Team Penske NASCAR Cup Series Race Recap Track: Sonoma Raceway Race: Toyota / Save Mart 350 Date: June 12, 2022
No. 2 America’s Tire Ford Mustang – Austin Cindric
Start: 25th
Race Finish: 5th
Stage 1 Finish: 28th
Stage 2 Finish: 16th
Laps Led: 0
Point Standings: 18th (-174)
Race Rundown: Austin Cindric started the Toyota / Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway in the 25th position and finished fifth on Sunday afternoon. The driver of the America’s Tire Ford Mustang fought slight handling conditions and made his first scheduled pit stop before the lap 25 stage caution. With a mix of pit strategy, Cindric finished the first stage in 28th. He restarted 16th and raced his way to 10th before crew chief Jeremy Bullins once again called to flip the stage and come to pit road. The No. 2 crew made minor adjustments to the America’s Tire Ford and Cindric finished the second stage in 16th. He restarted the race eighth on lap 60 and was scored sixth before making his final pit stop on lap 80. He was able to gain one more position to finish fifth. The result was Cindric’s second top-five finish of the season.
Cindric’s Thoughts: “I would say this weekend was a real team effort. I appreciate Jeremy (Bullins) and the Discount Tire team for believing in me with flipping the stages like we did when we probably could have taken a stage win and a bunch of stage points. We made a lot of adjustments and some bold decisions honestly, overnight. I am really happy for Daniel Suarez. To see a first-time winner, that isn’t great to have another first-time winner on the season and stacking up on those but otherwise, it was a really solid day and to do it in front of Discount Tire and America’s Tire folks who had a bunch of people out here today. It was good to come out of here with a top-five.”
No. 12 Menards/Knauf Ford Mustang – Ryan Blaney
Start: 14th
Race Finish: 6th
Stage 1 Finish: 24th
Stage 2 Finish: 11th
Laps Led: 0
Point Standings: 4th (-25)
Race Rundown: Ryan Blaney started 14th and finished sixth in the No. 12 Menards/Knauf Ford Mustang on Sunday afternoon at Sonoma Raceway. The team elected to pit prior to the end of Stage 1 for four tires and fuel. Blaney and the Menards crew elected to pit again prior to the stage end, finishing the stage in the 11th position but cycling into the top-five as the other leaders pitted. As the final stage progressed, Blaney found himself inside the top-five within striking distance of the leaders. As the tires began to wear, Blaney slipped out of the top-five, bringing home a sixth-place finish.
Blaney’s Thoughts: “We had decent speed but needed a little bit more. Struggled being tight early in the race and track position was tough to come by. At the end when the sun came out the track took a big swing which hurt our Menards/Knauf Ford Mustang. We’ll take a top 10 day and go into the off weekend and get ready for Nashville.”
No. 22 Autotrader Ford Mustang – Joey Logano
Start: 9th
Race Finish: 17th
Stage 1 Finish: 2nd
Stage 2 Finish: 1st (Second stage win of 2022)
Laps Led: 4
Point Standings: 5th (-30)
Race Rundown: Joey Logano started ninth and finished 17th in the No. 22 Autotrader Ford Mustang on Sunday afternoon at Sonoma Raceway. Logano and the Autotrader team were one of the few cars that made forward progress in the opening stage with track position proving to be at a premium. The team elected to remain on the track until the conclusion of the first stage and collect second place points. The team would again elect to run long, scoring the Stage 2 win as most of the field elected to pit during the stage. After playing for the stage points, Logano was forced into offensive mode trying to regain track position. The Autotrader Ford would soldier on and finish the race in the 17th position.
Logano’s Thoughts: “We had a good day in terms of stage points and getting a stage win. That was on our list of objectives going into the race. We just got trapped by that last caution which made it really tough to get that track position back. We didn’t have the fastest car this weekend, but we had a decent Autotrader Ford Mustang and got a playoff point.”
Ty Dillon Post-Race Thoughts: “Our Allegiant Chevrolet needed some tweaks off the truck yesterday, so unfortunately we started behind with qualifying in the back. The adjustments our No. 42 team made before the race definitely helped and we kept working on it throughout the race. Track position was the key today though. Hopefully we learned a few things that we can apply to our next road course race in a few weeks. Our group will enjoy the off-weekend and get back to business for Nashville.”
Erik Jones, No. 43 FOCUSfactor Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
START: 33rd
FINISH: 22nd
POINTS: 16th
Erik Jones Post-Race Thoughts: “We just missed the mark this weekend with our FOCUSfactor Chevy. We made some adjustments after practice that didn’t really help us in qualifying. We put ourselves in a hole with where we qualified and decided to make additional changes to better our car for the race. Unfortunately, those changes didn’t help much and we fought the handling all day. We’ll go back to the shop and take the time to look over the notes and data to see where we can improve before we go to Road America in a couple of weeks.”
ABOUT PETTY GMS:
Petty GMS competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, operating the No. 42 Chevrolet for Ty Dillon and the No. 43 Chevrolet for Erik Jones. The newly formed team brought together two storied organizations in December 2021. Over the last decade, owner Maury Gallagher built a victorious team, capturing two NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championships, one ARCA Menards Series title, and two ARCA Menards Series East championships, as well as 65 wins and 235 top-five finishes across six series. Richard Petty, a member of the inaugural NASCAR Hall of Fame Class of 2010, serves as Chairman of Petty GMS. Petty, known as “The King,” accumulated 200 wins and was the first of three drivers to win seven championships in the Cup Series. For more information, visit www.pettygms.com.
