Starting from 8th place Car 99 Daniel Suarez Onx Homes/Renu Chevrolet won the 33rd Annual Toyota/Save Mart 350, his 1st win in 195 NASCAR Cup Series Cup Series races. This is his 1st win & 5th Top 10 finish in 2022. This is his 1st win & 1st Top 10 finish in 5 races at Sonoma Raceway. Daniel Suarez has won his first career NASCAR Cup Series win 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. Suarez becomes the first driver from Mexico (Monterrey) to win in the NASCAR Cup Series. Suarez 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 Suarez (Sonoma). This is Track House Racing’s 3rd win in the NASCAR Cup Series – Ross Chastain (COTA, Talladega) and Daniel Suarez (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).
2nd Place Car 17 Chris Buescher Fifth Third Bank Ford, started from 3rd place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in six races at Sonoma Raceway. It is his 4th Top 10 finish in 2022. 3rd PLace Car 34 Michael McDowell Love’s Travel Stops Ford, started from 4th place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in 10 races at Sonoma Raceway.
4th Place Car 4 Kevin Harvick GEARWRENCH Ford, started from 23rd place followed by 5th place Car 2 Austin Cindric America’s Tire Ford, started from 25th place was the highest finishing rookie. 6th Place Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Knauf Ford, started from 14th place followed by 7th place Car 1 Ross Chastain Worldwide Express Chevrolet, started from 7th place. 8th Place Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, started from 2nd place followed by 9th place Car 24 William Byron RaptorTough.com Chevrolet, started from 20th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 6 Brad Keselowski Kohler Power Reserve Ford, in 10th place, started from 22nd place.
The race had 4 Cautions for 14 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 11 for Possible Fluid On Track From #23. 2nd Caution on lap 27 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 3rd Caution on lap 57 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 4th Caution on lap 84 for Debris.
The race had 6 Lead Changes among 6 drivers; K. Larson 1-26; C. Elliott 27-52; J. Logano 53-56; C. Buescher 57-60; D. Suarez 61-81; B. Keselowski 82-84; D. Suarez 85-110.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 5, 22, 18, 31, 10, 21, 77, 45, 47, 51
Stage 2 Top 10: 22, 10, 17, 99, 4, 38, 21, 34, 47, 12
NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 16
Race Results for the 33rd Annual Toyota/Save Mart 350 – Sunday, June 12, 2022
Sonoma Raceway – Sonoma, CA – 1.99 – Mile Road
Total Race Length – 110 Laps – 218.9 Miles
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
1. 8. Car 99 Daniel Suarez Onx Homes/Renu Chevrolet 110 Running 2. 3. Car 17 Chris Buescher Fifth Third Bank Ford 110 Running 3. 4. Car 34 Michael McDowell Love’s Travel Stops Ford 110 Running 4. 23. Car 4 Kevin Harvick GEARWRENCH Ford 110 Running 5. 25. Car 2 Austin Cindric # America’s Tire Ford 110 Running was the highest finishing rookie. 6. 14. Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Knauf Ford 110 Running 7. 7. Car 1 Ross Chastain Worldwide Express Chevrolet 110 Running 8. 2. Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 110 Running 9. 20. Car 24 William Byron RaptorTough.com Chevrolet 110 Running 10. 22. Car 6 Brad Keselowski Kohler Power Reserve Ford 110 Running 11. 13. Car 3 Austin Dillon True Velocity Chevrolet 110 Running 12. 18. Car 31 Justin Haley LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet 110 Running 13. 15. Car 14 Chase Briscoe Ford Performance Racing School Ford 110 Running 14. 21. Car 10 Aric Almirola Farmer John/FoodMaxx Ford 110 Running 15. 1. Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 110 Running 16. 19. Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally/Better Together Chevrolet 110 Running 17. 9. Car 22 Joey Logano Autotrader Ford 110 Running 18. 11. Car 45 Kurt Busch Monster Energy Toyota 110 Running 19. 16. Car 16 AJ Allmendinger(i) Goldfish Casino Slots Chevrolet 110 Running 20. 17. Car 15 Joey Hand Built Ford Proud Ford 110 Running 21. 6. Car 41 Cole Custer Autodesk/HaasTooling.com Ford 110 Running 22. 33. Car 43 Erik Jones FOCUSfactor Chevrolet 110 Running 23. 34. Car 42 Ty Dillon Allegiant Chevrolet 110 Running 24. 24. Car 38 Todd Gilliland # Chicago Pneumatic Compressors Ford 110 Running 25. 32. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Kroger/Cottonelle Chevrolet 110 Running 26. 28. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Toyota 110 Running 27. 31. Car 20 Christopher Bell DeWalt Toyota 110 Running 28. 26. Car 21 Harrison Burton # DEX Imaging Ford 110 Running 29. 29. Car 77 Josh Bilicki(i) Pacific Coast Termite Chevrolet 110 Running 30. 12. Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Crunchy Cookie Toyota 110 Running 31. 10. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Freight Toyota 110 Running 32. 36. Car 51 Cody Ware Nurtec ODT Ford 109 Running 33. 35. Car 78 Scott Heckert Pala Casino Ford 109 Running 34. 30. Car 7 Corey LaJoie GNARLY Premium Cut Jerky Chevrolet 101 Running 35. 5. Car 8 Tyler Reddick Lenovo Chevrolet 97 Running 36. 27. Car 23 Bubba Wallace DoorDash Toyota 9 Engine
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following vehicle(s) dropped to the rear of the field under penalty: Nos. 16, 20, 43 (Unapproved adjustments) No. 51 (Multiple inspection failures/did not qualify and will have to serve a pass through after the green flag). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 48 Mins, 22 Secs. Average Speed: 78.008 MPH. Margin of Victory: 3.849 Seconds. Caution Flags: 4 for 14 laps. Lead Changes: 6 among 6 drivers. Busch Light Pole Award: Kyle Larson, #5 92.111 mph. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Austin Cindric, #2.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: June 26, 2022 – Nashville Superspeedway
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