SportsLine's Steven Taranto reveals his picks and NASCAR props for 2025 Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway, where Shane van Gisbergen, Kyle Larson and Michael McDowell are favorites

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.

Shane van Gisbergen gave it everything he had, but Connor Zilisch was able to hang onto the lead and take the win in a thrilling finish to Saturday's NASCAR Xfinity race at Sonoma Raceway.

The NASCAR Cup Series will begin its lone visit to California this year by turning laps Saturday at Sonoma Raceway. An hourlong practice will begin at 1:30 p.m. ET on the 11-turn, 1.99-mile road course, followed by qualifying for Sunday's 110-lap race.

Who won the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Sonoma? Connor Zilisch is the winner, plus full NASCAR Xfinity Series results at Sonoma Raceway.

Shane van Gisbergen proved in his NASCAR debut to be an elite road and street course racer by winning in his first career outing.

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.

Sonoma will be the second straight road-course race for NASCAR, and the fourth of the season. Two more remain: Watkins Glen and the Charlotte Roval.

NASCAR Cup Series season continues with the Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway on Sunday. See the starting lineup here.

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.