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Shane van Gisbergen dominates Sonoma for third Cup victory of 2025

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Andrew Kim
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SONOMA, CALIFORNIA - JULY 13: Shane Van Gisbergen, driver of the #88 Red Bull Chevrolet, poses with the winner sticker on his car in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway on July 13, 2025 in Sonoma, California. (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images).

Rookie Shane van Gisbergen’s dominance on road and street course events in the 2025 summer stretch continued Sunday afternoon. He scored a dominant NASCAR Cup Series victory in the Toyota/SaveMart 350 at Sonoma Raceway on Sunday, July 13, from pole position.

The three-time Supercars champion from Auckland, New Zealand, led six times for a race-high 97 of 110 scheduled laps. He dominated the event’s first two stage periods. He sacrificed the first stage victory to pit his entry strategically. This enabled him to cycle back out with the lead for the start of the second stage period. Van Gisbergen mirrored his move before the conclusion of the latter stage. He overtook Kyle Larson on the stage’s final lap and claimed the stage victory.

He continued his dominance, enduring four restarts throughout the final stage period and sharing the front row with Chase Briscoe. However, van Gisbergen managed to fend off Briscoe through all of the restarts. This included the final restart with four laps remaining. Van Gisbergen smoothly navigated Sonoma’s 12-turn circuit for four laps, cruising to an unprecedented third Cup Series victory of the 2025 season.

On-track qualifying determined the starting lineup on Saturday, July 12. Rookie Shane van Gisbergen notched his fourth Cup Series career pole position with a 96.040 mph lap in 74.594 seconds. He shared the front row with Chase Briscoe, who clocked in a qualifying lap at 95.719 mph in 74.844 seconds.

When the green flag waved and the event commenced, pole-sitter Shane van Gisbergen wasted no time. He rocketed his No. 88 Red Bull Chevrolet entry ahead of Chase Briscoe, William Byron and the field through the first turn and the uphill climb to Turn 2. With select competitors racing at the rear of the field kicked up dirt on the racing surface while navigating through the second turn, van Gisbergen maintained a steady lead from Turns 3, the backstretch chicane from Turns 4a to 7, the Esses that started from Turns 8 to 10 and a sharp right-hand turn from Turn 11. Once he navigated past Turn 12, he led the first lap.

Over the next four laps, van Gisbergen extended his early advantage to eight-tenths of a second. Both Byron and Ross Chastain overtook Briscoe to move up to second and third, respectively, on the leaderboard. AJ Allmendinger followed suit in fifth place. Van Gisbergen extended his lead to more than a second and lead to the Lap 10 mark.

Through the first 15 scheduled laps, van Gisbergen continued to stretch his early advantage. His lead stood at more than two seconds over Byron. Briscoe, Christopher Bell and Ryan Blaney trailed in the top five. Chastain fended off Allmendinger for sixth place as Ty Gibbs, Tyler Reddick and Chase Elliott occupied the remaining top-10 spots. Behind, Kyle Larson, Michael McDowell, Alex Bowman, Chris Buescher, Ryan Preece, Zane Smith, Daniel Suarez, Brad Keselowski, Austin Cindric and Joey Logano.

Then, on Lap 20, mixed pit strategies within the field ensued. Austin Cindric pitted his No. 2 Discount Tire Ford Mustang Dark Horse entry from 16th place. More drivers, including teammate Blaney, Chris Buescher, Larson and John Hunter Nemechek pitted their respective entries a lap later. They were followed by another wave of competitors that included Bell, Allmendinger, Gibbs, Elliott, Reddick, McDowell, Bowman, Preece, Keselowski, Logano, Daniel Suarez, rookie Riley Herbst and Denny Hamlin pitted during the next lap.

Prior to Lap 23 and before pit road became inaccessible to the field to mark the conclusion of a stage period, van Gisbergen surrendered the lead to pit under green. He was followed by runner-up Byron and third-place Briscoe on pit road. Chastain opted not to pit before the first stage’s conclusion, cycling his No. 1 Kubota Chevrolet entry into the lead.

When the first stage period concluded on Lap 25, Chastain cruised to his first Cup stage victory of the 2025 season. Teammate van Gisbergen, who managed to cycle in second place, retained the spot ahead of Bubba Wallace, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Byron. Ty Dillon, Briscoe, Blaney, Gibbs and Elliott were scored in the top 10, respectively. Meanwhile, Bell, who spun in Turn 2 after he slightly over-drove the turn and made light contact with teammate Briscoe in the process on Lap 24, was mired back in 18th place.

Under the first stage break, some led by Chastain, including those who had not pitted before the first stage’s conclusion, pitted their respective entries. The rest, led by van Gisbergen, remained on the track. Among those who pitted with Chastain included Wallace, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ty Dillon, Cole Custer, Erik Jones, Austin Dillon, Noah Gragson, Todd Gilliland and Justin Haley.

The second stage period started on Lap 29 as van Gisbergen and Byron occupied the front row. At the start, van Gisbergen fended off Byron through the first three turns to retain the lead. As the field smoothly navigated through the first four turns, Blaney ran over the dirt entering Turn 4a. He got loose amid light contact with Briscoe, niy managed to keep his car racing straight. But he lost three spots in the process. Meanwhile, the field navigated through the rest of the turns smoothly as van Gisbergen led following lap.

The following lap, Allmendinger got loose and spun his No. 16 Big Sipz Chevrolet entry by himself in Turn 2. Shortly after, Nemechek spun his No. 42 Mobil 1 Toyota Camry XSE entry through the Esses just past Turn 7. Nemechek’s incident caused an oncoming bevy of competitors racing in the mid-pack region to scatter and go off the course to avoid Nemchek’s entry. Amid both incidents, the race remained under green flag conditions. Van Gisbergen retained a steady advantage over both Byron and Briscoe by Lap 32.

At the Lap 35 mark, van Gisbergen continued to lead by half a second over Byron. Joe Gibbs Racing’s Ty Gibbs, Briscoe and Bell trailed the lead by as far back as within two seconds. Meanwhile, sixth-place Blaney trailed by two seconds. ahead of Buescher, Elliott, McDowell and Bowman in the top-10 mark. Over the next five laps, Blaney and Bell swapped spots for fifth place and Preece cracked the top 10 in 10th place. Meanwhile, van Gisbergen stabilized his lead to half a second over Byron. Briscoe and Gibbs trailed in third and fourth, respectively.

Just past the Lap 45 mark, van Gisbergen extended his lead to more than two seconds. Behind, the new runner-up competitor, Briscoe, and third-place Blaney pursued and Byron dropped to fourth place in front of Bell. Meanwhile, Suarez, who was racing in 14th place, dropped to 29th place. This occurred after he received a bump and was sent for a spin in Turn 11 by his Trackhouse Racing teammate, Chastain.

With four laps remaining in the second stage period, another cycle of mixed pit strategies within the field ensued. Various drovers. including Bell, McDowell, Reddick, Bowman, Cindric, Zane Smith and Bowman pitted their respective entries under green. More names that included Byron, Buescher, Elliott, Preece, Gibbs, Keselowski, Logano, Herbst and Gilliland pitted during the following lap before the leader van Gisbergen, runner-up Briscoe, third-place Blaney and fourth-place Chastain pitted prior to the final two-lap mark of the second stage period. Amid the pit stops for the front-runners, Larson managed to cycle into the lead ahead of van Gisbergen.

When the second stage period concluded on Lap 55, van Gisbergen, who overtook Larson for the lead on Lap 54 amid contact in Turn 3, notched his second Cup stage victory of the 2025 season. Larson settled in second ahead of Kyle Busch, Wallace and Stenhouse while Briscoe, Ty Dillon, Buescher, Blaney and Byron were scored in the top 10, respectively.

During the stage break, some led by Larson and including Busch, Wallace, Stenhouse, the Dillon brothers, Josh Berry, Noah Gragson, Justin Haley, Erik Jones, Katherine Legge, Allmendinger and Nemechek pitted their respective entries while the rest led by van Gisbergen remained on the track.

With 51 laps remaining, the final stage period commenced as van Gisbergen and Briscoe occupied the front row. At the start, Briscoe mounted a side-by-side challenge on van Gisbergen through the first three turns. But van Gisbergen managed to muscle ahead and clear Briscoe through Turns 3a to 4a.

Despite Noah Gragson spinning into the tire barriers past Turn 3A, the race remained under green flag conditions. The field navigated through the backstretch chicane, the Esses and Turn 11 before returning to the start/finish line area. Van Gisbergen led the following lap.

Then, with 49 laps remaining, the caution returned. Blaney, who was battling Buescher for third place, got bumped by Buescher after Buescher got loose entering the first turn. The contact from Buescher got Blaney loose as he went off the track. Despite missing the wall, Blaney’s No. 12 Menards Ford Mustang Dark Horse entry came to a halt at an incline within the dirt and was unable to pull away. T

his resulted in Blaney losing a lap to the field. Meanwhile, the rest of the field navigated through the second turn while the caution was displayed. Wallace and Hamlin, both of whom were racing in the mid-pack region, spun separately in Turn 2, though both managed to continue without sustaining any significant damage to their respective entries.

The next restart began with 45 laps remaining. Van Gisbergen and Briscoe dueling for the lead through the first two turns. Then, van Gisbergen muscled ahead exiting the second turn. The field fanned out, bumped and jostled for late spots through Turns 3 and 3A, the backstretch chicane and the Esses.

Van Gisbergen started to pull away. Behind, a three-car battle for the runner-up spot, involving Briscoe, Byron and Elliott, ensued entering Turns 10 and 11. With the field navigating through Turn 11 without an incident occurring, van Gisbergen led the next lap. He continued to lead with 40 laps remaining while a variety of on-track battles ensued within the field.

