All the talk in the stock car racing world these past two weeks has been about how good Shane van Gisbergen is. The New Zealander won the Cup Series races at Chicago and Sonoma on consecutive Sundays to prove himself as the best road course driver in the field today.

Connor Zilisch has been praised by his rival after his impressive victory in the Sonoma Xfinity race. Shane van Gisbergen hailed rising NASCAR star Connor Zilisch for his composure and defensive driving after their thrilling battle in Saturday’s Xfinity Series race at Sonoma.

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.