SONOMA, Calif. – In 2015, Kyle Busch had to miss multiple races early on in the season due to an injury he suffered before the start of the Cup season. This year, Tony Stewart was forced to the sideline with an injury before the start of the season, also missing multiple events.
What do they have in common? They both ended up celebrating victories at Sonoma Raceway.
Strategy is the name of the game when it comes to racing at the 1.99-mile road course in Northern California. Teams often spend more time trying to figure out a tire or fuel strategy plan rather than working to get the car fast enough to drive to the front, and in the last 25 laps of Sunday’s Toyota/Save Mart 350, Stewart’s team perfected just that.