The Toyota/Save Mart 350 is a NASCAR Cup Series race held annually at Sonoma Raceway since 1989.
History[]
From 1989 to 1997 and since 2019, NASCAR uses the full Template:Convert road course, best known for sports car racing. Subtle changes to some of the turns accommodated the stock cars and increased passing widths. Ricky Rudd won the inaugural Cup race at Sonoma.
The 1991 Sonoma Cup race ended in a controversial fashion. With seven laps left in the race, Mark Martin tried to pass Tommy Kendall, subbing for an injured Kyle Petty. The two made contact, resulting in Martin crashing into the tire barrier on a pull-over site and Kendall cutting his tire. The lead went to Davey Allison. Then, with two laps left, pole-sitter Rudd passed Allison for the lead but Allison spun out from contact in the final turn. Rudd led to the white flag and was contending to win the race, his second Sonoma victory, and to advance his championship points to the lead. However, as he came around to take the win, Rudd was black-flagged just three feet from the finish line. Allison was declared the winner of the race with Rudd's controversial penalty while Rudd finished in second place.
The last Sonoma NASCAR race held at the previous road course passage was in 1997 on October 5 at a Truck Series event. There, Joe Ruttman won the race but controversy erupted when Rich Bickle blamed a loss of a top-ten finish on rookie Boris Said. Bickle cut down Said's tire and in reply Said waited for Bickle to come back around and crashed him. NASCAR, after a brief red flag for a massive crash in a wall of tires, disqualified Said and fined him $10,000 for his actions.
In 1998, the circuit for the NASCAR event was shorted from the full road course to a 1.95 mi modified road course with the addition of the Chute from turn 4 to turn 7, bypassing turns 5 and 6.
In 2001 the Chute was modified to such that the NASCAR circuit measured 1.99 mi long.
In 2019, the race returned to the full 2.52 mi road course layout to commemorate its 50th anniversary. This marked the return of the Carousel section after a 22-year hiatus.
The 2020 race was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Past Winners[]
| Year | Date | Car number | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Race distance | Race time | Average speed (mph) |
Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laps | Miles (km) | ||||||||||
| 2.52 miles layout | |||||||||||
| 1989 | June 11 | 26 | Ricky Rudd | King Racing | Buick | 74 | 186.48 | 2:27:03 | 76.088 | ||
| 1990 | June 10 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Blue Max Racing | Pontiac | 74 | 186.48 | 2:31:45 | 69.245 | ||
| 1991 | June 9 | 28 | Davey Allison | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 74 | 186.48 | 2:33:20 | 72.97 | ||
| 1992 | June 7 | 4 | Ernie Irvan | Morgan-McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 74 | 186.48 | 2:17:26 | 81.413 | ||
| 1993 | May 16 | 15 | Geoffrey Bodine | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 74 | 186.48 | 2:25:17 | 77.013 | ||
| 1994 | May 15 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 74 | 186.48 | 2:24:27 | 77.458 | ||
| 1995 | May 7 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 74 | 186.48 | 2:38:18 | 70.681 | ||
| 1996 | May 5 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing | Ford | 74 | 184.48 | 2:24:04 | 77.673 | ||
| 1997 | May 5 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 74 | 184.48 | 2:27:38 | 75.788 | ||
| 1.949 miles Layout | |||||||||||
| 1998 | June 28 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 112 | 218.288 | 3:00:56 | 72.387 | ||
| 1999 | June 27 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 112 | 218.288 | 3:06:06 | 70.378 | ||
| 1.99 miles Layout | |||||||||||
| 2000 | June 25 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 112 | 222.88 | 2:46:14 | 78.789 | ||
| 2 miles Layout | |||||||||||
| 2001 | June 24 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Joe Gibbs Racing | Pontiac | 112 | 224 | 2:57:06 | 75.889 | ||
