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Suárez became the first Mexican-born driver to win a NASCAR Cup Series race Sunday, holding off Chris Buescher for a historic victory.

Larson’s pit stop cycles resulted in him falling back in the field and a bad pit stop in the final stage resulted in a tire coming off and the race’s fourth and last caution of the contest. But in the middle part of the run, I was better than him and in the long run, I feel that I was better than him and I was able to play out very good right there at the end. The more recent pinata was in Suarez’s hauler lounge for the last few weeks, and he kept it close. That’s how I grew up and I know that respect will come back on the tail end from Suarez in the future, too. “The only thing I could have done was hit him,” he said. Buescher had been ordered to the back of the field due to an uncontrolled gas can in the pit area, but NASCAR overturned the penalty and Buescher was allowed to keep his starting spot.

Trackhouse Racing was among the big winners Sunday at Sonoma Raceway. Take a look at the list of winners and losers.

The second is his eighth top-five finish in 237 career starts. Trackhouse Racing — Justin Marks’ team continues to surprise. Chris Buescher — With a second-place finish Sunday, Buescher has top-three runs in two of the past three road-course races.

Martin Truex Jr. has recorded 31 victories since joining the NASCAR Cup Series in 2004, posting a career-high three at five different tracks.

So who wins the 2022 Toyota/Save Mart 350? Another curveball: Roberts is high on Denny Hamlin, who is listed at 16-1 in the latest NASCAR at Sonoma odds. You'll want to check out the NASCAR at Sonoma predictions from Micah Roberts, the legendary Vegas bookmaker who pioneered wagering on racing, before locking in any 2022 Toyota/Save Mart 350 picks of your own. In fact, Roberts says Larson, who won this race last season, barely even cracks the top 15. He also correctly predicted the 2021 Coca-Cola 600 winner, hitting Larson's victory at 11-2 odds, and was on point by targeting Elliott as the winner of the EchoPark Texas Grand Prix at 8-5 odds the previous week. Martin Truex Jr. has recorded 31 victories since joining the NASCAR Cup Series in 2004, posting a career-high three at five different tracks.

After not leading a single lap at COTA, Hendrick Motorsports looks to be the team to beat entering Sunday's race at Sonoma.

The No. 20 team enters the weekend as one of the hottest teams in the garage, earning five straight top 10s. However, though Bell caught his steering issue on Saturday, Briscoe will have much better track position to start the race. Based on experience alone — Allmendinger has 10 starts at Sonoma; Cindric has none — the No. 16 car should get the nod. FALLING: While Martin Truex Jr. is still on my team — simply because he’s elite at Sonoma, winning two of the past three races — the No. 19 team had a disappointing Saturday. Truex was 16th in practice and qualified 28th. That same speed has shown up this weekend, so the No. 1 car gets my vote. Bell will start from the rear.

Bubba Wallace's difficult year continued Sunday at Sonoma Raceway. Ten laps into the Toyota/Save Mart 350, Wallace's No. 23 Toyota car began blowing smoke ...

His day ended with the race's first caution. I tried to replay every lap, never went the wrong way. Got hung up in second one time, but I don't know.

With amazing WynnBET sportsbook odds, bettin' action at Sonoma Raceway should definitely include these three NASCAR drivers for great returns.

100000 100000 100000 The team brought in former crew chief turned resort owner and Twitter extraordinaire, Cole Pearn, to help out this week. With the truck win and two trips here to Cup Series Victory Lane already, history is also on his side. Last week, Joey Logano was a respectable +850 or 8.5 to 1, but even though he is +1900 or 19-to-1 to win and +165 or 1.65-to-1 in a head-to-head matchup, I am going with the uber-favorite in that matchup and the fourth favorite overall in the race day line.

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49ers linebacker Fred Warner led the field around Sonoma Raceway in the pace car prior to Sunday's NASCAR race in the Bay Area.

San Francisco 49ers linebacker Fred Warner joined the fastest stock car drivers in the country on Sunday, serving as the honorary pace car driver before the NASCAR race at Sonoma Raceway. Warner's drive around Sonoma capped off a busy week for the All-Pro, who joined fellow linebackers Dre Greenlaw and Azeez Al-Shaair in throwing out the first pitch at the Giants game on Friday. Fred Warner drives pace car before NASCAR race at Sonoma Raceway originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea

Saturday, June 11. Track: Sonoma Raceway, 1.99-mile road course. Race: 12 of 23. Event: DoorDash 250 (75 laps, 149.25 miles). Hailie Deegan, No.

