NASCAR final practice results from Sonoma Raceway
Next up, it’s Sonoma Raceway final practice in California. It’s the final session ahead of qualifying and the race for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series field.
View full Sonoma final practice results below.
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There’s a slight delay in getting this session going. The K&N race ahead of this session has left something on the race track.
Martin Truex Jr was quickest in practice one earlier today. He’ll be required to serve a 15 minute practice penalty at the end of this session due to inspection violations on the previous week.
Sonoma
Final Practice – Report
Duration: 80 minutes
Kyle Busch has cooked turn four early in this session. He rolls through the old layout of the track and re-enters the track in turn 7. That’s something we’ll see multiple times during the race.
NASCAR wants drivers to stop and turn around. Officials want Busch to re-enter the track in turn four.
“What am I suppose to do? Turn around?,” Kyle Busch asks as he’s told not to use the cut through.
Cody Ware does the same thing, he jumps to the top of the board by 2 seconds as a result. That lap will not count.
NASCAR has solved the problem. They have parked a safety track at the shortcut to prevent cars from rolling through after missing the entrance to the Carousel.
Kyle Busch re-enters the track after making changing the garage area. However, it’s the same result as Busch cooks turn four once again.
Kyle Busch is around into turn one. He runs it backwards up the hill and across turn two. Busch has had a lot of excitement in this session.
Halfway in final Sonoma Practice: 1. Kyle Larson (95.026); 2. Kurt Busch (95.509); 3. Aric Almirola (96.080); 4. Matt DiBenedetto (96.316); 5. William Byron (96.353); 6. Ricky Stenhouse Jr (96.372); 7. Joey Logano (96.477); 8. Jimmie Johnson (96.716); 9. Denny Hamlin (96.817); 10. Brad Keselowski (96.910);
20 minutes remain, Clint Bowyer sits at the top of the board in 15-lap averages. His average time was 98.21.
5 minutes remaining, Kyle Busch has cooked turn four once again.
2 minutes remaining, Bubba Wallace is around in turn 7.
Parker Jligerman jumps up to 6th in the closing seconds of this round. That’s his 22nd lap of final practice.
Kyle Larson wins the final round of Sonoma practice!
View full NASCAR final practice results from Sonoma Raceway below.
Sonoma
Final Practice Results
June 21, 2019
Pos | Driver | Time
1. Kyle Larson
95.026
2. Kurt Busch
95.509
3. Aric Almirola
96.080
4. Clint Bowyer
96.231
5. Matt DiBenedetto
96.316
6. Parker Kligerman
96.352
7. William Byron
96.353
8. Alex Bowman
96.359
9. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
96.372
10. Ryan Blaney
96.459
11. Chase Elliott
96.468
12. Martin Truex Jr
96.469
13. Joey Logano
96.477
14. Chris Buescher
96.612
15. Jimmie Johnson
96.635
16. Kyle Busch
96.713
17. Denny Hamlin
96.727
18. Paul Menard
96.784
19. Brad Keselowski
96.870
20. Erik Jones
96.888
21. Daniel Suarez
96.890
22. Kevin Harvick
96.975
23. Ty Dillon
96.989
24. Michael McDowell
96.993
25. Austin Dillon
97.028
26. Ryan Preece
97.055
27. David Ragan
97.210
28. Daniel Hemric
97.375
29. Bubba Wallace
97.418
30. Ryan Newman
97.586
31. Matt Tifft
97.685
32. Cody Ware
97.868
33. Corey LaJoie
98.003
34. Justin Haley
98.413
35. JJ Yaley
101.332