While Chevrolets dominated the race, Nascar Ford teams had a decent day at Sonoma Raceway on June 12th, 2022.
Chris Buescher, driver of the No. 17 Mustang, stayed up front for most of the day, and chased race winner Daniel Suarez in the No. 99 Camaro to the finish line for a second-place effort. Michael McDowell’s No. 34 Mustang was quietly consistent all day as well, finishing third, while Kevin Harvick’s No. 4 Mustang eked to a fourth-place finish. Austin Cindric drove the No. 2 Mustang home in fifth, and Ryan Blaney in the No. 12 Nascar Ford came in sixth. Brad Keselowski, driver of the No. 6 Mustang, also posted a decent result, leading three laps to finish 10th.
Suarez in the No. 99 Camaro secured his first career Cup Series win. Hailing from Mexico, he is the fifth non-U.S. native driver to win at Nascar’s highest level, following Marcos Ambrose from Australia, Juan Pablo Montoya from Colombia, Earl Ross from Canada and Mario Andretti from Italy.
Overall, it was a fairly tame race for the 12-turn 2.52-mile road course in California, with only four caution periods slowing the field for a total of 14 laps.
The drivers and teams have this coming weekend off, and the Nascar Cup Series season resumes on June 26th.
| Finish | Start | Car Number | Driver | Team | Laps Run | Laps Led | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | Onx Homes/Renu Chevrolet | 110 | 47 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 2 | 3 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Fifth Third Bank Ford | 110 | 4 | Ford Mustang |
| 3 | 4 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Love's Travel Stops Ford | 110 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 4 | 23 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | GEARWRENCH Ford | 110 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 5 | 25 | 2 | Austin Cindric # | America's Tire Ford | 110 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 6 | 14 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Menards/Knauf Ford | 110 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 7 | 7 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Worldwide Express Chevrolet | 110 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 8 | 2 | 9 | Chase Elliott | NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet | 110 | 26 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 9 | 20 | 24 | William Byron | RaptorTough.com Chevrolet | 110 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 10 | 22 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | Kohler Power Reserve Ford | 110 | 3 | Ford Mustang |
| 11 | 13 | 3 | Austin Dillon | True Velocity Chevrolet | 110 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 12 | 18 | 31 | Justin Haley | LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet | 110 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 13 | 15 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Ford Performance Racing School Ford | 110 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 14 | 21 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Farmer John/FoodMaxx Ford | 110 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 15 | 1 | 5 | Kyle Larson | HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 110 | 26 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 16 | 19 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Ally/Better Together Chevrolet | 110 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 17 | 9 | 22 | Joey Logano | Autotrader Ford | 110 | 4 | Ford Mustang |
| 18 | 11 | 45 | Kurt Busch | Monster Energy Toyota | 110 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 19 | 16 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger(i) | Goldfish Casino Slots Chevrolet | 110 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 20 | 17 | 15 | Joey Hand | Built Ford Proud Ford | 110 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 21 | 6 | 41 | Cole Custer | Autodesk/HaasTooling.com Ford | 110 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 22 | 33 | 43 | Erik Jones | FOCUSfactor Chevrolet | 110 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 23 | 34 | 42 | Ty Dillon | Allegiant Chevrolet | 110 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 24 | 24 | 38 | Todd Gilliland # | Chicago Pneumatic Compressors Ford | 110 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 25 | 32 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Kroger/Cottonelle Chevrolet | 110 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 26 | 28 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Bass Pro Shops Toyota | 110 | 0 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 27 | 31 | 20 | Christopher Bell | DeWalt Toyota | 110 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 28 | 26 | 21 | Harrison Burton # | DEX Imaging Ford | 110 | 0 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 29 | 29 | 77 | Josh Bilicki(i) | Pacific Coast Termite Chevrolet | 110 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 30 | 12 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Crunchy Cookie Toyota | 110 | 0 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 31 | 10 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Freight Toyota | 110 | 0 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 32 | 36 | 51 | Cody Ware | Nurtec ODT Ford | 109 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 33 | 35 | 78 | Scott Heckert | Pala Casino Ford | 109 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 34 | 30 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | GNARLY Premium Cut Jerky Chevrolet | 101 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 35 | 5 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Lenovo Chevrolet | 97 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 36 | 27 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | DoorDash Toyota | 9 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
# – Rookie
i – Points ineligible
* – Part-time driver
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