Martin Truex Jr. gets fourth win at Sonoma, capping dominant driving

Toyota / Save Mart 350 results

1. Martin Truex Jr. (19), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

2. Kyle Busch (8), Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

3. Joey Logano (22), Penske Ford Team

4. Chris Buescher (17), RFK Racing Ford

5. Chase Elliott (9), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

6. Christopher Bell (20), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

7. AJ Allmendinger (16), Kaulig Racing Chevrolet

8. Michael McDowell (34), Ford of motorsport in the front row

9. Kyle Larson (5), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

10. Ross Chastain (1), Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

11. Kevin Harvick (4), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

12. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (47), JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet

13. Ryan Preece (41), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

14. William Byron (24), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

15. Alex Bowman (48), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

16. Brad Keselowski (6), RFK Racing Ford

17. Ty Gibbs (54), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

18. Bubba Wallace (23), 23XI Racing Toyota

19. Corey LaJoie (7), Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

20. Austin Dillon (3), Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

21. Justin Haley (31), Kaulig Racing Chevrolet

22. Ryan Blaney (12), Penske Ford Team

23. Chase Briscoe (14), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

24. Daniel Suarez (99), Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

25. Austin Cindric (2), Team Penske Ford

26. Todd Gilliland (51), Rick Ware Racing Ford

27. Ty Dillon (77), Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

28. Grant Finallyger (42), Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet

29. Harrison Burton (21), Wood Brothers Racing Ford

30. Josh Bilicki (78), Live Fast Motorsports Ford

31. Aric Almirola (10), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

32. Erik Jones (43), Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet

33. Tyler Reddick (45), 23XI Racing Toyota

34. Zane Smith (38), Ford of motorsport in the front row

35. Andy Lally (15), Rick Ware Racing Ford

36. Denny Hamlin (11), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

Toyota/Save Mart 350 qualifying results

1. Denny Hamlin (11), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

2. Tyler Reddick (45), 23XI Racing Toyota

3. Michael McDowell (34), Ford of motorsport in the front row

4. Christopher Bell (20), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

5. AJ Allmendinger (16), Kaulig Racing Chevrolet

6. Ty Gibbs (54), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

7. Chris Buescher (17), RFK Racing Ford

8. Martin Truex Jr. (19), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

9. Daniel Suarez (99), Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

10. Chase Elliott (9), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

11. Austin Dillon (3), Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

12. Kyle Busch (8), Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

13. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (47), JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet

14. Alex Bowman (48), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

15. Ross Chastain (1), Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

16. Kyle Larson (5), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

17. Joey Logano (22), Penske Ford Team

18. Bubba Wallace (23), 23XI Racing Toyota

19. Corey LaJoie (7), Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

20. Aric Almirola (10), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

21. Kevin Harvick (4), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

22. Ryan Preece (41), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

23. Justin Haley (31), Kaulig Racing Chevrolet

24. Chase Briscoe (14), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

25. Brad Keselowski (6), RFK Racing Ford

26. William Byron (24), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

27. Ty Dillon (77), Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

28. Erik Jones (43), Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet

29. Josh Bilicki (78), Live Fast Motorsports Ford

30. Zane Smith (38), Ford of motorsport in the front row

31. Ryan Blaney (12), Penske Ford Team

32. Todd Gilliland (51), Rick Ware Racing Ford

33. Andy Lally (15), Rick Ware Racing Ford

34. Austin Cindric (2), Team Penske Ford

35. Grant Finallyger (42), Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet

36. Harrison Burton (21), Wood Brothers Racing Ford

Toyota / Save Mart 350 TV/Broadcast Program

All times Eastern

Sunday
2 p.m.-3 p.m.: Pre-race show (FS1)
3-3:30 p.m.: Pre-Race Show (Fox)
3:30 p.m.-7 p.m.: Toyota/Save Mart 350 (Fox, PRN, SiriusXM)

