2015 Toyota/Save Mart 350

February 2025 NAS Toyota/Save Mart 350 http://www.nascar.com/content/dam/nascar/download-schedule/2015/nscs_2015_printable_schedule3.pdf 2015 NASCAR Schedule NASCAR Media Group, LLC. August 26, 2014 NASCAR.com June 23, 2015 April 4, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150404031856/http://www.nascar.com/content/dam/nascar/download-schedule/2015/nscs_2015_printable_schedule3.pdf deadhttp://www.nascar.com/en_us/nascar-tracks/sonoma-raceway.html Sonoma Raceway NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013 NASCAR.com June 23, 2015 April 28, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170428050314/http://www.nascar.com/en_us/nascar-tracks/sonoma-raceway.html deadhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=44&RaceID=6777&StatType=Entry+List Entry List Motor Racing Network June 22, 2015 MRN.com June 23, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150622045145/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=44&RaceID=6777&StatType=Entry+List June 22, 2015 deadhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2015/06/Toyota-Save-Mart-350-1st-Practice-Speeds.aspx First Practice Results Motor Racing Network June 26, 2015 MRN.com June 26, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150629045745/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2015/06/Toyota-Save-Mart-350-1st-Practice-Speeds.aspx June 29, 2015 deadhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2015/06/Toyota-Save-Mart-350-Final-Practice-Speeds.aspx Final Practice Results Motor Racing Network June 26, 2015 MRN.com June 26, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150629050646/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2015/06/Toyota-Save-Mart-350-Final-Practice-Speeds.aspx June 29, 2015 deadhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=44&RaceID=6777&StatType=Qualifying Qualifying Results Motor Racing Network June 27, 2015 MRN.com June 27, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150630182038/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=44&RaceID=6777&StatType=Qualifying June 30, 2015 deadhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=44&RaceID=6777&StatType=Race+Results Toyota/Save Mart 350 Results Motor Racing Network June 28, 2015 MRN.com June 29, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150703122438/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=44&RaceID=6777&StatType=Race+Results July 3, 2015 deadhttp://www.jayski.com/stats/2015/pdfs/16son2015points.pdf Points standings NASCAR Statistics June 28, 2015 Jayski.com June 30, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150701181433/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2015/pdfs/16son2015points.pdf July 1, 2015 deadhttp://www.jayski.com/stats/2015/pdfs/16son2015racereport.pdf Manufacturer standings NASCAR Integrated Marketing Communications June 29, 2015 Jayski.com June 30, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150701082446/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2015/pdfs/16son2015racereport.pdf July 1, 2015 dead 2015 06 28 2015 16 36 200px200px Sonoma Raceway,Sonoma, California, U.S. 1.99 3.2 110 218.9 352 Clear blue skies with a temperature of 75 F C; wind out of the west/southwest at 12 mph km/h on 74.774 mph km/h on A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing 74.385 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports 45 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Fox Sports 1 Mike Joy, Larry McReynolds, and Darrell Waltrip 2.4/5 (Overnight)http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2015/06/nascar-ratings-down-fs1-sonoma-overnights/ Overnights Down, But Not By Much, For FS1’s NASCAR Finale Paulsen Sports Media Watch June 29, 2015 SportsMediaWatch.com July 3, 20152.4/5 (Final)http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2015/06/nascar-ratings-fs1-sonoma-least-watched-years/ NASCAR From Sonoma Least-Watched in Years Paulsen Sports Media Watch June 30, 2015 SportsMediaWatch.com July 3, 20153.7 Million viewers PRN Doug Rice, Mark Garrow and Wendy Venturini Pat Patterson (2, 3 & 3a), Brad Gillie (4a, 7a & 8) and Rob Albright (9, 10 & 11) The 2015 Toyota/Save Mart 350 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held on June 28, 2015, at Sonoma Raceway in Sonoma, California. Contested over 110 laps on the 1.99 mile (3.2 km) road course, it was the 16th race of the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. Kyle Busch won the race, first of the season and first since the 2014 Auto Club 400. Brother Kurt Busch finished runner-up and Clint Bowyer finished third. Kevin Harvick and Joey Logano rounded out the top five. A. J. Allmendinger won the