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A dozen trivia tidbits from Sonoma Raceway this weekend

Sonoma Raceway is one of the most intriguing stops on the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series tour.

Located in the gorgeous Napa Valley wine country of Northern California, Sonoma is one of only two road courses on the Cup circuit, the other being Watkins Glen International.

Over the years, Sonoma has consistently produced great racing, often with high drama involved. Sunday’s Toyota/Save Mart 350, the last race of FOX’s portion of the NASCAR season, should be another tremendous battle.

Here are 12 bits of trivia and quick facts for this weekend.

Montoyau2019s magic
12 Montoya’s magic

When Juan Pablo Montoya won here in 2007, he became the first rookie winner at Sonoma and he came from 32nd place in the field, the deepest starting spot of any winner at this track.