Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Toyota won the 31st Annual Toyota/Save Mart 350, his 23rd win in 493 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 4th win & 10th Top 10 finish in This is his 3rd win & 5th Top 10 finish in 14 races at Sonoma Raceway. 2nd Place Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Hazelnut Toyota, started from 7th place posted his 7th Top 10 finish in 15 races at Sonoma Raceway. It is his 15th Top 10 finish in 2019. 3rd Car 12 Ryan Blaney PPG Ford, started from 9th place posted his 2nd Top 10 finish in 4 races at Sonoma Raceway.
4th Place Car 95 Matt DiBenedetto Procore Thanks DW Throwback Toyota, started from 19th place followed by 5th place Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Ground Toyota, started from 6th place. 6th Place Car 4 Kevin Harvick Mobil 1 Ford, started from 23rd place followed by 7th place Car 6 Ryan Newman Wyndham Rewards Ford, started from 23rd place. 8th Place Car 20 Erik Jones Craftsman Toyota, started from 32nd place followed by 9th place Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford, started from 15th place, Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 42 Kyle Larson Credit One Bank Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from pole. Daniel Hemric (15th) was the highest finishing rookie. Joey Logano leads the point standings by one point over Kyle Busch.
The race had 2 Cautions for 6 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 22 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 2nd Caution on lap 42 for Stage 2 Conclusion.
The race had 7 Lead Change among 5 drivers; K. Larson 0; W. Byron 1-21; C. Elliott 22-24; M. Truex Jr. 25-37; D. Hamlin 38-41; M. Truex Jr. 42-63; K. Busch 64-66; M. Truex Jr. 67-90.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 24, 11, 22, 42, 10, 37, 88, 4, 21, 48
Stage 2 Top 10: 11, 2, 24, 22, 17, 42, 19, 9, 18, 43
Monster Energy Cup Series Race Number 16
Race Results for the 31st Annual Toyota/Save Mart 350 – Sunday, June 23, 2019. Sonoma Raceway – Sonoma, CA – 2.52 – Mile Road
Total Race Length – 90 Laps – 226.8 Miles
Finish Start Car Driver Team Laps Status
1. 8. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Toyota 90 Running | |
2. 7. Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Hazelnut Toyota 90 Running | |
3. 9. Car 12 Ryan Blaney PPG Ford 90 Running | |
4. 19. Car 95 Matt DiBenedetto Procore Thanks DW Throwback Toyota 90 Running | |
5. 6. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Ground Toyota 90 Running | |
6. 23. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Mobil 1 Ford 90 Running | |
7. 21. Car 6 Ryan Newman Wyndham Rewards Ford 90 Running | |
8. 32. Car 20 Erik Jones Craftsman Toyota 90 Running | |
9. 15. Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 90 Running | |
10. 1. Car 42 Kyle Larson Credit One Bank Chevrolet 90 Running | |
11. 14. Car 14 Clint Bowyer Rush Truck Centers Ford 90 Running | |
12. 11. Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Ally Chevrolet 90 Running | |
13. 16. Car 1 Kurt Busch Monster Energy Chevrolet 90 Running | |
14. 12. Car 88 Alex Bowman Axalta Chevrolet 90 Running | |
15. 25. Car 8 Daniel Hemric # Poppy Bank Chevrolet 90 Running | |
16. 10. Car 37 Chris Buescher Hellmann’s Chevrolet 90 Running | |
17. 5. Car 41 Daniel Suarez Ruckus Ford 90 Running | |
18. 22. Car 2 Brad Keselowski America’s Tire Ford 90 Running | |
19. 2. Car 24 William Byron Hertz Chevrolet 90 Running | |
20. 18. Car 38 David Ragan #ThanksDW Ford 90 Running | |
21. 17. Car 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Performance/ThanksDW Ford 90 Running | |
22. 24. Car 21 Paul Menard Menards/Richmond Ford 90 Running | |
23. 3. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 90 Running | |
24. 26. Car 3 Austin Dillon Dow Coatings Chevrolet 90 Running | |
25. 13. Car 34 Michael McDowell Love’s Travel Stops Ford 89 Running | |
26. 30. Car 43 Bubba Wallace World Wide Technology Chevrolet 89 Running | |
27. 31. Car 13 Ty Dillon GEICO Military Chevrolet 89 Running | |
28. 28. Car 36 Matt Tifft # Acquire Investments Ford 89 Running | |
29. 20. Car 47 Ryan Preece # Kroger Chevrolet 89 Running | |
30. 29. Car 96 * Parker Kligerman(i) TRD 40th Anniversary Toyota 89 Running | |
31. 35. Car 00 Landon Cassill(i) SHARE Chevrolet 89 Running | |
32. 27. Car 32 Corey LaJoie GMN Ford 89 Running | |
33. 37. Car 15 Ross Chastain(i) Low T Centers Chevrolet 89 Running | |
34. 33. Car 77 Justin Haley(i) Formula One Imports Chevrolet 88 Running | |
35. 38. Car 27 * Reed Sorenson VIPRacingExperience.com Chevrolet 88 Running | |
36. 34. Car 52 Cody Ware(i) SBC Contractors Chevrolet 64 Fatigue | |
37. 4. Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 60 | Engine |
38. 36. Car 51 JJ Yeley Jacob Companies Chevrolet 53 Fuel Pump |
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following vehicle(s) dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reasons indicated: #41 (engine change), #20, 51 (unapproved adjustments) and #15 (driver change). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 42 Mins, 9 Secs. Average Speed: 83.922 MPH. Margin of Victory: 1.861 Seconds. Caution Flags: 2 for 6 laps. Lead Changes: 7 among 5 drivers. American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award: Denny Hamlin, #11. Busch Pole Award: Kyle Larson, #42 95.712 mph. Fastest Lap: William Byron, #24 Lap 3, 93.339 mph. Moog Go the Extra Mile: Martin Truex Jr, #19 crew chief Cole Pearn Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Daniel Hemric, #8.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: June 30, 2019 – Chicagoland Speedway
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