2024 Toyota/Save Mart 350
| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 16 of 36 in the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series | |||
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| Date | June 9, 2024 | ||
| Location | Sonoma Raceway in Sonoma, California | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.99 mi (3.20 km) | ||
| Distance | 110 laps, 218.9 mi (352.285 km) | ||
| Average speed | 74.526 miles per hour (119.938 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Team Penske | ||
| Time | 1:13.273 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | |
| Laps | 35 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Fox | ||
| Announcers | Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and Kevin Harvick | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | PRN | ||
| Booth Announcers | Doug Rice and Mark Garrow | ||
| Turn Announcers | Pat Patterson (2, 3, & 3a), Brad Gillie (4a & 7a), Nick Yeoman (8 & 9), and Rob Albright (10 & 11) | ||
The 2024 Toyota/Save Mart 350 was a NASCAR Cup Series race that was held on June 9, 2024, at Sonoma Raceway in Sonoma, California. Contested over 110 laps on the 1.99-mile (3.20 km) road course, it was the 16th race of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season. Kyle Larson won the race. Michael McDowell finished 2nd, and Chris Buescher finished 3rd. Chase Elliott and Ross Chastain rounded out the top five, and A.J. Allmendinger, Ryan Blaney, Tyler Reddick, Christopher Bell, and Todd Gilliland rounded out the top ten.
Report
[edit]Background
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Sonoma Raceway is a 1.99-mile (3.20 km) road course and drag strip located on the landform known as Sears Point in the southern Sonoma Mountains in Sonoma, California, U.S. The road course features 12 turns on a hilly course with 160 feet (49 m) of total elevation change. It is host to one of only seven NASCAR Cup Series races each year that are run on road courses. It is also host to the NTT IndyCar Series and several other auto races and motorcycle races such as the American Federation of Motorcyclists series. Sonoma Raceway continues to host amateur, or club racing events which may or may not be open to the general public. The largest such car club is the Sports Car Club of America. In 2022, the race was reverted to racing the club configuration.[10]
Entry list
[edit]- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
[edit]Ryan Blaney was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 1:13.202 seconds and a speed of 97.866 mph (157.500 km/h).[11]
Practice results
[edit]| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 1:13.202 | 97.866 |
| 2 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1:13.230 | 97.829 |
| 3 | 33 | Will Brown | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 1:13.389 | 97.617 |
| Official practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
[edit]Joey Logano scored the pole for the race with a time of 1:13.273 and a speed of 97.771 mph (157.347 km/h).[12]
Qualifying results
[edit]Race
[edit]Race results
[edit]Stage results
[edit]Stage One Laps: 25
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 1 |
| Official stage one results | |||||
Stage Two Laps: 30
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 41 | Ryan Preece | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger (i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 6 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 43 | Erik Jones | Leagcy Motor Club | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 21 | Harrison Burton | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 1 |
| Official stage two results | |||||
Final Stage results
[edit]Stage Three Laps: 55
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 110 | 48 |
| 2 | 12 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 110 | 40 |
| 3 | 26 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 110 | 44 |
| 4 | 4 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 110 | 40 |
| 5 | 9 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 110 | 36 |
| 6 | 11 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger (i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 110 | 0 |
| 7 | 3 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 110 | 39 |
| 8 | 2 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 110 | 39 |
| 9 | 15 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 110 | 28 |
| 10 | 14 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 110 | 31 |
| 11 | 17 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 110 | 28 |
| 12 | 29 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 110 | 32 |
| 13 | 35 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 110 | 29 |
| 14 | 7 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 110 | 26 |
| 15 | 8 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 110 | 28 |
| 16 | 20 | 71 | Zane Smith (R) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 110 | 21 |
| 17 | 13 | 77 | Carson Hocevar (R) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 110 | 20 |
| 18 | 30 | 41 | Ryan Preece | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 110 | 28 |
| 19 | 38 | 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 110 | 22 |
| 20 | 18 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 110 | 17 |
| 21 | 1 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 110 | 18 |
