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
Group A
1 - Shane van Gisbergen, No. 97 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
2 - Austin Hill, No. 33 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
3 - William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
4 - Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
5 - Connor Zilisch, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
6 - John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
7 - Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
8 - Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford
9 - Cole Custer, No. 41 Haas Factory Team Chevrolet
10 - Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford
11 - Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford
12 - Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
13 - Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
14 - Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
15 - Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet
16 - Noah Gragson, No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford
17 - Brad Keselowski, No. 6 RFK Racing Ford
18 - Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet
Group B
Note that this starting lineup is not official until all drivers on the entry list are included.
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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