Sonoma Results: June 10, 2023 (NASCAR Xfinity Series)

Kyle Larson and Justin Allgaier set the front row. 79 laps of road course racing are up next…

Sonoma Xfinity
Stage 1 – Report

Laps: 20 (1-20 / 79)

Green flag, Larson is clear before turn one. Allgaier holds 2nd off turn two.

Aric Almirola works inside of Allgaier through the esses. Allgaier lets him go, Almirola to 2nd.

Lap 6, AJ Allmendinger has a run on Almirola into turn 11. He dives inside and completes the pass, Allmendinger to 2nd.

Lap 19, Ross Chastain turns John Hunter Nemechek in turn 11 for the 12th position, no caution.

Kyle Larson drives away to win stage one by nearly 3 seconds!

Sonoma Results (Stage 1) : 1. Kyle Larson; 2. AJ Allmendinger; 3. Aric Almirola; 4. Justin Allgaier; 5. Ty Gibbs; 6. Daniel Hemric; 7. Sam Mayer; 8. Parker Kligerman; 9. Sheldon Creed; 10. Sammy Smith;

Sonoma Xfinity
Stage 2 – Report

Laps: 25 (26-45 / 79)

There’s no caution for the stage ending. However, Josh Berry stalls, caution.

Larson leads the leaders to the pit lane. Austin Hill, John Hunter Nemechek, Sage Karam and Riley Herbst stay out as they pitted late in stage one.

Green flag, Hill and Nemechek run side by side up the hill into turn two. Hill holds the lead into turn three. Herbst misses the braking zone for turn 7, he hands 3rd to Larson.

Larson dives inside of Nemechek for 2nd into turn 11. He clears him with ease.

Lap 28, Larson works under Hill before turn 7. Larson returns to the race lead.

Lap 38, Larson leads Allmendinger and Gibbs by 5 seconds.

Kyle Larson cruises to the win in stage two.

Sonoma Results (Stage 2) : 1. Kyle Larson; 2. AJ Allmendinger; 3. Ty Gibbs; 4. Justin Allgaier; 5. Austin Hill; 6. Aric Almirola; 7. John Hunter Nemechek; 8. Riley Herbst; 9. Parker Kligerman; 10. Sam Mayer;

Sonoma Xfinity
Stage 3 – Report

Laps: 34 (46-79 / 79)

There’s no caution. Stage three begins with Larson leading by 8 seconds.

Lap 50, the green flag pit cycle is complete. Larson returns to the race lead. Allmendinger trails by 10 seconds.

19 to go, Jeffrey Earnhardt runs off track and finds the turn 10 wall, caution.

Larson pits from the race lead. Alex Labbe and Daniel Suarez stay out.

Green, Suarez gets the jump and he slides Labbe into turn two. Almirola works inside of Suarez, Almirola to the lead.

15 to go

15 to go, Larson looks inside of Allmendinger into turn 11. Allmendinger throws a block to hold 3rd.

14 to go, Larson has a run on Allmendinger into turn 7. He dives inside and takes 2nd away.

Almirola leads Larson by 1 second.

Penalty: NASCAR has docked Daniel Suarez with a restart violation. He’ll serve a pass-through penalty.

11 to go, Larson has closed to within a car length of Almirola in the battle for the lead.

9 to go, Larson drives it deep into turn 11. Almirola throws a block and Larson leans on his rear bumper. Almirola holds him off for another lap.

8 to go, Larson hits the tire bundle into turn 11! The car hooks left and he falls to 3rd.

4 to go, Larson slides Allmendinger into turn 7. Larson runs wide and Allmendinger crosses under him to retake 2nd.

Aric Almirola wins at Sonoma Raceway!

Sonoma Raceway
Results
June 10, 2023
NASCAR Xfinity Series

Pos | Driver

1. Aric Almirola

2. AJ Allmendinger

3. Kyle Larson

4. Ty Gibbs

5. Parker Kligerman

6. Cole Custer

7. Justin Allgaier

8. Austin Hill

9. Sammy Smith

10. Sam Mayer

11. Sheldon Creed

12. Brett Moffitt

13. Daniel Hemric

14. Chandler Smith

15. Riley Herbst

16. John Hunter Nemechek

17. Jeremy Clements

18. Ross Chastain

19. Josh Bilicki

20. Kaz Grala

21. Brandon Jones

22. Kyle Weatherman

23. Ty Dillon

24. Dylan Lupton

25. Alex Labbe

26. Jeb Burton

27. Daniel Suarez

28. Ryan Sieg

29. Brad Perez

30. Blaine Perkins

31. Joe Graf Jr

32. Connor Mosack

33. Josh Berry

34. Sage Karam

35. Josh Williams

36. Jeffrey Earnhardt

37. Anthony Alfredo

38. Parker Retzlaff

NASCAR Xfinity Series
Point Standings

Pending

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June 10, 2023

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