With less than 35 laps remaining, van Gisbergen stabilized his advantage to more than two seconds over Briscoe. Byron, Elliott, Bell, Buescher, Preece, Ty Gibbs, Keselowski and Reddick trailed in the top 10, respectively. By then, Kyle Busch was down in 36th place after he spun in Turn 7 a few laps earlier.

van Gisbergen continued to lead by more than three seconds over Briscoe with 30 laps remaining. During the following lap, select drivers including Buescher, Reddick, Bowman and Logano strategically pitted their respective entries under green. By then, Preece and Nemechek had pitted two laps prior. With 28 laps remaining, more drivers, including Elliott, Keselowski and Allmendinger, pitted under green

Then, with 26 laps remaining, the leader van Gisbergen pitted under green, a lap after the runner-up competitor Briscoe pitted. More drivers, including Byron and Ty Gibbs pitted with van Gisbergen. Bell, who led when van Gisbergen pitted, pitted during the following lap. As Chastain pitted with Bell, Larson cycled into the lead. Van Gisbergen cycled to fourth place behind Carson Hocevar and Michael McDowell.

With 24 laps remaining, the top two competitors that included Larson and Hocevar pitted their respective Chevrolet entries. This allowed McDowell to cycle into the lead and van Gisbergen followed suit in second. Van Gisbergen, however, quickly reeled in and overtook McDowell’s No. 71 Project Zin/Gainbridge Chevrolet entry through Turn 7. And, with 21 laps remaining, reassumed the lead. Van Gisbergen proceeded to extend his lead to more than two seconds with less than 20 laps remaining. McDowell retained second place ahead of Briscoe, Elliott and Buescher, respectively.

Down to the final 15 laps of the event, van Gisbergen stabilized his lead to more than two seconds over the new runner-up competitor, Briscoe. Meanwhile, McDowell was overtaken by both Elliott and Buescher, which left the former mired in fifth place and trailing the lead by more than nine seconds, while Byron, Bell, Keselowski, Ty Gibbs and Cindric occupied the remaining top-10 spots ahead of Preece, Larson, Chastain, Reddick and Bowman, respectively.

Shortly after, the caution flew when the right-rear wheel from Cody Ware’s No. 51 Mighty Fire Breaker Ford Mustang Dark Horse entry rolled off of the car entering Turn 3a. The loose wheel proceeded to both roll and bounce on the course and was dodged by the field before it came to a rest off the track near the entrance of the backstretch chicane. During the caution period, a host of names led by third-place Elliott pitted while the rest led by the leader van Gisbergen and runner-up Briscoe remained on the track. Among those who also remained on the track included Buescher, Byron, Zane Smith, Hocevar, Stenhouse, Berry, Erik Jones, Gragson, Haley and Hamlin.

The start of the next restart with 11 laps remaining did not last a full lap before a series of on-track carnages ensued in Turn 7. Within the carnages, Jones and Gragson separately spun their respective entries, with Gragson sustaining damage after he got hit by Preece while Jones got rear-ended by Larson. At the moment of caution, which caused a majority of the field in the mid-pack region to scatter, van Gisbergen, who had fended off Briscoe at the start of the restart, was leading ahead of Briscoe, Buescher, Bell, Byron, Hocevar, Zane Smith, Berry, Stenhouse and Haley.

Like the previous restart, the following restart with seven laps remaining did not last long when Stenhouse, who was battling for a top-10 spot, was turned amid contact with Gibbs entering the Esses and he bounced off the tire barriers. By then, van Gisbergen, who fended off a late challenge from Briscoe from the start of the restart zone to Turn 3A, retained the lead while Bell, Buescher and Hocevar were scored in the top five ahead of Byron, Zane Smith, Elliott, Berry and McDowell.

During the next restart with four laps remaining, van Gisbergen dueled with Briscoe through the first turn before he bumped Briscoe through Turn 2, which allowed the former to muscle ahead and retain the lead exiting Turn 2. With the field getting stacked up and bumping through every turn, Larson and Blaney wrecked separately in Turn 4a and prior to Turn 7, respectively. Amid both incidents, the race remained under green flag conditions as the field navigated through the Esses before making their way through Turns 10 and 11. At the front, van Gisbergen led the following lap while Briscoe, Bell, Elliott and Byron followed suit in the top five, respectively.

When the white flag waved and the final lap started, van Gisbergen remained in the lead by more than a second over Briscoe while the rest of the field behind continued to bump and jostle for final-lap spots. Amid the battles within the field, van Gisbergen was able to smoothly navigate his way through Sonoma’s turns for a final time before he cycled back through Turn 12 and streaked across the finish line in first place for his third checkered flag of the 2025 Cup Series season.

With the victory, van Gisbergen notched his fourth career win in NASCAR’s premier series, all occurring on either road courses or street courses. The New Zealander also became the first competitor to achieve three consecutive road course victories from pole position since Jeff Gordon achieved the previous feat from 1998-99 and he eclipsed Gordon’s previous record of most laps led by a race winner with his race-high 97 laps led before winning.

Van Gisbergen also became the 22nd competitor overall to win a Cup Series event at Sonoma, the first foreign-born competitor to win at Sonoma since Juan Pablo Montoya won in June 2007 and he piloted a Red Bull-sponsored car to Victory Lane in the Cup Series for the first time since Kasey Kahne won at Phoenix Raceway in November 2011. His third victory of the 2025 season, which is tied with Christopher Bell, Denny Hamlin and Kyle Larson for the most through 20-scheduled events, was also the ninth of the year for the Chevrolet nameplate and the fourth for Trackhouse Racing.

*Van Gisbergen, who swept both poles and race victories between the Xfinity and Cup Series divisions a week ago at the Chicago Street Course, capped off another successful race weekend in Sonoma, California. In addition to winning the Cup event on Sunday, he notched a strong runner-up result during Saturday’s Xfinity Series event at Sonoma following a late battle with his Trackhouse Racing/JR Motorsports teammate and race winner Connor Zilisch.

“[The racing] was pretty tough stuff,” van Gisbergen said on the frontstretch on TNT. “We had an amazing car. Chase Briscoe, what a great racer. [He] Gave me respect and jumped the last [restart] a little bit, but it was pretty tense. Amazing. So stoked for Red Bull, Trackhouse [Racing], Chevy. Unbelievable. I had a really fun weekend here. Some great races and hope everyone enjoyed that.”

“[It is] Hard to believe that, isn’t it?” van Gisbergen, who was mentioned that he is currently scored as the third-seeded competitor for the 2025 Playoffs, added. “I just have to thank these [No. 88] guys. We’ve built up all year, got better and better, and now we need to keep getting better on the ovals and start proving some people wrong. I had an amazing time in Australia [racing Supercars] and then to come here, the last couple of years has been [a] dream come true. I really enjoyed my time in NASCAR. Thanks everyone for making me feel so welcomed and [I] hope I’m here for a long time to come.”

Chase Briscoe, who finished no higher than 13th through his previous four starts at Sonoma, settled in second place for his seventh top-five result of the 2025 season.

“I never played basketball against [23XI Racing co-owner] Michael Jordan in his prime, but I feel like that’s probably what it was like,” Briscoe said. “[van Gisbergen] is unbelievable on road courses. He’s just so good. He’s really raised the bar on this entire series. I thought there was one restart I was maybe going to get clear of him, but truthfully even if I cleared him, he was probably going to pass me back by the end of the lap. We were a second-place car all day and ended up second with it.”

Chase Elliott finished in third place for his seventh top-five result of the 2025 season while Michael McDowell and Christopher Bell claimed the remaining top-five spots of fourth and fifth, respectively. Tyler Reddick, Ty Gibbs, William Byron, Joey Logano and Kyle Busch completed the top 10 in the final running order.

*Meanwhile, Sonoma, which also hosted the third In-Season Tournament of the year, featured a bevy of late-race drama between the initial group of eight competitors who were still in contention for the million-dollar prize. When the checkered flag flew, the following names that included John Hunter Nemechek, Tyler Reddick, Ty Gibbs and Ty Dillon transferred to the challenge’s fourth and penultimate round after the quartet eliminated Erik Jones, Ryan Preece, Zane Smith and Alex Bowman, respectively.

The Sonoma event featured 12 lead changes for six different leaders. The race featured six cautions for 17 laps. In addition, 33 of 37 starters finished on the lead lap.

Following the 18th event of the 2025 Cup Series season, William Byron leads the regular-season standings by 14 points over teammate Chase Elliott, 44 over teammate Kyle Larson, 53 over Tyler Reddick, 62 over Denny Hamlin and 71 over Christopher Bell.

Results:

1. Shane van Gisbergen, 97 laps led, Stage 2 winner
2. Chase Briscoe, two laps led
3. Chase Elliott
4. Michael McDowell, three laps led
5. Christopher Bell, one lap led
6. Tyler Reddick
7. Ty Gibbs
8. William Byron
9. Joey Logano
10. Kyle Busch
11. Brad Keselowski
12. Ryan Preece
13. Josh Berry
14. Daniel Suarez
15. Justin Haley
16. Chris Buescher
17. Ty Dillon
18. AJ Allmendinger
19. Alex Bowman
20. Denny Hamlin
21. Austin Dillon
22. Todd Gilliland
23. Cole Custer
24. Ross Chastain, four laps led, Stage 1 winner
25. Riley Herbst
26. Bubba Wallace
27. Zane Smith
28. John Hunter Nemechek
29. Erik Jones
30. Austin Cindric
31. Katherine Legge
32. Carson Hocevar
33. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
34. Cody Ware, two laps down
35. Kyle Larson, two laps down, three laps led
36. Ryan Blaney – OUT, Accident
37. Noah Gragson – OUT, Accident

Next on the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series schedule is the Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400 at Dover Motor Speedway for the penultimate In-Season Tournament event of the year. The event is scheduled to occur next Sunday, July 20, and air at 2 p.m. ET on TNT.

RCR NCS Race Recap: Sonoma Raceway

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Hard Battle for Austin Dillon and the No. 3 Bass Pro Shops/Winchester Chevrolet Team at Sonoma Raceway

Finish: 21st
Start: 33rd
Points: 28th

“It was a hard battle for the No. 3 Bass Pro Shops/Winchester Chevrolet team today at Sonoma Raceway. We didn’t really have a lot of speed this weekend, but we did make it better. We made some adjustments mid-race, and then those cautions came out at the end of the final stage. I had to go through the grass and lost around 15 spots. We got a couple back there at the end, but it’s not what we wanted. Overall, a decent recovery to come from 33rd to 21st. We’ll keep digging. We’ve had some good Chevrolets the last couple of weekends. Unfortunately, this week we weren’t as good as we’ve been, but we’ll get better.” -Austin Dillon

Kyle Busch and the No. 8 zone Chevrolet Team Earn Top-10 Finish at Sonoma Raceway

Finish: 10th
Start: 17th
Points: 15th

“We had to come from behind all day with our zone Chevrolet. On the initial start, our car had no drive or rear lateral in any direction. After falling to the back, crew chief Randall Burnett and the guys made the call for major chassis adjustments to get the rears working. Those adjustments definitely helped. I just wish I could have had that same adjustment again without giving up the track position. We kept working on the balance and in Stage 3, the car was the best it had been. It was simply avoiding wrecks at the end. Proud of the No. 8 team for pushing through and getting a top-10 finish.” -Kyle Busch

Alex Palou benefits from late caution to win Race 2 at Iowa

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Tucker White
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NEWTON, Iowa - JULY 13: Alex Palou, driver of the #10 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NTT IndyCar Series Farm to Finish 275 Race No. 2 at Iowa Speedway on July 13, 2025, in Newton, Iowa. Photo: Chris Owens/Penske Entertainment

Alex Palou led 194 laps and won from the pole. That’s what the record will say. That, however, doesn’t tell the story.

The driver of the No. 10 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda lost the lead to Josef Newgarden with 35 laps to go, after the latter made up a five-second gap in 15 laps to go from third to first. Then Newgarden pitted from the lead with 28 to go and a caution flew with 22 to go that trapped Newgarden a lap down, but gave Palou back the lead. Which he held onto after a restart with 11 to go and drove to victory in the Farm to Finish 275 Race No. 2 at Iowa Speedway.

“Honestly, it’s tough. It’s tough,” Palou said. “That’s why it’s so fun to race in INDYCAR with these teams, with these different tracks. It’s different challenges that you have. You go to a street course and you need different techniques than on a road course, and then you go to an oval and you have superspeedways, and then you come here and it’s completely different to IMS.

“It’s super fun, keeps you awake, keeps you having to push every single weekend, and honestly, I was already super happy yesterday with our first pole here. But to be able to get our first win here and fighting on track, it’s been a good day. It’s been super fun.”

It’s his 18th career victory in 93 career NTT INDYCAR Series starts and eighth of the 2025 season.

Scott Dixon brought his No. 9 CGR Honda home to a runner-up finish and Marcus Armstrong rounded out the podium in his No. 66 Meyer Shank Racing Honda.

“Yeah, it was definitely an interesting weekend for us,” Dixon said. “I think all the cars yesterday weren’t typically great on the high lines. On the 9 car side at least we threw the kitchen sink at it, at least try something different, use it as a bit of a test session.

“It was a bit iffy at the start. We were a bit off on COP and bars and all that kind of stuff, but once we got it dialed in, it was pretty good. I think we were able to manage the stints quite well, tire life was quite good, and that enabled us to save a bunch of fuel and extend the windows when we needed to. I think today for most people it was about catching the caution and going as long as possible.

“The undercut was not great for us. The overcut was a bit better. Obviously you could run really fast times at the end. I don’t know, I think we worked on the car all day and got it pretty good, and another stint I think we could have had a really fun race with the 10.”

David Malukas and Saturday’s winner, Pato O’Ward, rounded out the top-five.

Christian Lundgaard, Felix Rosenqvist, Christian Rasmussen, Robert Shwartzman and Newgarden rounded out the top-10.

Alex Palou benefits from late caution to win Race 2 at Iowa

Race summary

Palou led the field to green at 1:20 p.m. ET, but caution flew on the first lap when Devlin DeFrancesco got loose and spun into the Turn 4 wall. He collected Scott McLaughlin in the process.

Back to green on Lap 12, Palou caught the back of the field on Lap 32. Caution flew on Lap 50 when Sting Ray Robb hit the wall in Turn 1. Everybody pitted under the caution. Shwartzman dropped to the rear of the field for speeding on pit road.

Back to green on Lap 65, Newgarden overtook Palou on the high line exiting Turn 4 for the race lead. Unlike Saturday, Newgarden lapped cars with greater ease. He pit from the lead on Lap 130, as caution flew for Marcus Ericsson, who suffered a right-front tire failure and hit the wall in Turn 4. This gave the lead back to Palou and trapped Newgarden a lap down. Which he got back when the field pitted under the caution.

Back to green on Lap 142, the race settled into a green flag run. Until caution flew on Lap 176 when Callum Ilott broke loose and rear-ended the Turn 4 wall. Kyle Kirkwood stayed out to take the race lead.

Back to green on Lap 191, Palou jumped to the high line to fight Kirkwood for the race lead. Kirkwood edged him out at the line on Lap 192, but Palou completed the overtake for the race lead on Lap 193. Newgarden, who with 50 laps to go was five seconds back, overtook Palou into Turn 1 to retake the lead with 35 laps to go. He pitted from the lead with 28 to go and momentarily stalled it on exit. Malukas cycled out ahead of him and Palou took the race lead. Caution flew with 22 to go when Colton Herta hit the wall in Turn 2.

Back to green with 11 to go, Palou drove onto victory.

Alex Palou benefits from late caution to win Race 2 at Iowa

What else happened

Will Power dropped off the pace from fourth on Lap 21 and made an unscheduled stop. An engine failure ended his race.

Alex Palou benefits from late caution to win Race 2 at Iowa

Nuts and bolts

The race lasted one hour, 48 minutes and 39 seconds, at an average speed of 135.761 mph. There were six lead changes among three different drivers and five cautions for 58 laps.

Palou leaves Iowa with a 129-point lead over O’Ward.

The NTT INDYCAR SERIES returns to action, next Sunday, at noon ET on the streets of Toronto.

Farm to Finish 275 powered by Sukup Race Results

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  1. (1) Alex Palou, Honda, 275, Running
  2. (8) Scott Dixon, Honda, 275, Running
  3. (12) Marcus Armstrong, Honda, 275, Running
  4. (3) David Malukas, Chevrolet, 275, Running
  5. (9) Pato O’Ward, Chevrolet, 275, Running
  6. (22) Christian Lundgaard, Chevrolet, 275, Running
  7. (2) Felix Rosenqvist, Honda, 275, Running
  8. (17) Christian Rasmussen, Chevrolet, 275, Running
  9. (11) Robert Shwartzman, Chevrolet, 275, Running
  10. (4) Josef Newgarden, Chevrolet, 275, Running
  11. (25) Jacob Abel, Honda, 275, Running
  12. (26) Rinus VeeKay, Honda, 275, Running
  13. (18) Kyffin Simpson, Honda, 275, Running
  14. (16) Louis Foster, Honda, 275, Running
  15. (20) Santino Ferrucci, Chevrolet, 274, Running
  16. (7) Conor Daly, Chevrolet, 274, Running
  17. (15) Alexander Rossi, Chevrolet, 274, Running
  18. (21) Kyle Kirkwood, Honda, 274, Running
  19. (10) Graham Rahal, Honda, 272, Running
  20. (19) Colton Herta, Honda, 252, Contact
  21. (13) Callum Ilott, Chevrolet, 173, Contact
  22. (14) Marcus Ericsson, Honda, 127, Contact
  23. (24) Sting Ray Robb, Chevrolet, 48, Contact
  24. (6) Will Power, Chevrolet, 21, Mechanical
  25. (23) Devlin DeFrancesco, Honda, 0, Contact
  26. (27) Scott McLaughlin, Chevrolet, 0, Contact
  27. (5) Nolan Siegel, Chevrolet, 0, Did Not Start

Race Statistics
Winner’s average speed: 135.761 mph
Time of Race: 01:48:39.2641
Margin of victory: 0.5280 of a second
Cautions: 5 for 58 laps
Lead changes: 6 among 3 drivers

Lap Leaders:
Palou, Alex 1 – 64
Newgarden, Josef 65 – 128
Palou, Alex 129 – 182
Kirkwood, Kyle 183 – 191
Palou, Alex 192 – 240
Newgarden, Josef 241 – 248
Palou, Alex 249 – 275

NTT INDYCAR SERIES Point Standings: Palou 515, O’Ward 386, Dixon 342, Kirkwood 335, Lundgaard 300, Rosenqvist 298, Armstrong 267, Power 244, Herta 244, Ferrucci 237, Malukas 237, McLaughlin 234, VeeKay 211, Newgarden 207, Rasmussen 207, Rossi 194, Simpson 191, Daly 184, Rahal 169, Ericsson 164, Siegel 156, Foster 150, Shwartzman 145, Robb 120, DeFrancesco 115, Ilott 111, Abel 88, Takuma Sato 36, Helio Castroneves 20, Ed Carpenter 16, Jack Harvey 12, Ryan Hunter-Reay 10, Kyle Larson 6, Marco Andretti 5

