Because Sonoma Raceway is a road course, NASCAR is set to utilize a group qualifying format to determine the starting lineup for Sunday's Toyota Save Mart 350 Cup Series race.
Drivers are set to be split up into two groups, and each group is set to get 20 minutes. Drivers are allowed to make multiple qualifying attempts within those 20 minutes, and at the end of both groups, the combined results are set to determine the full starting lineup, as there is no second round.
The same two-variable qualifying metric, which NASCAR introduced in 2025 as the replacement for the old four-variable formula that was used from 2020 to 2024, which determines qualifying orders for oval races determined the qualifying groups for this weekend's road course race.
Follow along with our Toyota Save Mart 350 qualifying updates from Sonoma Raceway.
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 | Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota |
27 | Cole Custer, No. 41 Haas Factory Team Chevrolet |
28 | Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford |
29 | Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford |
30 | Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet |
31 | Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet |
32 | Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota |
33 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet |
34 | Noah Gragson, No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford |
35 | Brad Keselowski, No. 6 RFK Racing Ford |
36 | Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet |
The Toyota Save Mart 350 is set to get TNT's five-race portion of the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series broadcast schedule underway this Sunday, June 28, with live coverage scheduled to begin at 3:30 p.m. ET. Don't miss any of the action from the season's final road course race!
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