Surprise, surprise: Another NASCAR Cup Series road course race, and another trip to victory lane for Shane van Gisbergen, this time at Sonoma Raceway for the Toyota/Save Mart 350 on Sunday (June 28).
Stock Car Scoop host Eric Schneck is joined by Frontstretch contributor and overall road course racing expert Michael Finley, where they discuss SVG’s eighth-career NASCAR Cup Series victory and if SVG is truly the greatest road course racer in NASCAR history. Meanwhile, for the first time this season, Denny Hamlin took the Cup Series points lead from Tyler Reddick. Also, Schneck and Finley take a look at the overall state of road course racing in the Cup Series in 2026.
Joining Schneck and Finley are Frontstretch trackside reporters Danny Peters and Thomas Dunn, who give their thoughts on a weekend full of action from the rolling hills of Wine Country.
Closing out the show, Schneck and Finley take a look at the official Stock Car Scoop NASCAR In-Season Challenge bracket, and they preview next weekend’s return to Chicagoland Speedway, where Alex Bowman won the last Cup Series race there in 2019.
There’s a lot to talk about and not a lot of time to do it. Check out Stock Car Scoop on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever else you get your podcasts!
Danny Peters has written for Frontstretch since 2006. An English transplant living in San Francisco, by way of New York City, he’s had an award-winning marketing career with some of the biggest companies sponsoring sports. Working with racers all over the country, his freelance writing has even reached outside the world of racing to include movie screenplays.
Thomas is in his second year covering NASCAR at Frontstretch. A Bay Area NASCAR fan for over 15+ years, he found his love for the sport through Jeff Gordon. He helps manage the 2-Headed Monster Column.
Thomas has enjoyed several trips to Sonoma Raceway in his time and currently covers college athletics in the Bay Area, writing about the California Golden Bears and doing play by play broadcasting.
Michael has watched NASCAR for over 25 years and has covered it on-and-off for 14.
In addition to Frontstretch he also writes sporadically for his own websites GrandPrixFocus.com and StockCarFocus.com.
Thanks for choosing to comment on this article. A name and email address are required to post a comment. The email address is not publicly visible or shared. Please keep in mind that comments are moderated according to our comment policy.