# 2024 Toyota/Save Mart 350

The 2024 Toyota/Save Mart 350 was a NASCAR Cup Series race that was held on June 9, 2024, at Sonoma Raceway in Sonoma, California. Contested over 110 laps on the 1.99-mile (3.20 km) road course, it was the 16th race of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season. Kyle Larson won the race. Michael McDowell finished 2nd, and Chris Buescher finished 3rd. Chase Elliott and Ross Chastain rounded out the top five, and A. J. Allmendinger, Ryan Blaney, Tyler Reddick, Christopher Bell, and Todd Gilliland 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.

#### Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver.
* (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
| No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer |
| 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet |
| 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford |
| 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 4 | Josh Berry (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford |
| 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford |
| 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 10 | Noah Gragson | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford |
| 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford |
| 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford |
| 15 | Kaz Grala (R) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford |
| 16 | A. J. Allmendinger (i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet |
| 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford |
| 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 21 | Harrison Burton | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford |
| 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford |
| 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota |
| 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 31 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet |
| 33 | Will Brown | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford |
| 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford |
| 41 | Ryan Preece | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford |
| 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota |
| 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota |
| 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota |
| 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet |
| 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 51 | Justin Haley | Rick Ware Racing | Ford |
| 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 60 | Cameron Waters | RFK Racing | Ford |
| 71 | Zane Smith (R) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 77 | Carson Hocevar (R) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet |
| Official entry list ||||

## Practice

Ryan Blaney was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 1:13.202 seconds and a speed of 97.866 mph (157.500 km/h).

### Practice results

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 1:13.202 | 97.866 |
| 2 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1:13.230 | 97.829 |
| 3 | 33 | Will Brown | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 1:13.389 | 97.617 |
| Official practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Joey Logano scored the pole for the race with a time of 1:13.273 and a speed of 97.771 mph (157.347 km/h).

### Qualifying results

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | R1 | R2 |
| 1 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 1:13.530 | 1:13.273 |
| 2 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 1:13.515 | 1:13.356 |
| 3 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 1:13.599 | 1:13.427 |
| 4 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:13.345 | 1:13.430 |
| 5 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:13.449 | 1:13.445 |
| 6 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:13.551 | 1:13.463 |
| 7 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 1:13.475 | 1:13.467 |
| 8 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:13.410 | 1:13.537 |
| 9 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 1:13.421 | 1:13.560 |
| 10 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1:13.716 | 1:13.770 |
| 11 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger (i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 1:13.488 | — |
| 12 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 1:13.847 | — |
| 13 | 77 | Carson Hocevar (R) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:13.798 | — |
| 14 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 1:13.898 | — |
| 15 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1:13.870 | — |
| 16 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 1:13.986 | — |
| 17 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:13.914 | — |
| 18 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 1:13.994 | — |
| 19 | 10 | Noah Gragson | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 1:14.002 | — |
| 20 | 71 | Zane Smith (R) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:14.005 | — |
| 21 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1:14.005 | — |
| 22 | 21 | Harrison Burton | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 1:14.045 | — |
| 23 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 1:14.051 | — |
| 24 | 33 | Will Brown | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 1:14.045 | — |
| 25 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1:14.151 | — |
| 26 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 1:14.092 | — |
| 27 | 51 | Justin Haley | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 1:14.196 | — |
| 28 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 1:14.226 | — |
| 29 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 1:14.265 | — |
| 30 | 41 | Ryan Preece | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 1:14.475 | — |
| 31 | 60 | Cameron Waters | RFK Racing | Ford | 1:14.366 | — |
| 32 | 4 | Josh Berry (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 1:14.485 | — |
| 33 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 1:14.408 | — |
| 34 | 31 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 1:14.549 | — |
| 35 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 1:14.496 | — |
| 36 | 15 | Kaz Grala (R) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 1:14.883 | — |
| 37 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 1:14.496 | — |
| 38 | 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 1:15.205 | — |
| Official qualifying results |||||||

## Race
### Race results
#### Stage results

Stage One Laps: 25
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 1 |
| Official stage one results ||||||
Stage Two Laps: 30
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 41 | Ryan Preece | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger (i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 6 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 43 | Erik Jones | Leagcy Motor Club | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 21 | Harrison Burton | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 1 |
| Official stage two results ||||||

