NASCAR 2018 Race 16: Sonoma Toyota Save Mart 350 race thread

[dara]

Schedule:

Friday, June 22
ON TRACK: SONOMA
2:40-3:55 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice, FS1
5:40-6:55 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series final practice, FS1

Saturday, June 23
ON TRACK: SONOMA
2:45 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Busch Pole Award qualifying, FS1

Sunday, June 24
ON TRACK: SONOMA
3 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Toyota/Save Mart 350 (110 laps, 218.9 miles), FS1

218.9 miles (352.3 km)

Stages 1: Lap 25
Stage 2: Lap 50
Race: Lap 110

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Track Specs:

1.99 mile Road Course with 10 turns
Pit Road/Stalls: 16' wide by 29' long, 58' wide
increased from 1.949 miles to 1.99 after the 2000 season


Track Records & Stats

June 2017 Race Winner: #4-Kevin Harvick, 78.710mph, started 12th
Race Record: Clint Bowyer, June 2012, 83.624mph (current layout)
Race Record: Jeff Gordon, June 2000, 78.789mph (old layout)
Oldest Winner: Ricky Rudd, 45 years, 9 months, 11 days, 6/23/2002
Youngest Winner: Kyle Busch. 23 years, 1 months, and 20 days, 6/22/2008

June 2017 Pole Winner: #42-Kyle Larson, 95.295mph, finished 26th
Track Qualifying Record: Kyle Larson, 6/27/2015, 96.568mph (current layout)(1st round of qualifying)
Track Qualifying Record: Rusty Wallace, June 2000, 99.309mph (old layout)
Oldest Pole Winner: Rusty Wallace, 43 years, 10 months, 11 days, 6/25/2000
Youngest Pole Winner: Joey Logano, 21 years, 1 month, 0 days, 6/24/2011

Worst Starting Spot to Win: Juan Pablo Montoya, started 32nd, 6/24/2007

Most Wins: 5 - Jeff Gordon
Most Wins Active Driver: 2 - Kurt Busch
Most Poles: 5 - Jeff Gordon
Most Poles Active Driver: 3 - Jamie McMurray
Most Top 5s: 14 - Jeff Gordon
Most Top 5s Active Driver: 7 - Kurt Busch & Clint Bowyer
Most Top 10s: 18 - Jeff Gordon
Most Top 10s Active Driver: 9 - Jimmie Johnson

[dara]

Starting order:

1. Kyle Larson
2. Martin Truex Jr.
3. Chase Elliott
4. Jamie McMurray
5. AJ Allmendinger
6. Kevin Harvick
7. Jimmie Johnson
8. William Byron
9. Kyle Busch
10. Brad Keselowski
11. Ryan Blaney
12. Joey Logano
13. Trevor Bayne
14. Ryan Newman
15. Paul Menard
16. Daniel Suarez
17. Alex Bowman
18. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
19. Clint Bowyer
20. Erik Jones
21. Denny Hamlin
22. Michael McDowell
23. Kurt Busch
24. Aric Almirola
25. Chris Buescher
26. Kasey Kahne
27. Austin Dillon
28. David Ragan
29. Gray Gaulding
30. Matt DiBenedetto
31. Ty Dillon
32. Cole Whitt
33. Justin Marks
34. Parker Kligerman
35. Bubba Wallace
36. Chris Cook
37. Tomy Drissi
38. Cody Ware

Kyle Larson used to attend races at Sonoma Raceway as a kid, dreaming of one day driving on the challenging road course in California's wine country.

The Chip Ganassi Racing driver has realized that dream. Now, the driver from nearby Elk Grove, Calif., wants to win a race at his hometown track.

Larson took a big step toward realizing that goal, winning the pole for Sunday's Toyota/Save Mart 350.

"Cool to get a pole here back at my hometown track here in Sonoma," Larson told FS1. "Qualifying here is one of my favorite events of the year."

It's Larson's second pole this year, and the sixth of his career. One of those poles came at Sonoma last year. He finished 26th in that race, and is hoping to avoid a similar fate this year.

"It would be nice to get a win here at my home track," Larson told FS1.

Defending Monster Energy NASCAR Cup champion Martin Truex Jr. will start second.

[4me2c]

1)...Kyle Busch
2)...Denny Hamlin
3)...Kevin Harvick

[carlosman]

*Joey Logano
Kyle Busch
Kevin Harvick

[82harley]

Kevin Harvick***
Kyle Busch
Martin Truex Jr.