Van Gisbergen Dominates at Sonoma Raceway; Drives Chevrolet to Three-Straight Road Course Triumphs

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NASCAR CUP SERIES
SONOMA RACEWAY
TEAM CHEVY POST-RACE REPORT

JULY 13, 2025

Van Gisbergen Dominates at Sonoma Raceway; Drives Chevrolet to Three-Straight Road Course Triumphs 

  •  Chevrolet’s road course streak continued during NASCAR’s annual trip out west to Sonoma Raceway. In yet another dominating display on left- and right-hand turns, Shane van Gisbergen piloted his No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet to back-to-back trips to victory lane – taking the checkered flag in the Toyota / Save Mart 350 to become the series’ fourth three-time winner in NASCAR’s top division this season.
  • With fellow Team Chevy driver, Connor Zilisch, picking up the win in yesterday’s NASCAR Xfinity Series race, Chevrolet now owns three-straight doubleheader weekend sweeps on road courses in NASCAR’s top-two divisions – dating back to Shane van Gisbergen (NCS) and Daniel Suarez’s (NXS) triumphs in Mexico City.
  • For the second consecutive weekend, Trackhouse Racing’s Shane van Gisbergen led the NASCAR Cup Series field to the green flag from the pole position. The road course ace set sail on the opening lap in his No. 88 Chevrolet – building an early two-second margin by the halfway point of the opening stage. Van Gisbergen was one of the handful of lead pack drivers fighting left-rear grip in the closing laps of the stage. With pit strategy coming into play, crew chief Stephen Doran made the call to flip the stage – bringing his driver to pit road with three laps to go for the team’s first scheduled stop. Van Gisbergen ultimately cycled back up to the second position to take the first green-white checkered flag.
  • With an all-Chevrolet front-row for the start of Stage Two, Van Gisbergen regained the top position and paced the field throughout the stage – only giving up the lead to flip the stage on pit strategy. But the 36-year-old New Zealand still managed to power his Trackhouse Racing-prepared Chevrolet back to the lead to conclude a Team Chevy stage win sweep at the Northern California circuit.
  • With a 55-lap run on deck for the final stage of the race, Van Gisbergen lined up on the front-row once again and settled back into the top position. Continuing to put his road course skills on full display, Van Gisbergen went on to bring his laps led tally to 97 on the day en route to his third victory of the season.

TEAM CHEVY UNOFFICIAL TOP-10 RESULTS:
POS. DRIVER
1st – Shane van Gisbergen
3rd – Chase Elliott
4th – Michael McDowell
8th – William Byron
10th – Kyle Busch

Chevrolet’s season statistics with 20 NASCAR Cup Series races complete:

Wins: 9
Poles: 10
Top-Fives: 40
Top 10s: 81
Stage Wins: 19

UP NEXT: The 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season continues at Dover Motor Speedway with the AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400 on Sunday, July 20, at 2 p.m. ET. Live coverage can be found on TNT, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90.
Post-Race Driver Quotes:

Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

Finished: 21st

“It was a hard battle for the No. 3 Bass Pro Shops / Winchester Chevrolet team. We didn’t really have a lot of speed this weekend, but we did make it better. We made some adjustments mid-race, and then those cautions came out. I had to go through the grass and lost around 15 spots. We got a couple back there at the end, but it’s not what we wanted. We’ll keep digging. We’ve had some good Chevrolet’s the last couple of weekends. Unfortunately, this week, we weren’t as good as we’ve been, but we’ll get better.”

Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

Finished: 10th

“We had to come from behind all day with our zone Chevrolet. On the initial start, our car had no drive or rear lateral any direction. After falling to the back, Randall (Burnett) and the guys made the call for major chassis adjustments to get the rears working. Those adjustments definitely helped, just wished I could have had that same adjustment again without giving up the track position. We kept working on the balance and in Stage 3, the car was the best it had been. It was simply avoiding wrecks at the end. Proud of the No. 8 team for pushing through and getting a top-10 finish.”

Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

Finished: 3rd

“I’m not sure if there was dirt across the track or what, but it happened a couple of times throughout the day. I was obviously pushing really hard. I just got sliding and ran out of road, but I don’t know that it would have been enough anyways, to be honest. I wasn’t near as good that run than the run before. I’m not really sure why that was, but the call by Alan (Gustafson, crew chief) was great. It was nice to be on offense and give ourselves a shot. I wish I could have made it happen there. I was trying, but I just couldn’t get going like we needed to there at the end. We had a really fast No. 9 NAPA Chevrolet all day. I thought we were really solid. We probably needed a little bit more to get Shane (Van Gisbergen) and Chase (Briscoe).”

Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet

Finished: 17th

“It was a rough couple of laps there. Alex (Bowman) and I race really clean. I told him – man, if it wasn’t for the million dollars, I probably wouldn’t have done that, but I had to. It’s been an incredible run for this No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet team. We’ve worked so hard for this opportunity. I can’t thank Matt Kaulig, Chris Rice, Ty Norris and Kaulig Racing for giving me the opportunity to shine again. I’ve worked so hard to get here and I’m just grateful. All of our partners that are on board, this has just been so much fun.

We’re going to give it all we’ve got at Dover; put pressure on the guys. I think you’ve seen through this that our team doesn’t quit. I saw the No. 48 there at the end, and I knew it was our opportunity to race hard and go get him. Just proud of this team’s effort.”

Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

Finished: 4th

“We needed a little bit more pace out of our No. 71 Gainbridge Chevrolet. We had Project Zin on the car today, which was really cool. Qualifying really hurt us. I think we had decent pace, but we weren’t fast enough to get around the good cars. We got off strategy there, and that didn’t work. Thankfully, we caught a caution and we were able to tires on our Chevrolet and fight our way back. We salvaged a top-five day, but that’s not what we need. We all know what we need to do, and we just weren’t quite good enough to do it today. But this is part of the process. You have good weeks and bad weeks. Last weekend (at Chicago), we had a car that could win. Today, we were a little off. We’ll keep building on it.”

Shane van Gisbergen, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

Finished: 1st

“This is amazing. This is why we go racing. I had a great time. It’s awesome to have Red Bull on the car this weekend. Trackhouse Racing gave me a great Chevrolet again. What a great couple of weeks! Just to execute, make no mistakes, have great pit stops, great strategy and be able to hold them off there at the end – it’s incredible. Chase (Briscoe) was driving really well. We had a lot of fun there.”

How much have you worked on restarts because you were flawless there with the multiple restarts at the end?

“Yeah, on the last restart, I thought he (Chase Briscoe) jumped a little bit. I was just trying to do what I could to get in position in turn two. That last one, I had to give him a bit of rub, but that was it. I’m just over the moon.”

You have three wins this season. Is that beyond your dreams?

“I don’t dream about that stuff.. that’s why we work hard – to repay and reward everyone that helps make this happen. It was a tough start to the season, but we’re getting better and better. To win three NASCAR Cup Series races is unbelievable.”

About General Motors

General Motors (NYSE:GM) is driving the future of transportation, leveraging advanced technology to build safer, smarter, and lower emission cars, trucks, and SUVs. GM’s Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, and GMC brands offer a broad portfolio of innovative gasoline-powered vehicles and the industry’s widest range of EVs, as we move to an all-electric future. Learn more at GM.com.

First season podium for Racing to End Alzheimer’s in Canada

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A team effort at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, as drivers, crew and strategists performed flawlessly in a wild IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge race

BOWMANVILLE, Ontario, Canada (July 14, 2025) – The Racing to End Alzheimer’s with Stephen Cameron Racing team put it all together in Saturday’s two-hour IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge race, scoring its first podium finish of the season at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.

Drivers Sean Quinlan and Greg Liefooghe combined to keep the Racing to End Alzheimer’s colors near the top of the field all weekend. With a flawless pit stop, solid strategy, and impressive instincts to stay out of a plethora of trouble, the team brought home a hard-fought and well deserved third place finish.

And as always, the on-track action was only part of the story. Racing to End Alzheimer’s founder Phil Frengs manned his usual post at the familiar orange and purple tent at the back of the Cameron team transporter, talking to the enthusiastic Canadian fans – many with a story to tell about their loved one who suffered from dementia or Alzheimer’s, hoping to add their name to the loved ones already on the Ford Mustang. In fact, four names were added this weekend, bringing the number to 114.

Canadian fans can choose to have their donation go to the Alzheimer Society of Toronto – the matching funds will also stay in Toronto.

Honor a loved one and join the team: https://r2endalz.org/donate/

The No. 19 Racing to End Alzheimer’s Ford Mustang came out of the gate flying on Friday morning, with Liefooghe and Quinlan setting the third quickest time in morning practice. In the heat of the day, the duo once again combined for a solid P3 in practice two – the top Ford Mustang in both sessions. In Saturday morning qualifying, Quinlan found his attempts at a fast lap time repeatedly thwarted by traffic but placed the car a solid P11 for the afternoon’s race.

At the drop of the green, Quinlan bided his time through the inevitable early chaos until the opportunity presented itself to make a pass late on lap one. He took another position on lap two, then settled into a rhythm, focusing forward and putting down consistent lap times. With an hour remaining, Quinlan headed to pit lane for four Michelin tires, fuel, and a change to Liefooghe.

