NASCAR starting lineup following knockout qualifying at Sonoma Raceway
Today, the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series unloads for Sonoma qualifying. They’ll set the starting grid for the Toyota/Save Mart 350 in California.
View the full 2019 Sonoma starting lineup below.
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NASCAR has slightly adjusted turn five. Yesterday, the cars were rolling through the dirt while cutting the corner. That placed dirt and debris on the race track.
Overnight, that has been fixed. A four foot wide asphalt berm has been installed. That will keep cars off the dirt and the dirt off the race track.
Group qualifying is active for road courses. Today, we’ll see two sessions of knockout qualifying.
Sonoma Qualifying
Round 1 – Report
Duration: 25 minutes (Top 12 advance)
15 minutes remain, Ryan Blaney leads so far. However, only 8 cars have set a time.
10 minutes remain, Hamlin was trending in the green for 10 of the 11 corners. He lost it all as the back end stepped out off turn 11 and he lost several tenths.
8 minutes remain, Larson made up about 4 tenths as he weaved through the esses.
Erik Jones has a flat left rear. He didn’t get a lap in before the tire let go. It’s also tore up the left rear fender.
“I thought it was really loose,” Erik Jones radio.
Kyle Larson holds on to win round one of Sonoma qualifying. He ran a full second quicker than his practice times from yesterday.
NASCAR Qualifying Round One – Sonoma Raceway: 1. Kyle Larson (94.598); 2. Daniel Suarez (94.716); 3. William Byron (94.809); 4. Joey Logano (94.812); 5. Ryan Blaney (95.173); 6. Chris Buescher (95.189); 7. Kyle Busch (95.202); 8. Alex Bowman; 9. Denny Hamlin; 10. Chase Elliott; 11. Jimmie Johnson; 12. Martin Truex Jr;
Sonoma Qualifying
Round 2 – Report
Duration: 10 minutes (Run for pole)
Joey Logano is the first car on the track in the final round. He drops the right rear over the curb off turn number ten and kicks up dust behind him. Logano still ran about the same lap time from round one.
1 minutes remains, Kyle Larson jumps to the top of the board. He made up a tenth off the exit of turn 11.
Kyle Larson takes the pole position for Sunday’s race at Sonoma Raceway! That’s his third pole in a row at this road course.
View full NASCAR qualifying results below.
Sonoma
Starting Lineup
June 23, 2019
Pos | Driver | Time in final round
1. Kyle Larson
94.784
2. William Byron
94.827
3. Joey Logano
94.878
4. Chase Elliott
94.898
5. Daniel Suarez
95.260
6. Denny Hamlin
95.287
7. Kyle Busch
95.367
8. Martin Truex Jr
95.399
9. Ryan Blaney
95.507
10. Chris Buescher
95.668
11. Jimmie Johnson
96.156
12. Alex Bowman
95.624
13. Michael McDowell
95.449
14. Clint Bowyer
95.485
15. Aric Almirola
95.624
16. Kurt Busch
95.746
17. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
95.749
18. David Ragan
95.821
19. Matt DiBenedetto
95.926
20. Ryan Preece
96.070
21. Ryan Newman
96.106
22. Brad Keselowski
96.118
23. Kevin Harvick
96.130
24. Paul Menard
96.281
25. Daniel Hemric
96.294
26. Austin Dillon
96.457
27. Corey LaJoie
96.484
28. Matt Tifft
96.781
29. Parker Kligerman
97.006
30. Bubba Wallace
97.020
31. Ty Dillon
97.040
32. Erik Jones
97.530
33. Justin Haley
97.911
34. Cody Ware
98.432
35. Landon Cassill
98.719
36. JJ Yaley
99.161
37. Kyle Weatherman
102.283
38. Reed Sorenson
0.000
