Toyota/Save Mart 350 - NASCAR Race

Name of Race:	Toyota/Save Mart 350
Name of Track:	Infineon Raceway
Date:	June 22nd

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	Kyle Busch	18	30	$309,925	112	195	running	M&M's
2	David Gilliland	38	31	$207,658	112	170	running	FreeCreditReport.com
3	Jeff Gordon	24	5	$191,736	112	165	running	DuPont Cromax Pro
4	Clint Bowyer	7	19	$143,725	112	160	running	Jack Daniel's
5	Casey Mears	5	23	$123,075	112	155	running	CARQUEST / Kellogg's
6	Juan Montoya	42	21	$130,533	112	150	running	Texaco / Havoline
7	Ryan Newman	12	9	$140,025	112	146	running	Alltel
8	Matt Kenseth	17	33	$142,841	112	142	running	DEWALT
9	Carl Edwards	99	12	$134,725	112	143	running	Office Depot
10	Tony Stewart	20	39	$136,261	112	134	running	The Home Depot
11	Greg Biffle	16	10	$95,600	112	135	running	3M
12	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	88	15	$94,050	112	127	running	AMP Energy / National Guard
13	Jeff Burton	31	20	$128,508	112	124	running	AT&T Mobility
14	Brian Vickers	83	26	$84,200	112	121	running	Red Bull
15	Jimmie Johnson	48	2	$135,336	112	123	running	Lowe's
16	Martin Truex, Jr.	1	25	$113,433	112	115	running	Bass Pro Shops / Tracker
17	Terry Labonte	45	11	$97,883	112	112	running	Wells Fargo
18	Jamie McMurray	26	18	$89,375	112	109	running	Crown Royal
19	Elliott Sadler	19	6	$106,695	112	106	running	Stanley Tools
20	Dave Blaney	22	16	$96,233	112	103	running	Caterpillar
21	Michael McDowell	0	34	$92,233	112	100	running	NAPA AUTO PARTS
22	Travis Kvapil	28	41	$105,639	112	97	running	California Highway Patrol
23	Patrick Carpentier	10	37	$75,350	112	94	running	Valvoline
24	David Ragan	6	38	$85,250	112	91	running	AAA Insurance
25	Michael Waltrip	55	35	$86,672	112	88	running	NAPA AUTO PARTS
26	Joe Nemechek	78	24	$72,800	112	85	running	Furniture Row / DenverMattress.com
27	Denny Hamlin	11	13	$110,441	112	82	running	FedEx Office
28	Aric Almirola	8	40	$108,933	112	79	running	U.S. Army
29	Ron Fellows	1	22	$82,550	112	76	running	DEI / Principal Financial Group
30	Kevin Harvick	29	32	$118,861	112	73	running	Shell / Pennzoil
31	Sam Hornish, Jr.	77	17	$116,825	112	70	running	Mobil 1
32	Kurt Busch	2	3	$74,605	111	67	running	Miller Lite
33	Kasey Kahne	9	1	$110,936	111	69	running	Budweiser
34	Paul Menard	15	29	$78,880	111	61	running	Johns Manville / Menards
35	Max Papis	66	28	$70,745	111	58	running	Haas Automation
36	Robby Gordon	7	8	$78,635	110	55	running	Camping World
37	A.J. Allmendinger	84	36	$70,500	109	52	running	Red Bull
38	Scott Pruett	41	27	$97,599	108	49	Accident	Target
39	Bobby Labonte	43	4	$107,511	103	46	electrical	Cheerios / Betty Crocker
40	David Reutimann	44	42	$70,125	99	43	Accident	UPS
41	Boris Said	160	14	$70,000	94	40	shocks	7-Eleven Slurpee / No Fear
42	Marcos Ambrose	21	7	$88,250	83	37	Transmission	Little Debbie Honey Buns
43	Brian Simo	34	43	$70,164	20	34	Transmission	No Fear
44	J.J. Yeley	96	0	$0	0	0	No Value	DLP HDTV
45	Scott Riggs	70	0	$0	0	0	No Value	Haas Automation
46	Dario Franchitti	40	0	$0	0	0	No Value	Texaco / Havoline - The Hartford
47	Brandon Ash	102	0	$0	0	0	No Value	Sprinter Trucking / Sunny D Manufacturing