Carving his way up through the field, Liefooghe set one of the fastest laps of the race with a circuit at 1:24.370. He had captured second position when a four-car incident on the back straight brought out a yellow, with a significant debris field to clean.

Liefooghe took the green with 17 minutes remaining, but with lapped cars ahead and fast cars behind, he was swarmed and hit hard, bouncing off two cars and doing a masterful job of holding the car on track in fourth. The offending driver received a drive through penalty for incident responsibility, putting the No. 19 Racing to End Alzheimer’s Ford Mustang into P3.

In the waning laps, Liefooghe fought to keep the damaged car in third position, making the Mustang as wide as possible to take the checkered flag in third – the team’s first podium of the year.

Liefooghe was thrilled with the team effort, and impressed by his co-driver.

“Sean did an amazing job,” said Liefooghe about his pro-am partner. “He was out there against drivers who race full time as their living, and he did laps just a few tenths off, keeping us close to the front and allowing us to do a two-stop race. And kudos to the crew, they did two perfect stops and called a great race. We were P2, just cruising till the end, but the yellow bunched up everybody and unfortunately for us, there were a lot of lapped cars between us and the leader which made it really tough to battle. All the cars behind us were for position, so it was a tough place to be – we got sandwiched in between two cars and got drilled, but thankfully the car held together. We were really struggling at the end, defending hard to bring it home.

“It’s so important to us to bring this home for Racing to End Alzheimer’s,” continued Liefooghe. “We’re so honored to have all those names on the car every weekend, it makes this moment just that much more special.”

For Frengs, it was great to earn the podium, but the true reason for the program is never far from his mind.

“Being on the podium recognizes not only our two great drivers but our whole team,” said Frengs. “It was an outstanding job all weekend. But most important, we’ve talked to so many people here this weekend that will be so excited because they appreciate what we do.

“We never forget that each one of those 114 names honor someone with dementia or Alzheimer’s,” continued Frengs. “114 people loved someone who made a difference in their life – and we refer to them as their champion. They can honor and remember them, and that’s the most rewarding part of what we do. Awareness is vital, but the most important thing is to give people the chance to acknowledge someone they loved. That’s the best.”

Next up for the Racing to End Alzheimer’s with Stephen Cameron Racing team and the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge series will be the Road America 120 – Saturday, August 2 at America’s National Park of Speed, located in Elkhart Lake, Wis. The race will be broadcast live in the U.S. on Peacock TV, and internationally on IMSA.TV and on IMSA’s YouTube channel – ad-free courtesy of Michelin.

About Racing to End Alzheimer’s

In 2013, Phil Frengs’s late wife Mimi was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s Disease. Their experience with the disease led Frengs to a seminal moment: his company, Legistics, had long sponsored a team in IMSA sports car racing and he realized an opportunity to raise money and awareness for the fight against the disease. In 2017, he formed Racing to End Alzheimer’s, giving fans the opportunity to honor loved ones by putting their names on the race car via donation – with Legistics matching each donation. 100% of those donations go to the two organizations the team supports:

The Nantz National Alzheimer Center at Houston Methodist is exploring cutting edge strategies in therapy, care and research to find a cure for these dementias. NNAC was founded by longtime CBS Sports broadcaster Jim Nantz and his family in honor of his father, Jim, Jr., who passed away after a 13-year battle with Alzheimer’s.

The UCLA Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care Program is a nationally-recognized grant-funded program designed to help patients and their families with the complex medical, behavioral and social needs associated with Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia.

CORVETTE RACING AT CTMP: Runner-Up for No. 4 PMM Corvette

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Luck goes the way of Milner, Catsburg for second place in GTD PRO

BOWMANVILLE, Ontario (July 13, 2025) – Tommy Milner, Nicky Catsburg and the No. 4 Corvette Z06 GT3.R team gambled and won on strategy Sunday on the way to a second-place GTD PRO finish in the Chevrolet Grand Prix at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.

A call for a top-off of fuel under yellow by the Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports engineering team with nearly 80 minutes to go reversed the fortunes for the Milner, Catsburg and the No. 4 Corvette, which lost time earlier in the pits and ran as far down as ninth in class.

Two additional full-course yellow periods over the final 30 minutes – including one with 15 minutes left that ended the race – allowed Catsburg to hold position and put himself and Milner on the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship podium for the first time this year.

The result solidified Chevrolet’s lead in the GTD PRO Manufacturers Championship with four races left in the season.

Antonio Garcia and Alexander Sims also retained their Drivers Championship lead with a fourth-place finish in the No. 3 Corvette. The duo ran a more traditional strategy and looked likely to make the podium for the fifth time this season, thanks to a fuel advantage over two of the cars ahead of it when the final yellows flew.

In GTD, Alec Udell and Robert Wickens posted the best finish of the season for the DXDT Racing No. 36 Corvette Z06 GT3.R effort. Wickens, racing a Corvette at CTMP for the first time, started third and drove the first 45 minutes before giving way to Udell to go the rest of the way. The pair was in the same position as the No. 3 Corvette and likely would have made the GTD podium without the late yellows due to the team’s fuel strategy.

Matt Bell and Orey Fidani placed 11th in GTD with AWA’s No. 13 Corvette in the team’s home race. The team fought back from a lap down and likewise had its progress halted by the final two yellows.

The next race for the Corvette Z06 GT3.R program in IMSA is August 1-3 at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin.

CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R POST-RACE DRIVER QUOTES

TOMMY MILNER, NO. 4 CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R – FINISHED SECOND IN GTD PRO: “That’s the name of the game sometimes. We for sure didn’t have the car we hoped for or wanted today. It was hard to drive. We took a risk and made a stretch call there that worked out in our favor. In talking to the guys on the pit stand, this is a place where you don’t have little moments; you have big ones. So the chance of a yellow I thought was pretty good so I was pretty happy with our decision. It played into our hands exactly as we needed it to. We’ve had some bad luck throughout the year, so we’ll take some good luck today.”

NICKY CATSBURG, NO. 4 CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R – FINISHED SECOND IN GTD PRO: “It’s very nice to finish on the podium. It’s our first of the year, and it’s great to do it at the Chevrolet Grand Prix. But we do have a lot of work to do. We got a little bit lucky today. We need to figure out where things keep going wrong for us in the pitlane and figure out how to get the Corvette in a bit better window. We have work left but the guys worked really hard. We did a really good job in terms of Manufacturers points. The points for the 3 car guys today was good for their championship, too. So all good.”

ANTONIO GARCIA, NO. 3 CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R – FINISHED FOURTH IN GTD PRO: “It was super difficult strategy-wise to know what to do. You would do whatever you had to do and it obviously went the other way for us. In a way, I’m happy that we did our race. Without the last yellow, everyone ahead of us was tight (on fuel) so it was going to be another fight with the 77. The 4 car made that gamble on fuel and obviously it paid out. For all the loss we got for running the regular strategy, at least the 4 team got the most out of it. They had issues on their first two stops so that put them on the back foot but for once it worked. Great Manufacturer points for Chevrolet. It’s good that either the 3 or 4 Corvette is on the podium in any race. That’s what we need to achieve. Let’s see if at the next races we can get them both up there. But today I’m happy for Corvette Racing overall and we’ll move ahead for the next one.”

ALEXANDER SIMS, NO. 3 CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R – FINISHED FOURTH IN GTD PRO: “It honestly wasn’t one of my most comfortable races for whatever reason. I made a bad call on the last restart; I got checked up by the Ford in front of me which compromised me but then made the wrong call going into Turn One with the Lambo on the inside. I tried to fight him, and if he didn’t back out then I was going to come off second-best by a long way. That happens. It’s really, really frustrating from my side to make that situation happen. I could have sucked it up and lost just one place. The team did a great job to get us back into the mix on strategy. I don’t know how it panned out on strategy. We initiated the strategy call and were proactive to get us back into the race, which was great. On the final restart I got back past the Lambo to reverse the situation from earlier. It was another crazy restart and I don’t know what happened. Thanks to the Pratt Miller team for getting our Corvette back nearer to the front. Huge congrats to the 4 car guys. They’ve had some tough races so it’s nice that they get a result.”

ROBERT WICKENS, NO. 36 CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R – FINISHED FOURTH IN GTD: “Overall, a pretty good day for us at DXDT Racing. Gutted we didn’t make it on the podium, but I thought as a team we executed a near flawless race. So to come away with a top-five finish, first one of the year for me in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and my first top-five with Corvette, I think we can hold our heads high. And I think we have a lot of momentum moving forward to my next race in Road America in a couple weeks time.

“The Corvette Z06 GT3.R was amazing to drive at my home race. Sometimes I’m still having to pinch myself that I got to have such a cool experience. So all in all, thank you to all the fans who came out and supported us over the weekend, bared the weather, and we ended up getting a perfect sunny day in the end. So all in all, a great day.”

About General Motors
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Toyota GAZOO Racing – NCS Sonoma Post-Race Report – 07.13.25

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BRISCOE EARNS CAREER-BEST ROAD COURSE FINISH IN TOYOTA/SAVE MART 350
Gibbs, Nemechek, Reddick are three of the final four drivers in the In-Season Challenge

SONOMA, Calif. (July 13, 2025) – Chase Briscoe finished second to lead Toyota at Sonoma Raceway in Sunday’s Toyota/Save Mart 350. It was Briscoe’s best career road course finish. He led four Toyotas in the top-seven finishers – Briscoe (second), Christopher Bell (fifth), Tyler Reddick (sixth) and Ty Gibbs (seventh).

