Logano Gets Sonoma Pole

(SONOMA, CA – JUNE 8, 2024 – RIS) Joey Logano continued his string of top qualifying efforts on new surfaces, winning the pole for the Toyota / SaveMart 350 on newly-paved Sonoma Raceway.

Tyler Reddick headed the first group of Cup Series qualifying, with the top four cars within one tenth of a second over the new pavement at Sonoma Raceway. Kyle Larson was first to set a lap time in the second group, soon eclipsed by half the entrants in the session. Daniel Suarez, in spite of several lockups entering turns, managed to run the quickest lap of the session, just 0.013 second ahead of AJ Allmendinger’s lap of 1:13.488 / 97.485 mph. Almost all the top runners made a second attempt, with Chase Elliott, Alex Bowman and Kyle Larson taking three of the five transfer positions, with Ross Castain and Daniel Suarez the other two who advance. The top runner in group 1A, Tyler Reddick, would not have advanced to the second round of qualifying.

In Round Two, Kyle Larson took to the track first, clipping the barrier in the fourth turn with the left-rear of the car. Tyler Reddick’s second attempt moved him to second place behind Logano, breaking the Penske front row and moving Ryan Blaney to third place. Chase Elliott will start fourth, followed by Kyle Larson and William Byron, with Daniel Suarez, Alex Bowman, Ross Chastain and Ty Gibbs the balance of the top ten on the grid.

Qualifying: Toyota / Save Mart 350, Sonoma Raceway

Round 1A:
Pos, Driver, Car, Time, Speed, Lap #, # Laps, -Fastest, -Next
1) Tyler Reddick, No. 45 Monster Energy Toyota, 1:13.515, 97.450 mph, 3, 3, ---, ---
2) Joey Logano, No. 22 Autotrader Ford, 1:13.530, 97.430, 3, 3, 0.015 sec, 0.015 sec
3) William Byron, No. 24 RaptorTough.com Chevrolet, 1:13.551, 97.402, 3, 3, 0.036, 0.021
4) Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Menards/Moen Ford, 1:13.599, 97.338, 3, 3, 0.084, 0.048
5) Ty Gibbs, No. 54 He Gets Us Toyota, 1:13.716, 97.184, 3, 3, 0.201, 0.117
6) Michael McDowell, No. 34 Love's Travel Stops Ford, 1:13.847, 97.011, 3, 3, 0.332, 0.131
7) Todd Gilliland, No. 38 Frontline Enterprises Inc. Ford, 1:13.898, 96.944, 3, 3, 0.383, 0.051
8) Austin Dillon, No. 3 Get Bioethanol Chevrolet, 1:13.986, 96.829, 3, 3, 0.471, 0.088
9) Bubba Wallace, No. 23 Columbia Sportswear Company Toyota, 1:13.994, 96.819, 3, 3, 0.479, 0.008
10) Zane Smith #, No. 71 Wellcare Chevrolet, 1:14.005, 96.804, 1, 4, 0.490, 0.011
11) Harrison Burton, No. 21 DEX Imaging Ford, 1:14.045, 96.752, 3, 3, 0.530, 0.040
12) Will Brown *, No. 33 Mobile X/Shaw and Partners Chevrolet, 1:14.045, 96.752, 3, 3, 0.530, 0.000
13) Chris Buescher, No. 17 BuildSubmarines.com Ford, 1:14.092, 96.691, 3, 3, 0.577, 0.047
14) Austin Cindric, No. 2 America's Tire Ford, 1:14.226, 96.516, 4, 4, 0.711, 0.134
15) Ryan Preece, No. 41 Caymus Vineyards Ford, 1:14.475, 96.193, 4, 5, 0.960, 0.249
16) Josh Berry #, No. 4 Mobil 1 50th Anniversary Ford, 1:14.485, 96.180, 4, 4, 0.970, 0.010
17) Daniel Hemric, No. 31 Cirkul Chevrolet, 1:14.549, 96.098, 4, 4, 1.034, 0.064
18) Kaz Grala #, No. 15 N29 Capital Partners Ford, 1:14.883, 95.669, 2, 5, 1.368, 0.334
19) Erik Jones, No. 43 Dollar Tree Toyota, 1:15.205, 95.260, 1, 4, 1.690, 0.322

