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2022 Toyota/Save Mart 350

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2022 Toyota/Save Mart 350
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Race 16 of 36 in the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series
Date June 12, 2022 (2022-06-12)
Location Sonoma Raceway in Sonoma, California
Course Permanent racing facility
1.99 mi (3.20 km)
Distance 110 laps, 218.9 mi (352.285 km)
Average speed 78.008 miles per hour (125.542 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Hendrick Motorsports
Time 1:17:776
Most laps led
Driver Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team
Laps 47
Winner
No. 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team
Television in the United States
Network FS1
Announcers Mike Joy, Larry McReynolds, and Tony Stewart
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), Nick Yeoman (8 & 9), and Rob Albright (10 & 11)

The 2022 Toyota/Save Mart 350 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on June 12, 2022, at Sonoma Raceway in Sonoma, California. Contested over 110 laps on the 1.99-mile (3.20 km) road course, it was the 16th race of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season.

Report

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Background

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Layout of Sonoma Raceway, the track where the race was held.

Sonoma Raceway, formerly Sears Point Raceway and Infineon Raceway is a 1.99-mile (3.20 km) road course and drag strip located on the landform known as Sears Point in the southern Sonoma Mountains in Sonoma, California, U.S. The road course features 12 turns on a hilly course with 160 feet (49 m) of total elevation change. It is host to one of only seven NASCAR Cup Series races each year that are run on road courses. It is also host to the NTT IndyCar Series and several other auto races and motorcycle races such as the American Federation of Motorcyclists series. Sonoma Raceway continues to host amateur, or club racing events which may or may not be open to the general public. The largest such car club is the Sports Car Club of America.

In 2022, the race was reverted to racing the club configuration.[8]

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
No. Driver Team Manufacturer
1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet
2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford
3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford
7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford
14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
15 Joey Hand Rick Ware Racing Ford
16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford
18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
21 Harrison Burton (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford
22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford
23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota
24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford
38 Todd Gilliland (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford
41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
42 Ty Dillon Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet
43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet
45 Kurt Busch 23XI Racing Toyota
47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford
77 Josh Bilicki (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
78 Scott Heckert Live Fast Motorsports Ford
99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet
Official entry list

Practice

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Kyle Larson was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 1:19:227 seconds and a speed of 90.424 mph (145.523 km/h).[9]

Practice results

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Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:19:227 90.424
2 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:19:428 90.195
3 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 1:19:490 90.125
Official practice results

Qualifying

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Kyle Larson scored the pole for the race with a time of 1:17:776 and a speed of 92.111 mph (148.238 km/h).[10]

Qualifying results

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Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer R1 R2
1 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:18:013 1:17:776
2 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:18:093 1:17:799
3 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 1:18:555 1:17:938
4 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 1:18:460 1:17:941
5 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1:18:413 1:18:021
6 41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 1:18:152 1:18:070
7 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 1:18:084 1:18:137
8 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 1:18:215 1:18:148
9 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 1:18:426 1:18:276
10 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:18:355 1:18:515
11 45 Kurt Busch 23XI Racing Toyota 1:18:244
12 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:18:275
13 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1:18:319
14 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 1:18:472
15 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 1:18:507
16 16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1:18:572
17 15 Joey Hand Rick Ware Racing Ford 1:18:578
18 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1:18:603
19 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:18:664
20 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:18:691
21 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 1:18:706
22 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 1:18:829
23 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 1:18:857
24 38 Todd Gilliland (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 1:19:065
25 2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 1:19:300
26 21 Harrison Burton (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 1:19:315
27 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 1:19:337
28 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:19:356
29 77 Josh Bilicki (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 1:19:493
30 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 1:19:544
31 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:19:553
32 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 1:19:617
33 43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 1:19:711
34 42 Ty Dillon Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 1:20:037
35 78 Scott Heckert Live Fast Motorsports Ford 1:21:171
36 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 0.000
Official qualifying results

Race

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Stage Results

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Stage One Laps: 25

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 10
2 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 9
3 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 8
4 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 7
5 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 6
6 21 Harrison Burton (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 5
7 77 Josh Bilicki (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 0
8 45 Kurt Busch 23XI Racing Toyota 3
9 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 2
10 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 1
Official stage one results

Stage Two Laps: 30

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 10
2 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 9
3 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 8
4 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 7
5 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 6
6 38 Todd Gilliland (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 5
7 21 Harrison Burton (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 4
8 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 3
9 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 2
10 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 1
Official stage two results