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STEWART-HAAS RACING Save Mart 350k Date: June 12, 2022 Event: Save Mart 350k (Round 16 of 36) Series: NASCAR Cup Series Location: Sonoma (Calif.) Raceway (1.99-mile, 10-turn road course) Format: 110 laps, broken into three stages (25 laps/30 laps/55 laps) Race Winner: Daniel Suárez of Trackhouse Racing (Chevrolet) Stage 1 Winner: Kyle Larson of Hendrick Motorsports (Chevrolet) Stage 2 Winner: Joey Logano of Team Penske (Ford)
● Aric Almirola (11th with 423 points, 113 out of first) ● Kevin Harvick (12th with 416 points, 120 out of first) ● Chase Briscoe (13th with 386 points, 150 out of first) ● Cole Custer (27th with 262 points, 274 out of first)
SHR Notes:
● Harvick earned his fourth top-five and eighth top-10 of the season, It was his seventh top-five and 11th top-10 in 21 career NASCAR Cup Series starts at Sonoma.
● Harvick finished fifth in Stage 2 to earn six bonus points.
● Briscoe earned his eighth top-15 of the season and his first top-15 in two career NASCAR Cup Series starts at Sonoma.
● Briscoe’s 13th-place result bettered his previous best finish at Sonoma – 17th, earned last June.
● Almirola earned his ninth top-15 of the season and his fourth top-15 in 10 career NASCAR Cup Series starts at Sonoma.
● Almirola finished fifth in Stage 1 to earn six bonus points and second in Stage 2 to earn nine more bonus points.
Race Notes:
● Daniel Suárez won the Save Mart 350k to score his first career NASCAR Cup Series victory. His margin over second-place Chris Buescher was 3.849 seconds.
● Suárez is the 12th different winner and the fourth first-time Cup Series winner in the 16 races run this season.
● Suárez joins Juan Pablo Montoya (June 2007) as the second driver to win his first career NASCAR Cup Series race on the 1.99-mile Sonoma road course. He is the first driver from Mexico (Monterrey) to win in the Cup Series, and the fifth different driver all-time not from the United States to win a Cup Series race, joining Marcos Ambrose (Australia), Montoya (Colombia), Earl Ross (Canada) and Mario Andretti (Italy).
● There were four caution periods for a total of 14 laps.
● Thirty-one of the 36 drivers in the Save Mart 350k finished on the lead lap.
● Chase Elliott remains the championship leader after Sonoma with a 16-point advantage over second-place Ross Chastain. Only 10 races remain in the regular season before the start of the 10-race, 16-driver NASCAR Playoffs.
Sound Bites:
“A few more laps and I think we would’ve had a top-10. Our long-run speed was really good today. The timing of the caution in the last stage wasn’t in our favor, so we had to battle back. Those last few laps we really had the speed. Proud of this Farmer John Ford team for putting together a really good points day. Ready for an off weekend.” – Aric Almirola, driver of the No. 10 Farmer John Ford Mustang
“Another solid day taken away late after getting spun in turn 11. The guys brought a fast Autodesk/HaasTooling.com Mustang, but nothing to show for it. I don’t think I’ve ever had a year where so many things just don’t fall right. Ready to regroup after the off week and get it turned around.” – Cole Custer, driver of the No. 41 Autodesk / HaasTooling.com Ford Mustang
Next Up:
The NASCAR Cup Series gets a well-deserved weekend off before returning to action on Sunday, June 26 for the Ally 400 at Nashville (Tenn.) Superspeedway. The race starts at 5 p.m. EDT with live coverage provided by NBC and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
NASCAR CUP SERIES SONOMA RACEWAY TOYOTA / SAVE MART 350 TEAM CHEVY POST-RACE NOTES & QUOTES JUNE 12, 2022
TOP TEAM CHEVY UNOFFICIAL RACE RESULTS: POS. DRIVER 1st DANIEL SUAREZ, NO. 99 ONX HOMES / RENU CAMARO ZL1 7th ROSS CHASTAIN, NO. 1 WORLDWIDE EXPRESS CAMARO ZL1 8th CHASE ELLIOTT, NO. 9 NAPA AUTO PARTS CAMARO ZL1 9th WILLIAM BYRON, NO. 24 RAPTORTOUGH.COM CAMARO ZL1 11th AUSTIN DILLON, NO. 3 TRUE VELOCITY CAMARO ZL1 12th JUSTIN HALEY, NO. 31 LEAFFILTER GUTTER PROTECTION CAMARO ZL1 15th KYLE LARSON, NO. 5 HENDRICKCARS.COM CAMARO ZL1 16th ALEX BOWMAN, NO. 48 ALLY/BETTER TOGETHER CAMARO ZL1 19th AJ ALLMENDINGER, NO. 16 GOLD FISH CASINO SLOTS CAMARO ZL1 22nd ERIK JONES, NO. 43 FOCUSFACTOR CAMARO ZL1 23rd TY DILLON, NO. 42 ALLEGIANT CAMARO ZL1 25th RICKY STENHOUSE JR., NO. 47 KROGER / COTTONELLE CAMARO ZL1
TOP FIVE UNOFFICIAL RACE RESULTS: POS. DRIVER
Daniel Suarez (Chevrolet)
Chris Buescher (Ford)
Michael McDowell (Ford)
Kevin Harvick (Ford)
Austin Cindric (Ford)
Heading into the off week for the series, the NASCAR Cup Series will be back in action at Nashville Superspeedway with the Ally 400 on Sunday, June 26, at 5 p.m. ET. Live coverage can be found on NBC, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90.
TEAM CHEVY POST-RACE NOTES AND QUOTES:
DANIEL SUAREZ, NO. 99 ONX HOMES / RENU CAMARO ZL1 – Finished 1st
THIS HAS ALREADY BEEN QUITE THE CELEBRATION. DANIEL SUAREZ, SINCE YOU WON YOUR XFINITY SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP, IT HAS BEEN A LONG ROAD HERE IN THE CUP SERIES, DIFFERENT TEAMS, A LOT OF HEARTBREAK. HOW DO YOU PUT INTO WORDS THE RACE YOU HAD TODAY?
“It’s crazy day. I have so many thoughts in my head right now. I mean, it’s been a rough road. It’s been a rough journey in the Cup Series. These guys believing in me – Trackhouse Racing, Justin Marks, Ty Norris. Everyone that helped me get to this point. A lot of people in Mexico: Jay Morales, Carlos Slim. My family, they never give up on me. A lot of people did, but they didn’t.
