2017 Toyota/Save Mart 350

The 2017 Toyota/Save Mart 350 was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on June 25, 2017 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 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.

2017 Toyota/Save Mart 350
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
Race 16 of 36 in the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
Date June 25, 2017 (2017-06-25)
Location Sonoma Raceway in Sonoma, California
Course Permanent racing facility
1.99 mi (3.2 km)
Distance 110 laps, 218.9 mi (352 km)
Average speed 78.710 miles per hour (126.671 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Chip Ganassi Racing
Time 75.177
Most laps led
Driver Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing
Laps 25
Winner
No. 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing
Television in the United States
Network FS1
Announcers Mike Joy, Jeff Gordon and Darrell Waltrip
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) and Rob Albright (10 & 11)

Report

Background

Layout of Sonoma Raceway, the track where the race was held.

Sonoma Raceway, formerly Sears Point Raceway and Infineon Raceway is a 2.52-mile (4.06 km) road course and drag strip located on the landform known as Sears Point in the southern Sonoma Mountains in Sonoma, California, USA. 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 two NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races each year that are run on road courses (the other being Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, New York). It is also host to the Verizon 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.

Entry list

No. Driver Team Manufacturer
1Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet
2Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord
3Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet
4Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord
5Kasey KahneHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
6Trevor BayneRoush Fenway RacingFord
10Danica PatrickStewart-Haas RacingFord
11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
13Ty Dillon (R)Germain RacingChevrolet
14Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord
15Kevin O'ConnellPremium MotorsportsChevrolet
17Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord
18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
19Daniel Suárez (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota
20Matt KensethJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
21Ryan BlaneyWood Brothers RacingFord
22Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord
23Alon DayBK RacingToyota
24Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
27Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet
31Ryan NewmanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet
32Matt DiBenedettoGo Fas RacingFord
33Boris SaidCircle Sport – The Motorsports GroupChevrolet
34Landon CassillFront Row MotorsportsFord
37Chris BuescherJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet
38David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord
41Kurt BuschStewart-Haas RacingFord
42Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet
43Billy JohnsonRichard Petty MotorsportsFord
47A. J. AllmendingerJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet
48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
51Josh Bilicki (i)Rick Ware RacingChevrolet
55Tommy ReganPremium MotorsportsChevrolet
72Cole WhittTriStar MotorsportsChevrolet
77Erik Jones (R)Furniture Row RacingToyota
78Martin Truex Jr.Furniture Row RacingToyota
88Dale Earnhardt Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
95Michael McDowellLeavine Family RacingChevrolet
Official entry list

Practice

First practice

Martin Truex Jr. was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 75.740 seconds and a speed of 94.587 mph (152.223 km/h).[10]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 78Martin Truex Jr.Furniture Row RacingToyota75.74094.587
2 11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota76.15894.068
3 17Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord76.47093.684
Official first practice results

Final practice

Kyle Larson was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 75.899 seconds and a speed of 94.389 mph (151.904 km/h).[11]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 42Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet75.89994.389
2 18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota75.93594.344
3 88Dale Earnhardt Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet76.01794.242
Official final practice results

Qualifying

Kyle Larson scored the pole position.

Kyle Larson scored the pole for the race with a time of 75.177 and a speed of 95.295 mph (153.362 km/h).[12]

