Toyota Save Mart 350

The Elk Grove, California, native outlasted Elliott and Truex through late-race restarts to claim his third victory of the season in Wine Country.

The biggest highlight from Sunday's race at Sonoma was Matt DiBenedetto's best career NASCAR finish of fourth.

Truex claims his second consecutive victory at the California road course with the reinstatement of the Carousel.

As Darrell Waltrip announces his last NASCAR race with FOX, drivers took the initiative to dedicate throwback paint schemes in honor of his legendary career.

Stewart has always been strong on the road courses, leading all active drivers with eight wins at Sonoma and Watkins Glen, so his win there isn't exactly a surprise, especially on the heels of a strong seventh-place run at Michigan.

Jamie McMurray won his second consecutive pole at Sonoma Raceway after a final run in the closing minutes of Knockout Qualifying with a track record qualifying speed of 96.350 mph. This is his third pole at Sonoma and his tenth series career pole.

Under unexpected cloudy skies and even some rain drops, here is what else was surprising and not surprising from the 25th annual Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway.