NASCAR Weekly Preview: Toyota / Save Mart 350
This weekend we head to Sonoma, California for the Toyota / Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway. The race is Sunday at 3pm EST on FS1. I decided to move the weekly preview article from my fantasy NASCAR package this season. I hope it helps everyone get started on their fantasy NASCAR research.
Track Preview
Sonoma Raceway
“Think Outside the Oval”
- 1.99 Mile 10 Turn Road Course
- 218.9 Miles
- 110 Laps
- Surface: Asphalt
Comparable Road Courses
Watkins Glen International
Stats from 2005-Present
Top 5 Driver Rating
Kurt Busch – 107.8
Jimmie Johnson – 99.9
Clint Bowyer – 90.2
Kyle Busch – 90.1
Kyle Larson – 90
Top 5 Average Running Position
Kurt Busch – 9.709
Jimmie Johnson – 11.487
Kyle Larson – 11.591
Ryan Newman – 13.919
Kevin Harvick – 14.163
Top 5 Average Finish
Jimmie Johnson – 10.8
Clint Bowyer – 11.5
Kurt Busch – 11.8
Elliott Sadler – 12.3
Joey Logano – 12.9
Top 5 Fastest on Restarts
- Average speed of first two laps under green.
Kurt Busch – 87.933
Jimmie Johnson – 87.787
Kyle Larson – 87.686
AJ Allmendinger – 87.335
Clint Bowyer – 87.322
June 2016 Race Results
| Driver | Starting Spot | Finishing Spot | Diff | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Stewart | 10 | 1 | 9 | #14 |
| Denny Hamlin | 6 | 2 | 4 | #11 |
| Joey Logano | 7 | 3 | 4 | #22 |
| Carl Edwards | 1 | 4 | -3 | #19 |
| Martin Truex Jr. | 3 | 5 | -2 | #78 |
| Kevin Harvick | 25 | 6 | 19 | #4 |
| Kyle Busch | 8 | 7 | 1 | #18 |
| Ryan Newman | 17 | 8 | 9 | #31 |
| Kasey Kahne | 19 | 9 | 10 | #5 |
| Kurt Busch | 4 | 10 | -6 | #41 |
| Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 13 | 11 | 2 | #88 |
| Kyle Larson | 5 | 12 | -7 | #42 |
| Jimmie Johnson | 15 | 13 | 2 | #48 |
| A.J. Allmendinger | 2 | 14 | -12 | #47 |
| Brad Keselowski | 12 | 15 | -3 | #2 |
| Paul Menard | 9 | 16 | -7 | #27 |
| Jamie McMurray | 21 | 17 | 4 | #1 |
| Greg Biffle | 32 | 18 | 14 | #16 |
| Danica Patrick | 11 | 19 | -8 | #10 |
| Matt Kenseth | 23 | 20 | 3 | #20 |
| Chase Elliott | 16 | 21 | -5 | #24 |
| Austin Dillon | 24 | 22 | 2 | #3 |
| Ryan Blaney | 26 | 23 | 3 | #21 |
| Casey Mears | 14 | 24 | -10 | #13 |
| Trevor Bayne | 28 | 25 | 3 | #6 |
| Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 27 | 26 | 1 | #17 |
| Aric Almirola | 29 | 27 | 2 | #43 |
| Regan Smith | 31 | 28 | 3 | #7 |
| Landon Cassill | 37 | 29 | 8 | #38 |
| Chris Buescher | 36 | 30 | 6 | #34 |
| Matt DiBenedetto | 33 | 31 | 2 | #83 |
| David Ragan | 30 | 32 | -2 | #23 |
| Brian Scott | 22 | 33 | -11 | #44 |
| Cole Whitt | 35 | 34 | 1 | #98 |
| Dylan Lupton | 38 | 35 | 3 | #93 |
| Michael Annett | 40 | 36 | 4 | #46 |
| Patrick Carpentier | 34 | 37 | -3 | #32 |
| Josh Wise | 39 | 38 | 1 | #30 |
| Michael McDowell | 20 | 39 | -19 | #95 |
| Clint Bowyer | 18 | 40 | -22 | #15 |
Top 5 Lap Leaders
Denny Hamlin – 33
Carl Edwards – 24
Tony Stewart – 22
A.J. Allmendinger – 20
Kevin Harvick – 3
Top 5 Positive Place Differential
Kevin Harvick +19
Greg Biffle +14
Kasey Kahne +10
Tony Stewart +9
Ryan Newman +9
Top 5 Negative Place Differential
