2026 Toyota/Save Mart 350
NASCAR stock car race held in Sonoma, California, U.S.
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The 2026 Toyota/Save Mart 350 was an NASCAR Cup Series race that was held on June 28, 2026, at Sonoma Raceway in Sonoma, California. Contested over 110 laps on the 1.99-mile (3.20 km) asphalt road course, it was the 18th race of the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season, as well as the first race of the 2026 NASCAR In-Season Challenge.
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| Race 18 of 36 in the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series | |||
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| Date | June 28, 2026 | ||
| Location | Sonoma Raceway in Sonoma, California | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1.99 miles (3.20 km) | ||
| Distance | 110 laps, 218.9 mi (352.285 km) | ||
| Average speed | 83.188 miles per hour (133.878 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||
| Time | 1:14.829 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Shane van Gisbergen | Trackhouse Racing | |
| Laps | 74 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | |
| Time | 1:15.761 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Trackhouse Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | TNT | ||
| Announcers | Adam Alexander, Dale Earnhardt Jr., and Steve Letarte | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | PRN | ||
| Booth announcers | Brad Gillie and Nick Yeoman | ||
| Turn announcers | Pat Patterson (2, 3, & 3a), Doug Turnbull (4a & 7a), and Michael Young (10 & 11) | ||
Shane van Gisbergen won the race. Chase Briscoe finished 2nd, and Ty Gibbs finished 3rd. Kyle Larson and Christopher Bell rounded out the top five, and Ryan Blaney, Connor Zilisch, Ryan Preece, Michael McDowell, and Alex Bowman rounded out the top ten.
Report
Background
Sonoma Raceway is a 1.99-mile (3.20 km) road course and drag strip located on the landform known as Sears Point in the southern Sonoma Mountains in Sonoma, California, U.S. 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. In 2022, the race was reverted to racing the club configuration.[7]
Entry list
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
Ryan Blaney was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 1:15.808 seconds and a speed of 94.502 mph (152.086 km/h).
Practice results
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
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| 1 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 1:15.808 | 94.502 |
| 2 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:15.924 | 94.358 |
| 3 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 1:15.938 | 94.340 |
| Official practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
Ty Gibbs scored the pole for the race with a time of 1:14.829 and a speed of 95.738 mph (154.075 km/h).[8]
Qualifying results
Race
Race results
Stage Results
Stage One Laps: 25
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
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| 1 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 71 | Michael McDowell | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 60 | Ryan Preece | RFK Racing | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 35 | Riley Herbst | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 1 |
Stage Two Laps: 30
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
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| 1 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 88 | Connor Zilisch (R) | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 1 |
Final Stage Results
Stage Three Laps: 55
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
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| 1 | 6 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 110 | 63 |
| 2 | 7 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 110 | 37 |
| 3 | 1 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 110 | 54 |
| 4 | 3 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 110 | 35 |
| 5 | 14 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 110 | 50 |
| 6 | 16 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 110 | 32 |
| 7 | 17 | 88 | Connor Zilisch (R) | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 110 | 33 |
| 8 | 19 | 60 | Ryan Preece | RFK Racing | Ford | 110 | 35 |
| 9 | 4 | 71 | Michael McDowell | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 110 | 36 |
| 10 | 22 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 110 | 32 |
| 11 | 2 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 110 | 33 |
| 12 | 13 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 110 | 25 |
| 13 | 23 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 110 | 31 |
| 14 | 5 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 110 | 29 |
| 15 | 35 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 110 | 22 |
| 16 | 8 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 110 | 29 |
| 17 | 18 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 110 | 20 |
| 18 | 24 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 110 | 24 |
| 19 | 15 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 110 | 18 |
| 20 | 27 | 41 | Cole Custer | Haas Factory Team | Chevrolet | 110 | 17 |
| 21 | 33 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Hyak Motorsports | Chevrolet | 110 | 16 |
| 22 | 26 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 110 | 15 |
| 23 | 32 | 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 110 | 17 |
| 24 | 10 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 110 | 13 |
| 25 | 20 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 110 | 12 |
| 26 | 9 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 110 | 11 |
| 27 | 30 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 110 | 10 |
| 28 | 28 | 21 | Josh Berry | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 110 | 9 |
| 29 | 29 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 110 | 8 |
| 30 | 25 | 35 | Riley Herbst | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 110 | 8 |
| 31 | 21 | 7 | Daniel Suárez | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 110 | 6 |
| 32 | 34 | 4 | Noah Gragson | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 110 | 5 |
| 33 | 36 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 109 | 4 |
| 34 | 12 | 33 | Austin Hill (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 109 | 0 |
| 35 | 31 | 10 | Ty Dillon | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 109 | 2 |
| 36 | 11 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 106 | 2 |
| Official race results | |||||||
Race statistics
- Lead changes: 8 among 6 different drivers
- Cautions/Laps: 3 for 8 laps
- Red flags: 0
- Time of race: 2 hours, 37 minutes and 53 seconds
- Average speed: 83.188 miles per hour (133.878 km/h)
Media
Television
TNT covered the race on the television side. Adam Alexander, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Steve Letarte called the race from the broadcast booth. Marty Snider, Shannon Spake, Danielle Trotta and Mamba Smith handled pit road for the television side.
