Asterisk Mark Report – Sonoma (2021)

Kevin Harvick – Kevin Harvick has been an elite performer at Sonoma and in 5 of the last 6 races he’s finished in the top 6. Last year was unfortunately the exception, and Harvick finished an asterisk mark 22nd. “Performance Wise”, Harvick was likely around 10th place good and on lap 76 shortly before he plowed into the back of a spinning Ross Chastain in turn #11 that damaged his car, he was running in 9th. In terms of Total Speed Rankings, Harvick ranked 13th, with his speed over the segments being 12th, 12th, 10th and then 25th (segment he crashed).

Christopher Bell – Christopher Bell looked solid last year at Sonoma, but his race was far from incident free. “Performance Wise”, Bell was a top ten contender, but problems late led to his asterisk mark 24th. On lap 72, Bell was running in 6th, but then shortly after that on lap 78 he was involved in a wreck that damaged the #20. In the race, Bell finished 10th in Stage #2, was the 10th Fastest Driver Late In A Run and had the 12th best Total Speed Ranking.

Bubba Wallace – Last year at Sonoma, Bubba Wallace cracked the top 20 for the first time in his career at a road course and finished 14th. Don’t read into that. The race had a wild ending, and with 11 laps to go Wallace was literally off the lead lap in 30th (had some problems that put him back there). Wallace’s Total Speed Ranking for the afternoon was the 29th best.