pole for the race and led one lap before engine issues took him out of contention and finished 37th. Jimmie Johnson led a race high of 45 laps before getting passed for the lead with a few laps to go and finished sixth. The race had nine lead changes among five different drivers, as well as five caution flag periods for 21 laps. There was one red flag period for ten minutes and 30 seconds. This was the 30th career victory for Kyle Busch, second at Sonoma Raceway and fourth at the track for Joe Gibbs Racing. This win moved Busch up to 37th in the points standings. Despite being the winning manufacturer, Toyota left Sonoma trailing Chevrolet by 94 points in the manufacturer standings. The Toyota/Save Mart 350 was carried by Fox Sports on the cable/satellite Fox Sports 1 network for the American television audience. The radio broadcast for the race was carried by the Performance Racing Network and Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Report Background thumb|left|Sonoma Raceway, the track where the race was held. Sonoma Raceway, is a 2.52 mi km on road course and drag strip located on the landform known as Sears Point in the southern Sonoma Mountains in Sonoma, California, USA.http://www.racesonoma.com/raceway/about/contact Contact us 2015-06-23 bot: unknown https://web.archive.org/web/20140213135714/http://www.racesonoma.com/raceway/about/contact 2014-02-13 The road course features 12 turns on a hilly course with 160 feet m of total elevation change.Raceway Track Facts http://www.racesonoma.com/raceway/about/facts/ Sonoma Raceway website Speedway Motorsports January 15, 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130117064928/http://www.racesonoma.com/raceway/about/facts/ January 17, 2013 Kevin Harvick entered Sonoma with a 15-point lead over Martin Truex Jr. Joey Logano entered 56 back. Dale Earnhardt Jr. entered 68 back. Jimmie Johnson entered 70 back. New pit road policy Following a miscommunication in the Xfinity race at Chicagoland Speedway that resulted in 19 cars pitting before pit road was officially opened, NASCAR announced that the indicator light at the entrance of pit road would be controlled by the officials in race control instead of an official at pit entrance.http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2015/6/28/nascar-tower-to-operate-pit-road-entrance-light-sprint-cup-xfinity-camping-world-truck.html NASCAR tower to operate pit-road entrance light Bruce Kenny NASCAR Media Group, LLC. June 28, 2015 NASCAR.com June 28, 2015 Entry list thumbnail|Jeff Gordon received a commemorative wine bottle celebrating his record holding wins and final race at Sonoma Raceway, 2015 The entry list for the Toyota/Save Mart 350 was released on Friday, June 19 at 2:32 p.m. Eastern time. Forty-four cars were entered for the race. All but the No. 95 Leavine Family Racing Ford driven by Michael McDowell were entered for the previous race at Michigan. Three driver changes took place for this weekend. Boris Said drove the No. 32 Go FAS Racing Ford in place of Mike Bliss. Alex Kennedy drove the No. 33 Hillman-Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet for Ty Dillon. Justin Marks attempted to make his first start of the season in the No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford for Brett Moffitt. The No. 98 Phil Parsons Racing entry, driven by Josh Wise, switched from Ford to Chevrolet for this race. Jeff Gordon, the all-time winningest driver at Sonoma Raceway, made his 23rd and final start at the track. No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 2 Brad Keselowski (PC3) Team Penske Ford 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 4 Kevin Harvick (PC1) Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 7 Alex Bowman Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 9 Sam Hornish Jr. Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Chevrolet 14 Tony Stewart (PC4) Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 19 Carl Edwards Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20 Matt Kenseth (PC6) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 23 J. J. Yeley (i) BK Racing Toyota 24 Jeff Gordon (PC7) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 26 Jeb Burton (R) BK Racing Toyota 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 32 Boris Said (i) Go FAS Racing Ford 33 Alex Kennedy (R) Hillman-Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet 34 Justin Marks (i) Front Row Motorsports Ford 35 Cole Whitt Front Row Motorsports Ford 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 40 Landon Cassill (i) Hillman-Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet 41 Kurt Busch (PC5) Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 