SVG's Sonoma sweep, Cadillac's Glen control and Chicagoland's return: Week 27

Coverage window: June 23-29, 2026, with this week's race times converted to UTC.

Shane van Gisbergen's Sonoma win looked predictable only after it was over. Chase Briscoe got to his bumper in Turn 11 on the final lap, but SVG still won the Toyota / Save Mart 350 by 0.357 seconds and led 74 of 110 laps at Sonoma Raceway.1 Post-race inspection found no issue on the No. 97 Chevrolet, making the win official.2

The bigger Cup note is the points flip. Denny Hamlin spun off Carson Hocevar's bumper on Lap 64 and finished 26th, yet he still left Sonoma one point ahead of Tyler Reddick after Reddick lost six laps on pit road with a power-steering problem and finished 36th.1

The No. 31 Cadillac Whelen Cadillac V-Series.R of Jack Aitken, Earl Bamber and Frederik Vesti won the Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen after 182 laps, with IMSA listing the race time at 6:00:47.095 and the margin of victory at 11.166 seconds.3 IMSA's race report said the No. 31 led 143 of 182 laps and extended Aitken's unofficial GTP championship lead to 203 points over Laurin Heinrich.4

AO Racing's No. 99 ORECA won LMP2 with Dane Cameron, PJ Hyett and Jonny Edgar, giving last year's class champions their first WeatherTech win of 2026.4 In GTD PRO, the No. 14 Vasser Sullivan Lexus of Jack Hawksworth and Ben Barnicoat finished first in class; in GTD, the No. 912 Manthey 1st Phorm Porsche of Richard Lietz, Ryan Hardwick and Riccardo Pera led the class home.3

Sam Corry controlled the ARCA Menards Series West General Tire 150 at Sonoma. ARCA's results show Corry winning the 47-lap race by 0.84 seconds over Mia Lovell, with Eric Johnson Jr., Cole Denton and Patrick Staropoli completing the top five.5 ARCA's race story added that Corry started from the Sioux Chief PowerPEX Pole, led every lap and earned his first West victory in his second start.6

In drag racing, NHRA's Norwalk Sunday produced a first Top Fuel win for rookie Maddi Gordon, plus Ron Capps in Funny Car, Aaron Stanfield in Pro Stock and Richard Gadson in Pro Stock Motorcycle.7 The same NHRA report said Capps reached 80 career wins and became the first Funny Car driver to reach three victories in 2026.7

At Grandview Speedway, the June 27 NASCAR Modifieds / Sportsman / Outlaw Racing Series Vintage program was canceled after late-morning and afternoon rain left the track without enough prep time. Grandview said that was its fifth Saturday-night weather loss of the season.8

One verified NASCAR team item this week: LUBE-A-BOOM announced a multi-race SS-GreenLight Racing partnership, with Alex Labbé carrying the brand on the No. 0 at Sonoma and Josh Bilicki carrying it on the No. 07 at Indianapolis and Iowa.9

The most useful rules note is for Wednesday's Whelen Modified Tour race at Seekonk. NASCAR's event preview lists a 28-car starting-field limit, a qualifying redraw for 4, 6, 8 or 10 positions, and an eight-tire event allotment with zero tire changes allowed during the race.10

No IMSA WeatherTech race falls inside this UTC watch window. IMSA's Watkins Glen report points WeatherTech's full four-class field next to Road America on July 30-August 2, while LMP2 runs the Chevrolet Grand Prix at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park first.4