The Zip Buy Now, Pay Later 250 is a NASCAR Xfinity Series race that is held at the Sonoma Raceway road course in Sonoma, California. Since its first year in 2023, the race has been held in June on the same weekend as the NASCAR Cup Series race at the track, the Toyota/Save Mart 350, and the ARCA Menards Series West race at the track, the General Tire 200.
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| NASCAR Xfinity Series | |
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| Venue | Sonoma Raceway |
| Location | Sonoma, California |
| Corporate sponsor | Zip Buy Now, Pay Later |
| First race | 2023 |
| Distance | 157.21 miles (253.00 km) |
| Laps | 79 Stage 1: 20 Stage 2: 25 Final stage: 34 |
| Previous names | DoorDash 250 (2023) |
| Circuit information | |
| Surface | Asphalt |
| Length | 1.990 mi (3.203 km) |
| Turns | 12 |
History
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The race was added to the 2023 Xfinity Series schedule, replacing the Truck Series' race at Sonoma in order to give the Xfinity Series another date on the west coast in June along with the race at Portland International Raceway in order for teams to save money on fuel costs for their haulers, which travel from the team's shops in the Charlotte metropolitan area.[1] It was the first ever Xfinity Series race at Sonoma.[2] It was one of eight (an all-time high) road course races on the 2023 series schedule.[3] DoorDash, the title sponsor of the Truck Series race at Sonoma in 2022, became the title sponsor of the Xfinity Series race at Sonoma.
Stewart-Haas Racing Cup Series driver Aric Almirola won the inaugural race in a one-off attempt in the No. 28 car for RSS Racing. He earned the team's first ever win in the Xfinity Series. Kyle Larson won the pole and led the most laps but was passed by Almirola late in the race. Larson would lose a chance to compete for the win after clipping a tire barrier in the hairpin with 7 laps to go which caused him to lose steering as he was going through the turn.[4]
The 2024 race originally did not have a title sponsor. The track's website used to list the name of the race as the Sonoma 250 and they have a logo for the race with that name.[5] Later, it was announced that the app Zip would sponsor the race, and it became the Zip Buy Now, Pay Later 250.[6]
Past winners
edit| Year | Date | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Sponsor | Race Distance | Race Time | Average Speed (mph) |
Report | Ref | |
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| Laps | Miles (km) | |||||||||||
| 2023 | June 10 | 28 | Aric Almirola | RSS Racing | Ford | Michael Roberts Construction | 79* | 157.21 (253) | 2:03:29 | 76.388 | Report | [7] |
| 2024 | June 8 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | WeatherTech | 79* | 157.21 (253) | 2:11:02 | 71.986 | Report | [8] |
Notes
- 2023 & 2024: Race extended due to NASCAR overtime.
Manufacturer wins
edit| # Wins | Make | Years Won |
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| 1 |  Ford
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2023 |
| Chevrolet
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2024 |
References
edit- ^ "NASCAR unveils 2023 schedule for its national series". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. September 14, 2022. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
- ^ "Xfinity Series scheduled at Sonoma for first time ever". Vallejo Times Herald. September 15, 2022. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
- ^ Smith, Eric (September 14, 2022). "Xfinity Series to go to Sonoma in 2023 with a record 8 road courses on slate". Race Review Online. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
- ^ Spencer, Reid (June 10, 2023). "Aric Almirola wins inaugural Xfinity Series race at Sonoma". Retrieved February 6, 2024.
- ^ "Sonoma 250". Sonoma Raceway. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
- ^ "Zip Buy Now, Pay Later 250". www.sonomaraceway.com. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
- ^ "2023 DoorDash 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
- ^ "2024 Zip Buy Now, Pay Later 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
External links
edit- Sonoma Raceway race results at Racing-Reference