Race Preview courtesy of Jayski.com NASCAR Sprint Cup Race #16 of 36 for the 2009 season -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Race: Sunday, June 21, 2009 in Sonoma, CA Title Sponsor: Toyota/Save Mart Scheduled Green Flag: 5:16pm/et -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Television Coverage: SPEED's NASCAR Raceday Pre-Race Show: 1:30pm/et with John Roberts, Jimmy Spencer, Kenny Wallace TNT 3:30pm/et Scheduled Race Re-Air: Wednesday, June 24 at 12:00pm/et on SPEED 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 XM Satellite Radio -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Practices: Friday, June 19, 3:00 - 4:30 pm/et, TV-SPEED Saturday, June 20, 12:30 - 1:15 pm/et, TV-SPEED Happy Hour 'Final' practice: Saturday, June 20, 1:50 - 2:50pm/et, TV-SPEED -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Qualifying Information: Qualifying Draw: Friday, June 19, 2:00pm/et Qualifying: 2 laps for positions 1-42, Friday, June 19 at 6:35pm/et, TV-SPEED, no re-air scheduled; AND live via radio at PRN Radio and Sirius XM 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 Grandstand Seating Listed: 47,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Former Winners of the Toyota/Save Mart 350: [table="head"]Season|Date|Course Length|Race Name|Winning Driver 1989|June 11|2.520 mi|Banquet 300|Ricky Rudd 1990|June 10|2.520 mi|Banquet 300|Rusty Wallace 1991|June 9|2.520 mi|Banquet 300|Davey Allison* 1992|June 7|2.520 mi|Save Mart 300|Ernie Irvan 1993|May 16|2.520 mi|Save Mart 300|Geoffrey Bodine 1994|May 15|2.520 mi|Save Mart 300|Ernie Irvan 1995|May 7|2.520 mi|Save Mart 300|Dale Earnhardt 1996|May 5|2.520 mi|Save Mart 300|Rusty Wallace 1997|May 5|2.520 mi|Save Mart 300|Mark Martin 1998|June 28|1.949 mi|Save Mart/Kragen 350|Jeff Gordon 1999|June 27|1.949 mi|Save Mart/Kragen 350|Jeff Gordon 2000|June 25|1.990 mi|Save Mart/Kragen 350|Jeff Gordon 2001|June 24|2.000 mi|Dodge/Save Mart 350|Tony Stewart 2002|June 23|1.990 mi|Dodge/Save Mart 350|Ricky Rudd 2003|June 22|1.990 mi|Dodge/Save Mart 350|Robby Gordon 2004|June 27|1.990 mi|Dodge/Save Mart 350|Jeff Gordon 2005|June 26|1.990 mi|Dodge/Save Mart 350|Tony Stewart 2006|June 25|1.990 mi|Dodge/Save Mart 350|Jeff Gordon 2007|June 24|1.990 mi|Toyota/Save Mart 350|Juan Pablo Montoya 2008|June 22|1.990 mi|Toyota/Save Mart 350|Kyle Busch[/table] *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/SaveMart 350 Starting Lineup courtesy of Nascar.com POS CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND 1 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 93.678 76.475 Leader 2 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M's / Transformers 93.415 76.690 -0.215 3 47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota Little Debbie / Kingsford / Clorox 93.138 76.918 -0.443 4 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Office Depot / Old Spice 93.039 77.000 -0.525 5 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Budweiser 92.991 77.040 -0.565 6 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet GE Reveal 92.981 77.048 -0.573 7 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet Haas Automation 92.947 77.076 -0.601 8 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Stanley Tools 92.941 77.081 -0.606 9 08 Boris Said Ford Carter / Simo Racing 92.938 77.084 -0.609 10 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Dewalt 92.922 77.097 -0.622 11 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 92.909 77.108 -0.633 12 20 Joey Logano* Toyota The Home Depot 92.865 77.144 -0.669 13 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 92.829 77.174 -0.699 14 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet Carquest / Kellogg's 92.796 77.202 -0.727 15 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M Post-it 92.740 77.248 -0.773 16 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil 92.733 77.254 -0.779 17 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet Target 92.655 77.319 -0.844 18 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge Mobil 1 92.648 77.325 -0.850 19 66 Dave Blaney Toyota Prism Motorsports 92.498 77.450 -0.975 20 44 A.J. Allmendinger Dodge Best Buy 92.484 77.462 -0.987 21 07 Casey Mears Chevrolet Jack Daniel's 92.433 77.505 -1.030 22 7 Robby Gordon Toyota Menards / Jim Beam 92.432 77.506 -1.031 23 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Irwin Vise-Grip 92.372 77.556 -1.081 24 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Office 92.358 77.568 -1.093 25 96 Bobby Labonte Ford Ask.com 92.355 77.570 -1.095 26 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Cheerios / Hamburger Helper 92.305 77.612 -1.137 27 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 92.302 77.615 -1.140 28 43 Reed Sorenson Dodge Valvoline 92.054 77.824 -1.349 29 09 Ron Fellows