Just very happy we were able to make it work.”
I MENTIONED DIFFERENT TEAMS. TRACKHOUSE, SEEMED LIKE MAGIC FROM THE MOMENT YOU STARTED TOGETHER. WHAT HAS BEEN DIFFERENT ABOUT THIS TEAM FOR YOU?
“Their energy. They believe in me since day one. They believe in me. All the people, all the resources to make it happen.
We have Daniel’s Amigos over there. (Expletive) yeah.”
TALK TO THOSE DANIEL’S AMIGOS OVER THERE AND ALL THE DANIEL’S AMIGO’S WATCHING ON TV. TELL THEM IN SPANISH WHAT YOU’RE FEELING JUST NOW.
“(Answer in Spanish.) This is the first one of many.”
OF COURSE YOUR TEAMMATE HAS BEEN WAITING HIS TURN SO PATIENTLY. WHAT DOES THIS MOMENT MEAN FOR YOU WATCHING ON AS THE TEAMMATE?
“Yeah, it’s Team Trackhouse all the way. I’m so happy for this group. Man, so good. The people behind the scenes that put in the time and effort to help us drivers. They’re just total team support. To be this new and special of a group, this is not supposed to happen. Another two fast Chevy’s and I couldn’t be prouder of Daniel (Suarez). I know what he is feeling right now and gosh, he’s so good. I’m so proud of him and so happy for him.”
WILLIAM BYRON, NO. 24 RAPTORTOUGH.COM CAMARO ZL1 – Finished 9th
“Ended up ninth here at Sonoma. Good run for our team. Fought hard all day and got the balance right and the second half of the race was good. Happy with that and going into the off week with some good momentum.”
ERIK JONES, NO. 43 FOCUSFACTOR CAMARO ZL1 – Finished 22nd
“We just missed the mark this weekend with our FOCUSfactor Chevy. We made some adjustments after practice that didn’t really help us in qualifying. We put ourselves in a hole with where we qualified and decided to make additional changes to better our car for the race. Unfortunately, those changes didn’t help much and we fought the handling all day. We’ll go back to the shop and take the time to look over the notes and data to see where we can improve before we go to Road America in a couple of weeks.”
“Our Lenovo Chevy was strong this weekend at Sonoma Raceway. We started the race fifth and spent most of Stages 1 and 2 in and around the top five. We were running fourth with three laps remaining in Stage 2 when we made a green-flag stop. Unfortunately, we were caught speeding on pit road and had to restart at the tail end of the field to start Stage 3. We got mirrored back in traffic. Everyone was bunching up and another car ended up making contact with us. It destroyed our left-rear and we had to go to the garage for repairs. We made it back out, but finished 14 laps down in 35th. It’s definitely disappointing to get a finish like that after running so strong today.”
TEAM CHEVY – RACE QUICK NOTES
Stage One:
· A Chevrolet front row led the field to the green in today’s Toyota / Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway, with Kyle Larson capturing a series-leading fourth pole at the track; joined by Hendrick Motorsports teammate Chase Elliott on the front row.
· Varying pit strategies in the closing laps of Stage One, Cliff Daniels kept the No. 5 HendrickCars.com Camaro ZL1 out until the end of the stage.
· Defending race winner, Kyle Larson, led all 25 laps of Stage One, giving Larson his second stage win of 2022.
· Team Chevy Top-10 of Stage One: Kyle Larson (Stage Winner), Justin Haley (4th), Josh Bilicki (7th) and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (9th).
Stage Two:
· Chase Elliott, who pitted prior to the conclusion of the Stage One, capitalized on track position, leading the field to the green from the pole position.
· Leading 26 laps of the 30-lap Stage Two, Alan Gustafson brought the No. 9 NAPA Auto Parts Camaro ZL1 down pit road in the closing laps of the stage, with a long stop causing Elliott to lose track position. Issued a penalty for pitting outside the box, Elliott was forced to restart at the rear of the field to start the Final Stage.
· Team Chevy Top-10 of Stage Two: Daniel Suarez (4th) and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (9th).
Post-Race Fast Facts:
· Suarez’s triumph is also the eighth of the season for the Camaro ZL1 and the 13th victory for Chevrolet at Sonoma Raceway, both of which are manufacturer-leading feats.
· The win is Suarez’s first-career victory in 195 starts in the NASCAR Cup Series.
· It also marks the third NASCAR Cup Series triumph for Trackhouse Racing in 2022.
· With his victory, Suarez secures a spot into the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series Playoff Field.
· The winningest brand in NASCAR, Chevrolet now has 822 all-time NASCAR Cup Series victories.
Team Chevy high-resolution racing photos are available for editorial use.
About Chevrolet Founded in 1911 in Detroit, Chevrolet is now one of the world’s largest car brands, available in 79 countries with more than 3.2 million cars and trucks sold in 2020. Chevrolet models include electric and fuel-efficient vehicles that feature engaging performance, design that makes the heart beat, passive and active safety features and easy-to-use technology, all at a value. More information on Chevrolet models can be found at www.chevrolet.com.
Harrison Burton and the No. 21 DEX Imaging team entered Sunday’s Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway with the goal of earning Stage points and scoring a good finish, as they did earlier this year at Circuit of the Americas.
They wound up with a mixed bag as they scored Stage points in both Stages but took the checkered flag in 28th place.
Burton, who started the race from 26th place, ran inside the top 25 for much of the first Stage, then stayed on the track when others pitted near the end of that 25-lap segment. He moved up to sixth place and finished the Stage there, earning five points.
After making his pit stop, he rejoined the race in 33rd place. The DEX Imaging team employed the same strategy in Stage Two, ending that segment in seventh place and collecting four more points.
Burton lined up 24th for the start of final segment of the race and made his final pit stop early, with 36 laps remaining.
