By @GucciardoJoey | June 25th, 2015
Sonoma Raceway Data
Season Race #: 16 of 36 (6-28-2015)
Track Size: 1.99-miles
Number of Turns: 12
Race Length: 110 Miles / 219 Miles / 350 Kilometers
Thanks to Robert's NASCAR Notes for this data.
Where to Watch / Listen
TV: FOX Sports 1
Radio: PRN (Performance Racing Network)
Sonoma Raceway is the track that holds the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series' shortest race of the season. The race is the Toyota/Save Mart 350.
Last year, in the same race, it was Carl Edwards who reigned supreme on June 22nd, 2014, winning the race in his final season of driving the No. 99 Ford at Roush Fenway Racing. He moved to Joe Gibbs Racing to drive the No. 19 Toyota this season.
In 2014, Kurt Busch was fastest in Practice #1, with Clint Bowyer being fastest in Practice #2.
The year before Edwards, it was Martin Truex Jr. winning in his last season at Michael Waltrip Racing driving the No. 56 Toyota. He moved to Furniture Row Racing to drive the No. 78 Chevrolet at the start of the 2014 season.
Last year, for this race, Jamie McMurray qualified on the pole (1st place) on June 20th, 2014 with a speed of 96.350 MPH, and a lap time of 74.354 seconds.
Top-10 Driver Ratings at Sonoma
Kurt Busch: ...........................106.5
Jeff Gordon: ..........................103.4
Tony Stewart: ........................98.8
Jimmie Johnson: ..................98.8
Clint Bowyer: .........................95.0
Carl Edwards: ........................90.1
Ryan Newman: ......................88.4
Jamie McMurray: ..................87.8
Martin Truex Jr.: ....................86.1
Kasey Kahne: ........................85.5
Note: Driver Ratings were compiled from the 2005-2014 races (past 10 races) among active drivers only at Sonoma Raceway in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event.
Jeff Gordon: Leads all active drivers with five total wins at Sonoma Raceway. Also the only driver to win three consecutive Sprint Cup events at the track (1998, 1999, 2000). Also has led the most laps at this track among all active drivers, leading 457 laps in 22 starts at the track. Also leads the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in average starting position at Sonoma Raceway (Avg. Start: 7.818). Also has nine total road course wins in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.
*8 other active drivers only have one win at the track.
Tony Stewart: Has the second-most amount of wins among all active drivers at Sonoma Raceway (two wins). Second all-time in runner-up finishes att he track (three runner-up finishes).
Jeff Gordon and Mark Martin: Lead all drivers in runner-up finishes (four runner-up finishes each). Gordon has 18 career Top-10 finishes at the track, Mark Martin is second with 13 career Top-10's at the track.
Boris Said: Earned his first ever Coors Light Pole Award in his career at this track on June 22nd, 2003.
Juan Pablo Montoya: Earned his first-ever NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory in his career at this track on June 24th, 2007.
Matt Kenseth and Dale Earnhardt Jr.: Lead all active drivers with starts at this track without winning the respective race (15 starts each without a victory).
Kyle Busch: Youngest driver to win at Sonoma (Race won: June 22ns, 2008. Age (At time of win): 23 years, 1 month, 20 days).
Ricky Rudd: Oldest driver to win at Sonoma (Race won: June 23rd, 2002. Age (At time of win): 45 years, 9 months, 11 days).
Carl Edwards: Took 10 starts at Sonoma to finally win at track in 2014 on June 22nd of that respective year.
Jeff Gordon and Clint Bowyer: Gordon leads the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in average finishing position at Sonoma (Avg. Finish: 7.955) Bowyer is runner-up to Gordon with an average finish at the track of 9.222.
Danica Patrick: Only female Sprint Cup Series driver to compete at Sonoma (2013 and 2014 is when she competed so far in her career). In 2013, she started 31st and finished 29th. In 2014, she started 11th and finished 18th.\
Manufacturers: Six different manufacturers have won in the NSCS at Sonoma; led by Chevrolet with 10 victories; followed byFord with seven, Toyota (three), Dodge (three), Pontiac (two) and Buick (one).
Hendrick Motorsports: Lead all teams in wins at Sonoma (Jeff Gordon with 5 wins, and Jimmie Johnson with one win (win came in 2010)).
Advanced Statistics: Eight of the 26 (30.7%) NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Sonoma have been won from the front row: five from the pole and three from second-place.
19 of the 26 (73%) NASCAR Sprint Cup races at Sonoma have been won from a top-10 starting position. Seven of the 26 (26.9%) NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Sonoma have been won from a starting position outside the top 10. Two of the 26 (7.6%) NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Sonoma have been won from a starting position outside the top 20.
Thanks to Robert's NASCAR Notes for this data.
There's your preview for the 2015 Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway on June 28th, 2015.
