Toyota/Save Mart 350

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  1. Mike S.

    Mike S. GIF Hall Of Fame Class Of 2007 Staff Member

    courtesy of Jayski.com

    Sprint Cup Race #16 of 36 for the 2008 season
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    Race: Sunday, June 22, 2008 in Sonoma, CA
    Title Sponsor: Toyota/Save Mart
    Track: Infienon Raceway
    Scheduled Green Flag (approx): 5:17pm/et
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    Television Coverage:

    SPEED's NASCAR Raceday Pre-Race Show: 1:30pm/et with John Roberts, Jimmy Spencer & Kenny Wallace
    TNT's Countdown to Green Pre-Race Show: 3:30 - 5:00pm/et
    TNT 5:00 pm/et

    Scheduled Race Re-Air Dates/Times:
    Thursday, June 26 at 12:00pm/et on SPEED & Thursday, June 26 at 5:30pm/et on HD Net (High Def)

    Announcers: Bill Weber, Wally Dallenbach Jr., Kyle Petty
    Pit Reporters: Matt Yocum, Marty Snider, Ralph Sheheen, Lindsay Czarniak
    TNT's Revolving Studio: Marc Fein and Larry McReynolds
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    Radio Coverage This Week:

    Performance Racing Network
    Sirius Satellite NASCAR Radio
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    Practice Dates

    Practices:
    Friday, June 20, 3:30 - 5:00pm/et, TV-SPEED;
    Saturday, June 21, 12:30 - 1:15pm/et, TV-SPEED
    Happy Hour Practice: Saturday, June 21, 1:30 - 2:30pm/et on TV-SPEED
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    Qualifying Information

    Qualifying Draw [ping pong balls]: Friday, June 20, 2:00pm/et
    Qualifying: 1 lap for positions 1-42 [if no past champ prov used, then 43rd goes next fastest non top-35 driver], Friday, June 20 at 7:10pm/et, TV-SPEED, no re-air scheduled & live via radio at PRN Radio and Sirius Satellite NASCAR Radio
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    Track Diagram:
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    Track Website: Infineon Raceway

    Track Specs:
    1.99 mile Road Course with 10 turns
    Pit Road/Stalls: 16' wide by 29' long, 58' wide
    increased from 1.949 miles to 1.99 after the 2000 season
    The race distance is 218.9 miles, 110 laps
    Track opened: 1968
    Inaugural NASCAR race: 1989
    Seating Capacity: 35,000
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    Former winners of the Toyota/Save Mart 350 courtesy of Wikipedia.Org:

    Season Date Course Length Official Race Name Winning Driver
    1989 June 11th 2.520 mi Banquet 300 Ricky Rudd
    1990 June 10th 2.520 mi Banquet 300 Rusty Wallace
    1991 June 9th 2.520 mi Banquet 300 Davey Allison [1]
    1992 June 7th 2.520 mi Save Mart 300 Ernie Irvan
    1993 May 16th 2.520 mi Save Mart 300 Geoffrey Bodine
    1994 May 15th 2.520 mi Save Mart 300 Ernie Irvan
    1995 May 7th 2.520 mi Save Mart 300 Dale Earnhardt
    1996 May 5th 2.520 mi Save Mart 300 Rusty Wallace
    1997 May 5th 2.520 mi Save Mart 300 Mark Martin
    1998 June 28th 1.949 mi Save Mart/Kragen 350 Jeff Gordon
    1999 June 27th 1.949 mi Save Mart/Kragen 350 Jeff Gordon
    2000 June 25th 1.990 mi Save Mart/Kragen 350K Jeff Gordon
    2001 June 24th 2.000 mi Dodge/Save Mart 350 Tony Stewart
    2002 June 23rd 1.990 mi Dodge/Save Mart 350 Ricky Rudd
    2003 June 22nd 1.990 mi Dodge/Save Mart 350 Robby Gordon
    2004 June 27th 1.990 mi Dodge/Save Mart 350 Jeff Gordon
    2005 June 26th 1.990 mi Dodge/Save Mart 350 Tony Stewart
    2006 June 25th 1.990 mi Dodge/Save Mart 350 Jeff Gordon
    2007 June 24th 1.990 mi Toyota/Save Mart 350 Juan Pablo Montoya

