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

Background

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

  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
No. Driver Team Manufacturer
1Ross ChastainTrackhouse Racing TeamChevrolet
2Austin Cindric (R)Team PenskeFord
3Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet
4Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord
5Kyle LarsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
6Brad KeselowskiRFK RacingFord
7Corey LaJoieSpire MotorsportsChevrolet
8Tyler ReddickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet
9Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
10Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord
11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
12Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord
14Chase BriscoeStewart-Haas RacingFord
15Joey HandRick Ware RacingFord
16A. J. Allmendinger (i)Kaulig RacingChevrolet
17Chris BuescherRFK RacingFord
18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
19Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota
20Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
21Harrison Burton (R)Wood Brothers RacingFord
22Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord
23Bubba Wallace23XI RacingToyota
24William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
31Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevrolet
34Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFord
38Todd Gilliland (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord
41Cole CusterStewart-Haas RacingFord
42Ty DillonPetty GMS MotorsportsChevrolet
43Erik JonesPetty GMS MotorsportsChevrolet
45Kurt Busch23XI RacingToyota
47Ricky Stenhouse Jr.JTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet
48Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
51Cody WareRick Ware RacingFord
77Josh Bilicki (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet
78Scott HeckertLive Fast MotorsportsFord
99Daniel SuárezTrackhouse Racing TeamChevrolet
Official entry list

Practice

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

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 5Kyle LarsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1:19:22790.424
2 9Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1:19:42890.195
3 1Ross ChastainTrackhouse Racing TeamChevrolet1:19:49090.125
Official practice results

Qualifying

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

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer R1 R2
1 5Kyle LarsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1:18:0131:17:776
2 9Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1:18:0931:17:799
3 17Chris BuescherRFK RacingFord1:18:5551:17:938
4 34Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFord1:18:4601:17:941
5 8Tyler ReddickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1:18:4131:18:021
6 41Cole CusterStewart-Haas RacingFord1:18:1521:18:070
7 1Ross ChastainTrackhouse Racing TeamChevrolet1:18:0841:18:137
8 99Daniel SuárezTrackhouse Racing TeamChevrolet1:18:2151:18:148
9 22Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord1:18:4261:18:276
10 11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1:18:3551:18:515
11 45Kurt Busch23XI RacingToyota1:18:244
12 18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1:18:275
13 3Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1:18:319
14 12Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord1:18:472
15 14Chase BriscoeStewart-Haas RacingFord1:18:507
16 16A. J. Allmendinger (i)Kaulig RacingChevrolet1:18:572
17 15Joey HandRick Ware RacingFord1:18:578
18 31Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevrolet1:18:603
19 48Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1:18:664
20 24William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1:18:691
21 10Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord1:18:706
22 6Brad KeselowskiRFK RacingFord1:18:829
23 4Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord1:18:857
24 38Todd Gilliland (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord1:19:065
25 2Austin Cindric (R)Team PenskeFord1:19:300
26 21Harrison Burton (R)Wood Brothers RacingFord1:19:315
27 23Bubba Wallace23XI RacingToyota1:19:337
28 19Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota1:19:356
29 77Josh Bilicki (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet1:19:493
30 7Corey LaJoieSpire MotorsportsChevrolet1:19:544
31 20Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1:19:553
32 47Ricky Stenhouse Jr.JTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet1:19:617
33 43Erik JonesPetty GMS MotorsportsChevrolet1:19:711
34 42Ty DillonPetty GMS MotorsportsChevrolet1:20:037
35 78Scott HeckertLive Fast MotorsportsFord1:21:171
36 51Cody WareRick Ware RacingFord0.000
Official qualifying results

Race

Stage Results

Stage One Laps: 25

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
15Kyle LarsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet10
222Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord9
318Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota8
431Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevrolet7
510Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord6
621Harrison Burton (R)Wood Brothers RacingFord5
777Josh Bilicki (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet0
845Kurt Busch23XI RacingToyota3
947Ricky Stenhouse Jr.JTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet2
1051Cody WareRick Ware RacingFord1
Official stage one results

Stage Two Laps: 30

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
122Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord10
210Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord9
317Chris BuescherRFK RacingFord8
499Daniel SuárezTrackhouse Racing TeamChevrolet7
54Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord6
638Todd Gilliland (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord5
721Harrison Burton (R)Wood Brothers RacingFord4
834Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFord3
947Ricky Stenhouse Jr.JTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet2
1012Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord1
Official stage two results

Final Stage Results

Stage Three Laps: 55

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1899Daniel SuárezTrackhouse Racing TeamChevrolet11047
2317Chris BuescherRFK RacingFord11043
3434Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFord11037
4234Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord11039
5252Austin Cindric (R)Team PenskeFord11032
61412Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord11032
771Ross ChastainTrackhouse Racing TeamChevrolet11030
829Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet11029
92024William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet11028
10226Brad KeselowskiRFK RacingFord11027
11133Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet11026
121831Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevrolet11032
131514Chase BriscoeStewart-Haas RacingFord11024
142110Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord11038
1515Kyle LarsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet11032
161948Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet11021
17922Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord11039
181145Kurt Busch23XI RacingToyota11022
191616A. J. Allmendinger (i)Kaulig RacingChevrolet1100
201715Joey HandRick Ware RacingFord11017
21641Cole CusterStewart-Haas RacingFord11016
223343Erik JonesPetty GMS MotorsportsChevrolet11015
233442Ty DillonPetty GMS MotorsportsChevrolet11014
242438Todd Gilliland (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord11018
253247Ricky Stenhouse Jr.JTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet11016
262819Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota11011
273120Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota11010
282621Harrison Burton (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord11018
292977Josh Bilicki (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet1100
301218Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota11015
311011Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1106
323651Cody WareRick Ware RacingFord109-14 [lower-alpha 1]
333578Scott HeckertLive Fast MotorsportsFord1094
34307Corey LaJoieSpire MotorsportsChevrolet1013
3558Tyler ReddickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet972
362723Bubba Wallace23XI RacingToyota91
Official race results

Race statistics

  • 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

Television

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 announcersPit reporters
Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy
Color-commentator: Larry McReynolds
Color-commentator: Tony Stewart
Jamie Little
Vince Welch

Radio

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 announcersTurn announcersPit 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

Notes

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

References

  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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