Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M’s Crispy Toyota, leads Kurt Busch, driver of the #41 Haas Automation Chevrolet, at the end of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway on June 28, 2015 Photo – Robert Laberge/Getty Images
Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M’s Crispy Toyota, crosses the finish line to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway on June 28, 2015 Photo – Jonathan Moore/Getty Images
Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M’s Crispy Toyota, celebrates with a burnout after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway on June 28, 2015 Photo – Jonathan Moore/Getty Images
Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M’s Crispy Toyota, celebrates after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway on June 28, 2015 Photo – Ranier Ehrhardt/Getty Images
Check the box. Kyle Busch has a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory.
That simple statement hardly plumbs the depth of emotion Kyle Busch was feeling after winning Sunday’s Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway.
In the first-ever 1-2 finish in the series by the Busch brothers, Kyle Busch beat Kurt Busch to the finish line by .532 seconds to win for the first time since returning from an 11-race absence because of a broken right leg and left foot sustained in a Feb. 21 accident at Daytona International Speedway. Continue reading →
No claims here as Albert Einstein or Stephen Hawking; anyone watching has noticed the pattern of parity at Sonoma Raceway.
The last ten races at the road course have produced ten different winners. Two of those drivers – Tony Stewart in 2005 and Jimmie Johnson in 2010 – went on to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship. Continue reading →
SONOMA, CA – JUNE 26: Jeff Gordon, driver of the #24 AARP Member Advantages Chevrolet, signs autographs for fans during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway on June 26, 2015 in Sonoma, California. Photo – Chris Trotman/Getty Images
Jeff Gordon will retire as the winningest driver in Sonoma Raceway history. Despite more than 20 years of dominance at the track, winning did not always come easy for the California native. Continue reading →