    1-With two laps to go Ricky Rudd spun Allison to take the lead. Instead of the checkered flag, Rudd received a black flag being penalized 1 second. This then gave the win to Allison
     
  2. Mike S.

    Mike S. GIF Hall Of Fame Class Of 2007 Staff Member

    Toyota/Save Mart 350 Starting Lineup courtesy of NASCAR.com

    POS CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND
    1 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Budweiser 92.153 77.740 Leader
    2 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 92.040 77.836 -0.096
    3 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 92.005 77.865 -0.125
    4 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge Cheerios / Betty Crocker 91.943 77.918 -0.178
    5 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont Cromax Pro 91.923 77.935 -0.195
    6 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Stanley Tools 91.843 78.003 -0.263
    7 21 Marcos Ambrose Ford Little Debbie Honey Buns 91.819 78.023 -0.283
    8 7 Robby Gordon Dodge Robby Gordon Motorsports 91.732 78.097 -0.357
    9 12 Ryan Newman Dodge Alltel 91.519 78.279 -0.539
    10 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M 91.448 78.340 -0.600
    11 45 Terry Labonte Dodge Wells Fargo 91.448 78.340 -0.600
    12 99 Carl Edwards Ford Office Depot 91.276 78.487 -0.747
    13 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Office 91.206 78.547 -0.807
    14 60 Boris Said Ford 7-Eleven Slurpee / No Fear 91.182 78.568 -0.828
    15 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet AMP Energy / National Guard 91.162 78.585 -0.845
    16 22 Dave Blaney Toyota Caterpillar 91.158 78.589 -0.849
    17 77 Sam Hornish Jr.* Dodge Mobil 1 91.147 78.598 -0.858
    18 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Crown Royal 91.140 78.604 -0.864
    19 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Jack Daniel's 91.138 78.606 -0.866
    20 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet AT&T Mobility 91.057 78.676 -0.936
    21 42 Juan Montoya Dodge Texaco / Havoline 91.025 78.704 -0.964
    22 01 Ron Fellows Chevrolet DEI / Principal Financial Group 91.012 78.715 -0.975
    23 5 Casey Mears Chevrolet CARQUEST / Kellogg's 90.984 78.739 -0.999
    24 78 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet Furniture Row / DenverMattress.com 90.955 78.764 -1.024
    25 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker 90.951 78.768 -1.028
    26 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 90.932 78.784 -1.044
    27 41 Scott Pruett Dodge Target 90.905 78.808 -1.068
    28 66 Max Papis Chevrolet Haas Automation 90.870 78.838 -1.098
    29 15 Paul Menard Chevrolet Johns Manville / Menards 90.804 78.895 -1.155
    30 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M's 90.794 78.904 -1.164
    31 38 David Gilliland Ford FreeCreditReport.com 90.792 78.906 -1.166
    32 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil 90.773 78.922 -1.182
    33 17 Matt Kenseth Ford DEWALT 90.763 78.931 -1.191
    34 00 Michael McDowell* Toyota NAPA AUTO PARTS 90.694 78.991 -1.251
    35 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota NAPA AUTO PARTS 90.647 79.032 -1.292
    36 84 A.J. Allmendinger Toyota Red Bull 90.509 79.152 -1.412
    37 10 Patrick Carpentier* Dodge Valvoline 90.375 79.270 -1.530
    38 6 David Ragan Ford AAA Insurance 90.356 79.286 -1.546
    39 20 Tony Stewart Toyota The Home Depot 90.298 79.337 -1.597
    40 8 Aric Almirola Chevrolet U.S. Army 90.228 79.399 -1.659
    41 28 Travis Kvapil Ford California Highway Patrol 89.901 79.688 -1.948
    42 44 David Reutimann+ Toyota UPS 88.817 80.660 -2.920
    43 34 Brian Simo Chevrolet No Fear 90.135 79.481 -1.741