When the caution flag flew with 27 laps remaining, and other drivers made their pit stops, Burton moved up to 15th place for the ensuing restart.
He ran inside the top 25 for much of the remainder of the race, which saw just two yellow flags for incidents on the track, one of them coming in the final segment. In the closing laps, Burton lost several spots to drivers who made later stops for fresh rubber and wound up 28th, which gave him a total of 18 points earned for the day.
Next up for Burton and the No. 21 team is the Ally 400 at Nashville Superspeedway on June 26.
About DEX Imaging DEX Imaging is the digital document imaging division of Staples, the world’s largest business solutions provider. DEX sells and services the broadest selection of copiers, printers and data management solutions, such as HP, Konica Minolta, Canon, Kyocera and numerous others.
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DEX Imaging has been the recipient of virtually every industry award since the company’s inception, including the JD Power & Associates Award for Best Customer Experience, the prestigious ProTech Service award by Konica Minolta, the Diamond Premier Dealer Award by Kyocera, and the Elite DEALER Award by ‘ENX’ magazine. Other accolades include being named ‘Best Place to Work’ by numerous business journals in the markets DEX serves.
Wood Brothers Racing Wood Brothers Racing was formed in 1950 in Stuart, Va., by Hall of Famer Glenn Wood. Wood Brothers Racing is the oldest active team and one of the winningest teams in NASCAR history. Since its founding, the team won 99 races (including at least one race in every decade for the last seven decades) and 120 poles in NASCAR’s top-tier series. Fielding only Ford products for its entire history, the Wood Brothers own the longest association of any motorsports team with a single manufacturer. Glenn’s brother, Leonard, is known for inventing the modern pit stop. The team currently runs the Ford Mustang driven by Harrison Burton in the famous No. 21 racer.
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Car sales, in general, are looking healthy in 2022. After the pandemic caused an inevitable slide in car sales starting in 2020, but the market has now picked up. It has not only stabilized, but it is also showing good signs of growth.
Part of the reason for this is the rise of eCommerce. Of course, generally speaking, eCommerce has been used for retailers who market clothing, electrical goods, and even groceries. Now though, car dealers are looking into the possibilities of selling cars online.
Live chat technology has been adopted. The live chat software market was valued at $755 million in 2020 but is expected to grow to $1.7 billion over the next decade. Allied Market Research reports that there is an expected growth of a CAGR of 8.8% from 2021 up to 2030.
This type of software is common on many websites today, but how do car dealers use it, and can it increase sales?
How can car dealers use live chat to sell vehicles?
Some chat systems are treated suspiciously by visitors to websites due to the feeling that there isn’t a real person behind the chat interface. Indeed, chatbots are rife on the internet, and while they can serve some purpose, they are unlikely to help sell cars.
Buying a car is generally seen as a large investment. They are one of the larger purchases that someone will make, and buyers tend to seek out advice and take their time before making a purchase.
A real-live chat service such as the one from the Visitor Chat site will offer operators who are knowledgeable in the automotive industry. Instead of having questions answered by a chatbot, an interested buyer can speak to a real person who understands the industry at any time of the day and night.
Why use live chat in a car dealership?
As mentioned, live chat can provide a 24/7 service. This means that someone who is looking at a used car dealer in reno no longer needs to waste time traveling to a dealership to ask questions.
This doesn’t mean that the dealership is cut out of the loop though. At any time in a conversation, the chat operator can hand over the line of communication to a dealer’s internal staff to finalize a sale.
The ease of access to information can help to improve customer satisfaction levels. This in turn can help to generate repeat business for a dealership. It saves time for both the dealer and the potential buyer.
Here are some other reasons for using live chat in eCommerce car retail
Helps to increase sales
Consumers today are more knowledgeable about the products they are purchasing. Traditionally, it would be standard for someone to visit a dealer and perhaps be hit with the hard sell. Now though, consumers can find out what they need to know online.
Most people would prefer to completely avoid the sales pitch and they head straight online to make their purchase. Live chat offers a way to get some extra questions answered, and make a purchase.
Book test drives
Live chat can be used to book a test drive without the need to visit the dealers. The car can be booked for a suitable time and delivered to a person’s workplace or home.
Order car to be delivered or picked up at dealers
After a test drive has been carried out and a purchase has been made, the live chat can be used to once again order the car to be delivered. Alternatively, the buyer may wish to visit the dealership for the final handover of the keys, and this can be done through live chat.
Saves time in general
It isn’t unusual for someone to have many questions about such a large purchase. Live chat means that the consumer can return to ask as many questions as they need without physically traveling anywhere.
And, with integration through Messenger, SMS, and other platforms, access is free and easy for the consumer.
Will 2022 see more car dealers using live chat?
One of the more effortless ways to sell a used car is to do so online, so it makes sense that professional car dealers would investigate the possibility of doing the same. It can seem odd that such an expensive purchase would be made online, but the dealer’s web portal can make such a transaction simple and painless.
For instance, once a buyer has checked out the specs on the car, they can move on to live chat to ask further questions, book a test drive, etc.
Then, once satisfied, they can apply for credit online through the dealer’s site, and get an automatic response. If everything is good, the purchase can be made then and there, and the delivery date booked.
For the car dealership, there will be fewer overheads as everything is carried out online. Fewer man-hours are needed, as no time-wasting forms are filled in at the dealers. While 95% of buyers still make car purchases at a dealer’s, that 5% will continue to grow.
Embracing live chat will help to snare a share of the current 5% of eCommerce car buyers, and help a dealer to grow in a way that wouldn’t have been considered not so long ago.
Consumers have shown that they prefer to make purchases online in many cases. The only concern is being able to still reach someone knowledgeable to answer queries and receive some support. Live chat can help a car dealer continue with high levels of customer support without standards dropping.
To make this work though, the dealer needs to choose a live chat service that has operators who know the industry. The consumer needs to feel that they are talking to someone associated with the dealers and not a random person who is not invested, or even worse, a chatbot.
