NASCAR 2019 Race 16: Sonoma Toyota/Save Mart 350 race thread

[dara]

Schedule:

Qualifying: Saturday, June 22 at 3:10pm/et, TV-TBA.

Complete Event Schedule (times local to the track - PACIFIC TIME)

Thursday, June 20
2:00 PM-4:00 PM MENCS HAULERS ENTER (EQUIPMENT UNLOAD)

Friday, June 21
8:30 AM -6:30 PM MENCS GARAGE OPEN
10:30 AM MENCS ROOKIE MEETING, SPOTTER MEETING, & RANDOM DRAWING
11:40 AM-12:55 PM MENCS 1ST PRACTICE
2:40 PM-3:55 PM MENCS FINAL PRACTICE

Saturday, June 22
7:30 AM-1:30 PM MENCS GARAGE OPEN
12:10 PM MENCS QUALIFYING IMPOUND (MULTI-VEHICLE / TWO ROUNDS)

Sunday, June 23
8:00 AM MENCS GARAGE OPENS
10:00 AM MENCS DRIVER / CREW CHIEF MEETING (TURN ELEVEN)
11:20 AM MENCS DRIVER INTRODUCTIONS
12:00 PM (3:00 PM/ET) MENCS RACE (STAGES 20/40/90 LAPS = 226.8 MILES)

226.8 miles (364.999 km)

Stages 1: Lap 20
Stage 2: Lap 40
Race: Lap 90

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Track Specs:

2.52 mile Road Course with 12 turns
Pit Road/Stalls: 16' wide by 29' long, 58' wide
increased from 1.949 miles to 1.99 after the 2000 season
increased from 1.99 to 2.52 miles after 2018 season


Track Records & Stats

June 2018 Race Winner: Martin Truex Jr, 82.882mph, started 2nd
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 2018 Pole Winner: #42-Kyle Larson, 94.597mph, finished 14th
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

Race statistics 2018:

Lead changes: 7 among different drivers
Cautions/Laps: 3 for 8
Red flags: 0
Time of race: 2 hours, 38 minutes and 28 seconds
Average speed: 82.882 miles per hour (133.386 km/h)

[4me2c]

1) Brad Keselowski
2) Chase Elliott
3) Kyle Larson
4) Clint Bowyer

[Ryu]

Kevin Harvick
Kyle Busch*
Joey Logano
Martin Truex Jr

[82harley]

Kevin Harvick***
Kyle Busch
Martin Truex Jr.
Joey Logano

[ranagee]

Martin Truex Jr.*****
Kevin Harvick
Kyle Busch
Joey Logano

[Marley]

Clint Bowyer
Kyle Busch
Chase Elliott ***
Kevin Harvick

[dara]

Starting order:

No. 1 Kyle Larson 42
No. 2 William Byron 24
No. 3 Joey Logano 22
No. 4 Chase Elliott 9
No. 5 Daniel Suarez 41
No. 6 Denny Hamlin 11
No. 7 Kyle Busch 18
No. 8 Martin Truex Jr. 19
No. 9 Ryan Blaney 12
No. 10 Chris Buescher 37
No. 11 Jimmie Johnson 48
No. 12 Alex Bowman 88
No. 13 Michael McDowell 34
No. 14 Clint Bowyer 14
No. 15 Aric Almirola 10
No. 16 Kurt Busch 1
No. 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 17
No. 18 David Ragan 38
No. 19 Matt DiBenedetto 95
No. 20 Ryan Preece 47
No. 21 Ryan Newman 6
No. 22 Brad Keselowski 2
No. 23 Kevin Harvick 4
No. 24 Paul Menard 21
No. 25 Daniel Hemric 8
No. 26 Austin Dillon 3
No. 27 Corey LaJoie 32
No. 28 Matt Tifft 36
No. 29 Parker Kligerman 96
No. 30 Bubba Wallace 43
No. 31 Ty Dillon 13
No. 32 Erik Jones 20
No. 33 Justin Haley 77
No. 34 Cody Ware 52
No. 35 Landon Cassill 00
No. 36 J.J. Yeley 51
No. 37 Kyle Weatherman 15
No. 38 Reed Sorenson 27

Kyle Larson certainly knows how to qualify at Sonoma Raceway.

Now he's got to show he can get around the course in the race.

The Chip Ganassi Racing driver won the pole for Sunday's Toyota/Save Mart 350, marking his third straight pole at the road course.