| TNT | |
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| Booth announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lap-by-lap: Adam Alexander Color-commentator: Dale Earnhardt Jr. Color-commentator: Steve Letarte | Marty Snider Shannon Spake Danielle Trotta Mamba Smith |
Radio
The race was broadcast on radio by the Performance Racing Network and simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Brad Gillie and Nick Yeoman called 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. Doug Turnbull called the race from a stand outside of turn 7a when the field was racing through turns 4a and 7a. Michael Young called the race from a billboard outside turn 11 when the field was racing through turns 10 and 11. Andrew Kurland, Heather DeBeaux and Wendy Venturini reported from pit lane during the race.
| PRN | ||
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| Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lead announcer: Brad Gillie Announcer: Nick Yeoman | Turns 2, 3 & 3a: Pat Patterson Turns 4a & 7a: Doug Turnbull Turns 10 & 11: Michael Young | Andrew Kurland Heather DeBeaux Wendy Venturini |
Standings after the race
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NASCAR In-Season Challenge bracket
| Sonoma | Chicagoland | Atlanta | North Wilkesboro | Indianapolis | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | #45 Tyler Reddick | 36th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 32 | #48 Alex Bowman | 10th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 32 | #48 Bowman | 5th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | #2 Cindric | 13th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | #2 Austin Cindric | 13th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | #6 Brad Keselowski | 15th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 32 | #48 Bowman | 22nd | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | #34 Gilliland | 19th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | #7 Daniel Suárez | 31st | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | #34 Todd Gilliland | 29th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | #34 Gilliland | 16th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | #77 Hocevar | 22nd | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | #77 Carson Hocevar | 11th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | #38 Zane Smith | 18th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | #34 Gilliland | 8th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | #9 Elliott | 17th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | #19 Chase Briscoe | 2nd | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | #16 A. J. Allmendinger | 16th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | #19 Briscoe | 1st | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | #54 Ty Gibbs | 8th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | #54 Ty Gibbs | 3rd | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 | #3 Austin Dillon | 27th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | #19 Briscoe | 36th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | #9 Elliott | 13th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | #23 Bubba Wallace | 22nd | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | #71 Michael McDowell | 9th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | #71 McDowell | 29th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | #9 Elliott | 11th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | #9 Chase Elliott | 17th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 29 | #4 Noah Gragson | 32nd | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | #34 Gilliland | 24th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | #12 Blaney | 26th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | #11 Denny Hamlin | 26th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 31 | #10 Ty Dillon | 35th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | #11 Hamlin | 3rd | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | #43 Jones | 15th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | #43 Erik Jones | 23rd | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | #22 Joey Logano | 24th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | #11 Hamlin | 12th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | #20 Bell | 2nd | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | #17 Chris Buescher | 19th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | #42 John Hunter Nemechek | 25th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | #17 Buescher | 19th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | #20 Bell | 2nd | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | #20 Christopher Bell | 5th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | #1 Ross Chastain | 14th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | #20 Bell | 19th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | #12 Blaney | 11th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | #24 William Byron | 12th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | #47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 21st | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | #24 Byron | 4th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | #5 Larson | 34th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | #5 Kyle Larson | 4th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | #35 Riley Herbst | 30th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | #24 Byron | 16th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | #12 Blaney | 1st | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | #97 Shane van Gisbergen | 1st | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | #60 Ryan Preece | 8th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | #97 van Gisbergen | 25th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | #12 Blaney | 7th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | #12 Ryan Blaney | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 | #21 Josh Berry | 28th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
