Starting from pole Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet won the 32nd Annual Toyota/Save Mart 350, his 9th win in 239 NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 3rd win & 11th Top 10 finish in 2021. This is his 1st win & 2nd Top 10 finish in 7 races at Sonoma Raceway. 2nd Place Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, started from 2nd place posted his 3rd Top 10 finish in 5 races at Sonoma Raceway. It is his 10th Top 10 finish in 2021. 3rd Place Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Toyota, started from 19th place posted his 6th Top 10 finish in 15 races at Sonoma Raceway.
4th Place Car 22 Joey Logano Autotrader Ford, started from 13th place followed by 5th place Car 18 Kyle Busch Sport Clips Toyota, started from 5th place. 6th Place Car 1 Kurt Busch Monster Energy Chevrolet, started from 30th place followed by 7th place Car 42 Ross Chastain Clover Chevrolet, started from 29th place. 8th Place Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Toyota, started from 4th place followed by 9th place Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet, started from 7th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 12 Ryan Blaney DEX Imaging Ford, in 10th place, started from 11th place. Chase Briscoe (17th) was the highest finishing rookie.
The race had 8 Cautions for 18 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 12 for Competition Caution. 2nd Caution on lap 22 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 3rd Caution on lap 33 for #47 Crash in Turn 1. 4th Caution on lap 42 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 5th Caution on lap 72 for #00 Stopped on Track Turn 6. 6th Caution on lap 78 for #24, 48, 4, 43, 20, 7, 42 Crash in Turn 11. 7th Caution on lap 87 for #51, 37, 21 Crash in Turn 8. 8th Caution on lap 89 for #38, 20, 12, 48 Crash in Turn 4.
The race had 13 Lead Changes among 7 drivers; K. Larson 1-9; D. Hamlin 10-11; K. Larson 12-21; K. Busch 22-27; W. Byron 28-32; K. Larson 33-42; K. Busch 43-44; C. Elliott 45-57; K. Larson 58-64; J. Logano 65-66; K. Busch 67-68; K. Larson 69-72; J. Logano 73-75; K. Larson 76-92.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 5, 9, 18, 19, 48, 3, 8, 1, 21, 43
Stage 2 Top 10: 5, 22, 48, 1, 9, 24, 18, 2, 11, 20
NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 16
Race Results for the 32nd Annual Toyota/Save Mart 350 – Sunday, June 6, 2021. Sonoma Raceway – Sonoma, CA – 2.52 – Mile Road
Total Race Length – 92 Laps – 231.84 Miles
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
| 1. 1. Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 92 Running |
| 2. 2. Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 92 Running |
| 3. 19. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Toyota 92 Running |
| 4. 13. Car 22 Joey Logano Autotrader Ford 92 Running |
| 5. 5. Car 18 Kyle Busch Sport Clips Toyota 92 Running |
| 6. 30. Car 1 Kurt Busch Monster Energy Chevrolet 92 Running |
| 7. 29. Car 42 Ross Chastain Clover Chevrolet 92 Running |
| 8. 4. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Toyota 92 Running |
| 9. 7. Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet 92 Running |
| 10. 11. Car 12 Ryan Blaney DEX Imaging Ford 92 Running |
| 11. 18. Car 43 Erik Jones Black Entrepreneur Initiative Chevrolet 92 Running |
| 12. 16. Car 99 Daniel Suarez CommScope Chevrolet 92 Running |
| 13. 6. Car 3 Austin Dillon Congressional Sportsmen’s Chevrolet 92 Running |
| 14. 15. Car 23 Bubba Wallace DoorDash Toyota 92 Running |
| 15. 9. Car 2 Brad Keselowski America’s Tire Ford 92 Running |
| 16. 12. Car 17 Chris Buescher Fastenal Ford 92 Running |
| 17. 25. Car 14 Chase Briscoe # Ford Performance Racing School Ford 92 Running |
| 18. 22. Car 7 Corey LaJoie Nations Guard Chevrolet 92 Running |
| 19. 10. Car 8 Tyler Reddick Childress Vineyards Chevrolet 92 Running |
| 20. 23. Car 41 Cole Custer Autodesk/HaasTooling.com Ford 92 Running |
| 21. 27. Car 37 * Ryan Preece Cottonelle Chevrolet 92 Running |
| 22. 8. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Busch Light #BeerOverWine Ford 92 Running |
| 23. 17. Car 21 Matt DiBenedetto Menards/Knauf Ford 92 Running |
| 24. 20. Car 20 Christopher Bell Rheem/Smurfit Kappa Toyota 92 Running |
| 25. 32. Car 15 James Davison Clubhouse Media Group Chevrolet 92 Running |
| 26. 35. Car 78 Scott Heckert Surface Sunscreen Ford 92 Running |
| 27. 26. Car 10 Aric Almirola Farmer John Ford 92 Running |
| 28. 21. Car 34 Michael McDowell Love’s Travel Stops Ford 92 Running |
| 29. 36. Car 52 Josh Bilicki Pacific Coast Termite, Inc. Ford 92 Running |
| 30. 31. Car 77 Ben Rhodes(i) Kaeding Performance Chevrolet 92 Running |
| 31. 28. Car 38 Anthony Alfredo # MDS Ford 92 Running |
| 32. 34. Car 53 Garrett Smithley(i) RJ’s Paint Shop Ford 92 Running |
| 33. 24. Car 6 Ryan Newman Guaranteed Rate Ford 92 Running |
| 34. 37. Car 51 Cody Ware(i) Nurtec ODT Chevrolet 84 Accident |
| 35. 3. Car 24 William Byron Axalta Chevrolet 76 Accident |
| 36. 33. Car 00 Quin Houff 8 Ball Chocolate Whiskey Chevrolet 69 Rear Gear |
| 37. 14. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. SunnyD Chevrolet 40 Engine |
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following cars dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reasons indicated: Nos. 38 (inspection violation), 78 (unapproved adjustments). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 14 Mins, 42 Secs. Average Speed: 71.445 MPH. Margin of Victory: .614 Seconds. Caution Flags: 8 for 18 laps. Lead Changes: 13 among 7 drivers. Sunoco Rookie of the Race : Chase Briscoe, #14.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: June 13, 2021 – Texas Motor Speedway
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