2019 Toyota/Save Mart 350
# 2019 Toyota/Save Mart 350

The 2019 Toyota/Save Mart 350 was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on June 23, 2019 at Sonoma Raceway in Sonoma, California. Contested over 90 laps on the 2.52-mile (4.06 km) road course, it was the 16th race of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.

The race was won by its defending champion Martin Truex Jr., marking his third overall victory at Sonoma. Truex also set the event's fastest average speed.

## Report

### Background

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 three Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races each year that are run on road courses (the others being Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, New York and the road course layout for the Bank of America 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway). 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**

* (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.
* (R) denotes rookie driver.

| No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer |
| - | - | - | - |
| 00 | Landon Cassill (i) | 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 |
| 6 | Ryan Newman | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford |
| 8 | Daniel Hemric (R) | 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 |
| 13 | Ty Dillon | Germain Racing | Chevrolet |
| 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford |
| 15 | Ross Chastain (i) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford |
| 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 21 | Paul Menard | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford |
| 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford |
| 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 27 | Reed Sorenson | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 32 | Corey LaJoie | Go Fas Racing | Ford |
| 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford |
| 36 | Matt Tifft (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford |
| 37 | Chris Buescher | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet |
| 38 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Ford |
| 41 | Daniel Suárez | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford |
| 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet |
| 43 | Bubba Wallace | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 47 | Ryan Preece (R) | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet |
| 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 51 | J. J. Yeley | Petty Ware Racing | Chevrolet |
| 52 | Cody Ware (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet |
| 77 | Justin Haley (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 95 | Matt DiBenedetto | Leavine Family Racing | Toyota |
| 96 | Parker Kligerman (i) | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Toyota |
| Official entry list ||||

## Practice

### First practice

Martin Truex Jr. was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 95.168 seconds and a speed of 95.326 mph (153.412 km/h).

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 95.168 | 95.326 |
| 2 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 95.299 | 95.195 |
| 3 | 37 | Chris Buescher | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 95.454 | 95.041 |
| Official first practice results |||||||

### Final practice

Kyle Larson was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 95.026 seconds and a speed of 95.469 mph (153.642 km/h).

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 95.026 | 95.469 |
| 2 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 95.509 | 94.986 |
| 3 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 96.080 | 94.421 |
| Official final practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Kyle Larson scored the pole for the race with a time of 94.784 and a speed of 95.712 mph (154.034 km/h).

### Qualifying results

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | R1 | R2 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 94.598 | 94.784 |
| 2 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 94.809 | 94.827 |
| 3 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 94.812 | 94.878 |
| 4 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 95.247 | 94.898 |
| 5 | 41 | Daniel Suárez | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 94.716 | 95.260 |
| 6 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 95.209 | 95.287 |
| 7 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 95.202 | 95.367 |
| 8 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 95.350 | 95.399 |
| 9 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 95.173 | 95.507 |
| 10 | 37 | Chris Buescher | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 95.189 | 95.668 |
| 11 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 95.256 | 96.156 |
| 12 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 95.208 | 96.374 |
| 13 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 95.449 | — |
| 14 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 95.485 | — |
| 15 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 95.624 | — |
| 16 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 95.746 | — |
| 17 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 95.749 | — |
| 18 | 38 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 95.821 | — |
| 19 | 95 | Matt DiBenedetto | Leavine Family Racing | Toyota | 95.926 | — |
| 20 | 47 | Ryan Preece (R) | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 96.070 | — |
| 21 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 96.106 | — |
| 22 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 96.118 | — |
| 23 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 96.130 | — |
| 24 | 21 | Paul Menard | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 96.281 | — |
| 25 | 8 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 96.294 | — |
| 26 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 96.457 | — |
| 27 | 32 | Corey LaJoie | Go Fas Racing | Ford | 96.484 | — |
| 28 | 36 | Matt Tifft (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 96.781 | — |
| 29 | 96 | Parker Kligerman (i) | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Toyota | 97.006 | — |
| 30 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 97.020 | — |
| 31 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 97.040 | — |
| 32 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 97.530 | — |
| 33 | 77 | Justin Haley (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 97.911 | — |
| 34 | 52 | Cody Ware (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 98.432 | — |
| 35 | 00 | Landon Cassill (i) | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet | 98.719 | — |
| 36 | 51 | J. J. Yeley | Petty Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 99.161 | — |
| 37 | 15 | Kyle Weatherman (i) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 102.283 | — |
| 38 | 27 | Reed Sorenson | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0.000 | — |
| Official qualifying results |||||||

* Kyle Weatherman practiced and qualified the No. 15 for Ross Chastain, who was in Gateway for the Truck Series race.