Are you wondering how to get rid of your old vehicle sitting in your driveway and taking up space? Are you debating whether to sell it privately, take it to a scrapyard, or trade it to a dealership? Take this advice: choose the scrapyard.
The good news is that a reputable scrap car buyer isn’t just any old metal recycler. They offer a wide range of services, none of which requires you to patch up an old clunker and drive it around until someone buys it. You can get a quote from Sanford & Son to start right away.
Here are the services you can expect from most auto recycling companies:
Cash On The Spot
Most people prefer to get cash on the spot. This is a good option if you don’t want to wait for a check. But it might not be the best in other situations. For example, if your car has been damaged and won’t be worth much without repairs or parts from another vehicle, then getting cash immediately might not be beneficial for you.
The buyer could offer less than it would cost for either of these things (or even try to cheat you). Additionally, if your car has sentimental value, you may increase the price, and some buyers will want to take their time to assess its value. If your car needs a lot of repairs, they may not want to go ahead with the sale. However, it’s always best to get the cash on the spot as you’d avoid any form of delay in getting paid via checks or other means.
Free Vehicle Pick-Up
Free pick-up services are offered by most scrap car buyers in the industry. It’s a service that you should look out for when searching for one. A company like Atlanta Towing Service will come to your location and pick up your vehicle.
If you have a vehicle that has been abandoned near where you live or work, this service enables you to get rid of it without having to pay any fee at all.
Car Certification Of Destruction (CCOD)
In some states, getting your car certified as destroyed or scrapped is a legal requirement. This means that the car has been removed from the road and cannot be used for illegal purposes, such as committing crimes or getting sold to a new owner.
Selling your car to a legit scrap car buyer equals appropriate disposal. This includes checking to ensure that no part of the vehicle has been stolen or tampered with. You’ll also receive a certificate confirming this has happened before receiving payment for your vehicle.
No Need For Registration Papers
Scrap buyers don’t require registration paperwork and fees. So, if your old vehicle has been in storage for years and can’t be registered with the state anymore, that’s fine. Many will still buy it, especially if you have initial papers proving you own it.
You won’t need to pay a smog check or get a new license plate since they’re not registering your car either.
Environmentally-Friendly Process
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Conclusion
When searching for a scrap buyer, it’s best to consider all the services they offer. You should also think about what kind of vehicle you have and how much money you expect to get from it. The buyer is willing to take care of these things and will usually offer competitive prices. This guide should give a recap and insight into what services scrap car buyers can offer, making it easier to evaluate which company fits your needs best. Think about these points when choosing to whom to sell your vehicle.
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In his sixth full-time season as a competitor in NASCAR’s premier series, Daniel Suarez achieved his first career victory in the NASCAR Cup Series following a dominant run in the Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway on Sunday, June 12.
The 30-year-old Suarez from Monterrey, Mexico, led twice for a race-high 47 of 110 laps and fended off Chris Buescher during a 23-lap run to the finish to capture his first victory in his 195th start in the Cup circuit. The victory made Suarez the first Mexican-born competitor to win in the Cup Series as Suarez added his name to the 2022 Cup Series Playoff picture with a guaranteed spot based on his victory in Sonoma, California.
With on-track qualifying that determined the starting lineup occurring on Saturday, Kyle Larson notched his fifth consecutive pole position at Sonoma after posting a pole-winning lap at 92.111 mph in 77.776 seconds. Joining him on the front row will be teammate Chase Elliott, who clocked in a qualifying lap at 92.083 mph in 77.799 seconds.
Prior to the event, AJ Allmendiner, Christopher Bell and Erik Jones dropped to the rear of the field due to unapproved adjustments made to their respective cars.
At the start of the event, Cody Ware was assessed a pass-through penalty through pit road at the start of the event due to his No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Ford Mustang failing pre-qualifying technical inspection four times. The issue prevent Ware from qualifying on Saturday as his car chief Steve Gray was suspended for the remainder of the weekend.
When the green flag waved and the race started, teammates Larson and Elliott dueled for the lead through the first two turns until Larson managed to pull ahead approaching Turn 3 as the field behind jostled for positions. As the field made their way through the 11-turn circuit, Larson went on to lead the first lap ahead of Elliott while Michael McDowell, Chris Buescher and Cole Custer were scored in the top five. By then, Ware served his drive-through penalty through pit road.
Through the first five scheduled laps, Larson remained as the leader by more than a second over teammate Elliott followed by McDowell, Buescher and Daniel Suarez while Tyler Reddick, Cole Custer, Denny Hamlin, Ross Chastain and Kyle Busch were in the top 10. Joey Logano was in 11th followed by Ryan Blaney, William Byron, Kurt Busch, Justin Haley, Chase Briscoe, Brad Keselowski, Austin Dillon, Joey Hand and Alex Bowman while Kevin Harvick, rookie Todd Gilliland, Aric Almirola, rookie Harrison Burton, rookie Austin Cindric, Christopher Bell, Corey LaJoie, Bubba Wallace, Martin Truex Jr. and AJ Allmendinger occupied the top 30. The first competitor scored outside of the top 30 was Erik Jones followed by teammate Ty Dillon and Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
Four laps later, the first caution of the event flew due to possible fluid on the circuit when smoke billowed out of the No. 23 DoorDash Toyota TRD Camry piloted by Bubba Wallace, who parked his car in Turn 4 and retired due to an engine failure.
Under caution, some led by Tyler Reddick pitted while the rest led by Larson remained on the track. During the pit stops, Allmendinger’s pit crew went under the hood to work on the power steering pump.
When the race restarted under green on Lap 12, Larson managed to quickly clear teammate Elliott to retain the lead through the first two turns and approaching the uphill climb to Turns 3 and 3A. As the field fanned out and scrambled for positions through the Chute corner from Turns 4 to 7, Reddick muscled his way into the top five ahead of Suarez while keeping McDowell within his sights.