46 Michael Annett HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 48 Jimmie Johnson (PC2) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 51 Justin Allgaier HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 55 David Ragan Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 62 Brendan Gaughan (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 83 Matt DiBenedetto (R) BK Racing Toyota 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 95 Michael McDowell Leavine Family Racing Ford 98 Josh Wise Phil Parsons Racing ChevroletOfficial initial entry listOfficial final entry list Key Meaning (R) Rookie (i) Ineligible for points (PC#) Past champions provisional Practice First practice Clint Bowyer was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 74.979 and a speed of 95.547 mph km/h on.http://nascartalk.nbcsports.com/2015/06/26/bowyer-fastest-danica-4th-fastest-in-first-sprint-cup-practice-at-sonoma/ Bowyer fastest, Danica 4th-fastest in first Sprint Cup practice at Sonoma Bonkowski Jerry NBC Sports June 26, 2015 nascartalk.nbcsports.com June 26, 2015 Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed MPH 1 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 74.979 95.547 2 47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 75.159 95.318 3 9 Sam Hornish Jr. Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 75.338 95.092Official first practice results Final practice Kyle Busch was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 74.489 and a speed of 96.175 mph km/h on.http://nascartalk.nbcsports.com/2015/06/26/eight-of-last-10-sonoma-winners-fastest-in-fridays-final-practice/ Eight of last 10 Sonoma winners fastest in Friday’s final practice Bonkowski Jerry NBC Sports June 26, 2015 nascartalk.nbcsports.com June 26, 2015 Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed MPH 1 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 74.489 96.175 2 19 Carl Edwards Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 74.602 96.030 3 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 74.631 95.992Official final practice results Qualifying thumb|right|A. J. Allmendinger scored the pole for the race thumbnail|Kurt Busch took second during qualifications A. J. Allmendinger won the pole with a time of 74.385 and a speed of 96.310 mph km/h on.http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/06/AJ-Allmendinger-Wins-Pole-for-Toyota-Save-Mart-350.aspx Allmendinger Scores Sonoma Pole Wackerlin Jeff Motor Racing Network June 27, 2015 MRN.com June 27, 2015 Sonoma, California https://web.archive.org/web/20150629090150/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/06/AJ-Allmendinger-Wins-Pole-for-Toyota-Save-Mart-350.aspx June 29, 2015 dead "I’ve really got to thank all my guys that are here and especially back at the shop," Allmendinger said. "They’ve worked on this car so much to do everything that we need to get as much speed out of it as possible. So, it’s a good day, but we’ve got to focus on tomorrow.” “It has a nice balance all the way through, the braking and transmission gears, and the overall corner speed," Kurt Busch said after qualifying second. "It’s a nice package that (crew chief) Tony Gibson gave me, and all the guys back at the shop." “Yeah, we kind of overachieved today," Matt Kenseth said after qualifying third. "We were really bad yesterday, we were really bad the first round. I’m pleasantly surprised and kind of confused as far as we’ve been off, but we’ll take that.” "I think the car was capable of being at least first or second," Jeff Gordon said after qualifying fifth. "I missed one corner there on that last run and I don’t know how much that cost me, but overall it was a really solid effort." Brendan Gaughan was the lone driver that failed to make the race. Qualifying results Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer R1 Best time in Round 1 R2 Best time in Round 2 1 47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 74.220 74.385 2 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 74.672 74.551 3 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 74.661 74.624 4 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 74.186 74.678 5 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 74.501 74.699 6 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 74.679 74.715 7 14 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 74.326 74.888 8 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Chevrolet 74.624 74.966 9 55 David Ragan Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 74.797 75.018 10 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 74.598 75.175 11 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 74.598 75.179 12 