## Race

### Stage results

Stage One Laps: 20

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 37 | Chris Buescher | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 21 | Paul Menard | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
| Official stage one results ||||||

Stage Two Laps: 20

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
| Official stage two results ||||||

### Final stage results

Stage Three Laps: 50

| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 8 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 90 | 44 |
| 2 | 7 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 90 | 37 |
| 3 | 9 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 90 | 34 |
| 4 | 19 | 95 | Matt DiBenedetto | Leavine Family Racing | Toyota | 90 | 33 |
| 5 | 6 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 90 | 51 |
| 6 | 23 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 90 | 34 |
| 7 | 21 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 90 | 30 |
| 8 | 32 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 90 | 29 |
| 9 | 15 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 90 | 34 |
| 10 | 1 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 90 | 39 |
| 11 | 14 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 90 | 26 |
| 12 | 11 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 90 | 26 |
| 13 | 16 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 90 | 24 |
| 14 | 12 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 90 | 27 |
| 15 | 25 | 8 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 90 | 22 |
| 16 | 10 | 37 | Chris Buescher | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 90 | 26 |
| 17 | 5 | 41 | Daniel Suárez | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 90 | 20 |
| 18 | 22 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 90 | 28 |
| 19 | 2 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 90 | 36 |
| 20 | 18 | 38 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 90 | 17 |
| 21 | 17 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 90 | 22 |
| 22 | 24 | 21 | Paul Menard | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 90 | 17 |
| 23 | 3 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 90 | 29 |
| 24 | 26 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 90 | 13 |
| 25 | 13 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 89 | 12 |
| 26 | 30 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 89 | 12 |
| 27 | 31 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 89 | 10 |
| 28 | 28 | 36 | Matt Tifft (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 89 | 9 |
| 29 | 20 | 47 | Ryan Preece (R) | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 89 | 8 |
| 30 | 29 | 96 | Parker Kligerman (i) | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Toyota | 89 | 0 |
| 31 | 35 | 00 | Landon Cassill (i) | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet | 89 | 0 |
| 32 | 27 | 32 | Corey LaJoie | Go Fas Racing | Ford | 89 | 5 |
| 33 | 37 | 15 | Ross Chastain (i) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 89 | 0 |
| 34 | 33 | 77 | Justin Haley (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 88 | 0 |
| 35 | 38 | 27 | Reed Sorenson | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 88 | 2 |
| 36 | 34 | 52 | Cody Ware (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 64 | 0 |
| 37 | 4 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 60 | 4 |
| 38 | 36 | 51 | J. J. Yeley | Petty Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 53 | 1 |
| Official race results ||||||||

### Race statistics

* Lead changes: 7 among 5 different drivers
* Cautions/Laps: 2 for 6
* Red flags: 0
* Time of race: 2 hours, 42 minutes and 9 seconds
* Average speed: 83.922 miles per hour (135.059 km/h)

## Media

### Television

The race was televised by FS1, as Fox's final Cup Series event of the season. It also marked Darrell Waltrip's final race as a full-time broadcaster, retiring after a 19-year career spent exclusively at Fox (although he has since made spot appearances, with the April 2022 Bristol round being one). Several drivers (particularly those who share numbers that Waltrip had used during his racing career) ran commemorative paint schemes paying tribute to Waltrip, with Matt DiBenedetto using a design inspired by Waltrip's Terminal Transport #95 from the 1970s, David Ragan using a design inspired by Waltrip's "chrome car" from 1997 (which Waltrip employed as part of his 25th anniversary season), and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. using a design inspired by Waltrip's Western Auto #17 from the 1990s.

FS1 Television :

| Booth announcers | Pit reporters |
| - | - |
| Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy Color-commentator: Jeff Gordon Color commentator: Darrell Waltrip | Jamie Little Regan Smith Matt Yocum |

### Radio

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. Doug Turnbull 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, Wendy Venturini and Jim Noble 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: Doug Turnbull Turns 10 & 11: Rob Albright | Heather DeBeaux Brett McMillan Wendy Venturini Jim Noble |

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| - | - | - | - |
| | 1 | Joey Logano | 643 |
| | 2 | Kyle Busch | 642 (–1) |
| 1 | 3 | Kevin Harvick | 573 (–70) |
| 1 | 4 | Brad Keselowski | 569 (–74) |
| 1 | 5 | Martin Truex Jr. | 543 (–100) |
| 1 | 6 | Denny Hamlin | 542 (–101) |
| 2 | 7 | Chase Elliott | 535 (–108) |
| | 8 | Kurt Busch | 509 (–134) |
| | 9 | Ryan Blaney | 468 (–175) |
| | 10 | Alex Bowman | 460 (–183) |
| | 11 | Aric Almirola | 460 (–183) |
| | 12 | Clint Bowyer | 430 (–213) |
| | 13 | Daniel Suárez | 421 (–222) |
| | 14 | William Byron | 419 (–224) |
| | 15 | Kyle Larson | 408 (–235) |
| 1 | 16 | Ryan Newman | 391 (–252) |
| Official driver's standings ||||
| Pos | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | Toyota | 598 |
| 2 | Ford | 576 (–22) |
| 3 | Chevrolet | 530 (–68) |
