The 2022 DoorDash 250 was the twelfth stock car race of the

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, and the fifth iteration of the

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. The race was held on Saturday, June 11, 2022, in

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, a permanent road course. The race took the scheduled 75 laps to complete. At race's end,

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, driving for his own team,

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, put on a dominant performance, leading 45 laps for his 62nd career

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win, and his first of the season. To fill out the podium, Zane Smith of

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, and

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, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively. This was also the first

race held at

for the first time since 1998.

Background

Sonoma Raceway (originally known as Sears Point Raceway until 2002) is a

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and

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located at Sears Point in the southern

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. The road course features 12 turns on a hilly course with of total elevation change. It is host to one of the few

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races each year that are run on road courses. It has also played host to the

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, the

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, and several other auto races and

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such as the

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series. Sonoma Raceway continues to host amateur, or club racing events with some open to the public. The largest such car club is the

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. The track is north of

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and

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Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver. * (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.

Practice

The only 50-minute practice session was held on Friday, June 10, at 3:05 PM PST.

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, driving for

, would set the fastest time in the session, with a time of 1:21.040 seconds, and a speed of .

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, June 11, at 10:05 AM PST. Since

is a

, the qualifying system used is a two group system, with two rounds. Drivers will be separated into two groups, Group A and Group B. Each driver will have a lap to set a time. The fastest 5 drivers from each group will advance to the final round. Drivers will also have one lap to set a time. The fastest driver to set a time in the round will win the pole.

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, driving for

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, originally scored the pole for the race with a time of 1:18.609 seconds, and a speed of . However, shortly after making the lap, he would spin in turn 10, and collect the tire barriers. Hocevar will move to a backup truck, with

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taking over the pole position.

Full qualifying results

Race results

Stage 1 ''Laps: 20'' Stage 2 ''Laps: 25'' Stage 3 ''Laps: 30''

Notes

Standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings *Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.

References

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