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 74.701 75.270 13 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 74.815 — 14 19 Carl Edwards Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 74.833 — 15 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 74.973 — 16 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 74.991 — 17 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 75.034 — 18 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 75.066 — 19 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 75.081 — 20 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 75.102 — 21 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 75.121 — 22 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 75.138 — 23 95 Michael McDowell Leavine Family Racing Ford 75.145 — 24 9 Sam Hornish Jr. Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 75.246 — 25 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 75.344 — 26 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 75.406 — 27 51 Justin Allgaier HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 75.474 — 28 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 75.537 — 29 35 Cole Whitt Front Row Motorsports Ford 75.566 — 30 83 Matt DiBenedetto (R) BK Racing Toyota 75.638 — 31 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 75.782 — 32 27 Paul MenardPaul Menard started from the rear of the field for an engine change. "N" Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 75.788 — 33 32 Boris Said (i) Go FAS Racing Ford 75.828 — 34 23 J. J. Yeley (i) BK Racing Toyota 75.857 — 35 34 Justin Marks (i) Front Row Motorsports Ford 75.954 — 36 33 Alex Kennedy (R) Hillman-Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet 76.106 — 37 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 76.174 — 38 98 Josh Wise Phil Parsons Racing Chevrolet 76.216 — 39 40 Landon Cassill (i) Hillman-Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet 77.057 — 40 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 77.067 — 41 7 Alex Bowman Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 77.128 — 42 46 Michael AnnettMichael Annett also started from the rear of the field for an engine change. "N" HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 77.551 — 43 26 Jeb Burton (R) BK Racing Toyota 77.658 —Failed to qualify 44 62 Brendan Gaughan (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 77.931 —Official qualifying results Race First half Start thumb|right|Kurt Busch dominated the early stages of the race. The race was scheduled to start at 3:19 p.m. but started three minutes later when A. J. Allmendinger led the field to the green flag. Kurt Busch jumped ahead of Allmendinger in turn 2 and led the first lap. The field settled into a single file rhythm. Jamie McMurray made an unscheduled pit stop on lap 10 for a flat right side tire. Denny Hamlin also made an unscheduled pit stop on that lap for a loose right-rear tire. The first caution of the race flew on lap 22 when David Gilliland slid off the track and slammed into the tire barrier in turn 10 due to a flat left-front tire. “That was a bad deal," Gilliland said. "I just passed Sam Hornish Jr. up in seven and went through the esses and I just told Donnie (crew chief Wingo), ‘I think I’ve got a left-front going down. It’s soft.’ We were gonna come in and pit that lap and I eased up a little bit going through 10, but it never turned and once you get off in the dirt there that's a bad place to get off. "It was a big hit, but I’m OK. I’m just bummed out for the situation. This is a great race track. We really love racing out here and I’ve had some great finishes here, but we’ll have to wait until next year to try again.”http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/two-big-hits-early-at-sonoma-video Two big hits early at Sonoma - video Spencer Lee Motorsport.com, Inc. June 28, 2015 Motorsport.com June 28, 2015 Under caution, Clint Bowyer opted not to pit and assumed the lead.2015 Toyota/Save Mart 350 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hD5zlu92Vl8 July 21, 2015 Sprint Cup Series Sprint Cup Series Fox Sports Fox Sports 1 Sonoma, California June 28, 2015 67 3:22 p.m. en Second quarter The race restarted on lap 27. Kyle Busch passed Bowyer in turn 7a to take the lead one lap later. The second caution flew on lap 29 when David Ragan made contact with Martin Truex Jr. and turned him into the wall in turn 8.http://nascartalk.nbcsports.com/2015/06/28/martin-truex-jr-wrecks-on-lap-28-at-sonoma/ Martin Truex Jr. wrecks on Lap 28 at Sonoma McFadin Daniel NBC Sports June 28, 2015 nascartalk.nbcsports.com June 28, 2015 “When you’re mid-pack, it’s not a good place to be,” Truex Jr. told Fox. “It’s just really