Round 1B:
Pos, Driver, Car, Time, Speed, Lap #, # Laps, -Fastest, -Next
1) Chase Elliott, No. 9 NAPA Gold Filters Chevrolet, 1:13.345, 97.675 mph, 4, 4, ---, ---
2) Alex Bowman, No. 48 Ally Pride Chevrolet, 1:13.410, 97.589, 3, 3, 0.065 sec, 0.065 sec
3) Ross Chastain, No. 1 Kubota Chevrolet, 1:13.421, 97.574, 3, 3, 0.076, 0.011
4) Kyle Larson, No. 5 Valvoline Chevrolet, 1:13.449, 97.537, 3, 3, 0.104, 0.028
5) Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Freeway Insurance Chevrolet, 1:13.475, 97.503, 2, 2, 0.130, 0.026
6) AJ Allmendinger(i), No. 16 Cirkul Chevrolet, 1:13.488, 97.485, 1, 3, 0.143, 0.013
7) Carson Hocevar #, No. 77 Delaware Life Chevrolet, 1:13.798, 97.076, 1, 4, 0.453, 0.310
8) Christopher Bell, No. 20 Rheem Toyota, 1:13.870, 96.981, 1, 3, 0.525, 0.072
9) Corey LaJoie, No. 7 Gainbridge Chevrolet, 1:13.914, 96.923, 1, 3, 0.569, 0.044
10) Noah Gragson, No. 10 Overstock.com Ford, 1:14.002, 96.808, 4, 4, 0.657, 0.088
11) Martin Truex Jr., No. 19 Bass Pro Shops Toyota, 1:14.005, 96.804, 3, 4, 0.660, 0.003
12) Chase Briscoe, No. 14 Ford Performance Racing School Ford, 1:14.051, 96.744, 3, 3, 0.706, 0.046
13) Denny Hamlin, No. 11 FedEx Toyota, 1:14.151, 96.614, 1, 4, 0.806, 0.100
14) Justin Haley, No. 51 Jacob Construction Ford, 1:14.196, 96.555, 1, 3, 0.851, 0.045
15) Kyle Busch, No. 8 zone Chevrolet, 1:14.265, 96.465, 1, 4, 0.920, 0.069
16) Cam Waters*, No. 60 AUKUS/BuildSubmarines.com Ford, 1:14.366, 96.334, 4, 4, 1.021, 0.101
17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Kroger Health/Tylenol Chevrolet, 1:14.408, 96.280, 1, 3, 1.063, 0.042
18) Brad Keselowski, No. 6 King's Hawaiian/Despicable Me 4 Ford, 1:14.496, 96.166, 3, 4, 1.151, 0.088
19) John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Save Mart Toyota, 1:14.863, 95.695, 1, 5, 1.518, 0.367

Round 2:
Pos, Driver, Car, Time, Speed, Lap #, # Laps, -Fastest, -Next
1) Joey Logano, No. 22 Autotrader Ford, 1:13.273, 97.771 mph, 1, 3, ---, ---
2) Tyler Reddick, No. 45 Monster Energy Toyota, 1:13.356, 97.661, 3, 3, 0.083 sec, 0.083 sec
3) Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Menards/Moen Ford, 1:13.427, 97.566, 1, 3, 0.154, 0.071
4) Chase Elliott, No. 9 NAPA Gold Filters Chevrolet, 1:13.430, 97.562, 1, 3, 0.157, 0.003
5) Kyle Larson, No. 5 Valvoline Chevrolet, 1:13.445, 97.542, 3, 3, 0.172, 0.015
6) William Byron, No. 24 RaptorTough.com Chevrolet, 1:13.463, 97.518, 3, 3, 0.190, 0.018
7) Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Freeway Insurance Chevrolet, 1:13.467, 97.513, 3, 3, 0.194, 0.004
8) Alex Bowman, No. 48 Ally Pride Chevrolet, 1:13.537, 97.420, 1, 3, 0.264, 0.070
9) Ross Chastain, No. 1 Kubota Chevrolet, 1:13.560, 97.390, 1, 3, 0.287, 0.023
10) Ty Gibbs, No. 54 He Gets Us Toyota, 1:13.770, 97.113, 1, 3, 0.497, 0.210

