NASCAR Sonoma Raceway Toyota/Save Mart 350 2014
NASCAR Sonoma Raceway Toyota/Save Mart 350 2014 Photos and Stories.
2014-06-20 - 2014-06-22, Sonoma, California, USA
Photos and story provided by David Grube Contact Photographer for Information.
Sunday Race Day
Friday Practice
NASCAR Sonoma Raceway Toyota/Save Mart 350 2014
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Carl Edwards
Carl Edwards out runs Jeff Gordon to take the top trophy for his first road course win. Edwards was only 0.591 seconds ahead of Gordon at the Flag. Gordon had been trying to catch and pass Edwards for 8 laps but ran out of time to make the pass.
Dale Earnhardt Jr survived 2 contacts that left Kenseth's car out and later he collided with Allmendinger, but still managed to maintain and he finished 3rd.
Danica Patrick started 11th position and remained on the lead lap but finishing 18th.
Sonoma Raceway is one of the 2 road-course tracks on the NASCAR schedule and with its challenging hills and off camber turns it gives the drivers their biggest challenges.
YOU GOT TO BE THERE!!
Finishing Order:
1 : Car # 99 Carl Edwards Ford - -
2 : Car # 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet - -
3 : Car # 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr Chevrolet - -
4 : Car # 1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet - -
5 : Car # 27 Paul Menard Chevrolet - -
6 : Car # 5 Kasey Kahne Chevrolet - -
7 : Car # 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet - -
8 : Car # 9 Marcos Ambrose Ford - -
9 : Car # 16 Greg Biffle Ford - -
10 : Car # 15 Clint Bowyer Toyota - -
11 : Car # 31 Ryan Newman Chevrolet - -
12 : Car # 41 Kurt Busch Chevrolet - -
13 : Car # 13 Casey Mears Chevrolet - -
14 : Car # 55 Brian Vickers Toyota - -
15 : Car # 78 Martin Truex Jr Chevrolet - -
16 : Car # 22 Joey Logano Ford - -
17 : Car # 3 Austin Dillon Chevrolet - -
18 : Car # 10 Danica Patrick Chevrolet - -
19 : Car # 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet - -
20 : Car # 4 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet - -
21 : Car # 38 David Gilliland Ford - -
22 : Car # 2 Brad Keselowski Ford - -
23 : Car # 43 Aric Almirola Ford - -
24 : Car # 95 Michael McDowell Ford - -
25 : Car # 18 Kyle Busch Toyota - -
26 : Car # 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota - -
27 : Car # 26 Cole Whitt Toyota - -
28 : Car # 42 Kyle Larson Chevrolet - -
29 : Car # 23 Alex Bowman Toyota - -
30 : Car # 7 Michael Annett Chevrolet - -
31 : Car # 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Ford - -
32 : Car # 36 Reed Sorenson Chevrolet - -
33 : Car # 51 Justin Allgaier Chevrolet - -
34 : Car # 44 J.J. Yeley Chevrolet - -
35 : Car # 32 Boris Said Ford - -
36 : Car # 34 David Ragan Ford - -
37 : Car # 47 AJ Allmendinger Chevrolet - -
38 : Car # 66 Tomy Drissi Toyota - -
39 : Car # 33 Alex Kennedy Chevrolet - -
40 : Car # 98 Josh Wise Chevrolet - -
41 : Car # 83 Ryan Truex Toyota - -
42 : Car # 20 Matt Kenseth Toyota - -
43 : Car # 40 Landon Cassill Chevrolet - -
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Winner!
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Fix'n
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Should he be doing that?
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NASCAR Officials strategizing before the race
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Is he ordering pizza or parts?
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That ain't you fathers Buick
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Pre-race inspections
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Pre-race inspections
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Retired Bay Area Pitching Great, Vida Blue before he announced "Drivers, Start your engines!
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Beautiful day as the crowd begins to gather
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The inspections continue
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Getting lined up pre-race
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"The King" Richard Petty at opening ceremonies
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Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Competition!
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Patriot Jet Demonstration Team Air Show
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Behind the Pace Car
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1st lap of the race!
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Into Turn 2
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Carl Edwards, somewhere around lap 20
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Dale chasing after Danica
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Passing around turn 2
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Danica Patrick with 2 tires in the air!
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Are 2 wheels better than 4 on a turn??
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Looks like a dog at a fire hydrant
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Noth'n but Air behind them
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All the boys chasing after Danica!
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While the boys and girl get their wheels high in the air the fans can get high in the air on the wheel
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Reed Sorenson
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Aric Almirola
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Pushing and shoving through turn 7
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3 wide coming out of turn 7!
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Not looking good for Matt Kenseth
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Race resumes after #20 crash cleanup
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Passing in turn 11
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Passing and scraping through turn 11
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#11 Spinout in turn 11 (Only about 10 laps to go). Denny Hamlin did a 360 and kept driving!
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