congested. We were a lot faster than a couple of guys around us and you’re trying not to get run over and you’re trying to make moves. Every time I passed the 55, he would just keep staying on the side of me and not giving me three or four inches to get clear so we could all get going. I guess he turned me on purpose. I ran into the side of him first, so I kind of had it coming. But that was an accident. I thought I gave him enough room there coming out of the esses.” Ragan gave his take on the incident after exiting the race on lap 79.http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/06/Tough-Day-for-Martin-Truex-Jr-at-Sonoma-after-Contact-from-David-Ragan.aspx Truex: 'He Turned Me on Purpose' Wackerlin Jeff Motor Racing Network June 28, 2015 MRN.com June 29, 2015 Sonoma, California https://web.archive.org/web/20150701030510/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/06/Tough-Day-for-Martin-Truex-Jr-at-Sonoma-after-Contact-from-David-Ragan.aspx July 1, 2015 dead “I didn’t get together with the '78', the '78' ran me off the race track, just body slammed me," said Ragan, who finished 39th. "I was just trying to get back on the race track. That’s a great instance where the '78' just absolutely did me wrong and I’m trying to get back on the race track. That’s unfortunate for him, it’s never good to see anybody tear up their race car. Martin would probably not do that again if he had an opportunity.” The damage to the concrete wall was severe enough that NASCAR red flagged the race on lap 32 for 10 minutes and 30 seconds. The race restarted on lap 34. Kurt Busch passed brother Kyle Busch in turn 11 to take back the lead on lap 40. Matt Kenseth blew out a left-rear tire in turn 4a and had to make an unscheduled pit stop on lap 45. A number of drivers, including Jeff Gordon, began hitting pit road on lap 52. Kurt Busch gave up the lead on lap 53 to make his pit stop and gave it to Jimmie Johnson.http://nascartalk.nbcsports.com/2015/06/28/jimmie-johnson-leads-midway-through-the-toyota-save-mart-350-at-sonoma/ Jimmie Johnson leads midway through the Toyota / Save Mart 350 at Sonoma McFadin Daniel NBC Sports June 28, 2015 nascartalk.nbcsports.com June 28, 2015 Second half Halfway thumb|right|Jimmie Johnson led the most laps in the race. thumb|left|Justin Allgaier ran out of fuel halfway through the race. Allmendinger began reporting fuel pickup issues on lap 57.http://nascartalk.nbcsports.com/2015/06/28/pole-sitter-aj-allmendingers-bid-for-sonoma-win-ends-with-mechanical-issue/ Pole-sitter AJ Allmendinger’s bid for Sonoma win ends with mechanical issue McFadin Daniel NBC Sports June 28, 2015 nascartalk.nbcsports.com June 28, 2015 He made an unscheduled pit stop on lap 60. Justin Allgaier ran out of fuel on lap 65, but coasted the car back to pit road and the race stayed green. Johnson hit pit road on lap 67 and the lead was given back to Kurt Busch. The third caution of the race flew on lap 74 when J. J. Yeley, exiting turn 10, got loose and hit the inside wall. Johnson opted not to pit and reassumed the lead. The race restarted with 32 laps to go. The fourth caution of the race flew on the same lap when Carl Edwards, entering the esses, hit Ragan and spun down into the wall. Fourth quarter The race restarted with 26 laps to go. Kurt Busch went off track in turn 10 with 14 laps to go. The air intake became covered with grass. Debris on the front stretch brought out the fifth caution of the race with twelve laps to go. Exiting turn 11, the left-rear wheel house of Casey Mears's car came off. While Johnson opted to stay out, almost every other driver opted to pit for tires. Coming into his pit box, Matt DiBenedetto got clipped and turned by one of the track's cleanup trucks. The race restarted with seven laps to go. Kyle Busch passed Johnson climbing up turn 3 to take the lead with five laps to go. Michael McDowell went off track in turn 7a with three to go, but got the car going and the race remained green. Kyle Busch drove away to score his 30th career win.http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/06/Kyle-Busch-Wins-Toyota-Save-Mart-350-at-Sonoma-Raceway.aspx Kyle Busch Shines at Sonoma Wackerlin Jeff Motor Racing Network June 28, 2015 MRN.com June 29, 2015 Sonoma, California https://web.archive.org/web/20150701030424/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/06/Kyle-Busch-Wins-Toyota-Save-Mart-350-at-Sonoma-Raceway.aspx July 1, 2015 dead And it is also the first time that the Busch brothers had a 1–2 with Kyle in first and his brother, Kurt, in second. Post-race Driver comments thumb|right|Kyle Busch celebrating winning the 2015 Toyota/Save Mart 350.