As the excitement builds for Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race in Sonoma, local driver Kyle Larson will need to make up some ground if he aims to repeat victories. Larson qualified 11th for Sunday's race.

A new wildfire was reported today at 11:20 p.m. in Sonoma County, California. River Fire has been burning on private land. At this time, the containment status is unknown and the cause of the fire remains undetermined.

The rescue package comes with strict instructions on how funds must be spent, limiting opportunities to restore academic departments on the chopping block since January.

See where your favorite NASCAR Cup Series driver will pit for the Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway on Sunday (3:30 p.m. ET, TNT Sports/truTV, HBO Max, PRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

Alex Bowman, who is battling Ty Dillon this week in the NASCAR In-Season Challenge, starts ninth. Kyle Larson and Chase Elliott will start 11th and 13th respectively for Sunday's race.

According to sheriff’s office officials, the Novato Fire Department requested the assistance of Henry-1 because the hiker, who needed medical attention, was inaccessible on a remote trail under dense tree cover.

Michael McDowell was the man to beat on the Chicago Street Course until his throttle cable frayed after leading the opening 31 laps last week. At Sonoma Raceway, McDowell has already put that disappointment behind him in favor of a confident excitement in Wine Country.