As it turns out, maybe Shane Van Gisbergen can be stopped.
AJ Allmendinger topped Saturday’s NASCAR Cup Series practice from Sonoma Raceway, posting the quickest time in the second group of qualifying. Ty Gibbs was second, with the Auckland, New Zealand-native, Van Gisbergen, in third.
Practice Results:
| Ps | Car | Driver | Team | Lap | Diff | Speed | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing Big Sipz Chevrolet | 75.95 | 94.325 | 18 | |
| 2 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing Saia LTL Freight Toyota | 76.193 | 0.243 | 94.024 | 12 |
| 3 | 88 | Shane Van Gisbergen | Trackhouse Racing Red Bull Chevrolet | 76.241 | 0.291 | 93.965 | 11 |
| 4 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Kubota Chevrolet | 76.39 | 0.44 | 93.782 | 11 |
| 5 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 76.448 | 0.498 | 93.711 | 14 |
| 6 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing Rheem Toyota | 76.449 | 0.499 | 93.710 | 13 |
| 7 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske Menards / Delta Ford | 76.473 | 0.523 | 93.680 | 11 |
| 8 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | Trackhouse Racing Freeway Insurance Chevrolet | 76.515 | 0.565 | 93.629 | 13 |
| 9 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing Chumba Casino Toyota | 76.554 | 0.604 | 93.581 | 16 |
| 10 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Mobil 1 Toyota | 76.582 | 0.632 | 93.547 | 12 |
| 11 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports Valvoline Chevrolet | 76.673 | 0.723 | 93.436 | 17 |
| 12 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports Michael Roberts Construction Ford | 76.73 | 0.78 | 93.366 | 15 |
| 13 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske Shell-Pennzoil Ford | 76.86 | 0.91 | 93.208 | 15 |
| 14 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing Bass Pro Shops Toyota | 76.864 | 0.914 | 93.204 | 13 |
| 15 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet | 76.972 | 1.022 | 93.073 | 17 |
| 16 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing BuildSubmarines.com Ford | 77 | 1.05 | 93.039 | 16 |
| 17 | 60 | Ryan Preece | RFK Racing Body Guard Ford | 77.047 | 1.097 | 92.982 | 15 |
| 18 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing Zone Chevrolet | 77.157 | 1.207 | 92.850 | 15 |
| 19 | 4 | Noah Gragson | Front Row Motorsports Long John Silver's Ford | 77.229 | 1.279 | 92.763 | 14 |
| 20 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske America's Tire Ford | 77.239 | 1.289 | 92.751 | 15 |
| 21 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports Ally Financial Chevrolet | 77.255 | 1.305 | 92.732 | 12 |
| 22 | 71 | Michael McDowell | Spire Motorsports Project Zin / Gainbridge Chevrolet | 77.338 | 1.388 | 92.632 | 15 |
| 23 | 10 | Ty Dillon | Kaulig Racing Sea Best Seafood Chevrolet | 77.587 | 1.637 | 92.335 | 15 |
| 24 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing AMPM Toyota | 77.601 | 1.651 | 92.318 | 13 |
| 25 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing Castrol Ford | 77.691 | 1.741 | 92.211 | 16 |
| 26 | 43 | Erik Jones | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Dollar Tree Toyota | 77.737 | 1.787 | 92.157 | 13 |
| 27 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing Xfinity Mobile Toyota | 77.869 | 1.919 | 92.001 | 18 |
| 28 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports Delaware Life Chevrolet | 77.889 | 1.939 | 91.977 | 15 |
| 29 | 21 | Josh Berry | Wood Brothers Racing Eero Ford | 77.892 | 1.942 | 91.974 | 14 |
| 30 | 41 | Cole Custer | Haas Factory Team Autodesk / HaasTooling.com Ford | 77.953 | 2.003 | 91.902 | 15 |
| 31 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | HYAK Motorsports Real American Beer Chevrolet | 77.993 | 2.043 | 91.854 | 15 |
| 32 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports Love's Travel Stops Ford | 78.145 | 2.195 | 91.676 | 16 |
| 33 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing Bass Pro Shops / Winchester Chevrolet | 78.299 | 2.349 | 91.495 | 14 |
| 34 | 35 | Riley Herbst | 23XI Racing Monster Energy Toyota | 78.362 | 2.412 | 91.422 | 11 |
| 35 | 7 | Justin Haley | Spire Motorsports Nations Guard Chevrolet | 78.428 | 2.478 | 91.345 | 8 |
| 36 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing Mighty Fire Breaker Ford | 78.911 | 2.961 | 90.786 | 16 |
| 37 | 78 | Katherine Legge | Live Fast Motorsports e.l.f. Cosmetics Chevrolet | 81.749 | 5.799 | 87.634 | 13 |
