The NASCAR Cup Series will begin its lone visit to California this year by turning laps Saturday at Sonoma Raceway. An hourlong practice will begin at 1:30 p.m. ET on the 11-turn, 1.99-mile road course, followed by qualifying for Sunday’s 110-lap race.

Road course superstar Shane van Gisbergen has a standard answer when asked about his expectations for any upcoming race. “I don’t have any expectations,” the new Zealander always says. Oddsmakers have other ideas.

Shane van Gisbergen proved in his NASCAR debut to be an elite road and street course racer by winning in his first career outing.

Sonoma Raceway will host NASCAR’s only California appearance this year, as around 50,000 fans gather to watch the highly anticipated Toyota/Save Mart 350 on Sunday. The three-day event at Sonoma Raceway features a packed schedule,

Fresh off a weekend sweep, Team Chevy’s Shane van Gisbergen picked up right where he left off by driving a pair of Chevrolet-powered machines to a sweep of the pole wins at Sonoma Raceway. Concluding the NASCAR Cup Series practice session fastest on the best 10-lap average,

The biggest weekend of racing in Northern California is this weekend, and one Northern California driver has high expectations of racing his way into the winner’s circle at Sonoma Raceway.