Shane van Gisbergen insists his NASCAR road-course dominance is harder than it looks, and that he feels a lot of pressure to beat the best in stock-car racing.But the Trackhouse Racing driver was in another league Sunday, schooling the stars of the Cup Series at Watkins Glen International.Starting from the pole position, van Gisbergen scored his seventh Cup Series victory all on road or street courses and his second consecutive on the 2.45-mile track by leading 74 of 100 laps in his No. 97 Chevrolet.We werent very good in practice, and then qualifying was amazing, and then today, what a race car, van Gisbergen said. And then (crew chief) Stephen (Doran) made great calls. I wasnt sure how it was going to work, and then to run them down like that, it's very, very special to do two in a row.Pitting from the lead under green with 24 laps remaining, van Gisbergen emerged in 24th and was nearly 30 seconds behind leader Ty Gibbs.Extending his Cup record of wins by a driver born outside the United States, the New Zealand native needed only 17 laps to retake the lead from Gibbs, winning by 7.288 seconds over Michael McDowell.Hes made it pretty clear, especially at these tracks, he likes to be on offense, so we put him there and just let him go do his thing, Doran said of the call to make a late stop for four tires instead of pitting earlier and conserving fuel as many others did.Gibbs finished third, followed by Chase Briscoe and points leader Tyler Reddick.McDowell, who started second, also had to charge through the pack after falling to 27th on his last pit stop. He occasionally thought he could keep pace with the race winner but soon realized van Gisbergen was playing possum.It felt like he was just pacing himself off me, and hed take back off, McDowell said. We still got a little work to do, but its a good building block.Dating to Mexico City last June, van Gisbergen has now won six of the past seven races on road or street courses in Cup.Its not easy, van Gisbergen said. Everyones really good. McDowell was good. Connor (Zilisch) was good. Tyler Reddick. There were some really good guys and a lot of pressure. So just stoked to execute every facet of our game. And speechless. This is so cool.Trackhouse sweepThe win by van Gisbergen came a day after a win in the OReilly Auto Parts Series by rookie teammate Zilisch, who finished 20th Sunday after a tire problem late in the race. It still was a strong showing for Trackhouse, which qualified all three of its cars in the top five after compiling only four top-10 finishes in the first 11 races.Just frustrating because we had a really good day going, Zilisch said. At worst, we were going to get ourselves our first top five and walk out of here with something. But congrats to Shane, Trackhouse and everybody who makes this happen.Stumping for his uncleChase Elliott is known for avoiding public stances on NASCAR topics, but the eight-time Most Popular Driver concluded a Saturday media availability by volunteering a strong opinion.With the vote on the NASCAR Hall of Fame Class of 2027 set for May 19, Elliott made an impassioned plea to elect his uncle Ernie Elliott, who built engines for Hall of Famer Bill Elliott, Chases father. Ernie Elliott is on the ballot for the first time this year.I dont talk about this stuff a lot, but you dont have to dig very far into the Elliott racing story to recognize how much of a family effort it was, Chase Elliott said. I dont think the story has the same ending, throughout the course of the 1980s and even leading into my career, without Uncle Ernie and what he meant to all of us. Hes meant a lot to my career. There are a lot of very, very deserving names on the list, but he is one of the very deserving that doesnt get talked about enough for the credit that he deserves.One and doneThe first May race at Watkins Glen might mark the only time that NASCAR runs the road course in the spring. NASCAR has already announced a September 2027 return to the Glen on a date to be determined. The 2024 race was held Sept. 15, and the other 42 Cup races at Watkins Glen were held in July or August.NASCAR wont unveil next years schedule for a few more months, but new CEO Steve ODonnell reaffirmed on the Fox prerace show that Homestead-Miami Speedway, which will take over from Phoenix Raceway as this seasons finale, likely will be the final race in 2027.Up nextThe All-Star Race will make its debut May 17 at Dover Motor Speedway. Christopher Bell is the defending winner of the exhibition event, which was held the past three years at North Wilkesboro (N.C.) Speedway.___ AP auto racing: https://apnews.com/hub/auto-racing

