NASCAR 2019 Race 16: Sonoma Toyota/Save Mart 350 race thread

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Schedule:

Qualifying: Saturday, June 22 at 3:10pm/et, TV-TBA.

Complete Event Schedule (times local to the track - PACIFIC TIME)

Thursday, June 20
2:00 PM-4:00 PM MENCS HAULERS ENTER (EQUIPMENT UNLOAD)

Friday, June 21
8:30 AM -6:30 PM MENCS GARAGE OPEN
10:30 AM MENCS ROOKIE MEETING, SPOTTER MEETING, & RANDOM DRAWING
11:40 AM-12:55 PM MENCS 1ST PRACTICE
2:40 PM-3:55 PM MENCS FINAL PRACTICE

Saturday, June 22
7:30 AM-1:30 PM MENCS GARAGE OPEN
12:10 PM MENCS QUALIFYING IMPOUND (MULTI-VEHICLE / TWO ROUNDS)

Sunday, June 23
8:00 AM MENCS GARAGE OPENS
10:00 AM MENCS DRIVER / CREW CHIEF MEETING (TURN ELEVEN)
11:20 AM MENCS DRIVER INTRODUCTIONS
12:00 PM (3:00 PM/ET) MENCS RACE (STAGES 20/40/90 LAPS = 226.8 MILES)

226.8 miles (364.999 km)

Stages 1: Lap 20
Stage 2: Lap 40
Race: Lap 90



Track Specs:

2.52 mile Road Course with 12 turns
Pit Road/Stalls: 16' wide by 29' long, 58' wide
increased from 1.949 miles to 1.99 after the 2000 season
increased from 1.99 to 2.52 miles after 2018 season


Track Records & Stats

June 2018 Race Winner: Martin Truex Jr, 82.882mph, started 2nd
Race Record: Clint Bowyer, June 2012, 83.624mph (current layout)
Race Record: Jeff Gordon, June 2000, 78.789mph (old layout)
Oldest Winner: Ricky Rudd, 45 years, 9 months, 11 days, 6/23/2002
Youngest Winner: Kyle Busch. 23 years, 1 months, and 20 days, 6/22/2008

June 2018 Pole Winner: #42-Kyle Larson, 94.597mph, finished 14th
Track Qualifying Record: Kyle Larson, 6/27/2015, 96.568mph (current layout)(1st round of qualifying)
Track Qualifying Record: Rusty Wallace, June 2000, 99.309mph (old layout)
Oldest Pole Winner: Rusty Wallace, 43 years, 10 months, 11 days, 6/25/2000
Youngest Pole Winner: Joey Logano, 21 years, 1 month, 0 days, 6/24/2011

Worst Starting Spot to Win: Juan Pablo Montoya, started 32nd, 6/24/2007

Most Wins: 5 - Jeff Gordon
Most Wins Active Driver: 2 - Kurt Busch
Most Poles: 5 - Jeff Gordon
Most Poles Active Driver: 3 - Jamie McMurray
Most Top 5s: 14 - Jeff Gordon
Most Top 5s Active Driver: 7 - Kurt Busch & Clint Bowyer
Most Top 10s: 18 - Jeff Gordon
Most Top 10s Active Driver: 9 - Jimmie Johnson

Race statistics 2018:

Lead changes: 7 among different drivers
Cautions/Laps: 3 for 8
Red flags: 0
Time of race: 2 hours, 38 minutes and 28 seconds
Average speed: 82.882 miles per hour (133.386 km/h)