The team short pitted Stage 1 and settled for 33rd. Tanner Gray qualified 27th and maintained there at the end of Stage 1. A penalty on pit road for a crew member over the wall too soon relegated Deegan to the back of the field for Stage 2.

After an action-packed first fifteen NASCAR Cup Series races, the sport arrived at the Sonoma Raceway in Sonoma County, California.

Row 12 Row 11 Row 10 Row 6 Row 5 Row 4 Row 3 It was Larson’s fifth consecutive pole at Sonoma. His teammate Chase Elliott will share the front row with the defending NASCAR Cup Series champion. Row 2 Row 1 36 drivers will compete over 110 laps on the road course. The Toyota/Save Mart 350 will go live on FOX and MRN at 4:00 pm ET.

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Rick Ware Racing Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing 4:23 p.m.: Chase Elliott is right on Kyle Larson's tail at the front of the pack. Larson is still in the lead with Elliott right behind him. 4:50 p.m.: Bubba Wallace talks to the broadcast after being forced out on the 10th lap. 4:57 p.m.: Kyle Larson wins his second stage of the season with a refusal to pit throughout the first 25 laps. He has led every lap of this race with three laps in the first stage. 5:26 p.m.: Kyle Larson has moved back into a competitive place, as he sits at No. 13 with 11 laps to go in the second stage. 5:38 p.m.: Much of the field pits just before pit road closes, while the top five does so with three laps in Stage 2. Daniel Suarez is in the lead with the pack behind him. 6:15 p.m.: Kyle Busch takes an unscheduled pit stop to deal with a steering problem. Kyle Larson took the first stage, bypassing several pit stops in the process, before falling to the back of the back and working his way back up to the middle.

Kyle Busch held off Zane Smith in a frantic two-lap push to the finish at Sonoma (Calif.) Raceway to earn his first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series...

“Man, I hate finishing second, especially to him," Smith said, offering a smile and adding, “That last lap was the fastest lap of the race for me. It was an amazing run for Suarez and the team, considering the truck lost two laps on pit road with the driver change on Lap 11. There were five NASCAR Cup Series drivers entered Saturday in the first Truck Series race at Sonoma since 1998. I wish we could have won, the truck was capable of winning the race." As the Camping World Truck Series’ all-time winningest driver, Busch has certainly prevailed under any number of race circumstances and that all came in handy Saturday afternoon. “This Tundra TRD Pro was awesome today and really proud to drive it.

Tyler Reddick, driver of the No. 8 Lenovo Chevrolet, goes for a spin during the NASCAR Cup Series Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway. Sean Gardner ...

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Suarez becomes the fourth first-time winner of 2022 and the fifth foreign-born winner in NASCAR history.

- Thanks to varying pit strategies at the end of stages, a couple of drivers who don't usually run up front were able to capitalize and earn some stage points. Meanwhile, McDowell's weekend was one of the most complete of his Cup career, as he qualified a career-best fourth and ran in the top 10 virtually the entire race, finishing third. - In addition to earning his first Cup win, Daniel Suarez has also set a new career-high for laps led in a single season. Afterwards, the Cup Series will head to Music City and Nashville Superspeedway for the Ally 400 on June 26. In addition, McDowell's third-place run marks his best ever finish on a non-superspeedway. It is also the best finish for RFK Racing since Ryan Newman finished second at Talladega in 2019. The lone exception was Bubba Wallace, who blew an engine on Lap 10 and ended up as the lone DNF. Suarez dominated the second half of the Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma, leading 47 laps in all and driving away from Chris Buescher in the final laps to pick up his very first NASCAR Cup Series win. On the final run starting with 23 laps to go, Suarez's main challengers for the lead included Chris Buescher -- who ran up front all race just one week after missing Gateway due to COVID-19 -- and 2021 Daytona 500 winner Michael McDowell. It's been a rough journey in the Cup Series," Suarez told Fox Sports. "These guys believe in me. As he reveled in the moment, an emotional Suarez reflected on his path to win No. 1 after 195 career starts. With his win, Suarez not only became the fourth first-time winner of 2022, but he also became the fifth foreign-born winner in NASCAR Cup Series history.

