2021 Toyota/Save Mart 350

The 2021 Toyota/Save Mart 350 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on June 6, 2021, at Sonoma Raceway in Sonoma, California. Contested over 92 laps—extended from 90 laps due to an overtime finish, on the 2.52-mile (4.06 km) road course, it was the 16th race of the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season.

2021 Toyota/Save Mart 350
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Race 16 of 36 in the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series
Date June 6, 2021 (2021-06-06)
Location Sonoma Raceway in Sonoma, California
Course Permanent racing facility
2.52 mi (4.06 km)
Distance 92 laps, 231.84 mi (373.11 km)
Scheduled Distance 90 laps, 226.8 mi (364.999 km)
Average speed 71.445 miles per hour (114.980 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Hendrick Motorsports
Grid positions set by competition-based formula
Most laps led
Driver Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports
Laps 58
Winner
No. 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network FS1
Announcers Mike Joy, Jeff Gordon and Clint Bowyer
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) Nick Yeoman (8 & 9) and Rob Albright (10 & 11)

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Background

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Layout of Sonoma Raceway, the track where the race was held.

Sonoma Raceway, formerly Sears Point Raceway and Infineon Raceway is a 2.52-mile (4.06 km) road course and drag strip located on the landform known as Sears Point in the southern Sonoma Mountains in Sonoma, 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 seven NASCAR Cup Series races each year that are run on road courses. It is also host to the NTT IndyCar Series and several other auto races and motorcycle races such as the American 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 the Sports Car Club of America.

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.
No. Driver Team Manufacturer
00 Quin Houff StarCom Racing Chevrolet
1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet
2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford
3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
6 Ryan Newman Roush Fenway Racing Ford
7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford
14 Chase Briscoe (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
15 James Davison Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet
17 Chris Buescher Roush Fenway Racing Ford
18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
21 Matt DiBenedetto Wood Brothers Racing Ford
22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford
23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota
24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford
37 Ryan Preece JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
38 Anthony Alfredo (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford
41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
42 Ross Chastain Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet
43 Erik Jones Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet
47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
51 Cody Ware (i) Petty Ware Racing Chevrolet
52 Josh Bilicki Rick Ware Racing Ford
53 Garrett Smithley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford
77 Ben Rhodes (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
78 Scott Heckert Live Fast Motorsports Ford
99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet
Official entry list

Qualifying

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Kyle Larson was awarded the pole for the race as determined by competition-based formula.[4]

Starting Lineup

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Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer
1 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
2 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
3 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
4 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
5 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
6 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
7 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
8 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
9 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford
10 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
11 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford
12 17 Chris Buescher Roush Fenway Racing Ford
13 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford
14 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
15 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota
16 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet
17 21 Matt DiBenedetto Wood Brothers Racing Ford
18 43 Erik Jones Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet
19 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
20 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
21 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford
22 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
23 41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
24 6 Ryan Newman Roush Fenway Racing Ford
25 14 Chase Briscoe (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
26 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
27 37 Ryan Preece JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
28 38 Anthony Alfredo (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford
29 42 Ross Chastain Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet
30 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet
31 77 Ben Rhodes (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
32 15 James Davison Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet
33 00 Quin Houff StarCom Racing Chevrolet
34 53 Garrett Smithley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford
35 78 Scott Heckert Live Fast Motorsports Ford
36 52 Josh Bilicki Rick Ware Racing Ford
37 51 Cody Ware (i) Petty Ware Racing Chevrolet
Official starting lineup

Race

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Kyle Larson was awarded the pole where he dominated and won both stages. William Byron spun and slammed into Kevin Harvick and collected Corey LaJoie. Cody Ware went through dirt and slammed into Ryan Preece as Matt DiBenedetto spun. Anthony Alfredo spun and collected Christopher Bell, sending the race to overtime. On the restart, Larson would hold off teammate Chase Elliott for his second straight win and third of the season for Hendrick Motorsports' 270th Cup win.

