Toyota/Save Mart 350 - Past Winners

Past Winners

Year Date Driver Team Manufacturer Race Distance Race Time Average Speed
(mph)		 Report
Laps Miles (km)
1989 June 11 Ricky Rudd King Racing Buick 74 186.48 (300.11) 2:27:03 76.088 Report
1990 June 10 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing Pontiac 74 186.48 (300.11) 2:41:35 69.245 Report
1991 June 9 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 74 186.48 (300.11) 2:33:20 72.97 Report
1992 June 7 Ernie Irvan Morgan-McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 74 186.48 (300.11) 2:17:26 81.413 Report
1993 May 16 Geoffrey Bodine Bud Moore Ford 74 186.48 (300.11) 2:25:17 77.013 Report
1994 May 15 Ernie Irvan Robert Yates Racing Ford 74 186.48 (300.11) 2:24:27 77.458 Report
1995 May 7 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 74 186.48 (300.11) 2:38:18 70.681 Report
1996 May 5 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing Ford 74 186.48 (300.11) 2:24:03 77.673 Report
1997 May 5 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 74 186.48 (300.11) 2:27:38 75.788 Report
1998 June 28 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 112 218.288 (351.3) 3:00:56 72.387 Report
1999 June 27 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 112 218.288 (351.3) 3:06:06 70.378 Report
2000 June 25 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 112 222.88 (358.69) 2:46:14 78.789 Report
2001 June 24 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 112 224 (360.493) 2:57:06 75.889 Report
2002 June 23 Ricky Rudd Robert Yates Racing Ford 110 218.9 (352.285) 2:42:08 81.007 Report
2003 June 22 Robby Gordon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 110 218.9 (352.285) 2:57:55 73.821 Report
2004 June 27 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 110 218.9 (352.285) 2:49:34 77.456 Report
2005 June 26 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 110 218.9 (352.285) 3:00:18 72.845 Report
2006 June 25 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 110 218.9 (352.285) 2:57:36 73.953 Report
2007 June 24 Juan Pablo Montoya Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 110 218.9 (352.285) 2:56:11 74.547 Report
2008 June 22 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 112* 222.88 (358.69) 2:54:56 76.445 Report
2009 June 21 Kasey Kahne Richard Petty Motorsports Dodge 113* 224.87 (361.893) 3:10:00 71.012 Report
2010 June 20 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 110 218.9 (352.285) 2:56:38 74.357 Report
2011 June 26 Kurt Busch Penske Racing Dodge 110 218.9 (352.285) 2:54:10 75.411 Report
2012 June 24 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 112* 222.88 (358.69) 2:39:55 83.624 Report
  • 1991: On the final corner of the last lap of the race, Ricky Rudd spun Allison to take the lead. Instead of the checkered flag, Rudd received a black flag. Allison, who recovered after doing a 180, received the checkered flag.
  • 2008, 2009, & 2012: Race extended due to a Green-white-checker finish.
  • 2010: Due to fuel concerns, leader Marcos Ambrose stopped in turn 1 during a late caution, causing him to be reset by NASCAR in 7th costing him a shot at his first Sprint Cup victory he finished 6th. Jimmie Johnson nabbed the lead thanks to the debacle and scored his first career road course win.

Race length notes

  • 1989–1997: 74 laps (186.48 miles) on a 2.52 mile course.
  • 1998–1999: 112 laps (218.288 miles) on a 1.949 mile course.
  • 2000: 112 laps (222.88 miles) on a 1.99 mile course.
  • 2001: 112 laps (224 miles) on a 2 mile course.
  • 2002–Present: 110 laps (218.9 miles) on a 1.99 mile course.

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