2017 Toyota/Save Mart 350

Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
Race 16 of 36 in the2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
Date	June 25, 2017 (2017-06-25)
Location	Sonoma Raceway inSonoma, California
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	1.99 miles (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	Kyle Larson	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 andDarrell 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)

The2017 Toyota/Save Mart 350 was aMonster Energy NASCAR Cup Seriesrace held on June 25, 2017, atSonoma Raceway inSonoma, California. Contested over 110 laps on the 1.99-mile (3.20 km) road course, it was the 16th race of the2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.

Sonoma Raceway, formerlySears Point Raceway andInfineon Raceway is a 2.52-mile (4.06 km) road course and drag strip located on the landform known asSears Point in the southernSonoma Mountains inSonoma, 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 twoNASCARSprint Cup Series races each year that are run on road courses (the other beingWatkins Glen International inWatkins Glen, New York). It is also host to theVerizon IndyCar Series and several other auto races andmotorcycle races such as theAmerican 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 theSports Car Club of America.

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]

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]

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]

Kyle Larson led the field to the green flag at 3:22 p.m. WithSonoma 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, includingDaniel 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, teammateKyle 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 whenDale 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 toDanica 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 teammateA. 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.

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 ofRicky 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 byClint 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 toJimmie 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.

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 allowKevin 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 toBrad 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 1Laps: 25

Stage 2Laps: 25

Stage 3Laps: 60

• 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)

Fox NASCAR televised the race in the United States onFS1 for the third consecutive year.Mike Joy was the lap-by-lap announcer, while six-time Sonoma winnerJeff Gordon andDarrell Waltrip were the color commentators.Jamie Little,Chris Neville andMatt Yocum reported from pit lane during the race.

Radio coverage of the race was broadcast byPerformance Racing Network. PRN's broadcast of the race was simulcasted onSirius XMNASCAR 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 andWendy Venturini reported from pit lane during the race.

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Kyle Larson 659 2 Martin Truex Jr. 646 (–13) 1 3 Kevin Harvick 548 (–111) 1 4 Kyle Busch 542 (–117) 1 5 Brad Keselowski 519 (–140) 1 6 Chase Elliott 509 (–150) 1 7 Jimmie Johnson 483 (–176) 1 8 Jamie McMurray 477 (–182) 9 Denny Hamlin 476 (–183) 10 Joey Logano 434 (–225) 1 11 Clint Bowyer 427 (–232) 1 12 Matt Kenseth 423 (–236) 13 Ryan Blaney 415 (–244) 14 Kurt Busch 389 (–270) 2 15 Ryan Newman 367 (–292) 16 Erik Jones 358 (–301) Official driver's standings

Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 576 2 Ford 573 (–3) 3 Toyota 544 (–32) Official manufacturers' standings Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings. . – Driver has clinched a position in theMonster Energy NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.

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