Starting Line Up: Toyota / Save Mart 350, Sonoma Raceway
Pos, Driver, Car, Time, Speed
1) Joey Logano, No. 22 Autotrader Ford, 1:13.273, 97.771 mph
2) Tyler Reddick, No. 45 Monster Energy Toyota, 1:13.356, 97.661
3) Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Menards/Moen Ford, 1:13.427, 97.566
4) Chase Elliott, No. 9 NAPA Gold Filters Chevrolet, 1:13.430, 97.562
5) Kyle Larson, No. 5 Valvoline Chevrolet, 1:13.445, 97.542
6) William Byron, No. 24 RaptorTough.com Chevrolet, 1:13.463, 97.518
7) Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Freeway Insurance Chevrolet, 1:13.467, 97.513
8) Alex Bowman, No. 48 Ally Pride Chevrolet, 1:13.537, 97.420
9) Ross Chastain, No. 1 Kubota Chevrolet, 1:13.560, 97.390
10) Ty Gibbs, No. 54 He Gets Us Toyota, 1:13.770, 97.113
11) AJ Allmendinger(i), No. 16 Cirkul Chevrolet, 1:13.488, 97.485
12) Michael McDowell, No. 34 Love's Travel Stops Ford, 1:13.847, 97.011
13) Carson Hocevar #, No. 77 Delaware Life Chevrolet, 1:13.798, 97.076
14) Todd Gilliland, No. 38 Frontline Enterprises Inc. Ford, 1:13.898, 96.944
15) Christopher Bell, No. 20 Rheem Toyota, 1:13.870, 96.981
16) Austin Dillon, No. 3 Get Bioethanol Chevrolet, 1:13.986, 96.829
17) Corey LaJoie, No. 7 Gainbridge Chevrolet, 1:13.914, 96.923
18) Bubba Wallace, No. 23 Columbia Sportswear Company Toyota, 1:13.994, 96.819
19) Noah Gragson, No. 10 Overstock.com Ford, 1:14.002, 96.808
20) Zane Smith #, No. 71 Wellcare Chevrolet, 1:14.005, 96.804
21) Martin Truex Jr., No. 19 Bass Pro Shops Toyota, 1:14.005, 96.804
22) Harrison Burton, No. 21 DEX Imaging Ford, 1:14.045, 96.752
23) Chase Briscoe, No. 14 Ford Performance Racing School Ford, 1:14.051, 96.744
24) Will Brown *, No. 33 Mobile X/Shaw and Partners Chevrolet, 1:14.045, 96.752
25) Denny Hamlin, No. 11 FedEx Toyota, 1:14.151, 96.614
26) Chris Buescher, No. 17 BuildSubmarines.com Ford, 1:14.092, 96.691
27) Justin Haley, No. 51 Jacob Construction Ford, 1:14.196, 96.555
28) Austin Cindric, No. 2 America's Tire Ford, 1:14.226, 96.516
29) Kyle Busch, No. 8 zone Chevrolet, 1:14.265, 96.465
30) Ryan Preece, No. 41 Caymus Vineyards Ford, 1:14.475, 96.193
31) Cam Waters *, No. 60 AUKUS/BuildSubmarines.com Ford, 1:14.366, 96.334
32) Josh Berry #, No. 4 Mobil 1 50th Anniversary Ford, 1:14.485, 96.180
33) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Kroger Health/Tylenol Chevrolet, 1:14.408, 96.280
34) Daniel Hemric, No. 31 Cirkul Chevrolet, 1:14.549, 96.098
35) Brad Keselowski, No. 6 King's Hawaiian/Despicable Me 4 Ford, 1:14.496, 96.166
36) Kaz Grala #, No. 15 N29 Capital Partners Ford, 1:14.883, 95.669
37) John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Save Mart Toyota, 1:14.863, 95.695
38) Erik Jones, No. 43 Dollar Tree Toyota, 1:15.205, 95.260
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series, (#) Rookie, (*) Must qualify on time

Track Qualifying Record: Rusty Wallace, 06/25/00, 1:12.138, 99.309 mph

Track Race Record: Martin Truex Jr., 06/23/19, 2:42:09, 83.922 mph