A Guide to Watching the NASCAR Cup Race at Sonoma Raceway this Sunday

Each of the last eight Cup points races has been won by a different driver, with a possibility for it to become nine at the upcoming race at Sonoma Raceway. The drivers who have won in the last eight Cup races include Austin Cindric, Christopher Bell, Brad Keselowski, Kyle Larson, Denny Hamlin, Tyler Reddick, Chase Elliott, and William Byron.

Last year at Sonoma Raceway, Joe Gibbs Racing claimed both the pole and the victory. The upcoming race at Sonoma Raceway will feature the command to start engines given by comedian James Murray at 3:38 p.m., with the green flag scheduled to wave at 3:50 p.m.

The pre-race activities for Sunday’s race at Sonoma Raceway will include the garage opening at 12:30 p.m., a driver meeting at 2:40 p.m., and driver introductions at 3 p.m. The national anthem will be performed at 3:31 p.m. by Marina Moye. The race is set for 110 laps (218.9 miles) on the 1.99-mile road course, with stage 1 ending at Lap 25 and stage 2 ending at Lap 55.

Qualifying for the race begins at 6 p.m. on Saturday, with Fox broadcasting the race at 3:30 p.m. Pre-race coverage will start on FS1 at 2 p.m. and transition to Fox at 3 p.m. Performance Racing Network coverage will begin at 2:30 p.m., while SiriusXM NASCAR Radio will have the PRN broadcast.

The weather forecast for the race predicts sunny skies with a high of 77 degrees and no chance of rain at the start of the race. In the last race at Sonoma, Martin Truex Jr. led 51 of 110 laps to secure his fourth career victory at the track, while Kyle Busch finished second and Joey Logano came in third. Pole-sitter Denny Hamlin won the opening stage but crashed in the final stage and finished last in the 36-car field.