomplishment. Proud of our Columbia Bank Toyota group. That one stings. That one is a tough one.”
TY GIBBS, No. 54 SAIA Freight + Logistics Toyota Camry XSE, Joe Gibbs Racing
Finishing Position: 3rd
How do you assess the day?
“It was a great run for our SAIA Toyota team. Just got to keep working hard and keep getting better. I felt like we had the speed today. We just had a different strategy. It was a fun day. Just will keep working hard and staying after it.”
CHRISTOPHER BELL, No. 20 Rheem Toyota Camry XSE, Joe Gibbs Racing
Finishing Position: 5th
How proud are you of this effort?
“Yeah, I’m just super proud of this Rheem team. We’ve had a lot of adversity this year, and we keep battling back. They brought an amazing Rheem Camry. We had an amazing race car last week in San Diego too. Got a good finish out of it, got a lot of points, which is great. That is what we needed today.”
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