|350px “This is awesome – it’s unbelievable," said Busch. "Can’t say enough about my team, everyone at Joe Gibbs Racing. I can’t say enough about my medical team that got me back in shape and ready to go behind the wheel. We have our work cut out for us, we knew we did in the beginning and I knew we put us in the hole in points. It’s unfortunate that we’ve had a couple crashes. I hate it for my guys, they don’t deserve to be in that spot. They have certainly worked hard all year long." "Just a lot of things went wrong. We had probably the fastest car on the racetrack it just took us all day to overcome all the stuff we had going on," said Harvick after finishing fourth. "Just want to thank Budweiser, Outback, Folds of Honor, everybody from Jimmy John's and Chevrolet for everything they do for our team."http://www.foxsports.com/nascar/story/kevin-harvick-sonoma-results-stewart-haas-racing-rodney-childers-top-five-finish-062815 Kevin Harvick overcomes struggles to earn top-five Sonoma finish Pennell Jay Fox Sports Interactive Media, LLC. June 28, 2015 FoxSports.com June 30, 2015 "I saw there were a bunch of cars between myself and the first guy on (new) tires," Johnson said after finishing sixth. "I felt pretty good about things. And then after about a lap and a half, I wasn't feeling so good about things. They were there quickly. But if we came back tomorrow, we'd still run the same strategy. We played it perfectly."http://www.foxsports.com/nascar/story/jimmie-johnson-casey-mears-sonoma-raceway-toyota-save-mart-350-dashed-by-final-caution-062815 Jimmie Johnson's chance at Sonoma win dashed by final caution Turner Jared Fox Sports Interactive Media, LLC. June 28, 2015 FoxSports.com June 30, 2015 "They dropped the green and we were moving forward," Gordon said after finishing 16th in his final start at Sonoma Raceway. "I was pretty happy with it. I felt that rear starting to go off pretty early on and saw some guys coming from further back. And so we tried to make a couple of adjustments. It just seemed as the track continued to lay rubber, our set-up, which we were taking a little bit of a gamble and risk with, but it looked good in practice; but it just didn’t pay off for us. The car was really, really good there at the end. Nothing’s going to take away from this weekend for me. I know it wasn’t the finish we all wanted, but it was a very memorable weekend. It’s still a little bit more fun to go to hang out with some of my friends and family here. But, I hate that we weren’t a little bit better. And that last thing, I was just taking some risk on that last pit stop. We didn’t have anything to lose at that point.”http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/one-last-time-jeff-gordon-finishes-16th-at-sonoma/?v=2&s=1 One last time: Jeff Gordon finishes 16th at Sonoma Spencer Lee Motorsport.com, Inc. June 29, 2015 Motorsport.com June 30, 2015 Race results Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Laps completed Points 1 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 110 47 2 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 110 43 3 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 110 42 4 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 110 40 5 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 110 39 6 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 110 40 7 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 110 37 8 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 110 36 9 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 110 35 10 9 Sam Hornish Jr. Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 110 34 11 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 110 33 12 14 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 110 32 13 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 110 31 14 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 110 30 15 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 110 29 16 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 110 28 17 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 110 27 18 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 110 26 19 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 110 25 20 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 110 24 21 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 110 23 22 35 Cole Whitt Front Row Motorsports Ford 110 22 23 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 110 21 24 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 110 20 25 33 Alex Kennedy (R) Hillman-Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet 110 19 26 32 Boris Said (i) Go FAS Racing Ford 110 0 27 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 110 17 28 98 Josh Wise Phil Parsons Racing Chevrolet 109 16 29 83 Matt