2018 Toyota/Save Mart 350
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] | ||||||
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Race 16 of 36 in the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series | ||||||
Date | June 24, 2018 | |||||
Location | Sonoma Raceway in Sonoma, California | |||||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.99 mi (3.2 km) | |||||
Distance | 110 laps, 218.9 mi (352 km) | |||||
Average speed | 82.882 miles per hour (133.386 km/h) | |||||
Pole position | ||||||
Driver | Chip Ganassi Racing | |||||
Time | 75.732 | |||||
Most laps led | ||||||
Driver | Martin Truex Jr. | Furniture Row Racing | ||||
Laps | 62 | |||||
Winner | ||||||
No. 78 | Martin Truex Jr. |
Network |
FS1 | |||
Announcers |
Nielsen Ratings | 1.4/1.6 (Overnight)[10] | ||||
Radio in the United States | ||||||
Radio | PRN | |||||
Booth Announcers | Doug Rice and Mark Garrow | |||||
Turn Announcers | Pat Patterson (2, 3 & 3a), Brad Gillie (4a & 7a) and Rob Albright (10 & 11) |
The 2018 Toyota/Save Mart 350 was a
Report
Background
Sonoma Raceway, formerly Sears Point Raceway and Infineon Raceway is a 2.52-mile (4.06 km) road course and drag strip located on the landform known as
Entry list
Practice
First practice
Clint Bowyer was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 76.547 seconds and a speed of 93.590 mph (150.619 km/h).[11]
Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
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1 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing |
Ford | 76.547 | 93.590 |
2 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 76.583 | 93.546 |
3 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 76.890 | 93.172 |
Official first practice results |
Final practice
Kurt Busch was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 76.163 seconds and a speed of 94.061 mph (151.377 km/h).[12]
Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
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1 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Stewart-Haas Racing |
Ford | 76.163 | 94.061 |
2 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 76.203 | 94.012 |
3 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 76.442 | 93.718 |
Official final practice results |
Qualifying
Kyle Larson scored the pole for the race with a time of 75.732 and a speed of 94.597 mph (152.239 km/h).[13]
Qualifying results
Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | R1 | R2 |
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1 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 76.447 | 75.732 |
2 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 76.019 | 75.822 |
3 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 76.237 | 75.841 |
4 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 76.434 | 76.029 |
5 | 47 | A. J. Allmendinger | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 75.828 | 76.274 |
6 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing |
Ford | 76.416 | 76.330 |
7 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 76.433 | 76.356 |
8 | 24 | William Byron (R) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 76.226 | 76.411 |
9 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 76.507 | 76.474 |
10 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 76.354 | 76.695 |
11 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 76.469 | 76.740 |
12 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 76.337 | 77.609 |
13 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Roush Fenway Racing |
Ford | 76.657 | — |
14 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 76.658 | — |
15 | 21 | Paul Menard | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 76.671 | — |
16 | 19 | Daniel Suárez | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 76.725 | — |
17 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 76.812 | — |
18 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing |
Ford | 76.813 | — |
19 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing |
Ford | 76.824 | — |
20 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 76.833 | — |
21 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 76.875 | — |
22 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 76.928 | — |
23 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Stewart-Haas Racing |
Ford | 76.938 | — |
24 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing |
Ford | 76.978 | — |
25 | 37 | Chris Buescher | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 77.012 | — |
26 | 95 | Kasey Kahne | Leavine Family Racing | Chevrolet | 77.018 | — |
27 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 77.090 | — |
28 | 38 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 77.457 | — |
29 | 23 | Gray Gaulding | BK Racing | Toyota | 77.536 | — |
30 | 32 | Matt DiBenedetto | Go Fas Racing | Ford | 77.625 | — |
31 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 77.664 | — |
32 | 72 | Cole Whitt | TriStar Motorsports | Chevrolet | 77.747 | — |
33 | 15 | Justin Marks (i) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 77.903 | — |
34 | 96 | Parker Kligerman (i) | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Toyota | 78.276 | — |
35 | 43 | Darrell Wallace Jr. (R) |
Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 78.571 | — |
36 | 51 | Chris Cook | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 79.129 | — |
37 | 00 | Tomy Drissi | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet | 79.726 | — |
38 | 52 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 80.296 | — |
Official qualifying results |
Race
Stage Results
Stage 1 Laps: 25
Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
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1 | 47 | A. J. Allmendinger | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 10 |
2 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 9 |
3 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
4 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
5 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
6 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
7 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 4 |
8 | 19 | Daniel Suárez | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 3 |
9 | 37 | Chris Buescher | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
10 | 95 | Kasey Kahne | Leavine Family Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
Official stage one results |
Stage 2 Laps: 25
Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
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1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 10 |
