NASCAR 2017 Race 16: Sonoma Toyota/Save Mart 350 Schedule, Starting Order and Picks

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At a Glance

What: 29th annual Toyota/Save Mart 350; Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Race No. 16

Where: Sonoma Raceway, 1.99-mile road course in Sonoma, Calif.

Green flag: 3:20 p.m. ET, June 25, 2017

TV/Radio: FS1, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90

Forecast: Sunny with a high near 76; West wind 13-18 mph with gusts up to 24 mph, according to the National Weather Service

National anthem: Natalie Gallo, Broadway star

Grand Marshal: Cristela Alonzo, actress and comedian and voice of Cruz Ramirez from the movie “Cars 3.”

Race distance: 110 laps, 218.9 miles

Pit road speed: 40 mph

Caution car speed: 45 mph

Stage lengths: Stage 1 ends at lap 25; Stage 2 ends at lap 50; Final stage scheduled to end at lap 110.

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Starting Order:

1 – Kyle Larson
2 – Jamie McMurray
3 – Martin Truex Jr.
4 – Kyle Busch
5 – AJ Allmendinger
6 – Danica Patrick
7 – Ryan Blaney
8 – Chase Elliott
9 – Chris Buescher
10 – Dale Earnhardt Jr.
11 – Daniel Suarez
12 – Kevin Harvick
13 – Clint Bowyer
14 – Denny Hamlin
15 – Paul Menard
16 – Michael McDowell
17 – Kurt Busch
18 – Joey Logano
19 – Austin Dillon
20 – Ryan Newman
21 – Kasey Kahne
22 – Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
23 – Brad Keselowski
24 – Jimmie Johnson
25 – Trevor Bayne
26 – Billy Johnson
27 – Matt DiBenedetto
28 – David Ragan
29 – Cole Whitt
30 – Erik Jones
31 – Landon Cassill
32 – Alon Day
33 – Josh Bilicki
34 – Boris Said
35 – Ty Dillon
36 – Kevin O’Connell
37 – Tommy Regan
38 – Matt Kenseth

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Wow, Danica qualified high...


My Picks:
Kyle Busch
Kyle Larson
AJ Allmendinger

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Congrats to Kevin Harvick, first win in 21 races, with a very long green flag run to the end. Clint Bowyer was second, and Brad Keselowski was third. A Ford sweep of the podium. Martin Truex Jr won the first stage and led the most laps until his engine blew (he ran on 7 cylinders for most of his race!), and Jimmie Johnson with the second stage.

New technology, Danica had a visor cam, just above her eyes, which was real cool to watch, as you could see her hands, the dash, and the bumps she was running over. Dale Jr ran 6th.

On to the Daytona night race... Saturday! I hope NBC has online driver cams too.