DiBenedetto (R) BK Racing Toyota 109 15 30 34 Justin Marks (i) Front Row Motorsports Ford 109 0 31 7 Alex Bowman Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 109 13 32 26 Jeb Burton (R) BK Racing Toyota 109 12 33 46 Michael Annett HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 109 11 34 95 Michael McDowell Leavine Family Racing Ford 109 10 35 51 Justin Allgaier HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 107 9 36 40 Landon Cassill (i) Hillman-Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet 99 0 37 47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 98 8 38 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Chevrolet 97 6 39 55 David Ragan Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 78 5 40 19 Carl Edwards Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 78 4 41 23 J. J. Yeley (i) BK Racing Toyota 71 0 42 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 31 2 43 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 20 1Official Toyota/Save Mart 350 results Race statistics 9 lead changes among 5 different drivers 5 cautions for 21 laps; 1 red flag for 10 minutes, 30 seconds Time of race: 2 hours, 55 minutes, 39 seconds Average speed: 74.774 mph km/h on Kyle Busch took home $315,481 in winnings Lap Leaders Laps Leader 1-22 Kurt Busch 23 A. J. Allmendinger 24-27 Clint Bowyer 28-39 Kyle Busch 40-52 Kurt Busch 53-66 Jimmie Johnson 67-74 Kurt Busch 75-105 Jimmie Johnson 106-110 Kyle BuschTotal laps led Leader Laps Jimmie Johnson 45 Kurt Busch 43 Kyle Busch 17 Clint Bowyer 4 A. J. Allmendinger 1 Race awards Coors Light Pole Award: A. J. Allmendinger (1:14.385, 96.310 mph km/h on) 3M Lap Leader: Jimmie Johnson (45 laps) American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award: Kyle Busch Duralast Brakes "Bake In The Race" Award: Kurt Busch Freescale "Wide Open": Kurt Busch Ingersoll Rand Power Move: Sam Hornish Jr. (8 positions) MAHLE Clevite Engine Builder of the Race: Hendrick Engines, #41 Mobil 1 Driver of the Race: Kurt Busch (137.7 driver rating) Moog Steering and Suspension Problem Solver of The Race: Joey Logano (crew chief Todd Gordon (0.570)) NASCAR Sprint Cup Leader Bonus: No winner: rolls over to $130,000 at next event Sherwin-Williams Fastest Lap: A. J. Allmendinger (Lap, 1:15.570, 94.802 mph km/h on) Sunoco Rookie of The Race: Alex Kennedy Media Television Fox Sports covered their seventh race at Sonoma Raceway and their first since 2006. Mike Joy, Larry McReynolds and Darrell Waltrip had the call in the booth for the race. Jamie Little, Chris Neville, Vince Welch and Matt Yocum handled the pit road duties for the television side. Fox Sports 1Booth announcersPit reporters Lap-by-lap: Mike JoyColor-commentator: Larry McReynoldsColor-commentator: Darrell Waltrip Jamie LittleChris NevilleVince WelchMatt Yocum Radio PRN had the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Doug Rice and Mark Garrow called the race in the booth when the field was racing past the pit straight. Pat Patterson called the race from atop turn 3a when the field was racing up turns 2, 3 and 3a. Brad Gillie called the race from a platform outside turn 7a when the field was racing through turns 4a, 7a and 8. Rob Albright called the race from a billboard outside turn 10 when the field was racing down turns 8a, 9 and 10. Heather DuBoise, Brett McMillan, Jim Noble and Steve Richards worked pit road for PRN. PRNBooth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead announcer: Doug RiceAnnouncer: Mark GarrowAnnouncer: Wendy Venturini Turns 2, 3 & 3a: Pat PattersonTurns 4a, 7a & 8: Brad GillieTurns 8a, 9 & 10: Rob Albright Heather DuBoiseBrett McMillanJim NobleSteve Richards Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Kevin Harvick 616 10px 2 Martin Truex Jr. 563 (–53) 10px 3 Joey Logano 559 (–57) 10px 1 4 Jimmie Johnson 546 (–70) 10px 1 5 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 545 (–71) 10px 6 Brad Keselowski 505 (–111) 10px 7 Jamie McMurray 497 (–119) 10px 1 8 Kasey Kahne 483 (–133) 10px 1 9 Matt Kenseth 479 (–137) 10px 1 10 Kurt Busch 469 (–147) 10px 1 11 Jeff Gordon 462 (–154) 10px 12 Paul Menard 452 (–164) 10px 13 Denny Hamlin 438 (–178) 10px 2 14 Ryan Newman 435 (–181) 10px 15 Aric Almirola 431 (–185) 10px 1 16 Clint Bowyer 430 (–186) thumb|right|Kevin Harvick left Sonoma with 53 point lead over Martin Truex Jr. Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 10px 1 Chevrolet 726 10px 2 Ford 656 (–70) 10px 3 Toyota 632 (–94) Note: Only the first sixteen positions are included for the driver standings. Notes "N" References 2 Sprint Cup Series 2015 2015 Quicken Loans 400 2015 Coke Zero 400 Toyota Save Mart 350 Toyota Save Mart 350 Category:NASCAR races at Sonoma Raceway