NASCAR drivers completed their qualifying runs at Infineon Raceway Friday night and the starting lineup for the 2011 Toyota/Save Mart 350 is officially set. Joey Logano claimed his first pole of the 2011 race season as he looks to secure his second career NASCAR win. In his two previous starts in Sonoma, Logano finished 33rd (2010) and 19th (2009). In those respective races he started 20th and 12th.
Los Gatos native AJ Allmendinger secured the highest spot among Bay Area drivers as he will be starting in the seventh position. In three previous races at Infineon he had never started higher than 15th. He'll look to surpass his 2009 finish of seventh place. He's found a little bit of success on road courses in general with a pair of top-ten finishes to his credit.
Vallejo native Jeff Gordon will start the race 13th. In 18 career races at Infineon Raceway, Gordon has five victories to his credit. It's interesting to note that of his five victories, only one came with a start outside the top five. He started 11th in 2006 but emerged victorious in the end. Overall he holds nine victories on road courses with 23 top-ten finishes.
Here is the entire starting lineup for Sunday's Toyota/Save Mart 350:
- Joey Logano
- Jamie McMurray
- Paul Menard
- Denny Hamlin
- Ryan Newman
- Kasey Kahne
- AJ Allmendinger
- Marcos Ambrose
- Clint Bowyer
- Brian Vickers
- Kurt Busch
- Jimmie Johnson
- Jeff Gordon
- Martin Truex Jr.
- Brad Keselowski
- Mark Martin
- Juan Pablo Montoya
- Dale Earnhardt Jr.
- Kyle Busch
- Tony Stewart
- Bobby Labonte
- Greg Biffle
- Carl Edwards
- Regan Smith
- Jeff Burton
- Kevin Harvick
- Casey Mears
- Robby Gordon
- Boris Said
- David Gilliland
- Joe Nemechek
- David Reutimann
- Matt Kenseth
- David Ragan
- P.J. Jones
- Dave Blaney
- Mike Skinner
- David Mayhew
- Terry Labonte
- Brian Simo
- Andy Lally
- Chris Cook
- Andy Pilgrim
We'll be here all weekend providing news updates and results on the 2011 Toyota/Save Mart 350. For more NASCAR coverage, check out NASCAR Ranting and Raving as well as SB Nation's NASCAR hub.