### Final Stage results

Stage Three Laps: 55
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
| 1 | 5 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 110 | 48 |
| 2 | 12 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 110 | 40 |
| 3 | 26 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 110 | 44 |
| 4 | 4 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 110 | 40 |
| 5 | 9 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 110 | 36 |
| 6 | 11 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger (i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 110 | 0 |
| 7 | 3 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 110 | 39 |
| 8 | 2 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 110 | 39 |
| 9 | 15 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 110 | 28 |
| 10 | 14 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 110 | 31 |
| 11 | 17 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 110 | 28 |
| 12 | 29 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 110 | 32 |
| 13 | 35 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 110 | 29 |
| 14 | 7 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 110 | 26 |
| 15 | 8 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 110 | 28 |
| 16 | 20 | 71 | Zane Smith (R) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 110 | 21 |
| 17 | 13 | 77 | Carson Hocevar (R) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 110 | 20 |
| 18 | 30 | 41 | Ryan Preece | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 110 | 28 |
| 19 | 38 | 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 110 | 22 |
| 20 | 18 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 110 | 17 |
| 21 | 1 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 110 | 18 |
| 22 | 28 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 110 | 15 |
| 23 | 36 | 15 | Kaz Grala (R) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 110 | 14 |
| 24 | 33 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 110 | 13 |
| 25 | 22 | 21 | Harrison Burton | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 110 | 13 |
| 26 | 19 | 10 | Noah Gragson | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 110 | 11 |
| 27 | 21 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 110 | 18 |
| 28 | 34 | 31 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 109 | 9 |
| 29 | 37 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 109 | 8 |
| 30 | 6 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 108 | 7 |
| 31 | 24 | 33 | Will Brown | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 107 | 6 |
| 32 | 32 | 4 | Josh Berry (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 95 | 5 |
| 33 | 27 | 51 | Justin Haley | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 88 | 4 |
| 34 | 23 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 73 | 3 |
| 35 | 31 | 60 | Cameron Waters | RFK Racing | Ford | 66 | 2 |
| 36 | 16 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 39 | 1 |
| 37 | 10 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 16 | 1 |
| 38 | 25 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 2 | 1 |
| Official race results ||||||||

### Race statistics

* Lead changes: 10 among 8 different drivers
* Cautions/Laps: 9 for 20 laps
* Red flags: 0
* Time of race: 2 hours, 56 minutes, and 14 seconds
* Average speed: 74.526 miles per hour (119.938 km/h)

## Media
### Television

Fox NASCAR televised the race in the United States on Fox. Mike Joy was the lap-by-lap announcer, while 2012 Sonoma winner Clint Bowyer and 2017 Sonoma winner Kevin Harvick were the color commentators. Jamie Little, Regan Smith and Josh Sims handled the pit road for the television side. Larry McReynolds provided insight from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte. This was Fox Sports' last Cup race for their portion of the 2024 season as NBC Sports and USA Network takes over NASCAR broadcasts for the rest of the season.
Fox :
| Booth announcers | Pit reporters | In-race analyst |
| Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy Color-commentator: Clint Bowyer Color-commentator: Kevin Harvick | Jamie Little Regan Smith Josh Sims | Larry McReynolds |

### Radio

Radio coverage of the race was broadcast by the Performance Racing Network. PRN's broadcast of the race was also 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. Doug Turnbull 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. Pat Patterson 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. Alan Cavanna, 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: Doug Turnbull Turns 4a & 7a: Brad Gillie Turns 8 & 9: Pat Patterson Turns 10 & 11: Rob Albright | Alan Cavanna Brett McMillan Wendy Venturini |

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Kyle Larson | 561 |
| 1 | 2 | Chase Elliott | 547 (–14) |
| 2 | 3 | Denny Hamlin | 535 (–26) |
| 2 | 4 | Tyler Reddick | 512 (–49) |
| 1 | 5 | Martin Truex Jr. | 508 (–53) |
| 1 | 6 | William Byron | 495 (–66) |
| 2 | 7 | Brad Keselowski | 466 (–95) |
| 1 | 8 | Ty Gibbs | 466 (–95) |
| 1 | 9 | Christopher Bell | 465 (–96) |
| 1 | 10 | Ross Chastain | 453 (–108) |
| 1 | 11 | Alex Bowman | 445 (–116) |
| | 12 | Ryan Blaney | 444 (–117) |
| 1 | 13 | Chris Buescher | 412 (–149) |
| 1 | 14 | Bubba Wallace | 388 (–173) |
| 2 | 15 | Kyle Busch | 380 (–181) |
| | 16 | Joey Logano | 372 (–189) |
| Official driver's standings ||||
| | Pos | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Chevrolet | 582 |
| 1 | 2 | Toyota | 574 (–8) |
| | 3 | Ford | 548 (–34) |