In the In-Season Challenge, Toyota has three of the final four drivers remaining – Gibbs, Reddick and John Hunter Nemechek. Gibbs and Reddick will face off in Dover, while Nemechek will compete against Ty Dillon for the right to advance to the final round in a bid for one million dollars.

Toyota GAZOO Racing Post-Race Recap
NASCAR Cup Series (NCS)
Sonoma Raceway
Race 20 of 36 – 218.9 miles, 110 laps

TOYOTA FINISHING POSITIONS

1st, Shane van Gisbergen*
2nd, CHASE BRISCOE
3rd, Chase Elliott*
4th, Michael McDowell*
5th, CHRISTOPHER BELL
6th, TYLER REDDICK
7th, TY GIBBS
20th, DENNY HAMLIN
25th, RILEY HERBST
26th, BUBBA WALLACE
28th, JOHN HUNTER NEMECHEK
29th, ERIK JONES
*non-Toyota driver

TOYOTA QUOTES

CHASE BRISCOE, No. 19 Bass Pro Shops Toyota Camry XSE, Joe Gibbs Racing

Finishing Position: 2nd

What else did you need out of the car to beat Shane Van Gisbergen?

“I don’t know. I don’t know if I really saw everything he had, truthfully. I felt like every time I would get close; he would just start driving back away. We were definitely the second-best car. I don’t really know what more I need – maybe a little bit a grip, but even if I had a little more grip, I don’t know if I’m going to be able to gain the speed that he had. But overall, great day for the Bass Pro Shops Toyota. This is by far my worst race track, so to run second to him, it definitely means a lot, so proud of the day.”

CHRISTOPHER BELL, No. 20 Rheem Toyota Camry XSE, Joe Gibbs Racing

Finishing Position: 5th

What were you discussing with Tyler Reddick there at the end?

“We worked really good there as Toyota teammates and he was just talking there about that last lap. I don’t know what else he does, or I do – we are racing for a top-five, a position there, and I took the lane, and he chose not to ship me. I appreciated that. Tires versus no tires, offense versus defense there at the end of the last lap. Tough to race respectful whenever you are out like that, and I get it.”

What was the racing like there in the end?

“That’s pretty usual for road course racing – if you get a yellow in the end, it kind of builds on itself and yellows breed yellows. I don’t know. The Rheem Camry was pretty good – it was just kind of a sloppy day all around, and we walked out of here with a fifth-place finish. It was good but always wanting more.”

TYLER REDDICK, No. 45 Chumba Casino Toyota Camry XSE, 23XI Racing

Finishing Position: 6th

Top-10 and move to the Final Four of the in-season tournament. Can you tell us about your day?

“Today was a bit of a struggle honestly for the Chumba Casino Toyota. We just kind of went backwards – we slid back throughout the whole day and didn’t really get stage points. We just kept fighting all day long. We put tires on there and was able to get through the chaos. We had a shot at fifth, just didn’t want to use Christopher (Bell) up on that last corner, so we settled for sixth.”

TY GIBBS, No. 54 SAIA LTL Freight Toyota Camry XSE, Joe Gibbs Racing

Finishing Position: 7th

Moving on with the in-season challenge next week. How was your race?

“Yeah, it is pretty cool. We will see what we can do. Overall, we had an okay day. Our SAIA number 54 Camry – we needed to make some adjustments, and I need to do a better job. We had an okay day.”

About Toyota

Toyota (NYSE:TM) has been a part of the cultural fabric in North America for nearly 70 years, and is committed to advancing sustainable, next-generation mobility through our Toyota and Lexus brands, plus our more than 1,800 dealerships.

Toyota directly employs nearly 64,000 people in North America who have contributed to the design, engineering, and assembly of nearly 49 million cars and trucks at our 14 manufacturing plants. In spring 2025, Toyota’s plant in North Carolina will begin to manufacture automotive batteries for electrified vehicles. With more electrified vehicles on the road than any other automaker, Toyota currently offers 31 electrified options.

For more information about Toyota, visit www.ToyotaNewsroom.com.

CHEVROLET INDYCAR AT IOWA: – RACE NO. 2 RECAP

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CHEVROLET IN THE NTT INDYCAR SERIES
Sukup INDYCAR Race Weekend
Iowa Speedway
Newton, Iowa
Race No. 2 Post Race Recap
Farm to Fresh 275
July 13, 2025

DAVID MALUKAS AND PATO O’WARD SCORE TOP-FIVE FINISHES IN RACE NO. 2 AT IOWA SPEEDWAY

  • David Malukas, No. 4 Clarience AJ Foyt Racing Chevrolet, finished 4th to lead the way for Chevrolet
  • Pato O’Ward brough his Race No. 1 winning No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet to the checkered in fifth place to score his seventh top-10 of the year
  • Sits second in the standings after
  • Team Chevy drivers scored six of the top-10 finishers at Iowa Speedway including Malukas and O’Ward
  • Christian Lundgaard, No. 7 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet – 6th
  • Christian Rasmussen, No. 21 Splenda Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet – 8th
  • Robert Shwartzman, No. 83 PREMA Racing Chevrolet – 9th
  • Josef Newgarden, No. 2 Astemo Team Penske Chevrolet – 10th
  • Alex Palou was the race winner
  • Next for Chevrolet in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES is the Streets of Toronto on July 20, 2025

DRIVER POST RACE QUOTES:

DAVID MALUKAS, NO. 4 CLARIENCE AJ FOYT RACING CHEVROLET, FINISHED 4Th:

“It’s just the way INDYCAR is. It’s part of the game. We decided to do the undercut. It tends to be a lot quicker. They waited it out for a yellow, and unfortunately it came out for them. It’s just how it is. We just keep pushing. This is good for us. Consistent run. Ever since the 500, we’ve been on the upward trajectory, and the races, they’re just tough, but that’s what makes IndyCar fun. We’re always trying to play the guessing game and try to be up there. So we’ll take this P-4. Hardest P-4 I had to work for, and we’ll take it.”

PATO O’WARD, NO. 5 ARROW MCLAREN CHEVROLET, FINISHED 5TH:

“That was a lot of fun out there today. That last restart was a lot of fun. We just got a bit caught out there by the yellow. And, I just think today, I wasn’t as good through traffic as the guys that I was fighting. So it’s a bit more of a struggle to keep up. I didn’t feel as sporty as I did yesterday. But all in all, I think we salvaged a good finish. We went from a top-10 to top-five in I think like eight laps. So, we all had to fight our way forward and got a solid top-five”

CHRISTIAN LUNDGAARD, NO. 7 ARROW MCLAREN CHEVROLET, FINISHED 6TH

“A tough day on track yesterday, and I’m glad we redeemed ourselves today. I thought it was much easier for the leaders to pass today, and even though we spent the majority of the time in that danger zone, we were able to hold them off. I think patience was key today. Some cars demonstrated the strategies not to run, and some of them even did it twice. We were on the other side of that and learning from it. We’re all hoping Nolan has a quick recovery and that we’ll see him racing again next week.”

CHRISTIAN RASMUSSEN, NO. 21 SPLENDA ED CARPENTER RACING CHEVROLET, FINISHED 8TH:

“Overall, good weekend for us here at Iowa Speedway, coming away with a sixth place and an eighth place finish. Really happy about the first race. Oh, really the second race as well. We we took a gamble, and it was working out. But then the last yellow kind of helped a lot of guys that hadn’t pitted yet, where we were just we had already pitted and trying to undercut So overall, good weekend, good points for the championship. Happy with the performance on the ovals this year. Two six places, a podium and an eighth place. So happy with that. Looking forward to Toronto, where we had another strong car last year, and going into to the rest of the season.”

ROBERT SHWARTZMAN, NO. 83 PREMA RACING CHEVROLET, FINISHED 9TH:

“It was an eventful race. At the beginning we were holding onto the top ten then I managed to do a mistake in the pitlane, which I am sorry for. I drove back up the order and I knew we had a pretty strong car. From then on I just tried to overtake as many cars as possible try to move up the field and try to gain my positions from the beginning. It was a bit tough but with the pitstops it started to become a bit easier. I was overtaking one car at a time and I was running in fourth when there was a yellow. I tried to defend as best as I could on the last restart but after a misunderstanding on how we approached the final stop the car was just drifting around on old tires and it was extremely tough. I lost quite a few positions. I’m very gutted for that because I’m very sure that I could hold onto the top five for the team.”

JOSEF NEWGARDEN, NO. 2 ASTEMO TEAM PENSKE CHEVROLET, FINISHED 10TH:

“We just have to keep doing what you are doing. Team Penske is working incredibly hard-the whole group. Yesterday was a good day for everybody. You could see the spirits lift. They don’t need to change what they are doing. They are doing a great job. They brought a fast car here again today. We just keep doing the same thing.”

SANTINO FERRUCCI, NO. 14 SEXTON PROPERTIES AJ FOYT RACING CHEVROLET, FINISHED 15TH:

“Well, good day for us. We had a lot of speed. A lot of good racing out there. Unfortunately, the yellows didn’t come out to play for us and we ended up with the P-4 result. But we worked our butts off, guys did great pit stops, and these guys did an insane job getting the car where it needed to be after everything we learned from race 1 yesterday. So, big kudos to them; we capitalized on this and move forward.”

CONOR DALY, NO. 76 JUNCOS HOLLINGR RACING CHEVROLET, FINISHED 16TH:

ALEXANDER ROSSI, NO. 20 JAVA HOUSE ED CARPENTER RACING CHEVROLET, FINISHED 17TH :

“It was a pretty tough weekend here at Iowa. We weren’t able to finish the race yesterday, which is frustrating in and of itself. Today, we were looking at a potential Top 10 finish but it just didn’t work out that way in the end. We’ll regroup and head to Toronto in just a few short days.”