Clint Bowyer -22
Michael McDowell -19
A.J. Allmendinger -12
Brian Scott -11
Casey Mears -10
Top 5 Average Running Position
1 78 Martin Truex Jr – 4.22
2 19 Carl Edwards – 4.78
3 18 Kyle Busch – 5.37
4 11 Denny Hamlin – 5.83
5 47 AJ Allmendinger – 6.86
Top 5 Fastest Laps Run
Driver – Percentage – Laps
1 19 Carl Edwards – 16.5% – 15
2 78 Martin Truex Jr – 14.3% – 13
3 48 Jimmie Johnson – 11.0% – 10
4 11 Denny Hamlin – 9.9% – 9
5 14 Tony Stewart – 8.8% – 8
Top 5 Quality Passes
1 41 Kurt Busch – 37
2 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr – 36
3 48 Jimmie Johnson – 36
4 4 Kevin Harvick – 34
5 78 Martin Truex Jr – 32
June 2015 Race Results
| Driver | Starting Spot | Finishing Spot | Diff | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Busch | 11 | 1 | 10 | #18 |
| Kurt Busch | 2 | 2 | 0 | #41 |
| Clint Bowyer | 6 | 3 | 3 | #15 |
| Kevin Harvick | 17 | 4 | 13 | #4 |
| Joey Logano | 19 | 5 | 14 | #22 |
| Jimmie Johnson | 13 | 6 | 7 | #48 |
| Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 20 | 7 | 13 | #88 |
| Kasey Kahne | 26 | 8 | 18 | #5 |
| Ryan Newman | 16 | 9 | 7 | #31 |
| Sam Hornish Jr. | 24 | 10 | 14 | #9 |
| Jamie McMurray | 18 | 11 | 7 | #1 |
| Tony Stewart | 7 | 12 | -5 | #14 |
| Paul Menard | 32 | 13 | 19 | #27 |
| Aric Almirola | 25 | 14 | 11 | #43 |
| Kyle Larson | 4 | 15 | -11 | #42 |
| Jeff Gordon | 5 | 16 | -11 | #24 |
| Austin Dillon | 37 | 17 | 20 | #3 |
| Denny Hamlin | 15 | 18 | -3 | #11 |
| Brad Keselowski | 10 | 19 | -9 | #2 |
| Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 40 | 20 | 20 | #17 |
| Matt Kenseth | 3 | 21 | -18 | #20 |
| Cole Whitt | 29 | 22 | 7 | #35 |
| Trevor Bayne | 31 | 23 | 8 | #6 |
| Danica Patrick | 21 | 24 | -3 | #10 |
| Alex Kennedy | 36 | 25 | 11 | #33 |
| Boris Said | 33 | 26 | 7 | #32 |
| Greg Biffle | 22 | 27 | -5 | #16 |
| Josh Wise | 38 | 28 | 10 | #98 |
| Matt DiBenedetto | 30 | 29 | 1 | #83 |
| Justin Marks | 35 | 30 | 5 | #34 |
| Alex Bowman | 41 | 31 | 10 | #7 |
| Jeb Burton | 43 | 32 | 11 | #26 |
| Michael Annett | 42 | 33 | 9 | #46 |
| Michael McDowell | 23 | 34 | -11 | #95 |
| Justin Allgaier | 27 | 35 | -8 | #51 |
| Landon Cassill | 39 | 36 | 3 | #40 |
| A.J. Allmendinger | 1 | 37 | -36 | #47 |
| Casey Mears | 8 | 38 | -30 | #13 |
| David Ragan | 9 | 39 | -30 | #55 |
| Carl Edwards | 14 | 40 | -26 | #19 |
| J.J. Yeley | 34 | 41 | -7 | #23 |
| Martin Truex Jr. | 12 | 42 | -30 | #78 |
| David Gilliland | 28 | 43 | -15 | #38 |
Top 5 Lap Leaders
Jimmie Johnson – 45
Kurt Busch – 43
Kyle Busch – 17
Clint Bowyer – 4
A.J. Allmendinger – 1
Top 5 Positive Place Differential
Austin Dillon +20
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. +20
Paul Menard +19
Kasey Kahne +18
Joey Logano +14
Top 5 Negative Place Differential
A.J. Allmendinger -36
Casey Mears -30
David Ragan -30
Martin Truex Jr. -30
Carl Edwards -26
Top 5 Average Running Position
1 48 Jimmie Johnson – 4.300
2 41 Kurt Busch – 4.709
3 18 Kyle Busch – 7.836
4 15 Clint Bowyer – 8.064
5 42 Kyle Larson – 8.809
Top 5 Fastest Laps Run
Driver – Percentage – Laps
1 41 Kurt Busch – 23.8% – 20
