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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

  1. Shane Van Gisbergen, No. 88, 74.833
  2. Chase Briscoe, No. 19, 74.844
  3. William Byron, No. 24 Valvoline Chevrolet, 75.025
  4. Ross Chastain, No. 1, 75.087
  5. A.J. Allmendinger, No. 16, 75.120
  6. Ty Gibbs, No. 54, 75.128
  7. Ryan Blaney, No. 12, 75.134
  8. Tyler Reddick, No. 45, 75.176
  9. Alex Bowman, No. 48 Ally Chevrolet, 75.233
  10. Christopher Bell, No. 20, 75.243
  11. Kyle Larson, No. 5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, 75.254
  12. Zane Smith, No. 38, 75.278
  13. Chase Elliott, No. 9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, 75.283
  14. Chris Buescher, No. 17, 75.373
  15. Michael McDowell, No. 71, 75.408
  16. Denny Hamlin, No. 11, 75.437
  17. Kyle Busch, No. 8, 75.475
  18. John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42, 75.517
  19. Daniel Suarez, No. 99, 75.563
  20. Ryan Preece, No. 60, 75.589
  21. Brad Keselowski, No. 6, 75.624
  22. Joey Logano, No. 22, 75.629
  23. Carson Hocevar, No. 77, 75.666
  24. Austin Cindric, No. 2, 75.734
  25. Josh Berry, No. 21, 75.836
  26. Ty Dillon, No. 10, 76.033
  27. Cole Custer, No. 41, 76.122
  28. Riley Herbst, No. 35, 76.254
  29. Justin Haley, No. 7, 76.270
  30. Bubba Wallace, No. 23, 76.275
  31. Erik Jones, No. 43, 76.297
  32. Noah Gragson, No. 4, 76.299
  33. Austin Dillon, No. 3, 76.461
  34. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47, 76.623
  35. Todd Gilliand, No. 34, 76.372
  36. Cody Ware, No. 51, 77.478
  37. 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)