Chevrolet Miccosukee Resort & Gaming 92.043 77.833 -1.358 30 98 Paul Menard Ford Johns Manville / Menards 91.988 77.880 -1.405 31 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota NEMCO Motorsports 91.933 77.926 -1.451 32 71 David Gilliland Chevrolet Adobe Road Winery 91.850 77.997 -1.522 33 13 Max Papis* Toyota GEICO 91.777 78.059 -1.584 34 99 Carl Edwards Ford Aflac 91.750 78.082 -1.607 35 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Amp Energy / National Guard 91.509 78.287 -1.812 36 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Caterpillar 91.436 78.350 -1.875 37 04 P.J. Jones Toyota Jim Beam / Menards 91.425 78.359 -1.884 38 55 Patrick Carpentier Toyota NAPA Auto Parts 90.907 78.806 -2.331 39 12 David Stremme Dodge Penske Racing 90.901 78.811 -2.336 40 6 David Ragan+ Ford UPS 90.813 78.887 -2.412 41 34 John Andretti+ Chevrolet Taco Bell 90.788 78.909 -2.434 42 00 David Reutimann+ Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine 90.603 79.070 -2.595 43 02 Brandon Ash Dodge Efusjon Energy Club 91.098 78.641 -2.166 Did Not Qualify 44 82 Scott Speed* Toyota Red Bull 90.979 78.743 -2.268 45 27 Tom Hubert Toyota Lilly Trucking of Virginia 90.978 78.744 -2.269 46 37 Chris Cook Dodge Long John Silver's 90.429 79.222 -2.747 47 36 Brian Simo Toyota California Outdoor Heritage Alliance 82.246 87.104 -10.629 + Set by Owner Points * Denotes Rookie
Toyota/SaveMart 350 Results courtesy of Nascar.com FIN ST CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR PTS/BNS LAPS STATUS 1 5 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Budweiser 195/10 113 Running 2 4 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Office Depot / Old Spice 175/5 113 Running 3 3 47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota Little Debbie / Kingsford / Clorox 165/0 113 Running 4 11 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 160/0 113 Running 5 24 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Office 160/5 113 Running 6 17 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet Target 150/0 113 Running 7 20 44 A.J. Allmendinger Dodge Best Buy 146/0 113 Running 8 26 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Cheerios / Hamburger Helper 142/0 113 Running 9 13 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 138/0 113 Running 10 8 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Stanley Tools 134/0 113 Running 11 38 55 Patrick Carpentier Toyota NAPA Auto Parts 130/0 113 Running 12 33 113 Max Papis * Toyota GEICO 127/0 113 Running 13 34 99 Carl Edwards Ford Aflac 124/0 113 Running 14 23 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Irwin Vise-Grip 121/0 113 Running 15 27 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 123/5 113 Running 16 1 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 120/5 113 Running 17 7 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet Haas Automation 112/0 113 Running 18 10 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Dewalt 109/0 113 Running 19 12 20 Joey Logano * Toyota The Home Depot 106/0 113 Running 20 25 96 Bobby Labonte Ford Ask.com 103/0 113 Running 21 30 98 Paul Menard Ford Johns Manville / Menards 100/0 113 Running 22 2 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M's / Transformers 102/5 113 Running 23 21 07 Casey Mears Chevrolet Jack Daniel's 94/0 113 Running 24 9 08 Boris Said Ford Carter / Simo Racing 91/0 113 Running 25 6 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet GE Reveal 88/0 113 Running 26 35 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Amp Energy / National Guard 85/0 113 Running 27 29 09 Ron Fellows Chevrolet Miccosukee Resort & Gaming 82/0 113 Running 28 15 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M Post-it 79/0 113 Running 29 16 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil 76/0 113 Running 30 41 34 John Andretti Chevrolet Taco Bell 73/0 113 Running 31 42 00 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine 70/0 113 Running 32 32 171 David Gilliland Chevrolet Adobe Road Winery 67/0 113 Running 33 40 6 David Ragan Ford UPS 64/0 113 Running 34 36 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Caterpillar 61/0 113 Running 35 14 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet Carquest / Kellogg's 58/0 113 Running 36 22 7 Robby Gordon Toyota Menards / Jim Beam 60/5 113 Running 37 31 187 Scott Speed * Toyota NEMCO Motorsports 57/5 112 Running 38 18 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge Mobil 1 49/0 106 Running 39 39 12 David Stremme Dodge Penske Racing 46/0 101 Overheating 40 28 43 Reed Sorenson Dodge Valvoline 43/0 99 Running 41 43 102 Brandon Ash Dodge Efusjon Energy Club 40/0 94 Accident 42 19 66 Dave Blaney Toyota Prism Motorsports 37/0 3 Rear End 43 37 204 P.J. Jones Toyota Jim Beam / Menards 34/0 2 Engine * Denotes Rookie
