2018 Toyota/Save Mart 350

2018 Toyota/Save Mart 350

Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
Race 16 of 36 in the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
Date	June 24, 2018 (2018-06-24)
Location	Sonoma Raceway in Sonoma, California
Course	Permanent racing facility 1.99 mi (3.2 km)
Distance	110 laps, 218.9 mi (352 km)
Average speed	82.882 miles per hour (133.386 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Kyle Larson	Chip Ganassi Racing
Time	75.732
Most laps led
Driver	Martin Truex Jr.	Furniture Row Racing
Laps	62
Winner
No. 78	Martin Truex Jr.	Furniture Row Racing
Television in the United States
Network	FS1
Announcers	Mike Joy, Jeff Gordon and Darrell Waltrip
Nielsen Ratings	1.4/1.6 (Overnight)[10]
Radio in the United States
Radio	PRN
Booth Announcers	Doug Rice and Mark Garrow
Turn Announcers	Pat Patterson (2, 3 & 3a), Brad Gillie (4a & 7a) and Rob Albright (10 & 11)

The 2018 Toyota/Save Mart 350 was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on June 24, 2018 at Sonoma Raceway in Sonoma, California. Contested over 110 laps on the 1.99-mile (3.20 km) road course, it was the 16th race of the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.

Sonoma Raceway, formerly Sears Point Raceway and Infineon Raceway is a 2.52-mile (4.06 km) road course and drag strip located on the landform known as Sears Point in the southern Sonoma Mountains in Sonoma, California, USA. The road course features 12 turns on a hilly course with 160 feet (49 m) of total elevation change. It is host to one of only three Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races each year that are run on road courses (the others being Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, New York and the road course layout for the Bank of America 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway). It is also host to the Verizon IndyCar Series and several other auto races and motorcycle races such as the American Federation of Motorcyclists series. Sonoma Raceway continues to host amateur, or club racing events which may or may not be open to the general public. The largest such car club is the Sports Car Club of America.

Clint Bowyer was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 76.547 seconds and a speed of 93.590 mph (150.619 km/h).^[11]

Kurt Busch was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 76.163 seconds and a speed of 94.061 mph (151.377 km/h).^[12]

Kyle Larson scored the pole for the race with a time of 75.732 and a speed of 94.597 mph (152.239 km/h).^[13]

Stage 1 Laps: 25

Stage 2 Laps: 25

Stage 3 Laps: 60

• Lead changes: 7 among different drivers
• Cautions/Laps: 3 for 8
• Red flags: 0
• Time of race: 2 hours, 38 minutes and 28 seconds
• Average speed: 82.882 miles per hour (133.386 km/h)

Fox NASCAR televised the race in the United States on FS1 for the fourth consecutive year. Mike Joy was the lap-by-lap announcer, while six-time Sonoma winner Jeff Gordon and Darrell Waltrip were the color commentators. Jamie Little, Regan Smith and Matt Yocum reported from pit lane during the race. This is also Fox Sports' last Cup race for their portion of the season as NBC Sports takes over NASCAR broadcasts for the rest of the season.

Radio coverage of the race was broadcast by Performance Racing Network. PRN's broadcast of the race was simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Doug Rice and Mark Garrow announced the race in the booth while the field was racing on the pit straight. Pat Patterson called the race from a stand outside of turn 2 when the field was racing up turns 2, 3 and 3a. Brad Gillie called the race from a stand outside of turn 7a when the field was racing through turns 4a and 7a. The field came back into the view of the booth in turns 8 and 9. Rob Albright called the race from a billboard outside turn 11 when the field was racing through turns 10 and 11. Heather DeBeaux, Brett McMillan and Jim Noble reported from pit lane during the race.

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Kyle Busch 696 2 Kevin Harvick 624 (–72) 3 Joey Logano 584 (–112) 4 Brad Keselowski 554 (–142) 1 5 Martin Truex Jr. 546 (–150) 1 6 Clint Bowyer 544 (–152) 7 Kurt Busch 524 (–172) 8 Denny Hamlin 505 (–191) 1 9 Kyle Larson 472 (–224) 1 10 Aric Almirola 471 (–225) 2 11 Ryan Blaney 466 (–230) 12 Jimmie Johnson 419 (–277) 13 Chase Elliott 411 (–285) 14 Erik Jones 376 (–320) 15 Alex Bowman 363 (–333) 16 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 346 (–350) Official driver's standings

Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Ford 580 2 Toyota 580 (–0) 3 Chevrolet 512 (–68) Official manufacturers' standings Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings. . – Driver has clinched a position in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.