What’s Happening?

NASCAR heads out west yet again for their yearly stop at Sonoma Raceway This weekend’s races will only feature the Cup Series and Xfinity Series. Here’s everything you need to know about this weekend’s race at Sonoma Raceway.

• This track is a classic road course race in NASCAR, having been on the schedule since 1989. For the longest time, it was only one of two road courses on the NASCAR Cup Series schedule.
• Having been on the NASCAR schedule for a while, many “regulars” in the field are a little more comfortable on the course, cutting into SVG’s advantage significantly. That said, SVG is still inarguably the best road course racer in NASCAR. He won the Xfinity race at the track last year and is looking to defend.
• This time around, the race weekend in Sonoma will be from July 11-13.

Weekend Schedule (All Times EST): Sonoma

Friday, July 11: Xfinity Series Practice & Qualifying | ARCA Menards Series West Race

• 4:00 PM-5:00 PM — Xfinity Series Practice on the CW App
• 5:00 PM-6:00 PM — Xfinity Series Qualifying on the CW App
• 6:30 PM-7:30 PM — ARCA Menards West Series General Tires 200 on FloRacing (TV) & SiriusXM (Radio)

Saturday, July 12: Cup Series Practice & Qualifying | Xfinity Series Pit Boss/Food Maxx 250

• 1:30 PM-2:30 PM — Cup Series Practice on TruTV
• 2:30 PM-3:30 PM — Cup Series Qualifying on TruTV
• 4:30 PM-7:30 PM — Xfinity Series Pit Boss/Food Maxx 250 on the CW (TV) & PRN (Radio)

Sunday, July 13: Cup Series Toyota/Save Mart 350

• 3:30 PM-7:00 PM — Cup Series Toyota/Save Mart 350 on TNT (TV), TruTV (In-Season Challenge Altcast), & PRN (Radio)

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Race Facts: Sonoma

Track Facts: Sonoma Raceway

• Year Opened: 1968
• Length: 1.990 Miles
• Turns: Twelve
• Surface: Asphalt
• Rain Tires: Yes
• Lights: No

Pit Boss/Food Maxx 250 on the CW

• Race Length: 79 Laps (250 Miles)
• Stages: 20 Lap Stage One, 25 Lap Stage Two, 34 Lap Final Stage
• Most Recent Winner: Shane Van Gisbergen

Toyota/Save Mart 350 on TNT

• Race Length: 110 Laps (350 Miles)
• Stages: 25 Lap Stage One, 35 Lap Stage Two, 50 Lap Final Stage
• Most Recent Winner: Kyle Larson

2024 Toyota/Save Mart 350 Results

• First – Kyle Larson – No. 5
• Second – Michael McDowell – No. 34
• Third – Chris Buescher – No. 17
• Fourth – Chase Elliott – No. 9
• Fifth – Ross Chastain – No. 1

Top Storylines of the Weekend

• After sweeping the weekend last week in Chicago, all eyes are on Shane van Gisbergen. He seems to have been a solid investment on the part of the Trackhouse Racing team, having won two of the three road courses already this season. Heading into Sonoma, he’ll once again be running both the Xfinity Series (in the JRM No. 9) and the Cup Series races. For the second week in a row, he’ll be going for the weekend sweep.
• Spire has shown some serious speed in recent weeks with Michael McDowell leading every lap of the opening stage in Chicago before mechanical failures took him out of contention. He’ll be looking to rebound this weekend. He finished runner-up to Kyle Larson in this race one year ago.

Entry List

Cup Series

Notable Entries

• # 78 Katherine Legge

Xfinity Series

Notable Entries

• #9 Shane van Gisbergen (i)
• #17 Corey Day
• #19 Riley Herbst (i)

Note: This article will be updated as more information about the weekend comes out.