CALLUM ILLOT, NO. 90 PREMA RACING CHEVROLET, DNF 21ST CONTACT:

“We had good pace during that race. We had a pretty bad first stop which set us back a bit and I managed to come back through after one of the restarts and then settled into about 11th or 12th. On the last restart I did they were late to call the green flag. Unfortunately people checked up in front of me and I had to avoid it and they gave me a very strict penalty for that. Then we were just a lap down trying to make up for it and unfortunately got caught out by the car in front. They didn’t do anything wrong; they changed line compared to the lap before and I just lost the air on my car and lost it. Not a good weekend overall. We showed a lot of pace but there was nothing to come from it.”

STING RAY ROBB, NO. 77 UNCOS HOLLINGER RACING CHEVROLET, 23RD, DNF CONTACT:

WILL POWER, NO. 12 VERZON TEAM PENSKE CHEVROLET, DNF 24TH MECHANICAL:

“Not sure what happened, an engine issue of some kind. It feels like Mid-Ohio. The car is good. We had improved upon yesterday. It felt like we would have had a great race today. Of course, you never know what could happen. It’s a pity, we keep giving away days when we have a Verizon Chevy that could win. Just one of those seasons. Not much we can do.”

NOTE: FROM CHEVROLET MOTORSPORTS INDYCAR PROGRAM MANAGER ANDREW SCHUTTER:

“It was an engine issue during the race and made the decision to retire the car as a precaution to avoid further damage. We’ll conduct a full inspection to better understand the cause and see what we can learn moving forward.”

SCOTT MCLAUGHLIN, NO. 3 GALLAGHER TEAM PENSKE CHEVROLET, DNF 26TH CONTACT:

“I just got caught up in someone else’s accident, unfortunately. Just, it is what it is. Really gutted for everyone on the Gallagher Chevy and everyone at Gallagher It was their one race. We had a lot of support here today. Look, positives. We had a really good yesterday’s race. The car was really good, and I’m just bummed out. I haven’t been able to use it today. I try to be patient, but, it’s hard to avoid something like that.

“I was very excited. The Gallagher Chevy was going to be just as good, and I think I got caught up in someone else’s accident. So, there’s only so much you can do it to avoid it. We nearly got him and then he just sort of (watches incident) there we go Oh, yeah, no, we were. I would have just got through, I probably would have gone through unscathed, but I got clipped there and. unfortunately, yep, that is what it is. There were a couple of negatives this weekend, but I’ll take a positive yesterday and just charge to Toronto.”

NOLAN SIEGEL, NO. 6 ARROW MCLAREN CHEVROLET, 27TH DNS AS A RESULT OF CONTACT IN RACE NO. 1, NOT CLEARED TO DRIVE:

Chevrolet at the Iowa Speedway

Chevrolet wins at Iowa Speedway: 14

· 2025 Race #1 – Pato O’Ward -Arrow McLaren

· 2024 Race #1 – Scott McLaughlin – Team Penske

· 2023 Race #2 – Josef Newgarden – Team Penske

· 2023 Race #1 – Josef Newgarden – Team Penske

· 2022 Race #2 – Pato O’Ward – Arrow McLaren

· 2022 Race #1 – Josef Newgarden – Team Penske

· 2020 Race #2 – Josef Newgarden – Team Penske

· 2020 Race #1 – Simon Pagenaud – Team Penske

· 2019 – Josef Newgarden – Team Penske

· 2017 – Helio Castroneves – Team Penske

· 2016 – Josef Newgarden – Ed Carpenter Racing

· 2013 – James Hinchcliffe – Andretti Global

· 2012 – Ryan Hunter-Reay – Andretti Global

Chevrolet poles at Iowa Speedway: 15

· 2025 Race #1 – Josef Newgarden

· 2024 Race #2 – Scott McLaughlin – Team Penske

· 2023 Race #2 – Will Power – Team Penske

· 2023 Race #1 – Will Power – Team Penske

· 2022 Race #2 – Will Power – Team Penske

· 2022 Race #1 – Will Power – Team Penske

· 2020 Race #2 – Josef Newgarden – Team Penske

· 2020 Race #1 – Conor Daly – Carlin

· 2019 – Simon Pagenaud – Team Penske

· 2018 – Will Power – Team Penske

· 2017 – Will Power – Team Penske

· 2016 – Simon Pagenaud – Team Penske

· 2015 – Helio Castroneves – Team Penske

· 2014 – Scott Dixon – Chip Ganassi Racing

· 2013 – Helio Castroneves – Team Penske

Chevrolet Podiums at Iowa Speedway: 39

Chevrolet podiums at the Iowa Speedway by driver: Josef Newgarden (9), Will Power (7), Pato O’Ward (5), Scott McLaughlin (4), Tony Kanaan (3), Ryan Hunter-Reay (2), Marco Andretti (1), Oliver Askew (1), Helio Castroneves (1), Scott Dixon (1), JR Hildebrand (1), James Hinchcliffe (1), Sage Karam (1), Simon Pagenaud (1), and Spencer Pigot (1).

Chevrolet podiums at the Iowa Speedway by team: Team Penske (20), Arrow McLaren (6), Andretti Global (4), Chip Ganassi Racing (4), Ed Carpenter Racing (4) and KV Racing Technology (1).

Chevrolet Laps Led at Iowa Speedway: 4,171

Chevrolet laps led at Iowa Speedway by driver: Josef Newgarden (2147), Helio Castroneves (434), Will Power (403), Tony Kanaan (317), Scott McLaughlin (260), James Hinchcliffe (245), Pato O’Ward (130), Simon Pagenaud (97), JR Hildebrand (38), Ed Carpenter (20), Scott Dixon (18), Conor Daly (17), Ryan Hunter-Reay (15), Oliver Askew (10), Sebastien Bourdais (6), Marco Andretti (3), Ryan Briscoe (2), Max Chilton (2), Felix Rosenqvist (2) and Rubens Barichello (1).

Chevrolet laps led at Iowa Speedway by team: Team Penske (2916), Ed Carpenter (451), Chip Ganassi Racing (337), Andretti Global (263), Arrow McLaren (140), Carlin (17), and KV Racing Technology (7).

Chevrolet On Short Ovals – All-time wins

Manufacturer History at Iowa Speedway

Wins (with competition)

14 – Chevrolet (2025 Race #1, 2024 Race #2, 2024 Race #1, 2023 Race #2, 2023 Race #1, 2022 Race #2, 2022 Race #1, 2020 Race #2, 2020 Race #1, 2019, 2017, 2016, 2013, 2012)

3 – Honda (2018, 2014, 2014)

Poles (with competition)

15 – Chevrolet (2025 Race #1, 2024 Race #2, 2023 Race #2, 2023 Race #1, 2022 Race #2, 2022 Race #1, 2020 Race #2, 2020 Race #1, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2016, 2013)

2 – Honda (2024 Race #1, 2012)

Historical Chevrolet Information

INDYCAR SERIES Manufacturer Championships (since 1979)

Chevrolet-Powered Wins in the Twin-Turbo 2.2L V6 Era (2012-present)

Chevrolet-Powered Wins (All-time)

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Meyer Shank Racing’s Marcus Armstrong Earns First INDYCAR Podium of 2025

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Newton, Iowa (13 July 2025) –Marcus Armstrong (#66 Spectrum Honda) had been one of the most consistent drivers in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES over the last two months, but lamented he hadn’t yet scored a big result. The Meyer Shank Racing (MSR) driver solved that issue on a sunny Sunday in Iowa, earning his first podium of the season with a third-place finish in today’s Farm To Finish 275 Presented by Sukup.

The New Zealand-born driver started 12th but partnered a heavy right foot and strong pit stops by his MSR crew to climb through the field in the 275 laps around the 0.875-mile oval of Iowa Speedway. His first podium finish for MSR was the second of his INDYCAR career and extended a career-high streak of seven top-10 finishes.

The finish highlighted the year’s sixth double top-10 for the Ohio-based team as Felix Rosenqvist (#60 Sirius XM Honda) came home in seventh place, overcoming a slow mid-race pit stop to rebound for his eighth top 10 of the 2025 season.

Continuing to build on what is the best season in its INDYCAR SERIES history, MSR scored its second podium result of the year, marking the first time the team has scored multiple podium finishes in the Series. Its 17 top-10s extends the highwater mark for the team, and both drivers have held top 10 positions in the Series standings for three straight races.

But while the team was strong today, the Fates played a role. A Lap 177 caution set up a restart with 84 laps to go, which lead to some teams trying to make it to the end without a final pit stop. At that point, Armstrong was running a solid P5, while a misstep on Pit Lane had dropped Rosenqvist – who had started second – to P14.

But as the hard-charging pace emptied fuel tanks quicker than expected, Armstrong was among a small group that was holding out hope. Armstrong had climbed to second and Rosenqvist was seventh as others pitted when a fortuitous caution flag flew with less than 25 laps left. This pinned most of the field a lap down and allowed the leaders to pit for much-needed fuel.

Armstrong and Rosenqvist battled in tight quarters over the final 11 laps, with Armstrong completing a Honda-powered sweep on the podium, and Rosenqvist finishing seventh. The results further entrenched the duo in the top seven of the Championship standings, with Rosenqvist holding sixth and Armstrong improving to a season-best seventh.

The murderous summer stretch of five races in four weeks marches on. The series heads to Canada for Sunday’s Ontario Honda Dealers Indy Toronto, which takes place on the long-time street course around Exhibition Place. Things start with a 3 p.m. ET practice on Friday, leading into a 2:30 p.m. Saturday qualifying session that can be seen on FS1. Sunday’s race starts at Noon and will be live on FOX as well as on Sirius XM Channel 218.