Shane van Gisbergen insists his NASCAR road-course dominance is harder than it looks, and that he feels a lot of pressure to beat the best in stock-car racing.But the Trackhouse Racing driver was in another league Sunday, schooling the stars of the Cup Series at Watkins Glen International.Starting from the pole position, van Gisbergen scored his seventh Cup Series victory all on road or street courses and his second consecutive on the 2.45-mile track by leading 74 of 100 laps in his No. 97 Chevrolet.We werent very good in practice, and then qualifying was amazing, and then today, what a race car, van Gisbergen said. And then (crew chief) Stephen (Doran) made great calls. I wasnt sure how it was going to work, and then to run them down like that, it's very, very special to do two in a row.Pitting from the lead under green with 24 laps remaining, van Gisbergen emerged in 24th and was nearly 30 seconds behind leader Ty Gibbs.Extending his Cup record of wins by a driver born outside the United States, the New Zealand native needed only 17 laps to retake the lead from Gibbs, winning by 7.288 seconds over Michael McDowell.Hes made it pretty clear, especially at these tracks, he likes to be on offense, so we put him there and just let him go do his thing, Doran said of the call to make a late stop for four tires instead of pitting earlier and conserving fuel as many others did.Gibbs finished third, followed by Chase Briscoe and points leader Tyler Reddick.McDowell, who started second, also had to charge through the pack after falling to 27th on his last pit stop. He occasionally thought he could keep pace with the race winner but soon realized van Gisbergen was playing possum.It felt like he was just pacing himself off me, and hed take back off, McDowell said. We still got a little work to do, but its a good building block.Dating to Mexico City last June, van Gisbergen has now won six of the past seven races on road or street courses in Cup.Its not easy, van Gisbergen said. Everyones really good. McDowell was good. Connor (Zilisch) was good. Tyler Reddick. There were some really good guys and a lot of pressure. So just stoked to execute every facet of our game. And speechless. This is so cool.Trackhouse sweepThe win by van Gisbergen came a day after a win in the OReilly Auto Parts Series by rookie teammate Zilisch, who finished 20th Sunday after a tire problem late in the race. It still was a strong showing for Trackhouse, which qualified all three of its cars in the top five after compiling only four top-10 finishes in the first 11 races.Just frustrating because we had a really good day going, Zilisch said. At worst, we were going to get ourselves our first top five and walk out of here with something. But congrats to Shane, Trackhouse and everybody who makes this happen.Stumping for his uncleChase Elliott is known for avoiding public stances on NASCAR topics, but the eight-time Most Popular Driver concluded a Saturday media availability by volunteering a strong opinion.With the vote on the NASCAR Hall of Fame Class of 2027 set for May 19, Elliott made an impassioned plea to elect his uncle Ernie Elliott, who built engines for Hall of Famer Bill Elliott, Chases father. Ernie Elliott is on the ballot for the first time this year.I dont talk about this stuff a lot, but you dont have to dig very far into the Elliott racing story to recognize how much of a family effort it was, Chase Elliott said. I dont think the story has the same ending, throughout the course of the 1980s and even leading into my career, without Uncle Ernie and what he meant to all of us. Hes meant a lot to my career. There are a lot of very, very deserving names on the list, but he is one of the very deserving that doesnt get talked about enough for the credit that he deserves.One and doneThe first May race at Watkins Glen might mark the only time that NASCAR runs the road course in the spring. NASCAR has already announced a September 2027 return to the Glen on a date to be determined. The 2024 race was held Sept. 15, and the other 42 Cup races at Watkins Glen were held in July or August.NASCAR wont unveil next years schedule for a few more months, but new CEO Steve ODonnell reaffirmed on the Fox prerace show that Homestead-Miami Speedway, which will take over from Phoenix Raceway as this seasons finale, likely will be the final race in 2027.Up nextThe All-Star Race will make its debut May 17 at Dover Motor Speedway. Christopher Bell is the defending winner of the exhibition event, which was held the past three years at North Wilkesboro (N.C.) Speedway.___ AP auto racing: https://apnews.com/hub/auto-racing

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