NASCAR results today: Save Mart 350 results, NASCAR Cup Series stage results today
Let's dive into the NASCAR results today from the Save Mart 350 from Sonoma Raceway, starting with the full results and then followed by the NASCAR stage results.
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NASCAR results: Save Mart 350
Here are the NASCAR Cup Series results from Sunday's race at Sonoma Raceway.
Shane van Gisbergen – 59 points
Chase Briscoe – 54 points
Chase Elliott – 35 points
Michael McDowell – 33 points
Christopher Bell – 32 points
Tyler Reddick – 31 points
Ty Gibbs – 32 points
William Byron – 36 points
Joey Logano – 28 points
Kyle Busch – 35 points
Brad Keselowski
Ryan Preece
Josh Berry
Daniel Suarez
Justin Haley
Chris Beuscher
Ty Dillon
AJ Allmendinger
Alex Bowman
Denny Hamlin
Austin Dillon
Cole Custer
Todd Gilliland
Ross Chastain
Riley Herbst
Bubba Wallace
Zane Smith
John Hunter Nemechek
Erik Jones
Austin Cindric
Katherine Legge
Carson Hocevar
Ricky Stenhouse Jr
Cody Ware
Kyle Larson
Ryan Blaney
Noah Gragson
NASCAR stage results today
Here are the NASCAR stage results today from the Cup Series.
Stage 1
Ross Chastain – 10 points
Shane van Gisbergen – 9 points
Bubba Wallace – 8 points
Ricky Stenhosue Jr – 7 points
William Byron – 6 points
Ty Dillon – 5 points
Chase Briscoe – 4 points
Ryan Blaney – 3 points
Ty Gibbs – 2 points
Chase Elliott – 1 point
Stage 2
Shane van Gisbergen – 10 points
Kyle Larson – 9 points
Kyle Busch – 8 points
Bubba Wallace – 7 points
Ricky Stenhouse Jr – 6 points
Chase Briscoe – 5 points
Ty Dillon – 4 points
Chris Beuscher – 3 points
Ryan Blaney – 2 points
William Byron – 1 point
NASCAR stage points leaders today
Here are the NASCAR stage points leaders from Sonoma.
Shane van Gisbergen – 19 points (1 playoff point)
Bubba Wallace – 15 points
Ricky Stenhouse Jr – 13 points
Ross Chastain – 10 points (1 playoff point)
Ty Dillon – 9 points
Chase Briscoe – 9 points
Kyle Larson – 9 points
Kyle Busch – 8 points
William Byron – 7 points
Ryan Blaney – 4 points
Chris Beuscher – 3 points
Ty Gibbs – 2 points
Chase Elliott – 1 point
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