Today, the NASCAR Cup Series concludes the race weekend in Sonoma, California. the 1.99-mile road course of Sonoma Raceway is set to host the Toyota / Save ...

1 Win 1 Win 1 Win 1 Win Suarez cycles back to the lead. Chastain pits and he also has an issue. Slow stop for Harvick as they have to jack up the left side twice. Buescher misses turn 4 and Suarez takes over the lead! They will serve a pass through or restart at the tail. Only 5 cars didn’t pit in stage one. Kyle Busch; 4. Larson noses ahead off of turn two.

Daniel Suarez scored his first NASCAR Cup Series victory Sunday at Sonoma Raceway, pulling away from Chris Buescher over the closing miles.

… Chris Buescher chased Saurez most of the final stage and finished second, scoring a top three for the second time in the past three road-course events. Who had a bad race: Kevin Harvick finished fourth, but a long pit stop robbed him of a shot at contending for the win, leading him to criticize his team after the race. … Kyle Larson won the pole and was fast in the first stage, but his Chevrolet later lost a wheel, dropping him to a 15th-place finish and likely leading to team member suspensions. Suarez is from Mexico and becomes the first driver from that country to win a Cup race. Larson started the second stage in the middle of the pack after pitting, leaving Hendrick Motorsports teammate Chase Elliott in the lead. He became the 12th different winner of the season.

Daniel Suárez became the first driver born in Mexico to win a NASCAR Cup race Sunday, claiming victory in the Toyota / Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway.

He is the only Mexican driver to win a race in those series, having captured an Xfinity Series title at Michigan International Speedway in 2016. When he took the white flag for the final lap, he led by more than half the straightaway. Suárez entered the 350-mile race over Sonoma’s winding road course 20th in the Cup series standings with four top-10 finishes this season.

Daniel Suarez has just made NASCAR history. He won at Sonoma Raceway and became the first driver from Mexico to capture a Cup Series race.

Suarez achieved considerable success in the Xfinity Series. He ran full-time in 2016 while driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, and he won three races. Though Suarez is the only driver from Mexico to achieve this feat. Instead, he grabbed a pinata in the shape of a taco and smashed it on the ground. Harvick made some moves at the road course, but a very slow pit stop kept him from battling with Suarez for the win. Daniel Suarez won at Sonoma Raceway and became the first driver from Mexico to capture a Cup Series race. Chris Buescher kept pace with Suarez for several laps while making his return from COVID-19, but the driver of the No. 99 built up a lead of more than five seconds before crossing the finish line first.

What drivers had to say after Sunday's Cup race at Sonoma Raceway, where Trackhouse Racing driver Daniel Suarez scored his first career win.

Tyler Reddick — Finished 35th: “We started the race fifth and spent most of stages 1 and 2 in and around the top five. Ty Dillon — Finished 23rd: “Our Allegiant Chevrolet needed some tweaks off the truck yesterday, so unfortunately we started behind with qualifying in the back. We just got trapped by that last caution which made it really tough to get that track position back.” Unfortunately, those changes didn’t help much and we fought the handling all day.” Aric Almirola — Finished 14th: “A few more laps and I think we would’ve had a top 10. Joey Logano — Finished 17th: “We had a good day in terms of stage points and getting a stage win. I am really happy for Daniel Suarez. To see a first-time winner, that isn’t great to have another first-time winner on the season and stacking up on those but otherwise, it was a really solid day.” We tried to play the pit strategy a few times and got caught on the wrong side of a caution flag. It put us back about seven spots, but we had newer tires than the guys in front of us which gave me a little more leverage.” What a way to return and come back to the race track, but I didn’t get the job done there at the end. It was an awesome run, and I should be happy, but I am disappointed to be that close and not get it.” I feel like we should have had the win and I didn’t get it.

SONOMA, Calif. (KRON) – NASCAR driver Kurt Busch was at the Sonoma Raceway on Sunday for the Toyota/Save Mart 350. For the first time in three years, ...