Daniel Suarez became the 12th different winner this season and the fourth first-time winner on Sunday at Sonoma Raceway. It was his 195th career start.
He led 47 of 110 laps, making history as the first ever Mexican-born driver to win a NASCAR Cup Series race. Chris Buescher put in a valiant effort in his return after recovering from COVID, finishing second. Michael McDowell was impressive as well, snagging third for Front Row Motorsports.
The race was slowed by just four cautions, including two stage breaks. Kyle Larson claimed the Stage 1 win while Joey Logano claimed the Stage 2 win.
Cla | # | Driver | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Gap | Interval | Laps Led | Retirement | Points | Bonus | |
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1 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | Chevrolet | 110 | 2:48'22.460 | 47 | ||||||
2 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Ford | 110 | 2:48'26.309 | 3.849 | 3.849 | 4 | ||||
3 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 110 | 2:48'28.142 | 5.682 | 1.833 | |||||
4 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Ford | 110 | 2:48'30.371 | 7.911 | 2.229 | |||||
5 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Ford | 110 | 2:48'32.312 | 9.852 | 1.941 | |||||
6 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | 110 | 2:48'35.435 | 12.975 | 3.123 | |||||
7 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Chevrolet | 110 | 2:48'36.426 | 13.966 | 0.991 | |||||
8 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | 110 | 2:48'38.601 | 16.141 | 2.175 | 26 | ||||
9 | 24 | William Byron | Chevrolet | 110 | 2:48'39.720 | 17.260 | 1.119 | |||||
10 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 110 | 2:48'40.194 | 17.734 | 0.474 | 3 | ||||
11 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 110 | 2:48'54.595 | 32.135 | 14.401 | |||||
12 | 31 | Justin Haley | Chevrolet | 110 | 2:48'55.129 | 32.669 | 0.534 | |||||
13 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Ford | 110 | 2:48'55.945 | 33.485 | 0.816 | |||||
14 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 110 | 2:48'56.987 | 34.527 | 1.042 | |||||
15 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | 110 | 2:48'57.824 | 35.364 | 0.837 | 26 | ||||
16 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Chevrolet | 110 | 2:48'57.966 | 35.506 | 0.142 | |||||
17 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 110 | 2:48'58.984 | 36.524 | 1.018 | 4 | ||||
18 | 45 | Kurt Busch | Toyota | 110 | 2:48'59.452 | 36.992 | 0.468 | |||||
19 | 16 | A.J. Allmendinger | Chevrolet | 110 | 2:49'06.434 | 43.974 | 6.982 | |||||
20 | 15 | Joey Hand | Ford | 110 | 2:49'06.767 | 44.307 | 0.333 | |||||
21 | 41 | Cole Custer | Ford | 110 | 2:49'09.807 | 47.347 | 3.040 | |||||
22 | 43 | Erik Jones | Chevrolet | 110 | 2:49'13.617 | 51.157 | 3.810 | |||||
23 | 42 | Ty Dillon | Chevrolet | 110 | 2:49'14.465 | 52.005 | 0.848 | |||||
24 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Ford | 110 | 2:49'16.276 | 53.816 | 1.811 | |||||
25 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Chevrolet | 110 | 2:49'16.522 | 54.062 | 0.246 | |||||
26 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | 110 | 2:49'19.459 | 56.999 | 2.937 | |||||
27 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Toyota | 110 | 2:49'20.321 | 57.861 | 0.862 | |||||
28 | 21 | Harrison Burton | Ford | 110 | 2:49'28.244 | 1'05.784 | 7.923 | |||||
29 | 77 | Josh Bilicki | Chevrolet | 110 | 2:49'29.458 | 1'06.998 | 1.214 | |||||
30 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 110 | 2:49'31.547 | 1'09.087 | 2.089 | |||||
31 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 110 | 2:49'31.738 | 1'09.278 | 0.191 | |||||
32 | 51 | Cody Ware | Ford | 109 | 2:48'52.349 | 1 Lap | 1 Lap | |||||
33 | 78 | Scott Heckert | Ford | 109 | 2:49'49.301 | 1 Lap | 56.952 | |||||
34 | 7 | Corey Lajoie | Chevrolet | 101 | 2:49'17.119 | 9 Laps | 8 Laps | |||||
35 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Chevrolet | 97 | 2:49'28.140 | 13 Laps | 4 Laps | |||||
36 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | Toyota | 9 | 12'18.119 | 101 Laps | 88 Laps |