Stage Results

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Stage One Laps: 20

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 10
2 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 9
3 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 8
4 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 7
5 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 6
6 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 5
7 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 4
8 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 3
9 21 Matt DiBenedetto Wood Brothers Racing Ford 2
10 43 Erik Jones Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet 1
Official stage one results

Stage Two Laps: 20

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 10
2 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 9
3 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 8
4 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 7
5 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 6
6 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 5
7 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 4
8 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 3
9 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2
10 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1
Official stage two results

Final Stage Results

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Stage Three Laps: 50

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1 1 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 92 60
2 2 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 92 50
3 19 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 92 41
4 13 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 92 42
5 5 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 92 44
6 30 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 92 41
7 29 42 Ross Chastain Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 92 30
8 4 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 92 31
9 7 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 92 42
10 11 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 92 27
11 18 43 Erik Jones Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet 92 27
12 16 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 92 25
13 6 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 92 29
14 15 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 92 23
15 9 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 92 25
16 12 17 Chris Buescher Roush Fenway Racing Ford 92 21
17 25 14 Chase Briscoe (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 92 20
18 22 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 92 19
19 10 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 92 22
20 23 41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 92 17
21 27 37 Ryan Preece JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 92 16
22 8 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 92 15
23 17 21 Matt DiBenedetto Wood Brothers Racing Ford 92 16
24 20 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 92 14
25 32 15 James Davison Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 92 12
26 35 78 Scott Heckert Live Fast Motorsports Ford 92 11
27 26 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 92 10
28 21 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 92 9
29 36 52 Josh Bilicki Rick Ware Racing Ford 92 8
30 31 77 Ben Rhodes (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 92 0
31 28 38 Anthony Alfredo (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 92 6
32 34 53 Garrett Smithley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 92 0
33 24 6 Ryan Newman Roush Fenway Racing Ford 92 4
34 37 51 Cody Ware (i) Petty Ware Racing Chevrolet 84 0
35 3 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 76 7
36 33 00 Quin Houff StarCom Racing Chevrolet 69 1
37 14 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 40 1
Official race results

Race statistics

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  • Lead changes: 13 among 7 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 8 for 18
  • Red flags: 0
  • Time of race: 3 hours, 14 minutes and 42 seconds
  • Average speed: 71.445 miles per hour (114.980 km/h)

Media

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Television

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Fox NASCAR televised the race in the United States on FS1 for the fifth year. Mike Joy was the lap-by-lap announcer, while six-time Sonoma winner Jeff Gordon and 2012 winner Clint Bowyer were the color commentators. Jamie Little and Regan Smith handled pit road for the television side. Larry McReynolds provided insight from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte.

FS1
Booth announcers Pit reporters In-race analyst
Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy
Color-commentator: Jeff Gordon
Color-commentator: Clint Bowyer
Jamie Little
Regan Smith
Larry McReynolds

Radio

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Radio coverage of the race was broadcast by the Performance Racing Network. PRN's broadcast of the race was simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Doug Rice and Mark Garrow announced the race in the booth while the field was racing on the pit straightaway. 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. Nick Yeoman called the race when the field raced thru 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. Heather DeBeaux, Brett McMillan and Wendy Venturini reported from pit lane during the race.

PRN
Booth announcers Turn announcers Pit reporters
Lead announcer: Doug Rice
Announcer: Mark Garrow
Turns 2, 3 & 3a: Pat Patterson
Turns 4a & 7a: Brad Gillie
Turns 8 & 9: Nick Yeoman
Turns 10 & 11: Rob Albright
Heather DeBeaux
Brett McMillan
Wendy Venturini

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ "2021 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  2. ^ "Sonoma Raceway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on April 28, 2017. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  3. ^ "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. May 31, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Starting Lineup". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. June 2, 2021. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  5. ^ "Toyota/Save Mart 350 Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. June 6, 2021. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  6. ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. June 6, 2021. Retrieved June 6, 2021.


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