Qualifying results

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer R1 R2
1 42Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet75.64575.177
2 1Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet75.36675.249
3 78Martin Truex Jr.Furniture Row RacingToyota75.20175.453
4 18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota75.22975.459
5 47A. J. AllmendingerJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet75.58775.553
6 10Danica PatrickStewart-Haas RacingFord75.51575.591
7 21Ryan BlaneyWood Brothers RacingFord75.64675.637
8 24Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet75.11775.781
9 37Chris BuescherJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet75.37075.904
10 88Dale Earnhardt Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet75.69675.914
11 19Daniel Suárez (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota75.68675.961
12 4Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord75.50876.098
13 14Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord75.698
14 11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota75.946
15 27Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet76.000
16 95Michael McDowellLeavine Family RacingChevrolet76.009
17 41Kurt BuschStewart-Haas RacingFord76.040
18 22Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord76.104
19 3Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet76.126
20 31Ryan NewmanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet76.140
21 5Kasey KahneHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet76.167
22 17Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord76.189
23 2Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord76.219
24 48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet76.248
25 6Trevor BayneRoush Fenway RacingFord76.278
26 43Billy JohnsonRichard Petty MotorsportsFord76.308
27 32Matt DiBenedettoGo Fas RacingFord76.509
28 38David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord76.511
29 72Cole WhittTriStar MotorsportsChevrolet76.605
30 77Erik Jones (R)Furniture Row RacingToyota76.647
31 34Landon CassillFront Row MotorsportsFord76.781
32 23Alon DayBK RacingToyota77.007
33 51Josh Bilicki (i)Rick Ware RacingChevrolet77.102
34 33Boris SaidCircle Sport – The Motorsports GroupChevrolet77.109
35 13Ty Dillon (R)Germain RacingChevrolet77.394
36 15Kevin O'ConnellPremium MotorsportsChevrolet79.980
37 55Tommy ReganPremium MotorsportsChevrolet81.826
38 20Matt KensethJoe Gibbs RacingToyota0.000
Official qualifying results

Race

First stage

Kyle Larson led the field to the green flag at 3:22 p.m. With Sonoma Raceway being a more technical (rhythm) road course, brake usage is rather heavy, especially going into the 90° hairpin Turn 11. A few drivers locked up the brakes going into the turn in the early laps, including Daniel Suárez, who was making his first ever start at Sonoma. He flat-spotted his tires on the second lap and made an unscheduled stop the following lap to replace them. Two laps later, teammate Kyle Busch did the same. By the ninth lap, Martin Truex Jr. caught Larson and set him up for a pass heading into Turn 11 to take the race lead. Caution flew for the first time on lap 14 when Dale Earnhardt Jr. locked up his brakes and his car spun counter-clockwise, sending him through the hairpin and into the path of cars ahead, causing slight damage to Danica Patrick.[13] Larson also suffered minor damage when he clipped Earnhardt. Chris Buescher took over the race lead because he opted not to pit under the caution.

The race restarted on lap 17 and Buescher led for another lap before teammate A. J. Allmendinger, on fresher tires, out-braked him going into Turn 10 to take the lead. Truex worked his way up to him, passed him entering Turn 11 to retake the lead and drove on to win the first stage on lap 25. Caution flew moments later for the completion of the stage.

Second stage

A lap after the ensuing restart on lap 30, Patrick (outside), Earnhardt (middle) and Larson (inside) tried to round Turn 4a three-wide, sending Earnhardt into the right-rear corner of Patrick and spinning her out into the path of Ricky Stenhouse Jr., who t-boned the drivers-side of her car.[14] This brought out the third caution.

The race resumed on lap 33. Going into Turn 11 on the same lap, Allmendinger was clipped by Larson and spun in the hairpin. He was clipped by Clint Bowyer, but the race remained green. A caution did fly five laps later, however, for a piece of sheet metal in Turn 11.

Returning to green on lap 40, a number of cars – including race leader Truex – opted to short-pit the end of the second stage to set them up for the end of the race and because they didn't pit under the first stage break. This handed the race lead to Jimmie Johnson, who drove on to win the second stage. Caution flew moments later for the completion of the stage. Denny Hamlin assumed the race lead by electing not to pit.

Final stage

Kevin Harvick won the race.

The race restarted with 56 laps to go. With 47 to go, Busch took advantage of Hamlin's slip into Turn 11 to take the lead, only to allow Kevin Harvick to pass him unchallenged on the frontstretch two laps later. With 43 to go, Truex caught Harvick and out-braked him entering Turn 11 to retake the lead. On the following lap, cars were hitting pit road to make their final stop of the race. Truex did so with 40 to go, and a slow stop shuffled him behind Harvick in the running order. Jamie McMurray assumed the lead with 39 to go before pitting the next time around, handing the lead to Brad Keselowski, who was hoping for a caution.