But after finishing 14th last year and 26th in 2017, he's looking for more on race day.

"I guess the trend of my three poles, getting the pole and struggling in the race, I hope it's not the same tomorrow," Larson told FS1.

"We'll see if we can do a little better tomorrow."

It's Larson's first pole this season and eighth of his career.

William Byron, Joey Logano, Chase Elliott and Denny Hamlin rounded out the top five in qualifying.

The Toyota/Save Mart 350 begins at 3 p.m. ET Sunday on FS1.

[dara]

Kyle Larson
Kyle Busch
Joey Logano
Martin Truex, Jr. ***

[TimeKeeper]

William Byron
Joey Logano
Kurt Busch
Ryan Blaney $$$$

crazy picks what the hell lol

[Orziz]

Chase Elliott *
Ryan Blaney
Martian Truex Jr
Joey Logano

[crazed 9.6]

Kyle Larson
Joey Logano
Kyle Busch
Aric Almirola***

[dishuser]

Joey Logano ***
Kyle Busch
Martin Truex Jr.
Kurt Busch

[stilled]

Denny Hamlin ****
Clint Bowyer
Kyle Busch
Martin Truex Jr

[dara]

Green flag projected 3:13p Eastern

WEATHER: Warm and bright. The Weather Channel is forecasting sunny skies with temperatures in the mid to high 80s and no chance of rain.

[bigstar]

Martin Truex Jr.
Joey Logano *
Kyle Busch
Chase Elliott

[minitor]

Kyle Larson............................................ .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. ................
Martin Truex Jr.*.............................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. ......
Joey Logano............................................ .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. ...............
Clint Bowyer

[superbox]

Kyle Busch*
Denny Hamlin
Martin Truex Jr.
Joey Logano

[dara]

1) Brad Keselowski
2) Chase Elliott
3) Kyle Larson
4) Clint Bowyer


Kevin Harvick
Kyle Busch*
Joey Logano
Martin Truex Jr


Kevin Harvick***
Kyle Busch
Martin Truex Jr.
Joey Logano


Martin Truex Jr.*****
Kevin Harvick
Kyle Busch
Joey Logano


Clint Bowyer
Kyle Busch
Chase Elliott ***
Kevin Harvick


Kyle Larson
Kyle Busch
Joey Logano
Martin Truex, Jr. ***


William Byron
Joey Logano
Kurt Busch
Ryan Blaney $$$$

crazy picks what the hell lol


Chase Elliott *
Ryan Blaney
Martian Truex Jr
Joey Logano


Kyle Larson
Joey Logano
Kyle Busch
Aric Almirola***


Joey Logano ***
Kyle Busch
Martin Truex Jr.
Kurt Busch


Denny Hamlin ****
Clint Bowyer
Kyle Busch
Martin Truex Jr


Martin Truex Jr.
Joey Logano *
Kyle Busch
Chase Elliott


Kyle Larson............................................ .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. ................
Martin Truex Jr.*.............................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. ......
Joey Logano............................................ .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. ...............
Clint Bowyer


Kyle Busch*
Denny Hamlin
Martin Truex Jr.
Joey Logano

Green Flag! Only 20 laps to the stage.

[dara]

William Byron takes stage 1... his first stage win. No bonus points awarded.

[dara]

Denny Hamlin wins stage 2. 10 bonus points to stilled.

[4me2c]

2 of My Picks are Done...!

[dara]

Congrats to Martin Truex Jr, winning over Kyle Busch and Ryan Blaney. 50 bonus points to dara, ranagee, and minitor.

Scores coming up.

[dara]

Congrats to me for the high score, 170. :)

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Fun race. The Carousel improved the race, the real drivers still were the best drivers. So long to boogiety boogiety boogiety DW!

Posting the overall standings in the rules thread, and updating the podium...

[dara]

Podium:
stilled 2397
dara 2264
superbox 2200

dish is only 1 pt off the podium.

Next race is Chicagoland!

[4me2c]

Congratz to Truex Jr for the Race Win and to dara for the Pool Win...! Should've been a Die-Cast...?!?

[dara]

Congratz to Truex Jr for the Race Win and to dara for the Pool Win...! Should've been a Die-Cast...?!?

Thanks. We do have a diecast contest real soon... you probably can guess.

[4me2c]

Maybe for the Lowest Score...?!? :cool: