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, and the inaugural iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, June 10, 2023, in

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, a permanent road course. The race took the scheduled 79 laps to complete.

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, driving for

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, would score the upset win, after taking advantage of a pit road strategy, leading the final 15 laps of the race to earn his fourth career

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win, his first of the season, and the first NASCAR win for

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dominated nearly the entire race, winning both stages and leading a race-high 53 laps, but ultimately fell back and finished third. To fill out the podium,

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, driving for

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, and Larson, driving for

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, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

Background

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, U.S. The road course features 12 turns on a hilly course with of total elevation change. It is host to one of only seven

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

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and several other auto races and

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such as the American Federation of Motorcyclists series. Sonoma Raceway continues to host amateur, or club racing events which may or may not be open to the general public. The largest such car club is the

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. In 2022, the race was reverted to racing the club configuration.

Entry list

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

Practice

The first and only practice session was held on Friday, June 9, at 1:05 PM PST, and would last for 50 minutes.

, driving for

, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 1:19.255, and an average speed of .

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, June 10, at 12:00 PM PST. Since

is a

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

, driving for

, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 1:18.387, and an average speed of .

Race results

Stage 1 ''Laps: 20'' Stage 2 ''Laps: 25'' Stage 3 ''Laps: 34''

Standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings *Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.

References

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