Sonoma Raceway Data
Season Race #: 16 of 36 (6-28-2015)
Track Size: 1.99-miles
Number of Turns: 12
Race Length: 110 Miles / 219 Miles / 350 Kilometers
Thanks to Robert's NASCAR Notes for this data.
Where to Watch / Listen
TV: FOX Sports 1
Radio: PRN (Performance Racing Network)
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Sonoma Raceway is the track that holds the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series' shortest race of the season. The race is the Toyota/Save Mart 350.
Last year, in the same race, it was Carl Edwards who reigned supreme on June 22nd, 2014, winning the race in his final season of driving the No. 99 Ford at Roush Fenway Racing. He moved to Joe Gibbs Racing to drive the No. 19 Toyota this season.
In 2014, Kurt Busch was fastest in Practice #1, with Clint Bowyer being fastest in Practice #2.
The year before Edwards, it was Martin Truex Jr. winning in his last season at Michael Waltrip Racing driving the No. 56 Toyota. He moved to Furniture Row Racing to drive the No. 78 Chevrolet at the start of the 2014 season.
Last year, for this race, Jamie McMurray qualified on the pole (1st place) on June 20th, 2014 with a speed of 96.350 MPH, and a lap time of 74.354 seconds.
Top-10 Driver Ratings at Sonoma
Kurt Busch: ...........................106.5
Jeff Gordon: ..........................103.4
Tony Stewart: ........................98.8
Jimmie Johnson: ..................98.8
Clint Bowyer: .........................95.0
Carl Edwards: ........................90.1
Ryan Newman: ......................88.4
Jamie McMurray: ..................87.8
Martin Truex Jr.: ....................86.1
Kasey Kahne: ........................85.5
Note: Driver Ratings were compiled from the 2005-2014 races (past 10 races) among active drivers only at Sonoma Raceway in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event.
Jeff Gordon: Leads all active drivers with five total wins at Sonoma Raceway. Also the only driver to win three consecutive Sprint Cup events at the track (1998, 1999, 2000). Also has led the most laps at this track among all active drivers, leading 457 laps in 22 starts at the track. Also leads the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in average starting position at Sonoma Raceway (Avg. Start: 7.818). Also has nine total road course wins in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.
*8 other active drivers only have one win at the track.
Tony Stewart: Has the second-most amount of wins among all active drivers at Sonoma Raceway (two wins). Second all-time in runner-up finishes att he track (three runner-up finishes).
Jeff Gordon and Mark Martin: Lead all drivers in runner-up finishes (four runner-up finishes each). Gordon has 18 career Top-10 finishes at the track, Mark Martin is second with 13 career Top-10's at the track.
Boris Said: Earned his first ever Coors Light Pole Award in his career at this track on June 22nd, 2003.
Juan Pablo Montoya: Earned his first-ever NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory in his career at this track on June 24th, 2007.
Matt Kenseth and Dale Earnhardt Jr.: Lead all active drivers with starts at this track without winning the respective race (15 starts each without a victory).
Kyle Busch: Youngest driver to win at Sonoma (Race won: June 22ns, 2008. Age (At time of win): 23 years, 1 month, 20 days).
Ricky Rudd: Oldest driver to win at Sonoma (Race won: June 23rd, 2002. Age (At time of win): 45 years, 9 months, 11 days).
Carl Edwards: Took 10 starts at Sonoma to finally win at track in 2014 on June 22nd of that respective year.
Jeff Gordon and Clint Bowyer: Gordon leads the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in average finishing position at Sonoma (Avg. Finish: 7.955) Bowyer is runner-up to Gordon with an average finish at the track of 9.222.
Danica Patrick: Only female Sprint Cup Series driver to compete at Sonoma (2013 and 2014 is when she competed so far in her career). In 2013, she started 31st and finished 29th. In 2014, she started 11th and finished 18th.\
Manufacturers: Six different manufacturers have won in the NSCS at Sonoma; led by Chevrolet with 10 victories; followed byFord with seven, Toyota (three), Dodge (three), Pontiac (two) and Buick (one).
Hendrick Motorsports: Lead all teams in wins at Sonoma (Jeff Gordon with 5 wins, and Jimmie Johnson with one win (win came in 2010)).
Advanced Statistics: Eight of the 26 (30.7%) NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Sonoma have been won from the front row: five from the pole and three from second-place.
19 of the 26 (73%) NASCAR Sprint Cup races at Sonoma have been won from a top-10 starting position. Seven of the 26 (26.9%) NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Sonoma have been won from a starting position outside the top 10. Two of the 26 (7.6%) NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Sonoma have been won from a starting position outside the top 20.
Thanks to Robert's NASCAR Notes for this data.
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There's your preview for the 2015 Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway on June 28th, 2015.
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