2 47 AJ Allmendinger – 15.5% – 13
3 4 Kevin Harvick – 10.7% – 9
4 48 Jimmie Johnson – 8.3% – 7
4 1 Jamie McMurray – 8.3% – 7
Top 5 Quality Passes
1 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. – 44
2 4 Kevin Harvick – 43
3 41 Kurt Busch – 40
4 5 Kasey Kahne – 37
5 18 Kyle Busch – 31
June 2014 Race Results
| Driver | Starting Spot | Finishing Spot | Diff | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Edwards | 4 | 1 | 3 | #99 |
| Jeff Gordon | 15 | 2 | 13 | #24 |
| Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 17 | 3 | 14 | #88 |
| Jamie McMurray | 1 | 4 | -3 | #1 |
| Paul Menard | 9 | 5 | 4 | #27 |
| Kasey Kahne | 30 | 6 | 24 | #5 |
| Jimmie Johnson | 22 | 7 | 15 | #48 |
| Marcos Ambrose | 23 | 8 | 15 | #9 |
| Greg Biffle | 19 | 9 | 10 | #16 |
| Clint Bowyer | 25 | 10 | 15 | #15 |
| Ryan Newman | 7 | 11 | -4 | #31 |
| Kurt Busch | 5 | 12 | -7 | #41 |
| Casey Mears | 12 | 13 | -1 | #13 |
| Brian Vickers | 8 | 14 | -6 | #55 |
| Martin Truex Jr. | 18 | 15 | 3 | #78 |
| Joey Logano | 10 | 16 | -6 | #22 |
| Austin Dillon | 26 | 17 | 9 | #3 |
| Danica Patrick | 11 | 18 | -7 | #10 |
| Tony Stewart | 21 | 19 | 2 | #14 |
| Kevin Harvick | 6 | 20 | -14 | #4 |
| David Gilliland | 27 | 21 | 6 | #38 |
| Brad Keselowski | 13 | 22 | -9 | #2 |
| Aric Almirola | 29 | 23 | 6 | #43 |
| Michael McDowell | 28 | 24 | 4 | #95 |
| Kyle Busch | 20 | 25 | -5 | #18 |
| Denny Hamlin | 16 | 26 | -10 | #11 |
| Cole Whitt | 32 | 27 | 5 | #26 |
| Kyle Larson | 3 | 28 | -25 | #42 |
| Alex Bowman | 38 | 29 | 9 | #23 |
| Michael Annett | 42 | 30 | 12 | #7 |
| Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 24 | 31 | -7 | #17 |
| Reed Sorenson | 40 | 32 | 8 | #36 |
| Justin Allgaier | 35 | 33 | 2 | #51 |
| J.J. Yeley | 39 | 34 | 5 | #44 |
| Boris Said | 41 | 35 | 6 | #32 |
| David Ragan | 31 | 36 | -5 | #34 |
| A.J. Allmendinger | 2 | 37 | -35 | #47 |
| Tomy Drissi | 43 | 38 | 5 | #66 |
| Alex Kennedy | 36 | 39 | -3 | #33 |
| Josh Wise | 33 | 40 | -7 | #98 |
| Ryan Truex | 34 | 41 | -7 | #83 |
| Matt Kenseth | 14 | 42 | -28 | #20 |
| Landon Cassill | 37 | 43 | -6 | #40 |
Top 5 Lap Leaders
A.J. Allmendinger – 35
Carl Edwards – 26
Kevin Harvick – 23
Jamie McMurray – 9
Marcos Ambrose – 5
Clint Bowyer – 5
Top 5 Positive Place Differential
Kasey Kahne +24
Jimmie Johnson +15
Marcos Ambrose +15
Clint Bowyer +15
Dale Earnhardt Jr. +14
Top 5 Negative Place Differential
A.J. Allmendinger -35
Matt Kenseth -28
Kyle Larson -25
Kevin Harvick -14
Denny Hamlin -10
Top 5 Average Running Position
1 1 Jamie McMurray – 4.555
2 24 Jeff Gordon – 7.618
3 48 Jimmie Johnson – 7.636
4 99 Carl Edwards – 7.782
5 9 Marcos Ambrose – 10.027
Top 5 Fastest Laps Run
Driver – Percentage – Laps
1 4 Kevin Harvick – 14.1% – 12
2 78 Martin Truex Jr. – 11.8% – 10
3 95 Michael McDowell – 8.2% – 7
4 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. – 7.1% – 6
4 99 Carl Edwards – 7.1% – 6
4 24 Jeff Gordon – 7.1% – 6
Top 5 Quality Passes
1 48 Jimmie Johnson – 37
2 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. – 36
2 24 Jeff Gordon – 36
4 47 AJ Allmendinger – 32
4 5 Kasey Kahne – 32