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2024 Toyota/Save Mart 350

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2024 Toyota/Save Mart 350
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
Race 16 of 36 in the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series
Date June 9, 2024 (2024-06-09)
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 74.526 miles per hour (119.938 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Team Penske
Time 1:13.273
Most laps led
Driver Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing
Laps 35
Winner
No. 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network Fox
Announcers Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and Kevin Harvick
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 2024 Toyota/Save Mart 350 was a NASCAR Cup Series race that was held on June 9, 2024, 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 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season. Kyle Larson won the race. Michael McDowell finished 2nd, and Chris Buescher finished 3rd. Chase Elliott and Ross Chastain rounded out the top five, and A.J. Allmendinger, Ryan Blaney, Tyler Reddick, Christopher Bell, and Todd Gilliland rounded out the top ten.

Report

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Background

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

Sonoma 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.[10]

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 Chevrolet
2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford
3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
4 Josh Berry (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford
7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
10 Noah Gragson 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 Kaz Grala (R) Rick Ware Racing Ford
16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford
19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford
22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford
23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota
24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
31 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
33 Will Brown Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford
38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford
41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota
43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota
45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota
47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
51 Justin Haley Rick Ware Racing Ford
54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
60 Cameron Waters RFK Racing Ford
71 Zane Smith (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
77 Carson Hocevar (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
Official entry list

Practice

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Ryan Blaney was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 1:13.202 seconds and a speed of 97.866 mph (157.500 km/h).[11]

Practice results

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Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 1:13.202 97.866
2 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:13.230 97.829
3 33 Will Brown Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1:13.389 97.617
Official practice results

Qualifying

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Joey Logano scored the pole for the race with a time of 1:13.273 and a speed of 97.771 mph (157.347 km/h).[12]

Qualifying results

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Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer R1 R2
1 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 1:13.530 1:13.273
2 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 1:13.515 1:13.356
3 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 1:13.599 1:13.427
4 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:13.345 1:13.430
5 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:13.449 1:13.445
6 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:13.551 1:13.463
7 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 1:13.475 1:13.467
8 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:13.410 1:13.537
9 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 1:13.421 1:13.560
10 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:13.716 1:13.770
11 16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1:13.488
12 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 1:13.847
13 77 Carson Hocevar (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 1:13.798
14 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 1:13.898
15 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:13.870
16 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1:13.986
17 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 1:13.914
18 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 1:13.994
19 10 Noah Gragson Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 1:14.002
20 71 Zane Smith (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 1:14.005
21 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:14.005
22 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 1:14.045
23 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 1:14.051
24 33 Will Brown Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1:14.045
25 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:14.151
26 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 1:14.092
27 51 Justin Haley Rick Ware Racing Ford 1:14.196
28 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 1:14.226
29 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1:14.265
30 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 1:14.475
31 60 Cameron Waters RFK Racing Ford 1:14.366
32 4 Josh Berry (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 1:14.485
33 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 1:14.408
34 31 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1:14.549
35 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 1:14.496
36 15 Kaz Grala (R) Rick Ware Racing Ford 1:14.883
37 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 1:14.496
38 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 1:15.205
Official qualifying results

Race

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Kyle Larson celebrates winning the 2024 Toyota/Save Mart 350.

Race results

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Stage results

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Stage One Laps: 25

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 10
2 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 9
3 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 8
4 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 7
5 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 6
6 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 5
7 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 4
8 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 3
9 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 2
10 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 1
Official stage one results

