Fantasy NASCAR Scouting Report – Sonoma 2025
Sonoma Top Ten Starters
- Shane van Gisbergen
- Chase Briscoe
- William Byron
- Ross Chastain
- AJ Allmendinger
- Ty Gibbs
- Ryan Blaney
- Tyler Reddick
- Alex Bowman
- Christopher Bell
Sonoma Pre-Race Notes
Stage #1 Top Ten Finishers (Lap 25): 1,88,23,47,24,10,19,12,54,9
Stage #2 Top Ten Finishers (Lap 55): 88,5,8,23,47,19,10,17,12,24
Sonoma Race Notes
Stage #1 which was the first 25-laps was caution free.
Shane van Gisbergen who started on the pole led the opening 22 laps before pitting to end the Stage.
Lap 5: 88,24,1,19,16,54,12,20,38,45 … 48,5,9,17,71,8,60,11,99,2 … 42,6,22,35,10,23,4,47,3,77 … 21,7,34,41,43,51,78
Lap 10: 88,24,1,19,16,12,20,54,38,45 … 5,9,48,71,17,8,60,99,2,6 … 22,11,42,35,23,10,4,3,47,77 … 21,34,7,41,43,51,78
Lap 15: 88,24,19,20,12,1,16,54,45,9 … 5,71,48,38,17,60,99,8,2,6 … 22,11,42,23,35,10,47,4,3,77 … 21,34,7,41,43,51,78
Late in Stage #1 around lap 19, Kyle Larson was shown to be losing spots. His car wasn’t handling well. On lap 15 he was in 11th and then on lap 20 he was back to 18th.
Lap 20: 88,24,19,20,12,1,16,54,45,9 … 71,48,17,60,99,6,2,5,22,42 … 38,23,47,35,11,10,3,21,8,4 … 34,41,43,7,77,51,78
On lap 21, green flag pit stops before the end of Stage #1 started.
Drivers who didn’t pit before the end of Stage #1: Chastain, Bubba Wallace, Ricky Stenhouse Jr and Ty Dillon
On lap 24, Christopher Bell spun. He was running in 4th prior to the pit cycle.
Stage #1 Top Ten Finishers (Lap 25): 1,88,23,47,24,10,19,12,54,9
On lap 27 after Stage #1 pit stops, SVG got back the lead and then led the next 27 laps.
Lap 29 (Following Stage #1 pit stops): 88,24,19,12,54,9,16,20,45,17 … 48,60,71,6,2,99,22,42,5,35 … 38,21,11,1,23,47,10,41,43,3 … 34,4,7,77,78,51,8
Big: On lap 31, AJ Allmendinger who was running in 5th spun. It dropped him back to the 30’s. Also on that lap, Nemechek who was running in 18th spun and it also dropped him to the back.
On lap 34 while running in 3rd, Ty Gibbs was told by his team that he was fast and in the ballpark of SVG’s speed.
Lap 35: 88,24,54,19,20,12,17,9,71,48 … 60,45,6,99,22,2,5,1,21,35 … 38,47,3,10,4,34,8,16,43,23 … 41,51,11,7,78,42,77
On lap 38, Denny Hamlin who was back in the 30’s was shown to be having an off-roading moment.
Lap 40: 88,24,54,19,12,20,17,9,71,60 …. 45,6,99,22,48,1,2,5,21,38 … 35,47,3,10,34,16,8,23,41,4 … 11,7,51,43,78,42,77
On lap 42, Chase Briscoe passed William Byron for 2nd.
Lap 45: 88,19,12,24,20,54,17,9,71,60 … 45,6,22,99,1,48,2,5,38,35 … 21,47,3,10,34,16,8,23,41,4 … 11,7,51,43,78,42,77
Big: On lap 46, Daniel Suarez who was running in 14th was spun in turn 11. It dropped him to nearly the back.
Big: On lap 47 it was mentioned that Carson Hocevar had made several pit stops to try to fix his car. He was 1-lap down in last.
Lap 50: 88,19,12,24,20,17,9,71,54,60 … 45,6,22,1,48,5,2,38,35,47 … 34,10,8,23,41,3,21,16,99,4 … 11,7,51,43,78,42,77
On lap 52, green flag pit stops before the end of Stage #2 started.
Drivers who didn’t pit before the end of Stage #2: Kyle Larson, Kyle Busch, Bubba Wallace, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Ty Dillon. Not pitting dropped them back to the mid 20’s.
Stage #2 Top Ten Finishers (Lap 55): 88,5,8,23,47,19,10,17,12,24
Lap 59 under caution following Stage pit stops: 88,19,17,12,24,9,20,71,60,54 … 45,6,1,48,2,38,22,41,35,34 … 99,11,51,5,8,23,10,47,3,4 … 21,7,78,16,43,42,77
