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during qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway on June 27, 2015 in Sonoma, California.

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Qualifying – Toyota – Save Mart 350
Sonoma Raceway
Sonoma, California
Saturday, June 27, 2015

1. (47) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 96.310 mph.
2. (41) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 96.095 mph.
3. (20) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 96.001 mph.
4. (42) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 95.932 mph.
5. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 95.905 mph.
6. (15) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 95.884 mph.
7. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 95.663 mph.
8. (13) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 95.563 mph.

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9. (55) David Ragan, Toyota, 95.497 mph.
10. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 95.298 mph. Continue reading “2015 NASCAR CUP SERIES SONOMA STARTING LINEUP – AJ ALLMENDINGER ON POLE”

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Tony Stewart – a multi-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion and sure-fire NASCAR Hall of Famer – has struggled so far in 2015.

He claims only one top-10 finish–a sixth-place showing in a wild rainy race at Bristol in April.

Still, Stewart can make the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup with a win and top-30 points finish.

Sonoma Raceway could be where he clinches that win.

The No. 14 Chevrolet driver is a Mobil(e) one at the Northern California Race track. (Get it? Mobil 1 is his sponsor. #punny)

Stewart owns two wins (12.5%), five top fives (31.2%), nine top 10s (56.2%) and a Coors Light Pole Award in 16 starts at Sonoma. Among active drivers at the 1.99-mile road course, he boasts the most fastest laps run (79), the second-best average running position (12.0), the second-most quality passes (274) and the third-best driver rating (98.8).

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Arnold Schwarzenneger is a man with many talents, and faces.

He’s been a Terminator, Mr. Freeze, a governor, even a kindergarten cop.

On Sunday, he will lead the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series field to green as the Official Pace Car Driver for the Toyota / Save Mart 350.

Schwarzenneger will pilot a 2016 Toyota Mirai, a hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle that emits only water from its exhaust. It will be the first hydrogen fuel cell vehicle used as a pace car in Sonoma. As Governor, Schwarzenegger championed and established California’s Hydrogen Highway, the nation’s first network of hydrogen fueling stations.

The long-time actor/bodybuilder/politician joins a star-studded list of celebrities who have participated in NASCAR festivities this year, including: Vince Vaughn, Guy Fieri, Bill Goldberg, SpongeBob SquarePants and Rob Gronkowski.

Hopefully, he’ll be back.

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Though Jeff Gordon wears the crown as ‘Homecoming King,’ two other local drivers can upend him in Sonoma – Kyle Larson, from Elk Grove, and AJ Allmendinger from Los Gatos. Larson, the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Sunoco Rookie of the Year, finished 28th in his lone Sonoma start, last season. Allmendinger has two top 10s at Sonoma, and won last year’s Watkins Glen race – the second of two NSCS road-course races.

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The Final Lap Weekly Podcast LogoSHOW #364 – Guest: Ryan Blaney – We recap the Trucks in Iowa, XFinity at Chicagoland, Cup off weekend, Kasey “Big Daddy” Kahne, Microsoft inks with Dale Jr., Jeff Gordon visits first racetrack, Danica wears bikini, plus a full Sonoma Raceway preview. Hosted by Kerry Murphey and Toby Christie

( Roughly 48:00 mins)

Continue reading “The Final Lap Weekly #364 Ryan Blaney – Sonoma Raceway Preview”