Stage Two Laps: 30

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 10
2 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 9
3 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 8
4 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 7
5 16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 0
6 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 5
7 43 Erik Jones Leagcy Motor Club Toyota 4
8 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 3
9 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 2
10 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing 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 5 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 110 48
2 12 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 110 40
3 26 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 110 44
4 4 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 110 40
5 9 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 110 36
6 11 16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 110 0
7 3 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 110 39
8 2 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 110 39
9 15 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 110 28
10 14 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 110 31
11 17 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 110 28
12 29 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 110 32
13 35 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 110 29
14 7 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 110 26
15 8 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 110 28
16 20 71 Zane Smith (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 110 21
17 13 77 Carson Hocevar (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 110 20
18 30 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 110 28
19 38 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 110 22
20 18 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 110 17
21 1 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 110 18
22 28 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 110 15
23 36 15 Kaz Grala (R) Rick Ware Racing Ford 110 14
24 33 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 110 13
25 22 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 110 13
26 19 10 Noah Gragson Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 110 11
27 21 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 110 18
28 34 31 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 109 9
29 37 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 109 8
30 6 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 108 7
31 24 33 Will Brown Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 107 6
32 32 4 Josh Berry (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 95 5
33 27 51 Justin Haley Rick Ware Racing Ford 88 4
34 23 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 73 3
35 31 60 Cameron Waters RFK Racing Ford 66 2
36 16 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 39 1
37 10 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 16 1
38 25 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2 1
Official race results

Race statistics

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  • Lead changes: 10 among 8 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 9 for 20 laps
  • Red flags: 0
  • Time of race: 2 hours, 56 minutes, and 14 seconds
  • Average speed: 74.526 miles per hour (119.938 km/h)

Media

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Television

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Fox NASCAR televised the race in the United States on Fox. Mike Joy was the lap-by-lap announcer, while 2012 Sonoma winner Clint Bowyer and 2017 Sonoma winner Kevin Harvick were the color commentators. Jamie Little, Regan Smith and Josh Sims handled the pit road for the television side. Larry McReynolds provided insight from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte. This was Fox Sports' last Cup race for their portion of the 2024 season as NBC Sports and USA Network takes over NASCAR broadcasts for the rest of the season.

Fox
Booth announcers Pit reporters In-race analyst
Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy
Color-commentator: Clint Bowyer
Color-commentator: Kevin Harvick
Jamie Little
Regan Smith
Josh Sims
Larry McReynolds

Radio

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Radio coverage of the race was broadcast by the Performance Racing Network. PRN's broadcast of the race was also 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. Doug Turnbull 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. Pat Patterson called the race when the field raced thru turns 8 and 9. Rob Albright called the race from a billboard outside turn 11 when the field was racing through turns 10 and 11. Alan Cavanna, Brett McMillan 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: Doug Turnbull
Turns 4a & 7a: Brad Gillie
Turns 8 & 9: Pat Patterson
Turns 10 & 11: Rob Albright
Alan Cavanna
Brett McMillan
Wendy Venturini

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ "2024 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  2. ^ "Sonoma Raceway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on April 28, 2017. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
  3. ^ Taranto, Steven (October 4, 2023). "NASCAR Cup Series 2024 schedule announcement: New additions, race dates, plus the complete calendar". CBS Broadcasting Inc. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
  4. ^ "NASCAR unveils 2024 Cup schedule as Atlanta, Watkins Glen move to playoffs". National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC. October 4, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
  5. ^ "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  6. ^ "Practice Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. June 8, 2024. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
  7. ^ "Qualifying Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. June 8, 2024. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
  8. ^ "Toyota/Save Mart 350 Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. June 9, 2024. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
  9. ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. June 9, 2024. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
  10. ^ "Sonoma Raceway bringing back the Chute for 2022 NASCAR Weekend". SpeedwayMedia.com. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
  11. ^ Utter, Jim (June 7, 2024). "NASCAR Cup Sonoma: Ryan Blaney fastest in practice; Will Brown third". Motorsport.com. Sonoma, California: Motorsport Network. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
  12. ^ Utter, Jim (June 8, 2024). "NASCAR Cup Sonoma: Logano beats Reddick to pole position". Motorsport.com. Sonoma, California: Motorsport Network. Retrieved June 8, 2024.


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