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Couch Potato Tuesday: Sonoma Brings No Clint Bowyer, Slightly Different Racing

Phil Allaway
A pack of NASCAR Cup cars races at Sonoma Raceway, June 2022.

(Photo: Danny Peters)

Sonoma Raceway has always been one of my personal favorites for the NASCAR Cup Series, all the way back to the early 1990s. You never know what you’re going to get, especially back in the days when this was a conjunction race between the Cup Series and what was then Winston West (now the ARCA …

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Thinkin’ Out Loud at Sonoma: Suarez Win Saves Uneventful Toyota Save/Mart 350

Dalton Hopkins
Suarez

Photo Credit: Danny Peters

What happened? Daniel Suarez inherited the lead and held off Chris Buescher for the last 26 laps at Sonoma Raceway to win his first career NASCAR Cup Series race on Sunday, June 12. Michael McDowell, Kevin Harvick, and Austin Cindric rounded out the top five. The Mexico native has become only the fifth foreign born …

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The Big 6: Questions Answered After the 2022 Toyota/SaveMart 350 at Sonoma

Amy Henderson
Sonoma

Photo Credit: Danny Peters

Who… should you be talking about after the race? He was rushed to the Cup Series unexpectedly and he wasn’t really ready. Because of that, he lost his ride with Joe Gibbs Racing. He moved to Stewart-Haas Racing, another winning organization—until the sponsorship money dried up. He caught a ride with backmarker Gaunt Brothers Racing, …

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Up to Speed: Daniel Suarez Reborn at Trackhouse Racing Team

Bryan Gable
Daniel Suarez

Photo Credit: Danny Peters

After 195 races, five and a half seasons, and starts with four different teams, Daniel Suarez is finally a winner in the NASCAR Cup Series. Suarez outran everyone at Sonoma Raceway on Sunday, avoiding mistakes that derailed a few drivers and teams who have more trips to victory lane. Although he was fast all afternoon, …

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Did You Notice?: A 2022 NASCAR Season Defined by Near Misses

Tom Bowles
Tyler Reddick and Chase Briscoe spin out in the Bristol Dirt Race. (Photo: NKP)

(Photo: Nigel Kinrade Photography)

Gateway marked the latest close finish this year in a season with many drivers coming close to wins, only to have circumstances turn against them in the final laps.