Bill Fleischman: New team benefits from Martin's NASCAR experience, wisdom
This week's race
Toyota/Save Mart 350
Infineon Raceway, Sonoma, Calif.
When: Sunday, 5 p.m.
TV/Radio: TNT/ESPN (950-AM), WNPV (1440-AM), WDSD (94.7-FM)
Race course: 1.99-mile road course
Race distance: 218.9 miles/350 kilometers/110 laps
Last year's race winner: Kyle Busch
Last year's pole winner: Kasey Kahne, 92.153 mph
Track qualifying record: Jeff Gordon, 94.325 mph (June 2005)
Track facts: In winning last year's race, Kyle Busch dominated, leading 78 laps, including the last 42. David Gilliland was runner-up; Jeff Gordon was third ... Kasey Kahne, the polesitter, finished 33rd ... Jeff Gordon's five wins lead all drivers at the track ... Juan Pablo Montoya's only Sprint Cup victory was 2 years ago at Sonoma. With three top-10 finishes in the last four races, Montoya is 43 points out of the 12th and final Chase spot ... Denny Hamlin's third place at Michigan is his first top-10 in seven races ... Weird stat of the week: Bobby Labonte has finished 28th in the last three races.
2009 wins: Kyle Busch and Mark Martin, 3 each; Matt Kenseth and Jimmie Johnson, 2 each; Jeff Gordon, Kurt Busch, Brad Keselowski, David Reutimann, Tony Stewart, 1 each.
SPRINT CUP STANDINGS (Through 15 of 36 races)
1. Tony Stewart, (1 last week) 2189 -
2. Jeff Gordon, (2) 2142 -47
3. Jimmie Johnson, (3) 2047 -142
4. Kurt Busch, (5) 1961 -228
5. Ryan Newman, (4) 1934 -255
6. Carl Edwards, (6) 1927 -262
7. Greg Biffle, (7) 1913 -276



