Pearce Dietrich gives his top NASCAR bets on DraftKings Sportsbook for the NASCAR Cup Series Toyota \/ Save Mart 350 at Sonoma.<\/p>\n
Sonoma decides nothing by accident. The road course rewards skill, not luck. This week\u2019s best bets lean on the drivers who\u2019ve already proven it.<\/p>\n
For DraftKings Sportsbook NASCAR Picks, follow @Race4thePrize<\/a> on X.<\/p>\n NASCAR Best Bets for the Toyota \/ Save Mart 350<\/p>\n Race Winner \u2014 Shane Van Gisbergen -165<\/a><\/p>\n There\u2019s no such thing as a sure thing in life or racing. A -165 wager in any sport is far from a certainty. Too much can go wrong. Last week\u2019s experimental road course race on a Navy base is a perfect example of the unpredictability of NASCAR Cup Series road course racing. The race in San Diego didn\u2019t work out for SVG. It wasn\u2019t for lack of speed. It was a lack of luck. Sonoma is a traditional NASCAR road course, where luck should be secondary to skill and experience.<\/p>\n Van Gisbergen\u2019s domination on road courses is well known. In a short period of time, Trackhouse Racing\u2019s resident road rockstar has registered numerous victories. His Cup Series trophy case has quickly become as cluttered as his Supercars case. SVG\u2019s competition has strong notebooks, but at the end of the day, it comes down to execution at this technical track. Technical tracks require technique, and Van Gisbergen has developed technique never seen before in the NASCAR Cup Series. SVG led 97 of 110 laps on his way to his 2025 Sonoma Cup Series victory. The year prior, he won the 2024 O\u2019Reilly Auto Parts 225 at Sonoma as a rookie for Kaulig Racing.<\/p>\n