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No one in the NASCAR Cup Series today is creating more noise on road courses than Shane van Gisbergen. The 36-year-old Kiwi powered to a dominant victory in Sunday's Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway, in what was a continuation of a road course streak that is drawing comparisons to all-time greats.
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Shane van Gisbergen ties mark set by Jeff Gordon for consecutive road course wins from the pole with Sonoma victory.
NASCAR insider Tommy Baldwin weighed in on Jeff Gordon and Tony Stewart's road course legacy amid Shane van Gisbergen's recent dominance.
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There's no other circuit that's going to have [the] backdrop of the city,” Gordon said. “For our partners, how they entertain and how they bring customers to the event is different, and you can't duplicate that anywhere else.