Toyota/Save Mart 350 - NASCAR Race

Name of Race:	Toyota/Save Mart 350
Name of Track:	Infineon Raceway
Date:	June 24th

Infineon Raceway, formerly Sears Point Raceway, is a NASCAR sanctioned road course and drag strip in the hills of northern California, near Sonoma, north of San Francisco.

One Of Two NASCAR Road Courses NASCAR On The West Coast

With the closure of Riverside International Raceway in Riverside, California after the 1988 season, NASCAR, wanting a west coast road course event to replace it, chose the Sears Point facility. Riverside International was razed for a shopping center development.

In 2002, Sears Point Raceway was renamed after a corporation, Infineon. However, as with many renamings of sports complexes, many people still call it by its original name. Despite its name, it was in no ways affiliated with Sears.The Chute

The standard road course at Infineon Raceway is a 2.52 mile, 12 turn course, however the track was modified in 1998, adding the Chute, which bypasses turns 5 and 6, shortening course to 1.95 miles. The Chute is only used for NASCAR events such as the Dodge/Save Mart 350, and is criticised by many drivers, who prefer the full layout; most races, including the Grand American Road Racing Association's Grand Prix of Sonoma, use the full course, while American Motorcyclist Association and Indy Racing League events use a modified 2.22 mile, 12 turn course.

This layout, opened in 2003, skips much of the Esses and run from Turn 10 to Turn 11 (the hairpin) for additional safety for motorcyclists, including runoff available in the motorcycle Turn 11 (the main Turn 11 has no runoff, and is a very slow turn, similar to the Mirabeau hairpin at Monaco). The raceway also has a quarter mile drag strip used for NHRA drag racing events.

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Toyota/Save Mart 350 NASCAR Race Results

Below are the race results for Toyota/Save Mart 350, in order of finishing place.

Fin	Driver	Num	Start	Money	Laps	Pts	Status	Sponsor
1	Juan Montoya	42	32	$310,600	110	190	running	Texaco / Havoline
2	Kevin Harvick	29	22	$241,561	110	170	running	Shell / Pennzoil
3	Jeff Burton	31	6	$189,616	110	165	running	LENOX Industrial Tools
4	Clint Bowyer	7	10	$129,725	110	160	running	Camping World / RVs.com
5	Greg Biffle	16	17	$123,875	110	155	running	Aflac
6	Tony Stewart	20	5	$147,961	110	155	running	The Home Depot
7	Jeff Gordon	24	41	$136,986	110	146	running	DuPont
8	Kyle Busch	5	24	$105,350	110	142	running	CARQUEST / Kellogg's
9	Boris Said	160	4	$91,900	110	138	running	Raley's / SOBE No Fear
10	Denny Hamlin	11	36	$105,875	110	139	running	FedEx Ground
11	Ricky Rudd	88	28	$116,083	110	130	running	Snickers
12	P.J. Jones	0	43	$98,408	110	127	running	Burger King
13	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	8	3	$125,808	110	124	running	Budweiser
14	Elliott Sadler	19	12	$100,645	110	121	running	Dodge Dealers / UAW
15	Ron Fellows	96	11	$91,200	110	123	running	DLP HDTV
16	Robby Gordon	7	2	$92,900	110	125	running	MAPEI / Menards
17	Jimmie Johnson	48	42	$129,661	110	117	running	Lowe's
18	Carl Edwards	99	15	$87,775	110	114	running	Lumber Liquidators
19	Bill Elliott	21	7	$98,214	110	106	running	Little Debbie
20	Ryan Newman	12	9	$110,550	110	103	running	ALLTEL
21	J.J. Yeley	18	33	$107,483	110	100	running	Interstate Batteries
22	Kurt Busch	2	14	$110,783	110	97	running	Miller Lite
23	Kasey Kahne	9	8	$120,641	110	94	running	Dodge Dealers / UAW
24	Martin Truex, Jr.	1	18	$101,795	110	91	running	Bass Pro Shops / Tracker
25	David Gilliland	38	35	$102,539	110	88	running	M&M's
26	Dale Jarrett	44	16	$70,900	110	85	running	UPS
27	Casey Mears	25	38	$88,375	110	82	running	National Guard / GMAC
28	Butch Leitzinger	36	30	$69,800	110	79	running	Caterpillar
29	David Ragan	6	37	$109,100	110	76	running	AAA
30	Regan Smith	1	26	$97,408	110	73	running	U.S. Army
31	Johnny Sauter	70	34	$72,475	110	70	running	Yellow Trans.
32	David Stremme	40	40	$72,230	110	67	running	Coors Light
33	Bobby Labonte	43	13	$109,056	109	64	Gas	Cheerios / Betty Crocker
34	Matt Kenseth	17	27	$117,596	109	61	running	Carhartt
35	Terry Labonte	55	25	$83,028	109	58	running	NAPA Auto Parts
36	Marc Goossens	191	21	$68,760	109	55	running	Commonwealth / Riley-D'Hondt Mtspts
37	Jamie McMurray	26	1	$85,525	109	57	running	IRWIN Industrial Tools
38	Joe Nemechek	13	39	$68,510	109	49	running	Haier
39	Kyle Petty	45	23	$80,058	108	46	Gas	Wells Fargo
40	Reed Sorenson	41	29	$85,797	105	43	running	Target
41	Dave Blaney	22	19	$76,125	97	40	running	Caterpillar
42	Jeff Green	66	31	$76,030	68	37	Accident	Best Buy
43	Sterling Marlin	14	20	$68,188	12	34	engine	Ginn Resorts