TC Daily Pit Stop: SVG Wrestles Past Austin Hill for Sonoma Xfinity Win; Retzlaff and Sieg Get Into Verbal Spat After Race; Logano on Cup Pole; Drivers Weigh in on Turn 11 Wall
TC Daily Pit Stop: SVG Wrestles Past Austin Hill for Sonoma Xfinity Win; Retzlaff and Sieg Get Into Verbal Spat After Race; Logano on Cup Pole; Drivers Weigh in on Turn 11 Wall
TC Daily Pit Stop: Sunday, June 9, 2024
Shane Van Gisbergen Goes Back-to-Back with Xfinity Victory at Sonoma
SVG started from the pole, won Stage 1, and ultimately won the overall race in Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity Series Zip Buy Now, Pay Later 250 at Sonoma Raceway, but boy, oh boy, did he encounter some obstacles.
After staying on track, instead of pitting to set himself up for better track position, at the end of Stage 1, SVG radioed that he felt issues with the steering rack in his No. 97 car. This kept him from contending for the lead for the majority of Stage 2. His crew chief Bruce Schlicker intended for SVG to pit before the end of Stage 2, in an effort to make their ground back up, but didn’t make the call in time.
SVG worked his way back into contention for the win in the final Stage, and on the final restart of the race, he got into a heated on-track battle with Austin Hill for the lead. After some contact in Turn 1, Hill skidded off line, and SVG cruised to the win.
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OFFICIAL RACE RESULTS
DRIVER STANDINGS
OWNER STANDINGS
ROOKIE STANDINGS
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Video: Parker Retzlaff and Ryan Sieg Exchange Heated Words After Late-Race Incident
After Saturday’s race, Parker Retzlaff, and Ryan Sieg, who were involved in a late-race incident while battling for a top-10 position, didn’t see eye-to-eye.
With a couple of laps to go, Sieg doored Retzlaff for the position, which led to Retzlaff making sure Sieg didn’t complete the next turn. Retzlaff would finish 11th, and Sieg would come home 20th, which led Sieg to go talk to Retzlaff after the race. Shouting ensued.
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Video: Contact in Turn 4 Triggers 19-Car Pileup at Sonoma
Turn 3 at Sonoma Raceway looked more like a parking lot on Lap 51 of Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity Series Zip Buy Now, Pay Later 250. Contact between Chandler Smith and Josh Williams created a log-jam the front of the group, and by the end of the crash 19 cars had accrued some damage.
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Joey Logano Tops Qualifying Charts on Newly-Repaved Sonoma Raceway
Joey Logano scored the 31st pole of his NASCAR Cup Series career on Saturday as he took the pole for Sunday’s Toyota / Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway. Logano laid down a 73.243 second (97.771 mph) lap to take the top starting spot.
Logano topped Tyler Reddick for the pole.
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STARTING LINEUP
Drivers Weigh in on Sonoma Raceway’s New Turn 11 Wall
Heading into Saturday’s on-track activity several NASCAR Cup Series drivers talked about the wall that was placed in Turn 11 of the Sonoma Raceway, which replaced the long-standing tire packs that had been placed there.
Some said the wall could lead to a lack of vision in the turn, others said the wall provides drivers an opportunity to pinch a competitor down, which could break a toe link.
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NASCAR TV Schedule: Sunday, June 9, 2024
2:00 PM ET: NASCAR RaceDay (Sonoma) — FS1 / FOX Sports App
3:00 PM ET: NASCAR RaceDay (Sonoma) — FOX / FOX Sports App
3:30 PM ET: NASCAR Cup Series Race — FOX / FOX Sports App