courtesy of Jayski.com Sprint Cup Race #16 of 36 for the 2008 season -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Race: Sunday, June 22, 2008 in Sonoma, CA Title Sponsor: Toyota/Save Mart Track: Infienon Raceway Scheduled Green Flag (approx): 5:17pm/et -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Radio Coverage This Week: Performance Racing Network Sirius Satellite NASCAR Radio -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track Diagram: 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
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
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:
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