We’re in the final stretch of regular-season races on the NASCAR schedule, with this weekend’s trip to Sonoma Raceway marking

Shane van Gisbergen scored his third consecutive pole on a road course, posting the fastest lap in Cup qualifying Saturday at Sonoma Raceway. The Trackhouse Racing driver won the pole and race at Mexico City and repeated the feat last weekend in the Chicago Street Race.

The road-course star from New Zealand is on a two-race winning streak on the specialty courses following victories on the road course in Mexico City (where he won by 16.6 seconds from the pole)

As the excitement builds for Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race in Sonoma, local driver Kyle Larson will need to make up some ground if he aims to repeat victories. Larson qualified 11th for Sunday's race.

Get up to speed with details for what to watch in Sunday's event at Sonoma Raceway, the 20th race of the Cup Series season.

AJ Allmendinger and Kaulig Racing topped the charts in a busy practice session for the Cup Series at Sonoma Raceway.

Soon-to-be NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee Kurt Busch has 34 great wins in his career, but one win got away from him at Sonoma in 2012.

See where your favorite NASCAR Xfinity Series driver will pit for the Pit Boss / FoodMaxx 250 at Sonoma Raceway on Saturday (4:30 p.m. ET, The CW, PRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).