On Lap 15, Erik Jones, who was in 20th, got loose and spun his No. 43 FocusFactor Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 in Turn 2, but the race remained under green flag conditions as Larson stabilized his advantage to more than a second over teammate Elliott. Behind, Buescher was in third followed by McDowell and Reddick while Suarez, Chastain, Custer, Logano and Hamlin were scored in the top 10.
By the Lap 20 mark, Larson continued to lead by two seconds over teammate Elliott, who had Buescher starting to reel him in for the spot as McDowell and Reddick remained in the top five. Meanwhile, Chastain overtook teammate Suarez for sixth place while Logano, Custer and Hamlin were in the top 10.
Nearly two laps later, the first round of pit stops under green commenced as Suarez led a bevy of competitors to pit road, a group that included Blaney, Custer, Hamlin, Keselowski, Briscoe, Harvick, Bowman, Austin Dillon, Cindric, Ty Dillon, Gilliland, Truex, Joey Hand and Allmendinger. Not long after, Buescher, who was in the runner-up spot, led another wave of competitors to pit road that included Elliott, McDowell, Reddick and Chastain. During both processes, Larson remained on the track as the leader.
When the first stage concluded on Lap 25, Larson captured his second stage victory of the 2022 Cup Series season. Logano settled in second followed by Kyle Busch, Justin Haley, Aric Almirola, Harrison Burton, Josh Bilicki, Kurt Busch, Stenhouse and Cody Ware. By then, Christopher Bell, who was a lap down and would have received the free pass to return on the lead lap during the stage break, was penalized for pitting outside of his pit box.
Under the stage break, some led by Larson pitted while the rest led by Elliot remained on the track.
The second stage started on Lap 29 as Elliott and Buescher occupied the front row. At the start, Elliott took off with the lead entering the first turn while Chastain challenged Buescher for the runner-up spot, with the former managing to hold the spot entering Turns 3 and 3A. As the field made their way through the series of left and right-hand turns from Turn 7 to 10 before the sharp right-hand turn in Turn 11, Elliott retained the lead by two-tenths of a second over Buescher with Chastain trailing by less than a second.
By Lap 35, Elliott stabilized his advantage to two-tenths of a second over Buescher, who continued to stalk Elliott through every turn and every corner. Chastain remained in third place while one-and-a-half seconds behind while Suarez, Reddick, Harvick, McDowell, Custer, Bowman and Blaney were in the top 10 ahead of Austin Dillon, Cindric, Hamlin, Keselowski and Truex.
Through the first 40 laps, Elliott continued to lead by more than seven-tenths of a second over Buescher followed by Chastain, Suarez and Reddick while Harvick, McDowell, Bowman, Blaney and Custer were in the top 10. Meanwhile, Larson, who was rubbing fenders with Joey Hand, was mired in 15th behind Custer, Cindric, Keselowski and Hamlin. Notably, Truex was in 16th, Byron was in 19th, Logano was back in 23rd in front of Justin Haley and Kyle Busch, Almirola was in 26th and Kurt Busch was in 30th behind Harrison Burton and Erik Jones.
Five laps later, Elliott remained as the leader by more than a second over Buescher while Suarez was up in third place ahead of teammate Chastain and Reddick, who had Harvick and McDowell stalking him for the spot.
Another two laps later, Erik Jones spun for a second time of the day, this time entering Turn 7, after he locked up his front tires while trying to overtake Kurt Busch in the top 30. Then during the following lap, Chastain met the same fate as he got loose and spun on his own while trying to overtake teammate Suarez in Turn 7. While the event remained under green, Chastain managed to fall back to seventh in front of Blaney and Elliott remained as the leader.
With 50 laps complete, Elliott stabilized his advantage to nearly two seconds over Buescher followed by Suarez and Reddick while Harvick moved into fifth place. Not long after, Truex pitted under green. During the following lap, Reddick led a bevy of competitors that included Bowman, Cindric, Blaney, Keselowski, Chastain, Austin Dillon and Custer to pit road for service under green. Another lap later, names led by Elliott and including teammate Larson, Briscoe, Cindric, McDowell, Harvick, Suarez and Buescher pitted. During the pit stops, Elliott, who was about to leave his pit stall following his service, came to a stop and reversed his No. 9 NAPA Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 back to his pit stall to have a loose wheel tightened. During the process, however, Elliott’s front nose was still sticking out of his pit box, which drew himself a penalty.
During the cycle of green flag pit stops, Logano emerged out in front followed by Buescher, Suarez, Almirola and Harvick. Along with Elliott, Reddick was penalized for speeding on pit road while Buescher was penalized for having an equipment thrown over his pit box.
When the second stage concluded on Lap 55, which marked the halfway point of the event, Logano claimed his second stage victory of the season. Almirola settled in second followed by Buescher, Suarez, Harvick, Todd Gilliland, Burton, Elliott, McDowell and Stenhouse. With Elliott penalized following his pit road miscue, however, Suarez, who was in 11th following the second stage’s conclusion, was awarded the final stage point.
Under the stage break, some led by Logano pitted while the rest led by Buescher remained on the track. By then, NASCAR rescinded the penalty to Buescher with Buescher, who was also allowed to retain his stage points following the second stage’s conclusion, out in front followed by Suarez.
With 50 laps remaining, the final stage commenced under green. At the start, Buescher and Suarez dueled for the lead through the first four turns until Suarez managed to pull ahead with the lead followed by McDowell while Buescher locked up the front tires entering Turn 7. Through the series of turns from Turns 7 to 10 and through Turn 11, Suarez retained the lead followed by McDowell, Harvick, Buescher and Keselowski while Blaney, Cindric, Chastain, Austin Dillon and Larson were in the top 10.
During the following lap, Suarez’s No. 99 Onx Homes/Renu Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 was ahead of McDowell’s No. 34 Love’s Travel Stop Ford Mustang by half a second and the top-seven competitors broke away from the field that was fanned out to multiple lanes while Chastain and Larson duked for eighth place.
