SONOMA, Calif. - The NASCAR Cup Series turned laps today in Wine Country as 37 drivers took part in practice and qualifying around the 11-turn circuit.
William Byron rolled onto the track in group one and set a lap time of 1:15.025, a good enough for third place.
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Alex Bowman, who is battling Ty Dillon this week in the NASCAR In-Season Challenge, starts ninth. Kyle Larson and Chase Elliott will start 11th and 13th respectively for Sunday's race.
Hendrick Motorsports is doing double duty this weekend with Corey Day piloting the No. 17 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet in the Xfinity Series. He was set to roll off 14th for the race slated for 4:30 p.m. start time later on Saturday.
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Here is a look at the starting grid for Sunday's race:
NASCAR Cup Series qualifying results today
- Shane Van Gisbergen, No. 88, 74.833
- Chase Briscoe, No. 19, 74.844
- William Byron, No. 24 Valvoline Chevrolet, 75.025
- Ross Chastain, No. 1, 75.087
- A.J. Allmendinger, No. 16, 75.120
- Ty Gibbs, No. 54, 75.128
- Ryan Blaney, No. 12, 75.134
- Tyler Reddick, No. 45, 75.176
- Alex Bowman, No. 48 Ally Chevrolet, 75.233
- Christopher Bell, No. 20, 75.243
- Kyle Larson, No. 5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, 75.254
- Zane Smith, No. 38, 75.278
- Chase Elliott, No. 9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, 75.283
- Chris Buescher, No. 17, 75.373
- Michael McDowell, No. 71, 75.408
- Denny Hamlin, No. 11, 75.437
- Kyle Busch, No. 8, 75.475
- John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42, 75.517
- Daniel Suarez, No. 99, 75.563
- Ryan Preece, No. 60, 75.589
- Brad Keselowski, No. 6, 75.624
- Joey Logano, No. 22, 75.629
- Carson Hocevar, No. 77, 75.666
- Austin Cindric, No. 2, 75.734
- Josh Berry, No. 21, 75.836
- Ty Dillon, No. 10, 76.033
- Cole Custer, No. 41, 76.122
- Riley Herbst, No. 35, 76.254
- Justin Haley, No. 7, 76.270
- Bubba Wallace, No. 23, 76.275
- Erik Jones, No. 43, 76.297
- Noah Gragson, No. 4, 76.299
- Austin Dillon, No. 3, 76.461
- Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47, 76.623
- Todd Gilliand, No. 34, 76.372
- Cody Ware, No. 51, 77.478
- Katherine Legge, No. 78, No time
What time is the NASCAR race today?
Saturday, July 12
- 4:30 - Xfinity race, CW
Sunday, July 13
- 3:30 p.m. - Cup Series race, TNT
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Where is NASCAR this weekend?
The NASCAR Cup Series and Xfinity Series tackle the twists and turns of Sonoma Raceway this weekend.
Where is Sonoma Raceway?
Sonoma Raceway is located in Sonoma, California.
NASCAR In-Season tournament matchups
- Alex Bowman (8) vs. Ty Dillon (32)
- John Hunter Nemechek (12) vs. Erik Jones (20)
- Ryan Preece (15) vs. Tyler Reddick (23)
- Ty Gibbs (6) vs. Zane Smith (14)