{"id":1376698,"date":"2023-06-05T18:48:05","date_gmt":"2023-06-05T22:48:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/?p=1376698"},"modified":"2023-06-05T18:48:05","modified_gmt":"2023-06-05T22:48:05","slug":"nascar-sonoma-raceway-schedule-dates-times-and-qualifiers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/nascar-sonoma-raceway-schedule-dates-times-and-qualifiers\/","title":{"rendered":"NASCAR Sonoma Raceway Schedule: Dates, Times, and Qualifiers\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

As the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series schedule moved past the midway point, the prime points pretender (Ross Chastain) was bounced from the top spot in the standings and replaced by proven contenders (Ryan Blaney, William Byron and Sunday\u2019s winner Kyle Busch).<\/p>\n

Busch and Byron pace the circuit with three wins each and Blaney has collected nine top-10 finishes during the opening 15 events. Blaney, the new points leader, captured the Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day. Byron trails Blaney by 13 points and Busch, the two-time points champion, stands in seventh place, 44 points behind.<\/p>\n

Busch dominated Sunday\u2019s event at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway, leading 121 laps and possessed enough poise and power to withstand five restarts over the final 40 laps.<\/p>\n

Counting NASCAR\u2019s three national series, Busch, 38, has compiled 228 wins, including 63 on the premier stage. Busch will attempt to make capture back-to-back events next Sunday at Sonoma Raceway.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve had some really good runs,\u201d Busch said, as reported by NASCAR.com. \u201cWe\u2019ve had peaks and valleys so far this year. We just got to find the greater plains, if you will, and level this thing out a little bit.\u201d<\/p>\n

Chastain, meanwhile, has placed 22nd in consecutive events.<\/p>\n

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\u2014 Ryan Blaney (@Blaney) June 5, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n