Nearing the final 45 laps of the event, Reddick pitted after spinning in Turn 10. In the midst of his spin, Josh Bilicki also spun while the race remained under green. Shortly after, Harvick moved his No. 4 Gearwrench Ford Mustang into the runner-up spot through the first two turns while Buescher challenged McDowell for third place.
With 40 laps remaining, Suarez continued to lead while Buescher made a bold move beneath Harvick in Turn 11 to take over the runner-up spot in his No. 17 Fifth Third Bank Ford Mustang. McDowell and Keselowski remained in the top five followed by Blaney, Chastain, Cindric, Larson and Bowman while Briscoe, Austin Dillon, Custer, Byron, Truex, Allmendinger, Kyle Busch, Hamlin, Joey Hand and Logano were in the top 20. Meanwhile, Elliott was mired back in 23rd place. By then, Reddick, who pitted multiple times following his spin, took his car to the garage. In addition, Corey LaJoie pitted under green.
Five laps later, Suarez stabilized his advantage to nearly a second over Buescher followed by Harvick, McDowell and Keselowski. By then, Kyle Busch, Hamlin and Harrison Burton pitted under green as the sun was starting to emerge from the cloudy conditions. Not long after, Truex pitted along with teammate Bell, Justin Haley, Briscoe and Elliott, who endured a slow pit stop.
Down to the final 30 laps of the event, Suarez remained as the leader by more than two seconds over Buescher followed by Harvick while McDowell and Keselowski were in the top five. By then, Blaney pitted under green along with teammate Cindric.
During the following lap, Buescher pitted along with Harivck, Bowman, Custer, Byron and Chastain, who backed his car back to his pit stall following his pit stop to have the lug nut on his left-rear tire tightened. In addition, Suarez surrendered the lead to pit followed by McDowell, Larson, Allmendinger, Kurt Busch, Todd Gilliland and Scott Heckert while Keselowski moved into the lead.
Then with 28 laps remaining, the caution flew when the right-front tire from Larson’s No. 5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 came off in Turn 2 just as Larson had exited pit road. During the caution period, some led by Keselowski pitted while the rest led by Suarez and Buescher remained on the track.
With 23 laps remaining, the race proceeded under green. At the start, Suarez pulled away entering the first two turns while Buescher and McDowell battled for the runner-up spot ahead of Blaney and Cindric while Harvick was back in sixth. Then in Turn 7, Kyle Busch, who was in sixth, spun his No. 18 M&M’s Toyota TRD Camry after locking up his tires and slipping sideways while Bowman went wide to avoid hitting Busch, but the race remained under green as Suarez remained as the leader.
Three laps later, Suarez retained the lead by three-tenths of a second over Buescher, who was stalking the leader and trying to close in, while McDowell, Blaney, Cindric, Harvick, Briscoe, Elliott, Byron and Truex were in the top 10. Allmendinger was in 11th followed by Bell, Chastain, Hamlin, Ty Dillon, Keselowski, Burton, Kurt Busch, Austin Dillon and Aric Almirola. By then, Larson was in 23rd, Logano was mired back in 25th ahead of Bowman and Kyle Busch was all the way back in 32nd.
With 15 laps remaining, Suarez stabilized his advantage to seven-tenths of a second over Buescher while McDowell, Blaney and Harvick were scored in the top five.
Down to the final 10 laps of the event, Suarez continued to lead by seven-tenths of a second over Buescher followed by McDowell, Harvick and Blaney while Cindric, Elliott, Byron, Chastain and Allmendinger were in the top 10. Meanwhile, Truex was in 13th ahead of Kurt Busch, Larson was mired in 17th, Logano was back in 21st and Kyle Busch was in 31st. Soon after, teammates Bell and Hamlin pitted their respective Toyotas.
With five laps remaining, Suarez, who was trying to track Hamlin and put him a lap behind, was leading by more than two seconds over Buescher while third-place McDowell trailed by more than six seconds. Fourth-place Harvick trailed by eight seconds while fifth-place Cindric trailed by more than 12 seconds. By then, Truex pitted.
When the white flag waved and the final lap started, Suarez remained as the leader by nearly four seconds over Buescher. Earlier, Allmendinger, who was in position for a top-10 run despite his power steering issues, spun in Turn 3, but the race remained under green. With Buescher unable to narrow the deficit between himself and Suarez, Suarez was able to smoothly navigate his way through the 11-turn circuit and back to the finish line for his first checkered flag in the series.
With the victory, Suarez, a graduate of NASCAR’s Drive for Diversity program and the 2016 Xfinity Series champion, became the fourth first-time winner of the 2022 Cup Series season, the first competitor to achieve a first Cup win at Sonoma since Juan Pablo Montoya made the last accomplishment in 2007 and the 202nd overall to win in NASCAR’s premier series. In addition to becoming the first Mexican-born competitor to win in the Cup Series, he also became the fifth foreign-born competitor overall to win in the Cup circuit, joining Italy’s Mario Andretti, Columbia’s Juan Pablo Montoya, Canada’s Earl Ross and Australia’s Marcos Ambrose. As a bonus, Suarez became the 40th different competitor to achieve a victory across NASCAR’s top three national touring series (Camping World Truck, Xfinity and Cup).
The victory was also the third overall for Trackhouse Racing in the team’s second season in NASCAR competition, but first as a two-car organization as both competitors have achieved victories and guaranteed spots to the 2022 Cup Playoffs. Along with Suarez, crew chief Travis Mack achieved his first victory as a Cup crew chief.
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“It’s crazy,” Suarez, who received a chorus of cheers from the crowd and the Mexican fans, said on FS1. “I have so many thoughts in my head right now. It’s been a rough road. It’s been a rough journey in the Cup Series. These guys believing in me, Trackhouse Racing, [owner] Justin Marks, [team president] Ty Norris, everyone that helped me to get to this point. A lot of people in Mexico: Jay Morales, Carlos Slim. My family, they never gave up on me. A lot of people did, but they didn’t. Just very happy that we’re able to make it work. It’s the energy. [the team] believe in me since day one. They believe in me and they put all the people, resources, everything to make it happen…This is the first [win] of many.”