Meyer Shank Racing Driver Quotes:

Marcus Armstrong: “Yeah, we made it happen. I was confident we were going to have a good day because yesterday, we were finding our feet towards the end of the race. We’d been saving fuel for two races now, waiting for a situation like what happened there at the end. So I was very happy when I saw that yellow. But overall, Meyer Shank Racing has done an amazing job and the No. 66 Spectrum Honda crew has done a great job in pit lane. We’re just getting better every single race. I’m gelling with my crew better and better every race. But this Championship is so, so competitive. You need to be on it every single session, every single lap. And we’re getting there…slowly, but we’re getting there.”

Felix Rosenqvist: “Turned out to be a decent points day for us at least. Both days we kind of had big blunders in the pits. Today though we were fast and I feel like I was driving way better, so that was exciting. Good recovery for us at the end and big congrats to Marcus on his first podium with MSR! Hopefully we can keep the momentum rolling.”

Palou Runs Season Win Total to Seven at Iowa Speedway

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NEWTON, Iowa (Sunday, July 13, 2025) – Alex Palou hasn’t needed much luck in this historically strong NTT INDYCAR SERIES season, but he got some in a big way at Iowa Speedway.

Palou was in third place late in the Farm to Finish 275 powered by Sukup when it came time for the final round of pit stops. Josef Newgarden and David Malukas brought their Chevrolet-powered cars in for fuel ahead of Palou, but Palou’s Honda was able to stay out longer.

Before the series points leader came for service, a caution flag waved for Colton Herta’s wall contact on the backstretch. That gave the advantage to Palou, who was able to stop under yellow as the other frontrunners did so under green.

The race resumed with 11 laps remaining, and the driver of the No. 10 DHL Chip Ganassi Racing Honda kept the lead and held on for his seventh race win of the season.

“Speechless, honestly speechless,” Palou said in victory lane. “It’s been an unbelievable day, an unbelievable weekend. More than anything, what an incredible year for us.

“I really cannot believe it, honestly.”

Palou became the first driver since Al Unser Jr. in 1994 to win seven of the first 12 races of the season. Unser Jr. won only one more race that season; Palou has five more opportunities, which means he is within striking distance of the all-time record.

In 1964, A.J. Foyt won 10 races. Six years later, Al Unser finished the 1970 season with the same number. Mario Andretti won nine races in 1969, and Unser Jr. is one of five drivers to end a season with eight race wins.

Still to come this season are two venues where Palou has won series races previously. He has won one race at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca (site of the July 27 race) and two at Portland International Raceway (Aug. 10). Two years ago, Palou finished second in Toronto, site of next weekend’s Ontario Honda Dealers Indy Toronto.

It wasn’t as if Palou wasn’t a deserving winner on this day. He led 194 of the 275 laps, the second-highest total of the weekend. Newgarden, a six-time winner at the track, led 232 laps in Saturday’s Synk 275 powered by Sukup despite finishing second to Arrow McLaren’s Pato O’Ward.

The win completed the INDYCAR cycle for Palou, this year’s Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge champion. He has now won races on street circuits, road courses, superspeedways and now short ovals. And in doing so, he pushed his series lead to a seemingly insurmountable 129 points over O’Ward. Andretti Global’s Kyle Kirkwood is third, 173 points in arrears.

“Winning here is super special,” Palou said. “I’ve struggled on short ovals for so long. Today, although the strategy helped us a little bit there at the end when we were P3, we were trying everything that we could and (delaying the pit stop) worked for us.

“Yeah, super happy.”

Scott Dixon finished second in the No. 9 PNC Bank Chip Ganassi Racing Honda to give Chip Ganassi’s organization its third 1-2 finish of the season, although the recent race at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course went in Dixon’s favor. Palou edged his teammate in the season-opening race on the Streets of St. Petersburg.

Marcus Armstrong finished third in the No. 66 SiriusXM/Root Insurance Honda. Armstrong drives for Meyer Shank Racing w/Curb-Agajanian, which has a technical alliance with Chip Ganassi Racing. Thus, it was a podium sweep for the combined group.

Malukas finished fourth in the No. 4 Clarience Technologies Chevrolet of AJ Foyt Racing while O’Ward came home fifth in the No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet.

Newgarden left disappointed for the second consecutive race. On this day, he twice had to restart deep in the field due to the unfortunate timing of caution flags. It happened the first time on Lap 130 when Andretti Global’s Marcus Ericsson hit the Turn 4 wall as Newgarden headed to pit road. Newgarden restarted 13th but fought back to take the lead on Lap 241.

Then, the caution on Lap 254 was again bad for Newgarden and Malukas. Newgarden’s No. 2 Astemo Team Penske Chevrolet faded in the late going, finishing 10th.

“We all got (disadvantaged) the caution,” O’Ward said.

Palou didn’t, which is why he remains solidly on his way to a third consecutive series championship and fourth in five years, a run of titles not seen since Dario Franchitti won three in a row in 2009, 2010 and 2011 after previously winning in 2007.

Again in this Sukup INDYCAR Race Weekend, trouble found the field on the first lap. This time, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing’s Devlin DeFrancesco spun his No. 30 Luther Automotive Honda entering Turn 4, and it collected Team Penske’s Scott McLaughlin and his No. 3 Gallagher Insurance Team Penske Chevrolet. Both cars hit the outside wall and needed to be removed from the event on the hook of a tow truck.

McLaughlin had hoped to deliver a repeat of Saturday’s performance, when he advanced from the 27th starting position to finish fourth. But he was on the high side as DeFrancesco slid up in his path. “There’s only so much you can do to avoid it,” McLaughlin said.

Team Penske had more trouble soon thereafter. On Lap 21, Will Power and his No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet began fading from the fourth position, and he retreated to pit road. The third-place finisher in Saturday’s race was done with a mechanical failure.

On Lap 50, Sting Ray Robb crashed in Turn 2, hitting the outside wall with the rear of the No. 77 Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet.

The race featured 26 car-and-driver combinations, one fewer than normal as Arrow McLaren’s Nolan Siegel was not cleared to drive following wall contact late in Saturday’s race.

The busy July continues next week in Toronto, which hosts the fourth of five races this month. On-track action begins Friday at 3 p.m. ET on FS2. The 13th race of the season is Sunday at noon ET (FOX, FOX Sports app, INDYCAR Radio Network).

Farm to Finish 275 powered by Sukup Race Results

Click HERE to view the results of the Farm to Finish 275 powered by Sukup

  1. (1) Alex Palou, Honda, 275, Running
  2. (8) Scott Dixon, Honda, 275, Running
  3. (12) Marcus Armstrong, Honda, 275, Running
  4. (3) David Malukas, Chevrolet, 275, Running
  5. (9) Pato O’Ward, Chevrolet, 275, Running
  6. (22) Christian Lundgaard, Chevrolet, 275, Running
  7. (2) Felix Rosenqvist, Honda, 275, Running
  8. (17) Christian Rasmussen, Chevrolet, 275, Running
  9. (11) Robert Shwartzman, Chevrolet, 275, Running
  10. (4) Josef Newgarden, Chevrolet, 275, Running
  11. (25) Jacob Abel, Honda, 275, Running
  12. (26) Rinus VeeKay, Honda, 275, Running
  13. (18) Kyffin Simpson, Honda, 275, Running
  14. (16) Louis Foster, Honda, 275, Running
  15. (20) Santino Ferrucci, Chevrolet, 274, Running
  16. (7) Conor Daly, Chevrolet, 274, Running
  17. (15) Alexander Rossi, Chevrolet, 274, Running
  18. (21) Kyle Kirkwood, Honda, 274, Running
  19. (10) Graham Rahal, Honda, 272, Running
  20. (19) Colton Herta, Honda, 252, Contact
  21. (13) Callum Ilott, Chevrolet, 173, Contact
  22. (14) Marcus Ericsson, Honda, 127, Contact
  23. (24) Sting Ray Robb, Chevrolet, 48, Contact
  24. (6) Will Power, Chevrolet, 21, Mechanical
  25. (23) Devlin DeFrancesco, Honda, 0, Contact
  26. (27) Scott McLaughlin, Chevrolet, 0, Contact
  27. (5) Nolan Siegel, Chevrolet, 0, Did Not Start

Race Statistics
Winner’s average speed: 135.761 mph
Time of Race: 01:48:39.2641
Margin of victory: 0.5280 of a second
Cautions: 5 for 58 laps
Lead changes: 6 among 3 drivers

Lap Leaders:
Palou, Alex 1 – 64
Newgarden, Josef 65 – 128
Palou, Alex 129 – 182
Kirkwood, Kyle 183 – 191
Palou, Alex 192 – 240
Newgarden, Josef 241 – 248
Palou, Alex 249 – 275

NTT INDYCAR SERIES Point Standings: Palou 515, O’Ward 386, Dixon 342, Kirkwood 335, Lundgaard 300, Rosenqvist 298, Armstrong 267, Power 244, Herta 244, Ferrucci 237, Malukas 237, McLaughlin 234, VeeKay 211, Newgarden 207, Rasmussen 207, Rossi 194, Simpson 191, Daly 184, Rahal 169, Ericsson 164, Siegel 156, Foster 150, Shwartzman 145, Robb 120, DeFrancesco 115, Ilott 111, Abel 88, Takuma Sato 36, Helio Castroneves 20, Ed Carpenter 16, Jack Harvey 12, Ryan Hunter-Reay 10, Kyle Larson 6, Marco Andretti 5

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