2023 Toyota/Save Mart 350
The 2023 Toyota/Save Mart 350 is an upcoming NASCAR Cup Series race that will be held on June 11, 2023, at Sonoma Raceway in Sonoma, California. It is contested over 110 laps on the 1.99-mile (3.20 km) road course, it will be the 16th race of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season.
Race details[1][2][3] | |||
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Race 16 of 36 in the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series | |||
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Date | June 11, 2023 | ||
Location | Sonoma Raceway in Sonoma, California | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.99 mi (3.20 km) | ||
Distance | 110 laps, 218.9 mi (352.285 km) | ||
Television in the United States | |||
Network | Fox | ||
Announcers | Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and TBA | ||
Radio in the United States | |||
Radio | PRN | ||
Booth Announcers | Doug Rice and Mark Garrow | ||
Turn Announcers | Pat Patterson (2, 3, & 3a), Brad Gillie (4a & 7a), Nick Yeoman (8 & 9), and Rob Albright (10 & 11) |
Report
Background

Sonoma Raceway is a 1.99-mile (3.20 km) road course and drag strip located on the landform known as Sears Point in the southern Sonoma Mountains in Sonoma, California, U.S. The road course features 12 turns on a hilly course with 160 feet (49 m) of total elevation change. It is host to one of only seven NASCAR Cup Series races each year that are run on road courses. It is also host to the NTT IndyCar Series and several other auto races and motorcycle races such as the American Federation of Motorcyclists series. Sonoma Raceway continues to host amateur, or club racing events which may or may not be open to the general public. The largest such car club is the Sports Car Club of America.
In 2022, the race was reverted to racing the club configuration.[4]
Entry list
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes the driver ineligible for series driver points.
Media
Television
Fox NASCAR televised the race in the United States on Fox for the seventh year and the first since 2006. Mike Joy will be the lap-by-lap announcer, while 2012 Sonoma winner Clint Bowyer and an Analyst TBA will be the color commentators. Jamie Little and Regan Smith will handle the pit road for the television side. Larry McReynolds provide insight from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte. This will be Fox Sports' last Cup race for their portion of the 2023 season as NBC Sports and USA Network takes over NASCAR broadcasts for the rest of the season.
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Booth announcers | Pit reporters | In-race analyst |
Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy Color-commentator: Clint Bowyer Color-commentator: TBA | Jamie Little Regan Smith | Larry McReynolds |
Radio
Radio coverage of the race will be broadcast by the Performance Racing Network. PRN's broadcast of the race will be also simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Doug Rice and Mark Garrow will announce the race in the booth while the field was racing on the pit straightaway. Brett McMillan will call the race from a stand outside of turn 2 when the field was racing up turns 2, 3 and 3a. Brad Gillie will call the race from a stand outside of turn 7a when the field was racing through turns 4a and 7a. Nick Yeoman will call the race when the field raced thru turns 8 and 9. Pat Patterson will call the race from a billboard outside turn 11 when the field was racing through turns 10 and 11. Heather DeBeaux, Alan Cavanna and Wendy Venturini will report from pit lane during the race.
PRN | ||
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Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
Lead announcer: Doug Rice Announcer: Mark Garrow | Turns 2, 3 & 3a: Brett McMillan Turns 4a & 7a: Brad Gillie Turns 8 & 9: Nick Yeoman Turns 10 & 11: Pat Patterson | Heather DeBeaux Alan Cavanna Wendy Venturini |
References
- "2023 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
- "Sonoma Raceway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on April 28, 2017. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
- "NASCAR unveils 2023 schedule for its national series". National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC. September 14, 2022. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
- "Sonoma Raceway bringing back the Chute for 2022 NASCAR Weekend". SpeedwayMedia.com. Retrieved 2022-01-10.