In 2025, the two biggest margins of victory belong to Shane van Gisbergen. In Mexico City, he won by 16.567 seconds, and on Sunday, he won at Watkins Glen by 11.116 seconds in another dominant showing.
In both races, Christopher Bell was the driver finishing a very distant second as SVG drove off with the checkered flag.
“Happy, yeah. I’m thrilled,” said Bell. “We’ve been struggling a little bit to find a rhythm. I feel like the car has been good, but executing the races has been tough for us. Really awesome to have a good day. Frustrated to get our butts kicked by the 88 car [SVG]. He’s doing a really good job. That team has it going on. We need to find a little bit more, but certainly happy. It was a good day for Camry.”
Christopher Bell, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Photo by: Sean Gardner / Getty Images
Van Gisbergen has won four of the five road/street course races this year in the Cup Series. The only event he failed to win was Circuit of the Americas back in March. That day, it was Bell in the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota who emerged victorious.
At Watkins Glen, Buescher finished third, losing the runner-up spot in the closing moments of the race. But still, it was a huge points day for him as he increased the buffer between himself and the playoff cut-line to 34 points.
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