[ranagee]

Kevin Harvick(favorite)
Martin Truex JR.
Kyle Busc

[ilan]

Kevin Harvick **
Martin Truex Jr.
Kyle Busch

[Orziz]

Truex Jr
Kyle Larson*
Jamie McMurray

[Capt.Kangaroo]

Kyle Busch***
Jimmie Johnson
Kurt Busch

[dara]

Kyle Larson***
Kevin Harvick
Martin Truex, Jr.

[crazed 9.6]

practice this morning at Sonoma

Chris Buescher did well (not the best of them, but did good)... which could be expected since his team mate is AJ Allmendinger .. who in my book is one of the top road course drivers in nascar :)
Some knowledge must get passed along, you'd think.

[4me2c]

Watching the runs today makes 4me Think it will bee at least a 4-Pack Race 2morrow...!


https://youtu.be/G2WYdFd3N90 :cool:

[superbox]

Kyle Busch
Kevin Harvick*
Martin Truex Jr.

[erickson]

Martin Truex Jr. ///// Kyle Larson* ///// Kevin Harvick

[TimeKeeper]

Kurt Busch***
Denny Hamlin
Brad Keselowski

[minitor]

Kevin Harvick*
Martin Truex Jr.
Kyle Busch

[dishuser]

Martin Truex Jr.***
Kevin Harvick
Kyle Busch

[crazed 9.6]

AJ Allmendinger ***
Kevin Harvick
Kyle Busch

[dara]

missing bigstar and kof, using marley's picks on last thread...

[bigstar]

Kevin Harvick
Martin Truex Jr. *
Kyle Larson

[dara]

For Marley:


Kyle Busch***
Martin Truex Jr.
Kevin Harvick

[dara]

Green Flag


1)...Kyle Busch
2)...Denny Hamlin
3)...Kevin Harvick


*Joey Logano
Kyle Busch
Kevin Harvick


Kevin Harvick***
Kyle Busch
Martin Truex Jr.


Kevin Harvick(favorite)
Martin Truex JR.
Kyle Busc


Kevin Harvick **
Martin Truex Jr.
Kyle Busch


Truex Jr
Kyle Larson*
Jamie McMurray


Kyle Busch***
Jimmie Johnson
Kurt Busch


Kyle Larson***
Kevin Harvick
Martin Truex, Jr.


Kyle Busch
Kevin Harvick*
Martin Truex Jr.


Martin Truex Jr. ///// Kyle Larson* ///// Kevin Harvick


Kurt Busch***
Denny Hamlin
Brad Keselowski


Kevin Harvick*
Martin Truex Jr.
Kyle Busch


Martin Truex Jr.***
Kevin Harvick
Kyle Busch


AJ Allmendinger ***
Kevin Harvick
Kyle Busch


Kevin Harvick
Martin Truex Jr. *
Kyle Larson


For Marley:

Kyle Busch***
Martin Truex Jr.
Kevin Harvick



No kof, but expected.

[dara]

Favorites by driver:
Harvick: Minitor, 82harley, superbox, ranagee, ilan
Larson: dara, erickson, orziz
KyBusch: Capt.K, 4me2c, marley
Truex: dishuser, bigstar
Logano: carlosman
Allmendinger: crazed
KuBusch: TimeKeeper

Other drivers:
Hamlin
Johnson
Keselowski
McMurray

[crazed 9.6]

Go Go AJ !!

:)

[dara]

NASCAR Alerts
‏ @NASCAR_Alerts


Lap 25: AJ Allmendinger wins Stage 1 at @RaceSonoma.

Top 10: 47, 2, 48, 9, 42, 31, 10, 19, 37, 95.
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25 Bonus points for crazed!

Order:
Allmendinger 10
Keselowski 9
Johnson 8
Elliott 7
Larson 6
Newman 5
Almirola 4
Suarez 3
Buescher 2
Kahne 1

[dara]

AJ just blew up. Bummer.

[crazed 9.6]

damn !!

AJ blew it up on the money shift :eek:
From first to second gear, he blew the engine !!!

damn, damn, double damn :(

[dara]

Jamie McMurray is also out.

