On Sunday, Chase Briscoe was the next best, turning in a runner-up finish on a day that no one appeared to have anything close to competing with van Gisbergen. He could hang alongside van Gisbergen for the first four turns on most restarts, but could not keep pace — much like the rest of the field — for the duration of the race.

Shane van Gisbergen's brilliant form in NASCAR has prompted a comparison to NBA legend Michael Jordan. Chase Briscoe has likened Shane van Gisbergen’s dominance on road courses to “Michael Jordan in his prime” after following him closely in Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Sonoma.

To that point, Chase Briscoe said racing him on a road course is like competing with a GOAT after finishing second at the Northern California circuit on Sunday.