2023 Toyota/Save Mart 350

The 2023 Toyota/Save Mart 350 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on June 11, 2023, 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 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season.

2023 Toyota/Save Mart 350
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Race 16 of 36 in the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series
Date June 11, 2023 (2023-06-11)
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)
Pole position
Driver Joe Gibbs Racing
Time 1:17.719
Most laps led
Driver Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 51
Winner
No. 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network Fox
Announcers Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and Jamie McMurray
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)

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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.[9]

Grant Enfinger replaced Noah Gragson for this race, after Gragson was diagnosed for concussion-like symptoms as a result of a brake failure the race prior.[10]

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes the driver 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 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 Kyle Busch 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 Andy Lally Rick Ware Racing Ford
16 A. J. Allmendinger 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 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford
38 Zane Smith (i) Front Row Motorsports Ford
41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
42 Grant Enfinger (i) Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet
43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet
45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota
47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
51 Todd Gilliland Rick Ware Racing Ford
54 Ty Gibbs (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
77 Ty Dillon Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
78 Josh Bilicki (i) Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet
99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
Official entry list

Practice

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Kyle Larson was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 1:18.099 seconds and a speed of 91.730 mph (147.625 km/h).[11]

Practice results

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Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:18.099 91.730
2 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:18.657 91.079
3 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1:18.708 91.020
Official practice results

Qualifying

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Denny Hamlin scored the pole for the race with a time of 1:17.719 and a speed of 92.178 mph (148.346 km/h).[12]

Qualifying results

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Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer R1 R2
1 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:17.826 1:17.719
2 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 1:18.295 1:17.812
3 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 1:17.768 1:17.819
4 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:17.973 1:17.974
5 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1:17.981 1:17.977
6 54 Ty Gibbs (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:18.287 1:18.023
7 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 1:17.909 1:18.030
8 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:18.091 1:18.094
9 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 1:18.364 1:18.339
10 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:17.894 1:18.460
11 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1:18.056
12 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1:18.122
13 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 1:18.359
14 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:18.398
15 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 1:18.426
16 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:18.431
17 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 1:18.476
18 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 1:18.506
19 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 1:18.616
20 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 1:18.650
21 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 1:18.680
22 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 1:18.680
23 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1:18.730
24 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 1:18.762
25 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 1:18.980
26 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:19.100
27 77 Ty Dillon Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 1:19.138
28 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 1:19.326
29 78 Josh Bilicki (i) Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet 1:19.370
30 38 Zane Smith (i) Front Row Motorsports Ford 1:19.498
31 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 1:19.599
32 51 Todd Gilliland Rick Ware Racing Ford 1:19.722
33 15 Andy Lally Rick Ware Racing Ford 1:19.787
34 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 1:19.955
35 42 Grant Enfinger (i) Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 1:20.223
36 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 1:20.361
Official qualifying results

Race

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Race results

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Stage results

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Stage One Laps: 25

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 10
2 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 9
3 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 8
4 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 7
5 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 6
6 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 5
7 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 4
8 54 Ty Gibbs (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 3
9 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 2
10 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 1
Official stage one results

Stage Two Laps: 30

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 10
2 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 9
3 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 8
4 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 7
5 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 6
6 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 5
7 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 4
8 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 3
9 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2
10 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas 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 8 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 110 53
2 12 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 110 45
3 17 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 110 43
4 7 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 110 37
5 10 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 110 32
6 5 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 110 38
7 3 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 110 37
8 16 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 110 29
9 4 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 110 39
10 15 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 110 36
11 21 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 110 28
12 13 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 110 32
13 22 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 110 24
14 26 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 110 30
15 14 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 110 24
16 25 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 110 21
17 18 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 110 20
18 6 54 Ty Gibbs (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 110 22
19 11 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 110 23
20 19 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 110 17
21 23 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 110 16
22 9 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 110 15
23 27 77 Ty Dillon Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 110 14
24 32 51 Todd Gilliland Rick Ware Racing Ford 110 13
25 34 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 110 12
26 35 42 Grant Enfinger (i) Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 110 0
27 36 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 110 10
28 20 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 110 9
29 24 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 110 8
30 29 78 Josh Bilicki (i) Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet 110 0
31 31 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 110 6
32 28 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 109 5
33 2 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 109 9
34 30 38 Zane Smith (i) Front Row Motorsports Ford 109 0
35 33 15 Andy Lally Rick Ware Racing Ford 109 2
36 1 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 92 11
Official race results

Race statistics

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  • Lead changes: 10 among 6 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 2 for 6 laps
  • Red flags: 0
  • Time of race: 2 hours, 40 minutes, and 12 seconds
  • Average speed: 81.989 miles per hour (131.949 km/h)

Media

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Television

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Fox NASCAR televised the race in the United States on Fox for the seventh year and the first since 2006. Mike Joy was the lap-by-lap announcer, while 2012 Sonoma winner Clint Bowyer and Jamie McMurray were the color commentators. Jamie Little and Regan Smith 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 2023 season as NBC Sports and USA Network takes over NASCAR broadcasts for the rest of the season.

 
DJ Diesel (Shaquille O'Neal) performing after the race.
Fox
Booth announcers Pit reporters In-race analyst
Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy
Color-commentator: Clint Bowyer
Color-commentator: Jamie McMurray
Jamie Little
Regan Smith
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. Pat Patterson called the race from a stand outside of turn 2 when the field was racing up turns 2, 3 and 3a. Doug Turnbull called the race from a stand outside of turn 7a when the field was racing through turns 4a and 7a. Brad Gillie 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. Heather DeBeaux, 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: Pat Patterson
Turns 4a & 7a: Doug Turnbull
Turns 8 & 9: Brad Gillie
Turns 10 & 11: Rob Albright
Heather DeBeaux
Alan Cavanna
Brett McMillan
Wendy Venturini

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ "2023 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
  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. ^ "NASCAR unveils 2023 schedule for its national series". National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC. September 14, 2022. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
  4. ^ "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. June 5, 2023. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  5. ^ "Practice Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. June 10, 2023. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  6. ^ "Qualifying Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. June 10, 2023. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  7. ^ "Toyota/Save Mart 350 Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. June 11, 2023. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
  8. ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. June 11, 2023. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
  9. ^ "Sonoma Raceway bringing back the Chute for 2022 NASCAR Weekend". SpeedwayMedia.com. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
  10. ^ "Grant Enfinger to fill in for Noah Gragson at Sonoma Raceway". NASCAR. June 8, 2023. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  11. ^ Utter, Jim (June 10, 2023). "Kyle Larson leads the way in Sonoma Cup practice". Motorsport.com. Sonoma, California: Motorsport Network. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  12. ^ Utter, Jim (June 10, 2023). "Denny Hamlin beats Reddick to NASCAR Cup pole at Sonoma". Motorsport.com. Sonoma, California: Motorsport Network. Retrieved June 10, 2023.


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