[crazed 9.6]

stage 2 only with a couple laps remaining, the guys are pitting.
This is a move to win the race and not about a stage win for these guys

[dara]

Lap 50: Denny Hamlin wins Stage 2 at @RaceSonoma!
Top 10:
1. Hamlin 10
2. Elliott 9
3. Johnson 8
4. Keselowski 7
5. Blaney 6
6. Almirola 5
7. Bowman 4
8. McDowell 3
9. Buescher 2
10. Newman 1

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No bonus points this stage... on to the finish!

[dara]

stage 2 only with a couple laps remaining, the guys are pitting.
This is a move to win the race and not about a stage win for these guys

They all will need at least one more pit to finish the race. The new(?) leaders hope to run away and hide.

[TimeKeeper]

Lap 50: Denny Hamlin wins Stage 2 at @RaceSonoma!
Top 10:
1. Hamlin 10
2. Elliott 9
3. Johnson 8
4. Keselowski 7
5. Blaney 6
6. Almirola 5
7. Bowman 4
8. McDowell 3
9. Buescher 2
10. Newman 1

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No bonus points this stage... on to the finish!

i had Hamlin in my top 3

[4me2c]

i had Hamlin in my top 3

It only works if it is Your #1 Pick...! I tried that a long time ago...! Lol...! I got Him as My #2 Pick...!

[4me2c]

damn !!

AJ blew it up on the money shift :eek:
From first to second gear, he blew the engine !!!

damn, damn, double damn :(

Didn't They say He went from 1st to 2nd and when He attempted to go from 2nd to 3rd Gear it slipped into 1st...?!? What a Shame...!

[crazed 9.6]

Didn't They say He went from 1st to 2nd and when He attempted to go from 2nd to 3rd Gear it slipped into 1st...?!? What a Shame...!

yup, you may have it correct.
All AJ could say that it was his fault :(


These strategies are gonna pay or not....??
Harvick may have made a mistake pitting early, but ,,,,, we will see :)

[TimeKeeper]

It only works if it is Your #1 Pick...! I tried that a long time ago...! Lol...! I got Him as My #2 Pick...!

that dont seem right! what is the point of picking 3?

[ilan]

You get points for each of the 3 who finish in the top 10.

[crazed 9.6]

that dont seem right! what is the point of picking 3?

Picking the 3 is for overall points.
We can't just pick one or that would be make for a silly pool :eek:
We could have called it .... 'The Silly Season' :)

Only the pics chosen as your winner get any 'pool' bonus points in our pool.
Stage wins are wins, so you would have needed to have picked Hamlin as winner :)

You will still get nascar's stage points that they give.
So Denny would be shown with higher points given by nascar, even to a few of the guys that finish in front of him.
You will see that when the race is tallied up :)

... and that is what ilan is saying :)

[dara]

Congrats to Martin Truex Jr, and bigstar and dishuser for picking him for the win. 50 bonus points

Kevin Harvick and Clint Bowyer finish today's podium.

[crazed 9.6]

Truex gets er done :)

[dara]

Unofficial points:

Allmendinger 11
Kurt Busch 31
Kyle Busch 32
Harvick 35
Hamlin 37
Johnson 42
Keselowski 40
Larson 29
Logano 18
McMurray 1
Truex 40

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Points are now official

[dara]

results will be posted here:



https://www.nascar.com/results/race_center/2018/monster-energy-nascar-cup-series/toyota-save-mart-350/stn/race/

[dara]

Unofficially, dishuser has the high score, at 157. Congrats, bud.

[dishuser]

Unofficially, dishuser has the high score, at 157. Congrats, bud.

congrats go to martin and crew
gave up stage wins to get the race win :cool:

[dara]

Here are the results from my spreadsheet:

https://screenshotscdn.firefoxusercontent.com/images/e564d1ad-94a1-4b0c-8e11-6aba3f6428ac.png

[dara]

I'll post the standings when this race is verified, but there is a change in the podium,
1st - minitor 2258
2nd - dishuser 2253
3rd - bigstar 2229

[crazed 9.6]

Nice job dishuser !

thnx for the work dara :)



ohh and I think we can call it verified can't we ? I never seen you make a mistake yet, I don't think :)

[dara]

Nice job dishuser !

thnx for the work dara :)



ohh and I think we can call it verified can't we ? I never seen you make a mistake yet, I don't think :)

I make lots of mistakes, lol! But not as bad as Michael Waltrip's haircut.

Race results are good, then.

Next week... Chicagoland on Sunday.