Toyota Savemart 350

When: Friday, June 24 - Sunday, June 26, 2011
Where: Infineon Raceway - Sonoma, CA

The Toyota/Save Mart 350 is one of only two Sprint Cup races run on a non-oval track. With 10 turns over 1.99 miles of track, this is one of the more unique races on the circuit. Over the years, the track as well as the race itself has undergone undergone multiple name and length changes over the years.

Infineon Raceway is one of the premier road racing venues on the Sprint Cup circuit and is not like other tracks on the circuit. This baby is full of a dozen twists and turns, making the Toyota Savemart 350 a real test of handling and driving skills.

Opened in 1968, it serves as the gateway to the beautiful Sonoma Valley, one of the top wine-producing regions in the world. Early running of the Toyota Savemart 350 featured an amazing 12 turn course that gave NASCAR drivers fits. Also, the overall length of the track, at over 2 miles, gave Infineon Raceway a bad rep. In 1998 The Chute was installed, cutting out some turns, and making the race an even 2 miles. Fox broadcast the race until the year 2006 when TNT took their place. They will continue until the year 2014.

Within the race itself, you will find some drivers that are not typical of NASCAR as this is a popular event for road course drivers. Jeff Gordon is truly the undisputed king of this NASCAR road race, with five pole positions (1998-99, 2001, 2004-05) and five victories (1998-2000, 2004, 2006), the most of any driver and recent winners have included Kyle Busch, Kasey Kahne and Juan Pablo Montoya. Notably, and seemingly no coincidence, Gordon is also the all-time NASCAR leader with a total of nine road-course victories throughout his career.

Toyota Savemart Results 2011

Kurt Busch shored up his Chase for the Sprint Cup hopes with his first victory of the season while other title contenders took hits — literally — Sunday at Infineon Raceway.

Busch dominated the second half of the Toyota/Save Mart 350 as Tony Stewart, Denny Hamlin and Dale Earnhardt Jr. were victimized by contact during another rough-and-tumble race on a road course.

Busch stayed out of trouble by staying in front of it, leading 76 of 110 laps (including the final 23) for the first road-course victory of his career.

Toyota Savemart Results

Jimmie Johnson turned the heat up on Marcos Ambrose late in the Toyota/Save Mart 350, hoping a mistake would make him a first-time road-course winner.

Even he didn't anticipate the doozy that cost Ambrose his first Sprint Cup victory.

"That's the last type of mistake I'd expect to see," Johnson said after his first victory in 17 starts on tracks with left and right turns. "It was totally off the wall. I don't think I've ever seen that eliminate a guy from winning

It did Sunday at Infineon Raceway, where Ambrose, in a botched attempt at trying to conserve fuel while leading, stalled during the race's final caution.

The Australian had been toggling the power to his engine when it suddenly didn't refire. NASCAR moved Ambrose from first to seventh because officials determined that was where the No. 47 Toyota had rejoined the field when it began rolling.

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