    Did Not Qualify
    44 96 J.J. Yeley Toyota DLP HDTV 90.074 79.535 -1.795
    45 70 Scott Riggs Chevrolet Haas Automation 89.842 79.740 -2.000
    46 40 Dario Franchitti* Dodge Texaco / Havoline - The Hartford 89.750 79.822 -2.082
    47 102 Brandon Ash Dodge Sprinter Trucking / Sunny D Manufacturing 88.123 81.295 -3.555

    + Set by Owner Points
    * Denotes Rookie
     
  3. suedon70

    suedon70 Sports Chica

    Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart & JP Montoya have to be considered the favorites for the race tomorrow - would love to see Jimmie with a top 5 finish....:icon_thumleft:
     
  4. Mike S.

    Mike S. GIF Hall Of Fame Class Of 2007 Staff Member

    Toyota/Save Mart 350 Results courtesy of Nascar.com

    FIN ST CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR PTS/BNS LAPS STATUS
    1 30 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M's 195/10 112 Running
    2 31 38 David Gilliland Ford FreeCreditReport.com 170/0 112 Running
    3 5 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont Cromax Pro 165/0 112 Running
    4 19 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Jack Daniel's 160/0 112 Running
    5 23 5 Casey Mears Chevrolet CARQUEST / Kellogg's 155/0 112 Running
    6 21 42 Juan Montoya Dodge Texaco / Havoline 150/0 112 Running
    7 9 12 Ryan Newman Dodge Alltel 146/0 112 Running
    8 33 17 Matt Kenseth Ford DEWALT 142/0 112 Running
    9 12 99 Carl Edwards Ford Office Depot 143/5 112 Running
    10 39 20 Tony Stewart Toyota The Home Depot 134/0 112 Running
    11 10 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M 135/5 112 Running
    12 15 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet AMP Energy / National Guard 127/0 112 Running
    13 20 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet AT&T Mobility 124/0 112 Running
    14 26 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 121/0 112 Running
    15 2 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 123/5 112 Running
    16 25 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker 115/0 112 Running
    17 11 45 Terry Labonte Dodge Wells Fargo 112/0 112 Running
    18 18 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Crown Royal 109/0 112 Running
    19 6 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Stanley Tools 106/0 112 Running
    20 16 22 Dave Blaney Toyota Caterpillar 103/0 112 Running
    21 34 00 Michael McDowell * Toyota NAPA AUTO PARTS 100/0 112 Running
    22 41 28 Travis Kvapil Ford California Highway Patrol 97/0 112 Running
    23 37 10 Patrick Carpentier * Dodge Valvoline 94/0 112 Running
    24 38 6 David Ragan Ford AAA Insurance 91/0 112 Running
    25 35 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota NAPA AUTO PARTS 88/0 112 Running
    26 24 78 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet Furniture Row / DenverMattress.com 85/0 112 Running
    27 13 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Office 82/0 112 Running
    28 40 8 Aric Almirola Chevrolet U.S. Army 79/0 112 Running
    29 22 01 Ron Fellows Chevrolet DEI / Principal Financial Group 76/0 112 Running
    30 32 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil 73/0 112 Running
    31 17 77 Sam Hornish Jr. * Dodge Mobil 1 70/0 112 Running
    32 3 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 67/0 111 Running
    33 1 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Budweiser 69/5 111 Running
    34 29 15 Paul Menard Chevrolet Johns Manville / Menards 61/0 111 Running
    35 28 66 Max Papis Chevrolet Haas Automation 58/0 111 Running
    36 8 7 Robby Gordon Dodge Camping World 55/0 110 Running
    37 36 84 A.J. Allmendinger Toyota Red Bull 52/0 109 Running
    38 27 41 Scott Pruett Dodge Target 49/0 108 Running
    39 4 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge Cheerios / Betty Crocker 46/0 103 Out Of Race
    40 42 44 David Reutimann Toyota UPS 43/0 99 Out Of Race
    41 14 160 Boris Said Ford 7-Eleven Slurpee / No Fear 40/0 94 Out Of Race
    42 7 21 Marcos Ambrose Ford Little Debbie Honey Buns 37/0 83 Out Of Race
    43 43 34 Brian Simo Ford No Fear 34/0 20 Out Of Race

    * Denotes Rookie