“[The win] feels good,” Suarez added in the media room. “My team’s been working. They’ve been working very hard. To be able to finally get the first [win], I feel like that is gonna make us feel more relaxed. Now, we’re gonna do things more calm. I told my team, ‘Hey, just stay calm, let’s do our thing’. We’re capable of winning races. But one thing is to say it and another thing is to do it. Today, we did it, so now, we’re gonna be able to do things more relaxed that way victories and success is gonna be able to find us much easier.”
“This one’s difficult to put into words,” Justin Marks added on FS1. “Daniel Suarez, Travis Mack helped build Trackhouse [Racing]. They’ve been working so hard together. They’ve been so focused, so dedicated trying to get to Victory Lane. The No. 1 car winning two races with this year was tough on them, but they never gave up. They knew that they were gonna be in Victory Lane. I’m so proud and happy for them.”
“Coming up through the ranks at Hendrick [Motorsports] to being a car chief, just working hard for this first win,” Travis Mack, crew chief for Suarez, added in the media center. “This is actually [the place of] my first win with Jeff Gordon I believe in [2004]. Sonoma was my first win on a Cup team, so it’s really exciting to get my very first win as a crew chief at Sonoma.”
Buescher rallied from being absent last weekend at Gateway due to a positive COVID-19 test to finish in second place for his first top-five result since finishing third at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course in October 2021 while McDowell earned his first top-five result of the season with a stellar third-place result.
“I’m just disappointed in myself,” Buescher said. “[I] Didn’t get the job done there. I apologize to these guys because they put an awesome Fifth Third Bank Mustang underneath me this weekend. It’s a heck of a return. We had a lot of speed. Just struggled for a little bit on the long-run speed. Just wearing rears [tires] out. Ultimately, just didn’t get it done when it counted, so it’s an awesome run. Had great speed. That’s an awesome recovery from [Circuit of the Americas] and what we had there. Everybody back at [Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing]’s doing a great job. Hurts to be that close, but congratulations to Suarez. We’re trying. Just trying to get him and just ran out of steam there.”
“Yeah, I’m really proud of everybody at Front Row [Motorsports],” McDowell said. “Obviously, we want to win the race. Finishing third doesn’t get you in the Playoffs, but really thankful to everybody. [Team owner] Bob Jenkins, everybody at Front Row Motorsports. This Love’s Travel Stop Ford Mustang was fast all weekend. I keep telling my guys [that] we gotta run second, third, fourth, fifth week in and week out, and we’ll eventually get a win. [I] Felt like we were close today. Just needed a little bit more fire-off speed off the front end, but really proud of my team…We’re getting closer, so we’ll keep pushing hard. We wanna get this car in the Playoffs, so we’ll keep fighting.”
Harvick, who was trying to return to Victory Lane since winning at Bristol Motor Speedway in September 2020, came home in fourth place while rookie Austin Cindric completed the top five in fifth place. Blaney, Chastain, Elliott, Byron and Keselowski finished in the top 10.
Notably, Larson finished 15th, Logano settled in 17th in front of Kurt Busch, Allmendinger fell back to 19th following his late spin, Truex ended up 26th in front of teammate Bell and Kyle Busch concluded his long run in 30th in front of teammate Hamlin.
There were six lead changes for six different leaders. The race featured four cautions for 14 laps. A total of 31 of 36 starters finished on the lead lap.
With 10 regular season races remaining to this season, Chase Elliott leads the regular season standings by 16 points over Ross Chastain, 23 over Kyle Busch, 25 over Ryan Blaney and 30 over Joey Logano.
Ross Chastain, Joey Logano, William Byron, Denny Hamlin, Chase Elliott, Kyle Busch, Kyle Larson, Alex Bowman, Chase Briscoe, Daniel Suarez, rookie Austin Cindric and Kurt Busch are currently guaranteed spots for the 2022 Cup Series Playoffs based on winning once throughout the regular-season stretch while Ryan Blaney, Martin Truex Jr., Christopher Bell and Aric Almirola are above the top-16 cutline based on points. Kevin Harvick trails the top-16 cutline by seven points, Tyler Reddick trails by 42, Austin Dillon trails by 47, Erik Jones trails by 55, Michael McDowell trails by 93, Chris Buescher trails by 105, Justin Haley trails by 113, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. trails by 135, Bubba Wallace trails by 139 and Ty Dillon trails by 153.
Results.
1. Daniel Suarez, 47 laps led
2. Chris Buescher, four laps led
3. Michael McDowell
4. Kevin Harvick
5. Austin Cindric
6. Ryan Blaney
7. Ross Chastain
8. Chase Elliott, 26 laps led
9. William Byron
10. Brad Keselowski, three laps led
11. Austin Dillon
12. Justin Haley
13. Chase Briscoe
14. Aric Almirola
15. Kyle Larson, 26 laps led, Stage 1 winner
16. Alex Bowman
17. Joey Logano, four laps led, Stage 2 winner
18. Kurt Busch
19. AJ Allmendinger
20. Joey Hand
21. Cole Custer
22. Erik Jones
23. Ty Dillon
24. Todd Gilliland
25. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
26. Martin Truex Jr.
27. Christopher Bell
28. Harrison Burton
29. Josh Bilicki
30. Kyle Busch
31. Denny Hamlin
32. Cody Ware, one lap down
33. Scott Heckert, one lap down
34. Corey LaJoie, nine laps down
35. Tyler Reddick, 13 laps down
36. Bubba Wallace – OUT, Engine
The 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season will enter a one-week break period before returning to action at Nashville Superspeedway in Nashville, Tennessee, on Sunday, June 26. The event is scheduled to start at 5 p.m. ET on NBC with FOX’s 2022 NASCAR coverage concluded.