| 1.99 miles Layout | |||||||||||
| 2002 | June 23 | 28 | Ricky Rudd | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 110 | 218.9 | 2:42:08 | 81.007 | ||
| 2003 | June 22 | 31 | Robby Gordon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 110 | 218.9 | 2:57:55 | 73.821 | ||
| 2004 | June 27 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 110 | 218.9 | 2:49:34 | 77.456 | ||
| 2005 | June 26 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 110 | 218.9 | 3:00:18 | 72.845 | ||
| 2006 | June 25 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 110 | 218.9 | 2:57:36 | 73.953 | ||
| 2007 | June 24 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge | 110 | 218.9 | 2:56:11 | 74.547 | ||
| 2008 | June 22 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 112 | 222.88 | 2:54:56 | 76.445 | ||
| 2009 | June 24 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Richard Petty Motorsports | Dodge | 113 | 224.87 | 3:10:00 | 71.012 | ||
| 2010 | June 20 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 110 | 218.9 | 2:56:38 | 74.357 | ||
| 2011 | June 26 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Penske Racing | Dodge | 110 | 218.9 | 2:54:10 | 75.411 | ||
| 2012 | June 24 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | 112 | 222.88 | 2:39:55 | 83.624 | ||
| 2013 | June 23 | 56 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | 110 | 218.9 | 2:51:20 | 76.568 | ||
| 2014 | June 22 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 110 | 218.9 | 2:51:30 | 76.583 | ||
| 2015 | June 28 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 110 | 218.9 | 2:55:39 | 74.774 | ||
| 2016 | June 26 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Stewart-Haas Racing | Chevrolet | 110 | 218.9 | 2:42:13 | 80.966 | ||
| 2017 | June 25 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Chevrolet | 110 | 218.9 | 2:46:52 | 78.71 | ||
| 2018 | June 24 | 78 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 110 | 218.9 | 2:38:28 | 82.882 | ||
| 2.52 miles Layout | |||||||||||
| 2019 | June 23 | 19 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 90 | 226.8 | 2:42:09 | 83.922 | ||
| 2020 | Not held | ||||||||||
| 2021 | June 6 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 92 | 231.84 | 3:14:42 | 71.445 | ||
| 2022 | June 12 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 110 | 218.9 | 2:48:22 | 78.008 | ||
| 2023 | June 11 | 19 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 110 | 218.9 | 2:40:12 | 81.989 | ||
| 2024 | June 9 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 110 | 218.9 | 2:56:14 | 74.526 | ||
- 2008, 2009, 2012 and 2021: Race extended due to NASCAR Overtime finish
- 2020: Race canceled and moved to Charlotte due to Covid-19 pandemic
Multiple winners (drivers)[]
| # Wins | Driver | Years Won |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Jeff Gordon | 1998-2000, 2004, 2006 |
| 4 | Martin Truex, Jr. | 2013, 2018-2019, 2023 |
| 3 | Tony Stewart | 2001, 2005, 2016 |
| 2 | Ernie Irvan | 1992, 1994 |
| Rusty Wallace | 1990, 1996 | |
| Ricky Rudd | 1989, 2002 | |
| Kyle Busch | 2008. 2015 | |
| Kyle Larson | 2021, 2024 |
Multiple winners (teams)[]
| # Wins | Team | Years Won |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Hendrick Motorsports | 1998–2000, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2021, 2024 |
| 6 | Joe Gibbs Racing | 2001, 2005, 2008, 2015, 2019, 2023 |
| 3 | Robert Yates Racing | 1991, 1994, 2002 |
| 2 | Richard Childress Racing | 1995, 2003 |
| Penske Racing | 1996, 2011 | |
| Michael Waltrip Racing | 2012–2013 | |
| Roush Fenway Racing | 1997, 2014 | |
| Stewart-Haas Racing | 2016–2017 |
Manufacturer wins[]
| # Wins | Manufacturer | Years Won |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Chevrolet | 1992, 1995, 1998–2000, 2003–2006, 2010, 2016, 2021–2022, 2024 |
| 8 | Ford | 1991, 1993–1994, 1996–1997, 2002, 2014, 2017 |
| 7 | Toyota | 2008, 2012–2013, 2015, 2018–2019, 2023 |
| 3 | Dodge | 2007, 2009, 2011 |
| 2 | Pontiac | 1990, 2001 |