2 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 |
3 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
4 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 7 |
5 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 6 |
6 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 5 |
7 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
8 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 3 |
9 | 37 | Chris Buescher | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
10 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
Official stage two results |
Final Stage Results
Stage 3 Laps: 60
Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
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1 | 2 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 110 | 40 |
2 | 6 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 110 | 35 |
3 | 19 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 110 | 34 |
4 | 3 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 110 | 49 |
5 | 9 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 110 | 32 |
6 | 23 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 110 | 31 |
7 | 20 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 110 | 30 |
8 | 24 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 110 | 38 |
9 | 17 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 110 | 32 |
10 | 21 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 110 | 37 |
11 | 7 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 110 | 42 |
12 | 25 | 37 | Chris Buescher | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 110 | 29 |
13 | 10 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 110 | 40 |
14 | 1 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 110 | 29 |
15 | 16 | 19 | Daniel Suárez | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 110 | 25 |
16 | 27 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 110 | 21 |
17 | 30 | 32 | Matt DiBenedetto | Go Fas Racing | Ford | 110 | 20 |
18 | 18 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 110 | 19 |
19 | 12 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 110 | 18 |
20 | 26 | 95 | Kasey Kahne | Leavine Family Racing | Chevrolet | 110 | 18 |
21 | 22 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 110 | 19 |
22 | 28 | 38 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 109 | 15 |
23 | 28 | 96 | Parker Kligerman (i) | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Toyota | 109 | 0 |
24 | 14 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 109 | 19 |
25 | 8 | 24 | William Byron (R) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 109 | 12 |
26 | 15 | 21 | Paul Menard | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 109 | 11 |
27 | 13 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 109 | 10 |
28 | 33 | 15 | Justin Marks (i) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 109 | 0 |
29 | 35 | 43 | Darrell Wallace Jr. (R) | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 109 | 8 |
30 | 29 | 23 | Gray Gaulding | BK Racing | Toyota | 109 | 7 |
31 | 36 | 51 | Chris Cook | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 109 | 6 |
32 | 37 | 00 | Tomy Drissi | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet | 108 | 5 |
33 | 31 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 106 | 4 |
34 | 11 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 104 | 9 |
35 | 32 | 72 | Cole Whitt | TriStar Motorsports | Chevrolet | 57 | 2 |
36 | 38 | 52 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 42 | 1 |
37 | 4 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 33 | 1 |
38 | 5 | 47 | A. J. Allmendinger | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 33 | 11 |
Official race results |
Race statistics
- 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)
Media
Television
FS1 Television
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Booth announcers | Pit reporters |
Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy Color-commentator: Jeff Gordon Color commentator: Darrell Waltrip |
Jamie Little Regan Smith Matt Yocum |
Radio
Radio coverage of the race was broadcast by
PRN | ||
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Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
Lead announcer: Doug Rice Announcer: Mark Garrow |
Turns 2, 3 & 3a: Pat Patterson Turns 4a & 7a: Brad Gillie Turns 10 & 11: Rob Albright |
Heather DeBeaux Brett McMillan Jim Noble |
Standings after the race
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References
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- ^ "Sonoma Raceway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on April 28, 2017. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
- ^ "Entry List". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. June 18, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
- ^ "First Practice Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. June 22, 2018. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
- ^ "Final Practice Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. June 22, 2018. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
- ^ "Qualifying Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. June 23, 2018. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
- ^ "Toyota/Save Mart 350 Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. June 24, 2018. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
- ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. June 25, 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 29, 2018. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
- ^ "Manufacturer standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. June 25, 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 29, 2018. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
- ^ "Sonoma final TV ratings". Jayski's Silly Season Site. ESPN. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ^ Utter, Jim (June 22, 2018). "Clint Bowyer leads first practice at Sonoma as Ford sweeps top three". Motorsport.com. Sonoma, California: Motorsport Network. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
- ^ Utter, Jim (June 22, 2018). "Kurt Busch fastest in final NASCAR Cup practice at Sonoma". Motorsport.com. Sonoma, California: Motorsport Network. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
- ^ Beacham, Greg (June 23, 2018). "Larson wins pole at home track in Sonoma; Truex to start 2nd". Associated Press. Sonoma, California: AP Sports. Associated Press. Archived from the original on June 24, 2018. Retrieved June 23, 2018.