Martin Truex Jr. picks up fourth Sonoma victory in dominating fashion: What a difference a year makes. After struggling mightily last year at Sonoma Raceway in the debut season for NASCAR’s Next Gen car, Martin Truex Jr. pulled off a dominating 180-degree turnaround in Sunday’s Toyota/Save Mart 350.[Read More](6-11-2023)
#19-Martin Truex, Jr. won the Toyota / Save Mart 350 NASCAR Cup Series race at Sonoma Raceway. The win is his 2nd win of the year, 4th at Sonoma and 33rd career win.
#8-Busch finished 2nd followed by #22-Logano, #17-Buescher, #9-Elliott, #16-Allmendinger, #34-McDowell #5-Larson, #20-Bell, and #1-Chastain.
Truex dominated much of the race, leading 51 of 110 laps and winning by nearly 3 seconds after taking the lead for the final time with 13 laps to go.
Pole winner #11-Hamlin wrecked late in the race and could not continue. He finished 36th.
Stage 1 was won by #11-Hamlin. Stage 2 was won by #8-Busch.
There were 10 lead changes among 6 drivers and 2 cautions for 6 yellow flag laps.
The average speed ways 81.989mph.
See race details at: Race Results, Driver Points Standings, Owner Points Standings, Cumulative Report, Penalty Report.
Race Fast Facts – Sonoma:
Martin Truex Jr. won the Toyota / Save Mart 350, his 33rd victory in 637 Cup Series races.
This is his second victory and eighth top-10 finish in 2023.
This is his fourth victory and seventh top-10 finish in 17 races at Sonoma Raceway.
Kyle Busch (second) posted his ninth top-10 finish in 18 races at Sonoma Raceway. It is his ninth top-10 finish in 2023.
Joey Logano (third) posted his sixth top-10 finish in 14 races at Sonoma Raceway.
Ty Gibbs (18th) was the highest finishing rookie.
Martin Truex Jr. leads the point standings by 13 points over William Byron
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Cup Series Playoff Standings after Sonoma:
Race 16 of 26 in the regular season
1) #24-William Byron [3 wins], 512
2) #8-Kyle Busch [3 wins], 496
3) #5-Kyle Larson [2 wins], 440
4) #19-Martin Truex, Jr. [2 wins], 525
5) #12-Ryan Blaney, [1 win], 501
6) #20-Christopher Bell [1 win], 493
7) #11-Denny Hamlin [1 win], 462
8) #22-Joey Logano [1 win], 444
9) #45-Tyler Reddick [1 win], 420
10) #47-Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. [1 win], 400
11) #1-Ross Chastain, 501
12) #4-Kevin Harvick, 500
13) #17-Chris Buescher, 430
14) #6-Brad Keselowski, 424, +96
15) #23-Bubba Wallace, 354, +26
16) #48-Alex Bowman, 331, +3 ahead of 17th
Outside the playoffs:
17) #99-Daniel Suarez, 328, -3 behind 16th
18) #54-Ty Gibbs, 320, -11
19) #34-Michael McDowell, 317, -14
See the Driver Points Standings and Owner Points Standings.
Paint Schemes
Cars to the rear: none reported
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 #11-Denny Hamlin chose pit stall 2.
Outside pole sitter #45-Tyler Reddick took the 40th stall, with an opening in front of it.
See all pit choices on the Sonoma Pit Stall page.
#11-Denny Hamlin won the Busch pole for the Toyota / Save Mart 350 NASCAR Cup Series race at Sonoma Raceway with speed of 92.178mph for his second pole of the year, first at Sonoma and 38th of his career.
#45-Tyler Reddick will start second followed by #34-Michael McDowell, #20-Christopher Bell, #16-AJ Allmendinger, #54-Ty Gibbs, #17-Chris Buescher, #19-Martin Truex, Jr., #99-Daniel Suarez, and #9-Chase Elliott.
See the complete qualifying results and the Toyota / Save Mart 350 Starting Lineup.
Sonoma Raceway – Qualifying Fast Facts:
Denny Hamlin won the Pole Award for the Toyota / Save Mart 350 with a lap of 77.719 seconds, 92.178 mph.
This is his 38th pole in 630 NASCAR Cup Series races.
This is his second pole and seventh top-10 start in 2023.
This is his first pole in 17 races at Sonoma Raceway. Tyler Reddick (second) posted his ninth top-10 start of 2023 and his third in three races at Sonoma Raceway.
Michael McDowell (third) posted his second top-10 start at Sonoma Raceway. It is his second in 16 races this season.
Ty Gibbs (sixth) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
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Qualifying Order
Practice for the Toyota / Save Mart 350 NASCAR Cup Series race at Sonoma Raceway is complete:
#5-Larson 91.730
#19-Truex 91.079
#16-Allmendinger 91.020
#45-Reddick 78.780
#34-McDowell 90.740
Slowest: #15-Lally 88.132
Most laps run: 14, #11-Hamlin, #20-Bell, #42-Enfinger, #10-Almirola.
Best 10 consecutive lap avg (of 8 drivers): #5-Larson, 89.847
See the fastest speeds, best 10 consecutive lap average, laps run, and more 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-Andy Lally, #38-Zane Smith, #51-Todd Gilliland, #78-Josh Bilicki.
See the full entry list on the Toyota / Save Mart 350 Entry List page.
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