Shortly after his slow stop, Truex reported he was losing a cylinder (engine was failing).[15] He was fading at first, but then reported the problem had subsided. He worked his way up to third before making an unscheduled stop with 24 to go and subsequently to the garage for an engine failure.[16]

With 24 to go, Harvick had closed the gap to Keselowski to 1.3 seconds. Two laps later, Harvick made the race-winning pass on Keselowski rounding Turn 7a and set sail. On the final lap, Kasey Kahne slammed the barriers on the frontstretch as Harvick was coming to the line.[17] This ended the race under caution and Harvick, who had a nine-second lead over second-place Bowyer, drove on to victory.[18]

Stage results

Stage 1 Laps: 25

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
178Martin Truex Jr.Furniture Row RacingToyota10
247A. J. AllmendingerJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet9
342Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet8
421Ryan BlaneyWood Brothers RacingFord7
511Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota6
622Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord5
76Trevor BayneRoush Fenway RacingFord4
83Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet3
95Kasey KahneHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2
1014Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord1
Official stage one results

Stage 2 Laps: 25

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
148Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet10
22Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord9
320Matt KensethJoe Gibbs RacingToyota8
411Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota7
522Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord6
688Dale Earnhardt Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet5
721Ryan BlaneyWood Brothers RacingFord4
83Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet3
924Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2
1031Ryan NewmanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1
Official stage two results

Final stage results

Stage 3 Laps: 60

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1124Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord11040
21314Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord11036
3232Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord11043
41411Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota11046
5418Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota11032
61088Dale Earnhardt Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet11036
71741Kurt BuschStewart-Haas RacingFord11030
8824Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet11031
9721Ryan BlaneyWood Brothers RacingFord11039
1021Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet11027
111527Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet11026
121822Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord11036
132448Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet11034
141695Michael McDowellLeavine Family RacingChevrolet11023
152031Ryan NewmanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet11023
161119Daniel Suárez (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota11021
17610Danica PatrickStewart-Haas RacingFord11020
18193Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet11025
19937Chris BuescherJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet11018
203820Matt KensethJoe Gibbs RacingToyota11025
212972Cole WhittTriStar MotorsportsChevrolet11016
222643Billy JohnsonRichard Petty MotorsportsFord11015
232732Matt DiBenedettoGo Fas RacingFord11014
24215Kasey KahneHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet10915
253077Erik Jones (R)Furniture Row RacingToyota10912
26142Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet10919
27256Trevor BayneRoush Fenway RacingFord10914
283513Ty Dillon (R)Germain RacingChevrolet1099
293433Boris SaidCircle Sport – The Motorsports GroupChevrolet1098
303134Landon CassillFront Row MotorsportsFord1097
312838David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord1096
323223Alon DayBK RacingToyota1085
333615Kevin O'ConnellPremium MotorsportsChevrolet1084
343755Tommy ReganPremium MotorsportsChevrolet1073
35547A. J. AllmendingerJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet10411
363351Josh Bilicki (i)Rick Ware RacingChevrolet1000
37378Martin Truex Jr.Furniture Row RacingToyota8611
382217Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord301
Official race results

Race statistics

  • Lead changes: 10 among different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 6 for 12
  • Red flags: 0
  • Time of race: 2 hours, 46 minutes and 52 seconds
  • Average speed: 78.710 miles per hour (126.671 km/h)

Media

Television

Fox NASCAR televised the race in the United States on FS1 for the third consecutive year. Mike Joy was the lap-by-lap announcer, while six-time Sonoma winner Jeff Gordon and Darrell Waltrip were the color commentators. Jamie Little, Chris Neville and Matt Yocum reported from pit lane during the race.

FS1 Television
Booth announcersPit reporters
Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy
Color-commentator: Jeff Gordon
Color commentator: Darrell Waltrip
Jamie Little
Chris Neville
Matt Yocum

Radio

Radio coverage of the race was broadcast by Performance Racing Network. PRN's broadcast of the race was 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 straight. Pat Patterson called the race from a stand outside of turn 2 when the field was racing up turns 2, 3 and 3a. Brad Gillie called the race from a stand outside of turn 7a when the field was racing through turns 4a and 7a. The field came back into the view of the booth in 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. Jeff Hammond, Brett McMillan, Jim Noble and Wendy Venturini reported from pit lane during the race.

PRN
Booth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters
Lead announcer: Doug Rice
Announcer: Mark Garrow
Turns 2, 3 & 3a: Pat Patterson
Turns 4a & 7a: Brad Gillie
Turns 10 & 11: Rob Albright
Jeff Hammond
Brett McMillan
Jim Noble
Wendy Venturini

Standings after the race

References

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