| 22 | 28 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 110 | 15 |
| 23 | 36 | 15 | Kaz Grala (R) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 110 | 14 |
| 24 | 33 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 110 | 13 |
| 25 | 22 | 21 | Harrison Burton | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 110 | 13 |
| 26 | 19 | 10 | Noah Gragson | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 110 | 11 |
| 27 | 21 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 110 | 18 |
| 28 | 34 | 31 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 109 | 9 |
| 29 | 37 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 109 | 8 |
| 30 | 6 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 108 | 7 |
| 31 | 24 | 33 | Will Brown | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 107 | 6 |
| 32 | 32 | 4 | Josh Berry (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 95 | 5 |
| 33 | 27 | 51 | Justin Haley | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 88 | 4 |
| 34 | 23 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 73 | 3 |
| 35 | 31 | 60 | Cam Waters | RFK Racing | Ford | 66 | 2 |
| 36 | 16 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 39 | 1 |
| 37 | 10 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 16 | 1 |
| 38 | 25 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 2 | 1 |
| Official race results | |||||||
Race statistics
[edit]- Lead changes: 10 among 8 different drivers
- Cautions/Laps: 9 for 20 laps
- Red flags: 0
- Time of race: 2 hours, 56 minutes, and 14 seconds
- Average speed: 74.526 miles per hour (119.938 km/h)
Media
[edit]Television
[edit]Fox NASCAR televised the race in the United States on Fox. Mike Joy was the lap-by-lap announcer, while 2012 Sonoma winner Clint Bowyer and 2017 Sonoma winner Kevin Harvick were the color commentators. Jamie Little, Regan Smith and Josh Sims handled the pit road for the television side. Larry McReynolds provided insight from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte. This was Fox Sports' last Cup race for their portion of the 2024 season as NBC Sports and USA Network takes over NASCAR broadcasts for the rest of the season.
| Fox | ||
|---|---|---|
| Booth announcers | Pit reporters | In-race analyst |
| Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy Color-commentator: Clint Bowyer Color-commentator: Kevin Harvick |
Jamie Little Regan Smith Josh Sims |
Larry McReynolds |
Radio
[edit]Radio coverage of the race was broadcast by the Performance Racing Network. PRN's broadcast of the race was also simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Doug Rice and Mark Garrow announced the race in the booth while the field was racing on the pit straightaway. Doug Turnbull called the race from a stand outside of turn 2 when the field was racing up turns 2, 3 and 3a. Brad Gillie called the race from a stand outside of turn 7a when the field was racing through turns 4a and 7a. Pat Patterson called the race when the field raced thru turns 8 and 9. Rob Albright called the race from a billboard outside turn 11 when the field was racing through turns 10 and 11. Alan Cavanna, Brett McMillan and Wendy Venturini reported from pit lane during the race.
| PRN | ||
|---|---|---|
| Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lead announcer: Doug Rice Announcer: Mark Garrow |
Turns 2, 3 & 3a: Doug Turnbull Turns 4a & 7a: Brad Gillie Turns 8 & 9: Pat Patterson Turns 10 & 11: Rob Albright |
Alan Cavanna Brett McMillan Wendy Venturini |
Standings after the race
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References
[edit]- ^ "2024 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
- ^ "Sonoma Raceway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on April 28, 2017. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
- ^ Taranto, Steven (October 4, 2023). "NASCAR Cup Series 2024 schedule announcement: New additions, race dates, plus the complete calendar". CBS Broadcasting Inc. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
- ^ "NASCAR unveils 2024 Cup schedule as Atlanta, Watkins Glen move to playoffs". National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC. October 4, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
- ^ "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
- ^ "Practice Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. June 8, 2024. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
- ^ "Qualifying Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. June 8, 2024. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
- ^ "Toyota/Save Mart 350 Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. June 9, 2024. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
- ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. June 9, 2024. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
- ^ "Sonoma Raceway bringing back the Chute for 2022 NASCAR Weekend". SpeedwayMedia.com. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
- ^ Utter, Jim (June 7, 2024). "NASCAR Cup Sonoma: Ryan Blaney fastest in practice; Will Brown third". Motorsport.com. Sonoma, California: Motorsport Network. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
- ^ Utter, Jim (June 8, 2024). "NASCAR Cup Sonoma: Logano beats Reddick to pole position". Motorsport.com. Sonoma, California: Motorsport Network. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