Final Stage Results

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Stage Three Laps: 55

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1 8 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 110 47
2 3 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 110 43
3 4 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 110 37
4 23 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 110 39
5 25 2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 110 32
6 14 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 110 32
7 7 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 110 30
8 2 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 110 29
9 20 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 110 28
10 22 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 110 27
11 13 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 110 26
12 18 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 110 32
13 15 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 110 24
14 21 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 110 38
15 1 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 110 32
16 19 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 110 21
17 9 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 110 39
18 11 45 Kurt Busch 23XI Racing Toyota 110 22
19 16 16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 110 0
20 17 15 Joey Hand Rick Ware Racing Ford 110 17
21 6 41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 110 16
22 33 43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 110 15
23 34 42 Ty Dillon Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 110 14
24 24 38 Todd Gilliland (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 110 18
25 32 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 110 16
26 28 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 110 11
27 31 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 110 10
28 26 21 Harrison Burton (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 110 18
29 29 77 Josh Bilicki (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 110 0
30 12 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 110 15
31 10 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 110 6
32 36 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 109 -14 [a]
33 35 78 Scott Heckert Live Fast Motorsports Ford 109 4
34 30 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 101 3
35 5 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 97 2
36 27 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 9 1
Official race results

Race statistics

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  • Lead changes: 6 among 6 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 4 for 14
  • Red flags: 0
  • Time of race: 2 hours, 48 minutes and 22 seconds
  • Average speed: 78.008 miles per hour (125.542 km/h)

Media

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Television

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Fox NASCAR televised the race in the United States on FS1 for the sixth year. Mike Joy was the lap-by-lap announcer, while Larry McReynolds and three-time Sonoma winner, three-time NASCAR Cup Series champion and co-owner of Stewart-Haas Racing Tony Stewart were the color commentators. McReynolds replaced normal analyst Clint Bowyer, the 2012 Sonoma winner, on leave for what was confirmed on June 16 as legal issues during the investigation into a fatal crash near Osage Beach, Missouri where Bowyer's car struck and killed an impaired woman believed to be under the influence of methamphetamine. The incident occurred June 5 on his way from the previous race in the St. Louis metropolitan region to Emporia, Kansas, where he owns dealerships.[11]

Jamie Little and Vince Welch handled pit road for the television side.

This was Fox Sports' last Cup race for their portion of the 2022 season as NBC Sports and USA Network takes over NASCAR broadcasts for the rest of the season.

FS1
Booth announcers Pit reporters
Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy
Color-commentator: Larry McReynolds
Color-commentator: Tony Stewart
Jamie Little
Vince Welch

Radio

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Radio coverage of the race was broadcast by the Performance Racing Network. PRN's broadcast of the race was simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Doug Rice and Mark Garrow announced the race in the booth while the field was racing on the pit straightaway. Brett McMillan called the race from a stand outside of turn 2 when the field was racing up turns 2, 3 and 3a. Brad Gillie called the race from a stand outside of turn 7a when the field was racing through turns 4a and 7a. Nick Yeoman called the race when the field raced thru turns 8 and 9. Pat Patterson called the race from a billboard outside turn 11 when the field was racing through turns 10 and 11. Heather DeBeaux, Alan Cavanna and Wendy Venturini reported from pit lane during the race.

PRN
Booth announcers Turn announcers Pit reporters
Lead announcer: Doug Rice
Announcer: Mark Garrow
Turns 2, 3 & 3a: Brett McMillan
Turns 4a & 7a: Brad Gillie
Turns 8 & 9: Nick Yeoman
Turns 10 & 11: Pat Patterson
Heather DeBeaux
Alan Cavanna
Wendy Venturini

Standings after the race

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Notes

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  1. ^ Ware was penalised 20 points for multiple inspection failures. Official Penalty Report

References

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  1. ^ "2022 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
  2. ^ "Sonoma Raceway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on April 28, 2017. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
  3. ^ "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. June 7, 2022. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
  4. ^ "Practice Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. June 11, 2022. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
  5. ^ "Qualifying Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. June 11, 2022. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
  6. ^ "Toyota/Save Mart 350 Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. June 12, 2022. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
  7. ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. June 12, 2022. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
  8. ^ "Sonoma Raceway bringing back the Chute for 2022 NASCAR Weekend". SpeedwayMedia.com. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
  9. ^ Utter, Jim (June 11, 2022). "Hendrick teammates lead NASCAR Cup practice at Sonoma". Motorsport.com. Sonoma, California: Motorsport Network.
  10. ^ Utter, Jim (June 11, 2022). "Kyle Larson wins Sonoma pole in front row lockout for Hendrick". Motorsport.com. Sonoma, California: Motorsport Network.
  11. ^ Dulle, Brian. "NASCAR's Clint Bowyer involved in deadly crash near Lake of the Ozarks". WDAF-TV. Nexstar Media Group. Retrieved 2022-06-17.


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