NASCAR starting positions for Sonoma Raceway
Tomorrow, they’ll drop the green flag in Sonoma, California. Today, the field is set to roll to the track for a round of practice and qualifying.
View the Sonoma starting grid for the NASCAR Cup Series below.
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Just ahead of qualifying, teams rolled to the track for a brief practice session. Kyle Larson was fastest overall in that session with a 79.227.
The field has been split into two groups for the opening round of qualifying. The top 5 from each group will make a run for the pole.
Sonoma Qualifying Results (Group A – Round 1 – Top 5) : 1. Denny Hamlin (78.355); 2. Tyler Reddick (78.413); 3. Joey Logano (78.426); 4. Michael McDowell (78.460); 5. Chris Buescher (78.555)
Sonoma Qualifying Results (Group A – Round 2 – Top 5) : 1. Kyle Larson (78.013); 2. Ross Chastain (78.084); 3. Chase Elliott (78.093); 4. Cole Custer (78.152); 5. Daniel Suarez (78.215)
Larson, Suarez, Reddick, McDowell and Buescher enter the final round with just a single lap on their tires. Everyone else has two or more.
Kyle Larson will start from the pole position with a 77.776. Chase Elliott completes the front row.
Sonoma Starting Lineup
June 12, 2022
NASCAR Cup Series
Pos | Driver
1. Kyle Larson
77.776
2. Chase Elliott
77.799
3. Chris Buescher
78.938
4. Michael McDowell
77.941
5. Tyler Reddick
78.021
6. Cole Custer
78.070
7. Ross Chastain
78.137
8. Daniel Suarez
78.148
9. Joey Logano
78.276
10. Denny Hamlin
78.515
Failed to advance out of round 1
11. Kurt Busch
78.244
12. Kyle Busch
78.275
13. Austin Dillon
78.319
14. Ryan Blaney
78.472
15. Chase Briscoe
78.507
16. AJ Allmendinger
78.572
17. Joey Hand
78.578
18. Justin Haley
78.603
19. Alex Bowman
78.664
20. William Byron
78.691
21. Aric Almirola
78.706
22. Brad Keselowski
78.829
23. Kevin Harvick
78.857
24. Todd Gilliland
79.065
25. Austin Cindric
79.300
26. Harrison Burton
79.315
27. Bubba Wallace
79.337
28. Martin Truex Jr
79.356
29. Josh Bilicki
79.493
30. Corey LaJoie
79.544
31. Christopher Bell
79.553
32. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
79.617
33. Erik Jones
79.711
34. Ty Dillon
80.037
35. Scott Heckert
81.171
36. Cody Ware
No Time
Sonoma Raceway
Practice Results
June 11, 2022
Pos | Driver | Best Time
1. Kyle Larson
79.227
2. Chase Elliott
79.428
3. Ross Chastain
79.490
4. Kyle Busch
79.519
5. Daniel Suarez
79.600
6. Kurt Busch
79.675
7. AJ Allmendinger
79.690
8. Ryan Blaney
79.772
9. Brad Keselowski
79.775
10. Chris Buescher
79.854
11. Kevin Harvick
79.879
12. Erik Jones
79.886
13. William Byron
79.984
14. Bubba Wallace
80.013
15. Chase Briscoe
80.041
16. Martin Truex Jr
80.045
17. Tyler Reddick
80.075
18. Joey Logano
80.078
19. Joey Hand
80.094
20. Harrison Burton
80.127
21. Todd Gilliland
80.187
22. Michael McDowell
80.188
23. Alex Bowman
80.221
24. Austin Cindric
80.314
25. Denny Hamlin
80.370
26. Austin Dillon
80.370
27. Justin Haley
80.436
28. Christopher Bell
80.458
29. Cole Custer
80.485
30. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
80.646
31. Aric Almirola
80.679
32. Josh Bilicki
80.851
33. Corey LaJoie
80.952
34. Ty Dillon
81.542
35. Scott Heckert
82.216
