16th race of the season at Sonoma Raceway

RACE CENTER: Sonoma Raceway

The next NASCAR race (CEST):

Timeline Race 16/36 (Regular Season)
Sonoma Raceway
Friday, June 7:
from 23:05: Final Practice I
Sunday, June 9:
From 00:05: Qualifying, Round 1 (Group A & B)
afterwards: Qualifying, Round 2 (Top 10 for Pole Award)
Sunday, June 9:
from 9:00 p.m.: Pay-TV LIVE on Sport1+
from 21:49: 35th Annual Toyota /Save Mart 350
110 (25/30/55) rounds

Race Facts: Preview Race 16

The 16th stop of the 2024 regular season is Sonoma Raceway. It is the second of a total of five road course races of the current season.

Since 1989, 34 circuit races have been held on the now shortened 1.99-mile roller coaster. The track name has changed three times during this time. Sears Point Raceway became Infineon Raceway and since 2013 Sonoma Raceway has been the official name. The street circuit is located in the middle of the famous Californian wine county of Sonoma, between the hills in northern California, near the city of Sonoma, north of San Francisco. The new track layout has eleven corners in a total of 110 laps. The race distance is divided into three stages of 25, 30 and a final 55 laps.

Fuel window: 42-44 rounds
Goodyear Tire Notes: 5 sets of tyres (+1 set/qualifying)

Victory Lane: The last polesetters, winners & record winners at the Sonoma Raceway

Last year, Martin Truex Junior won the road course for the fourth time. He holds the record among active drivers. Kyle Busch won two races, most recently in 2015. Before Truex’s last victory, Kyle Larson and Daniel Suarez were also successful. This means that there are only four active winners on the starting list.

16th race of the season (Regular Season)
35th Annual Toyota/Save Mart 350
Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma, CA
1.99 mile road course, 11 corners
110 laps (stages: 25/30/55), 218.9 miles

All active winners at Sonoma Raceway

4 wins: Martin Truex Jr.
2 wins: Kyle Busch
1 win: Kyle Larson, Daniel Suarez
All-time record winner: Jeff Gordon (5 wins)

Sonoma: The last winners (pole setters)

09.06.2024: ? (Pole Award: ?)
11.06.2023: Martin Truex Jr. (Pole Award: Denny Hamlin)
12.06.2022: Daniel Suarez (Pole Award: Kyle Larson)
06.06.2021: Kyle Larson (Metric Pole: Kyle Larson)
23.06.2019: Martin Truex Jr. (Pole Award: Kyle Larson)
24.06.2018: Martin Truex Jr. (Pole Award: Kyle Larson)
25.06.2017: Kevin Harvick (Pole Award: Kyle Larson)
26.06.2016: Tony Stewart (Pole Award: Carl Edwards)
06/28/2015: Kyle Busch (Pole Award: AJ Allmendinger)
22.06.2014: Carl Edwards (Pole Award: Jamie McMurray)
23.06.2013: Martin Truex Jr. (Pole Award: Jamie McMurray)
24.06.2012: Clint Bowyer (Pole Award: Marcos Ambrose)
26.06.2011: Kurt Busch (Pole Award: Joey Logano)
20.06.2010: Jimmie Johnson (Pole Award: Kasey Kahne)
21.06.2009: Kasey Kahne (Pole Award: Brian Vickers)
22.06.2008: Kyle Busch (Pole: Kasey Kahne)
(US data)

Victory Lane (Road Course): All active winners on the current eight Road Course tracks

Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course, Chicago Street Course, Circuit of The Americas, Daytona International Speedway Road Course, Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course, Sonoma Raceway, Road America, Watkins Glen International (as of March 24, 2024 / Circuit of The Americas in Austin)

William Byron won the first of a total of five road course races in 2024 from pole position. The Hendrick driver took his second road course victory at the Circuit of The Americas in Austin.

7 wins: Chase Elliott
5 wins: Martin Truex Jr.
4 wins: Kyle Busch, Kyle Larson
3 wins: Tyler Reddick, AJ Allmendinger
2 wins: Christopher Bell, William Byron
1 win: Joey Logano, Denny Hamlin, Ryan Blaney, Ross Chastain, Daniel Suarez, Shane van Gisbergen, Michael McDowell
All-time record winner: Jeff Gordon (9 wins)

Starting list with driver change for the 16th race of the season in Sonoma

38 drivers have been registered by the teams for the 16th race of the season at Sonoma Raceway. This is only the 14th time this season that there will not be a full starting field of 40 drivers. Two open teams are on the entry list and are therefore eligible to start.

There were the usual two driver changes among the 36 charter teams. Rookie Kaz Grala will be driving for Cody Ware in his 13th race of the season with the #15 at Rick Ware Racing. AJ Allmendinger will be driving for Derek Kraus in his fifth race with the #16 at Kaulig Racing.

There are two debutants among the open teams in Sonoma. Richard Childress Racing is entering a third Chevrolet with the #33 for the fourth time this season. Australian Will Brown most recently competed in the Repco Supercars series. Between 2018 and 2022, the 26-year-old took one win in 54 races.

The second newcomer is Cam Waters, who will drive a third Ford for RFK Racing with the #60. He is also Australian and 30 years old. He also comes from the Repco Supercars series, where he achieved seven victories in a total of 202 races from 2011 to 2022. In the championships he finished second, fifth and third in recent years. This season he competed twice in the Truck series. 30th place after a crash in Martinsville and 19th place in Kansas were his first NASCAR results.

15th race of the season: 36 charter teams, 2 driver changes (DC),
2 Open Teams (OT) / 4 Rookies (R)

Charter teams:
1. #1 Ross Chastain (Chevrolet) TrackHouse Racing
2. #2 Austin Cindric (Ford) Team Penske
3. #3 Austin Dillon (Chevrolet) Richard Childress Racing
4. #4 (R) Joss Berry (Ford) Stewart-Haas Racing
5. #5 Kyle Larson (Chevrolet) Hendrick Motorsports
6. #6 Brad Keselowski (Ford) RFK Racing
7. #7 Corey LaJoie (Chevrolet) Spire Motorsports
8. #8 Kyle Busch (Chevrolet) Richard Childress Racing
9. #9 Chase Elliott (Chevrolet) Hendrick Motorsports
10. #10 Noah Gragson (Ford) Stewart-Haas Racing
11. #11 Denny Hamlin (Toyota) Joe Gibbs Racing
12. #12 Ryan Blaney (Ford) Team Penske
13. #14 Chase Briscoe (Ford) Stewart-Haas Racing
14. #15 (DC) (R) Kaz Grala (Ford) Rick Ware Racing
15. #16 (DC) AJ Allmendinger (Chevrolet) Kaulig Racing
16. #17 Chris Buescher (Ford) RFK Racing
17. #19 Martin Truex Jr. (Toyota) Joe Gibbs Racing
18. #20 Christopher Bell (Toyota) Joe Gibbs Racing
19. #21 Harrison Burton (Ford) Wood Brothers Racing
20. #22 Joey Logano (Ford) Team Penske
21. #23 Bubba Wallace (Toyota) 23XI Racing
22. #24 William Byron (Chevrolet) Hendrick Motorsports
23. #31 Daniel Hemric (Chevrolet) Kaulig Racing
24. #34 Michael McDowell (Ford) Front Row Motorsports
25. #38 Todd Gilliland (Ford) Front Row Motorsports
26. #41 Ryan Preece (Ford) Stewart-Haas Racing
27. #42 John Hunter Nemechek (Toyota) Legacy Motor Club
28. #43 Erik Jones (Toyota) Legacy Motor Club
29. #45 Tyler Reddick (Toyota) 23XI Racing
30. #47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (Chevrolet) JTG Daugherty Racing
31. #48 Alex Bowman (Chevrolet) Hendrick Motorsports
32. #51 Justin Haley (Ford) Rick Ware Racing
33. #54 Ty Gibbs (Toyota) Joe Gibbs Racing
34. #71 (R) Zane Smith (Chevrolet) Spire Motorsports
35. #77 (R) Carson Hocevar (Chevrolet) Spire Motorsports
36. #99 Daniel Suarez (Chevrolet) TrackHouse Racing

Open teams:
37. #33 (OT) Will Brown (Chevrolet) Richard Childress Racing
38. #60 (OT) Cam Waters (Ford) RFK Racing
15 Chevrolet / 15 Ford / 8 Toyota

Driver Ranking 15/2024

Top 20 after the 15th race of the 2024 season at WWT Raceway at Gateway

Motorsport-Magazin.com After each race, the current form of all NASCAR drivers is determined based on the results of the last six races.

Denny Hamlin is our number one for the first time this season. The leader in the overall standings was last in the lead after race 30 last season. Hamlin has improved in recent weeks from fourth, third and second place to first place.

Close behind is Brad Keselowski, who swapped positions with Hamlin. Christopher Bell made a big jump from eighth to third place. Gateway winner Austin Cindric also improved by eleven places to eleventh place. This is only the fourth time this season that Cindric has been in the top 20.

Kyle Busch was the big loser last weekend. He dropped from 12th place out of the top 20.

Birthdays and anniversaries in June

07.06.1992: Daniel Suárez
24.06.1999: Riley Autumn
25.06.1993: Timmy Hill
27.06.1993: Ty Dillon

The next NASCAR race (CEST):

Timeline Race 17/36 (Regular Season)
Iowa Speedway
Friday, June 14:
from 23:35: Final Practice I
Saturday, June 15:
From 19:05: Qualifying, Round 1 (Group A & B)
afterwards: Qualifying, Round 2 (Top 10 for Pole Award)
Monday, June 17:
from 00:30: Pay-TV LIVE on Sport1+
from 01:19: 1st Annual Iowa Corn 350
350 (70/140/140) laps

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