23XI Racing's Bubba Wallace crashed during Saturday's qualifying session for Sunday afternoon's Toyota Save Mart 350 NASCAR Cup Series race at Sonoma Raceway after posting a lap that was good for 26th in the 36-car field.
Because repairs were made to Wallace's No. 23 Toyota, he is set to drop to the rear of the field before the green flag flies to get Sunday's 110-lap race around the 12-turn, 1.99-mile (3.203-kilometer) Sonoma, California natural terrain road course underway.
Wallace is one of three drivers set to drop to the rear of the field to start the 2026 season's fourth and final road course race. Legacy Motor Club's Erik Jones and Front Row Motorsports' Noah Gragson are also set to start at the back after unapproved adjustments and repairs were made to their No. 43 Toyota and No. 4 Ford, respectively.
Jones had qualified 32nd, while Gragson had qualified 34th. Wallace, Jones, and Gragson had all been slated to start on the outside lane, so they are all simply set to drop to the tail end of the outside lane. Those slated to start on the inside lane are unaffected.
Here's an updated look at how the 36-car field is set to come to the green flag.
NASCAR Cup Series starting lineup at Sonoma
Order | Driver |
|---|---|
1 | Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota |
2 | Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet |
3 | Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet |
4 | Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet |
5 | Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet |
6 | Shane van Gisbergen, No. 97 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet |
7 | Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota |
8 | A.J. Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet |
9 | Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota |
10 | Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford |
11 | Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota |
12 | Austin Hill, No. 33 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet |
13 | William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet |
14 | Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota |
15 | Chris Buescher, No. 17 RFK Racing Ford |
16 | Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford |
17 | Connor Zilisch, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet |
18 | Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet |
19 | Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford |
20 | John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota |
21 | Daniel Suarez, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet |
22 | Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet |
23 | Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford |
24 | Zane Smith, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford |
25 | Riley Herbst, No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota |
26 | Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford |
27 | Cole Custer, No. 41 Haas Factory Team Chevrolet |
28 | Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet |
29 | Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford |
30 | Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet |
31 | Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet |
32 | Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota |
33 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet |
34 | Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota |
35 | Brad Keselowski, No. 6 RFK Racing Ford |
36 | Noah Gragson, No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford |
Tune in to TNT for live coverage of the Toyota Save Mart 350 from Sonoma Raceway beginning at 3:30 p.m. ET. Don't miss the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season's final road course race!
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