Sam Hornish Jr. will have a new look on the No. 9 Ford at Sonoma Raceway this weekend. Richard Petty Motorsports (RPM) has signed new partner, Jacob Companies as the primary sponsor on the No. 9 Ford at the California road course. Jacob Companies is a nationwide full service General Contractor offering design, development, construction, and management services to a diverse portfolio of clients in various industries. Jacob Companies specializes in High Rise Structures, Universities, Hotels, Automotive Dealerships, Athletic Facilities both Professional and Collegiate, and Parking Structures.
After a much appreciated off-weekend, Aric Almirola and the No. 43 Nathan's Famous Ford team are ready to tackle the first road course race of the season. The team will head to the 10-turn Sonoma Raceway and compete to stay on the Chase Grid and work their way back into the Top-10 in Championship Points.
Richard Childress Racing in Wine Country ... In 58 starts at the 10-turn stadium course, Richard Childress Racing owns two wins, with Dale Earnhardt in 1995 and Robby Gordon in 2003, one pole award (Earnhardt 1995), 14 top-five and 24 top-10 finishes. The Welcome, N.C.,-based team has led 137 laps at Sonoma, completed 6,234 of the 6,280 laps contested (99.3 percent) and recorded just one DNF (Did Not Finish) through that stretch (1989-2015).
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series hits the road this weekend for the first of two road course races this season. Sonoma Raceway plays host to Sunday’s Toyota SaveMart 350 in which Ford is the defending winner. Here is a look closer look at Ford’s history on the 12-turn track.
Stenhouse Jr. has two NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) starts at Sonoma Raceway with an average starting position of 30.5 and average finishing position of 29.0.
The statistics and performances bear out that Martin Truex Jr. has been competitive at all shapes and sizes of racetracks during the first 15 races of the current NASCAR Sprint Cup season.
Alex Tagliani has had a winning car more than once since his return to the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 in 2014, but couldn’t close the deal. He left no doubt Saturday at Sunset Speedway.
Bobby Gerhart, filling a substitute role for the JD Motorsports with Gary Keller team, experienced engine problems in Sunday’s Owens Corning AttiCat 300 at Chicagoland Speedway and finished 36th.
Harrison Rhodes brought the Chicago Blackhawks/Gerber Collision & Glass Chevrolet home 25th in Sunday’s Owens Corning AttiCat 300 Xfinity Series race at Chicagoland Speedway.
Bare Knuckle Boxing (BKB), Layne Riggs, and the No. 34 Front Row Motorsports (FRM) NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series team are ready to knockout the competition in 2026.
