Larson powered by Martin Truex
Jr. and Chris Buescher for the lead on lap 102 at Sonoma and cruised to the win in the Toyota/Save Mart 350, earning his third win of the season.
The 2021 Cup Series champion from Elk Grove, California, led 19 of 110-scheduled laps and overtook Chris Buescher and Martin Truex Jr. with nine laps remaining amid pit strategy to claim his third Cup victory of the 2024 season in Sonoma, California.
The two-time Cup Series champion from Middletown, Connecticut, claimed his third pole position of the 2024 season in Sonoma, California, with a record-setting pole lap at 97.771 mph in 73.273 seconds.
The three-time Supercars champion from Auckland, New Zealand, achieved his first Xfinity Series pole position for Saturday's second annual event at Sonoma Raceway.
This weekend the NASCAR Cup Series and Xfinity Series travel to Sonoma Raceway. Martin Truex Jr. is the defending Cup Series race winner at the 1.99-mile track and leads all active drivers with four wins (2023, 2019, 2018, 2013) at Sonoma.
The 30-year-old Williams from Port Charlotte, Florida, is scheduled to achieve a milestone start in his eighth season with at least one start in the Xfinity Series level.
Alex Bowman, William Byron, Chase Elliott, Kyle Larson and Boris Said will take turns piloting Hendrick Motorsports' No. 17 entry throughout the 2024 Xfinity Series season.
Kyle Busch won Stage 2 at Sonoma but couldn't catch Martin Truex Jr. late and settled for the runner-up spot.
"I thought I could catch Martin," Busch said. "I gave it my best shot. There's nothing like a charge in 'Wine Country,' except for maybe a 'charge' in 'Tequila Country.'"
The 2017 Cup Series champion from Mayetta, New Jersey, led a race-high 51 of 110-scheduled laps and capitalized on a 15-lap dash to the finish to fend off Kyle Busch to claim his fourth Cup triumph in Sonoma, California.
The 39-year-old Almirola from Tampa, Florida, led 17 of 79-scheduled laps and fended off road-ringers Allmendinger and Larson through a 15-lap dash to the finish to notch his first Xfinity victory since 2017.
