Mexican Daniel Suárez wins first career NASCAR Cup Series race at Sonoma Raceway: The top-four finishing drivers Sunday were all looking for their first win of the season. Front Row Motorsports driver Michael McDowell finished third, followed by Stewart-Haas Racing’s Kevin Harvick in fourth. This year’s Daytona 500 winner, Sunoco Rookie of the Year candidate Austin Cindric was fifth, followed by his Team Penske Racing teammate Ryan Blaney. Suárez’s Trackhouse Racing teammate Ross Chastain was seventh, followed by Hendrick Motorsports drivers Chase Elliott and William Byron.[Read More](6-12-2022)

#99-Daniel Suarez won the Toyota / Save Mart 350 NASCAR Cup Series race at Sonoma Raceway for his first career win career win. He led the final 26 laps and pulled away to win by nearly 4 seconds. He is the fifth foreign-born driver to win a Cup Series race.
#17-Buscher finished 2nd followed by #34-McDowell, #4-Harvick, #2-Cindric, #12-Blaney, #1-Chastain, #9-Elliott, #24-Byron, and #6-Keselowski.
Pole winner #5-Larson led 26 laps to start the race, but got off sequence from other drivers and never made it back to the front.  Late in stage two he lost a wheel following a green flag pit stop.  He finished 15th.
Stage 1 was won by #5-Larson. Stage 2 was won by #22-Logano.
There were 6 lead changes among 6 drivers and 4 cautions for 14 yellow flag laps.
The average speed of the race was: 78.008mph.
See race details at: Race Results, Driver Points Standings, Owner Points Standings, Cumulative Report, Infraction Report.

Race Fast Facts – Sonoma Raceway:
Daniel Suárez won the 33rd Annual Toyota/Save Mart 350, his first victory in 195 NASCAR Cup Series races.
This is his first victory and fifth top-10 finish in 2022.
This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in five races at Sonoma Raceway.
Chris Buescher (second) posted his first top-10 finish in six races at Sonoma Raceway. It is his fourth top-10 finish in 2022.
Michael McDowell (third) posted his first top-10 finish in ten races at Sonoma Raceway.
Austin Cindric (fifth) was the highest finishing rookie.
Daniel Suárez has won his first career NASCAR Cup Series victory at Sonoma Raceway; he joins Juan Pablo Montoya as the second driver to win his first career Cup race at the 1.99-mile road course.
Suárez becomes the first driver from Mexico (Monterrey) to win in the NASCAR Cup Series.
Suárez becomes the fifth different driver all-time not from the United States to win a NASCAR Cup Series race; joining Marcos Ambrose (Australia), Juan Pablo Montoya (Colombia) Earl Ross (Canada) and Mario Andretti (Italy).
Of the 12 different race winners this season, four are first-time NASCAR Cup Series winners: Team Penske’s Austin Cindric (Daytona 500), Stewart-Haas Racing’s Chase Briscoe (Phoenix) and Trackhouse Racing’s Ross Chastain (COTA) and Daniel Suárez (Sonoma).
This is Track House Racing’s third victory in the NASCAR Cup Series – Ross Chastain (COTA, Talladega) and Daniel Suárez (Sonoma).
Six different manufacturers have won in the NASCAR Cup Series at Sonoma Raceway, led by Chevrolet with 13 victories; followed by Ford with eight, Toyota (five), Dodge (three), Pontiac (two) and Buick (one).
(NASCAR)

Cup Series Playoff Standings after Sonoma Raceway:
Race 16 of 26 in the regular season
1) #1-Ross Chastain [2 wins], 520
2) #22-Joey Logano [2 wins], 506
3) #24-William Byron [2 wins], 466
4) #11-Denny Hamlin [2 wins], 325
5) #9-Chase Elliott [1 win], 536
6) #18-Kyle Busch [1 win], 513
7) #5-Kyle Larson [1 win], 476
8) #48-Alex Bowman [1 win], 460
9) #14-Chase Briscoe [1 win], 386
10) #99-Daniel Suarez [1 win], 366
11) #2-Austin Cindric [1 win], 362
12) #45-Kurt Busch [1 win], 355
13) #12-Ryan Blaney, 511
14) #19-Martin Truex Jr., 481
15) #20-Christopher Bell, 444
16) #10-Aric Almirola, 423
Below the Playoff cutoff:
17) #4-Kevin Harvick, 416
18) #8-Tyler Reddick, 381
19) #3-Austin Dillon, 376
See the Driver Points Standings and Owner Points Standings.

Paint Schemes

Cars to the rear: #16-Allmendinger (unapproved adjustments),#20-Bell (unapproved adjustments), #43-Jones (unapproved adjustments), #51-Ware (multiple qualifying failures)

Pit Stall Selections: The selections of pit stalls for the Toyota / Save Mart 350 NASCAR Cup Series race at Sonoma Raceway have been made.
Pole winner #5-Larson chose pit stall 2. (the first one available)
Outside pole sitter #9-Elliott took the 23rd stall.
See all pit choices on the Sonoma Raceway Pit Stall page.

#5-Kyle Larson won the Busch pole for the Toyota / Save Mart 350 NASCAR Cup Series race at Sonoma Raceway with speed of 92.111mph for his 2nd pole of the year, 4th at Sonoma Raceway and 12th of his career.
#9-Elliott,  will start second followed by #16-Buescher,  #34-McDowell, #8-Reddick, #41-Custer, #1-Chastain, #99-Suarez, #22-Logano, and #11-Hamlin.
36 teams were entered so everyone made the race.
See the complete qualifying results and the Toyota / Save Mart 350 Starting Lineup.

Sonoma Raceway – Qualifying Fast Facts:
Kyle Larson won the Busch Light Pole Award for the 33rd Annual Toyota/Save Mart 350 with a lap of 77.776 seconds, 92.111 mph.
This is his 12th pole in 275 NASCAR Cup Series races.
This is his second pole and 10th top-10 start in 2022.
This is his fourth pole in eight races at Sonoma Raceway – most among active drivers and second only to Jeff Gordon (five poles) for the most all-time in the series at Sonoma.
Chase Elliott (second) posted his seventh top-10 start of 2022 and his fifth in six races at Sonoma Raceway.
Chris Buescher (third) posted his third top-10 start at Sonoma Raceway. It is his fourth in 15 races this season.
Todd Gilliland (24th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
Five different manufacturers in the NASCAR Cup Series have won a pole at Sonoma Raceway; led by Chevrolet (18 poles), followed by Ford (seven), Pontiac (three), Toyota (three) and Dodge (two).
(NASCAR)

Qualifying Order

Practice for the Toyota / Save Mart 350 NASCAR Cup Series race at Sonoma Raceway is over, after 50 scheduled minutes, the top-five, and slowest:
#5-Larson 90.424
#9-Elliott 90.195
#1-Chastain 90.125
#18-Busch 90.092
#99-Suarez 90.000
Slowest: #78-Heckert 87.136
Most laps run: 14 laps by #45-Busch, #12-Blaney, #6-Keselowski, #21-Burton
Best 10 consecutive lap avg (of 9 drivers): #18-Busch 89.199
See the fastest speeds, best 10 consecutive lap average, laps run on the Toyota / Save Mart 350 Practice speeds page.

Crew Rosters

The entry list for the Toyota / Save Mart 350 NASCAR Cup Series race at Sonoma Raceway is posted, 36 teams/drivers [for 40 spots] are listed.
Some of the drivers entered include: #15-Joey Hand, #16-Allmendinger, #77-Bilicki, #78-Scott Heckert
Since 36 cars are entered, no one will miss the race.
See the full entry list on the Toyota / Save Mart 350 Entry List page.

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