Toyota / Save Mart 350 details

Track: Sonoma Raceway (1.99-mile, 11-turn permanent road course) in Sonoma County, California
Length: 110 laps for 350 kilometers
Last year’s winner: Daniel Suarez, Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

‘The Chute’ returns for 2023

When the track opened in 1968, it was a 2.52-mile, 12-turn road course utilizing the dramatic climbs and descents of the natural terrain and incorporating the drag strip for two portions. A redevelopment in the mid-1990s eliminated the “carousel” from Turn 6 – a 180-degree downhill left-hander – and introduced “The Chute”, a straight downhill that leads to flat Turn 7. In 2019 , NASCAR has returned to the original and will now reintroduce “The Chute”.

Chase Elliott back from suspension

Hendrick Motorsports’ Chase Elliott returns this weekend after a race suspension he received for wrecking Denny Hamlin at the Coca-Cola 600. Elliott, who missed six races earlier in the season with a broken leg, is currently 27th in points and likely needs a win to automatically qualify for the playoffs. Six of Elliott’s 18 career wins have come on road courses.

Top drivers, best bets for the Toyota / Save Mart 350

NASCAR’s most versatile and dominant driver once again enters a race weekend as the favorite. Kyle Larson has won pole position in the last five races at Sonoma and therefore has odds of 5 to 1, according to BetMGM. Tyler Reddick won the only other road course this season at Circuit of the Americas and shares the same +500 silver line.

Better chances of winning

• Kyle Larson +500
• Tyler Reddick +500
• Chase Elliott +550
• William Byron + 900
• Kyle Busch +1,000

Yahoo Sports’ Nick Bromberg wrote earlier in the week about the betting landscape, noting good mid-level value in three-time Sonoma winner Martin Truex Jr. (+2000) and Austin Cindric (+2000), who finished fifth last year in his solo start on the track. Bromberg also likes Denny Hamlin as a 35-to-1 longshot, citing the veteran’s four previous top five finishes in Sonoma.

Toyota / Save Mart 350 entry list

Ross Chastain (1), Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
Austin Cindric (2), Team Penske Ford
Austin Dillon (3), Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
Kevin Harvick (4), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
Kyle Larson (5), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Brad Keselowski (6), RFK Racing Ford
Corey LaJoie (7), Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
Kyle Busch (8), Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
Chase Elliott (9), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Aric Almirola (10), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
Denny Hamlin (11), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Ryan Blaney (12), Penske Ford Team
Chase Briscoe (14), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
Andy Lally (15), Rick Ware Racing Ford
AJ Allmendinger (16), Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
Chris Buescher (17), RFK Racing Ford
Martin Truex Jr. (19), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Christopher Bell (20), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Harrison Burton (21), Wood Brothers Racing Ford
Joey Logano (22), Penske Ford Team
Bubba Wallace (23), 23XI Racing Toyota
William Byron (24), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Justin Haley (31), Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
Michael McDowell (34), Ford of motorsport in the front row
Zane Smith (38), Ford of motorsport in the front row
Ryan Preece (41), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
Grant Finallyger (42), Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet
Erik Jones (43), Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet
Tyler Reddick (45), 23XI Racing Toyota
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (47), JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
Alex Bowman (48), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Conor Daly (50), TMT Racing Chevrolet
Todd Gilliland (51), Rick Ware Racing Ford
Ty Gibbs (54), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Josh Bilicki (78), Live Fast Motorsports Ford
Ty Dillon (77), Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
Daniel Suarez (99), Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

Weather for the Toyota / Save Mart 350

The forecast calls for unusually cool and overcast conditions with temperatures in the mid-70s. This race is usually run in conditions 20 degrees warmer under cloudless skies, which puts a ton of stress on the tires and brakes. front with three intense braking zones after long flat periods on the course. Cooler temperatures should make tire degradation more predictable, leading to longer green flag runs and making pit lane performance more important for crews.