Toyota Save Mart 350 2012: Start Time, Lineup, TV Schedule and More

After ending his 132-race winless streak one week ago, Dale Earnhardt Jr. will head back to the track on Sunday for the Toyota Save Mart 350 at Sonoma, where he'll try to make it two in a row.

It's not looking good for the NASCAR fan favorite, who has averaged a 22.2-place finish at the track and has finished in a career-best 11th place three times. But he's keeping his expectations realistic: He'll be just fine with a top-10 finish and he'll leave the winning to drivers like Kurt Busch, who took home first place last year.

But Busch's head isn't really in the right place at the moment, so maybe the time is right for Jimmie Johnson, who won at Sonoma in 2010, or Jeff Gordon, who's been historically dominant at Infineon. 

It's anyone's race, so who knows? Maybe Earnhardt really can shock some people and get the monkey off his back this year.

Where: Infineon Raceway, Sonoma, Calif.

When: Sunday, June 24 at 3 p.m. ET

Watch: TNT

Live Stream: TrackPass 

Listen: Motor Racing Network 

Starting Order: Qualifying will be held on Friday, June 22 at 6:40 p.m. ET. The TV broadcast will be aired on tape delay at 11 p.m. on SPEED.

Full TV Schedule (via NASCAR.com)

Toyota Save Mart 350 Practice, Friday, June 22, 3 p.m. ET, SPEED

Toyota Save Mart 350 Qualifying, Friday, June 22, 6:40 p.m. ET, SPEED at 11 p.m. ET (Tape Delay)

Toyota Save Mart 350 Practice, Saturday, June 23, 12:30 p.m. ET

Toyota Save Mart 350 Practice, Saturday, June 23, 1:45 p.m. ET, SPEED at 11 p.m. ET (Tape Delay)

Toyota Save Mart 350, Sunday, June 24, 3 p.m. ET, TNT

Drivers to Watch

Kurt Busch

In last year's race, Busch led in 76 of the 110 laps and beat Jeff Gordon by 2.7 seconds while managing to make only two stops. This year, though, his chances don't look too good, as he's had just one top-10 finish in 14 starts.

On top of that, he's been plagued by personal problems and has endured a suspension for berating a reporter. In last Saturday's Alliance Truck Parts 250 at Michigan International Speedway, he finished third but behaved bizarrely post-race again, sitting in a partially hidden area of the media center after being forced to participate.

Will the oddities continue at Sonoma?

Jimmie Johnson

Johnson's start to this year has been the opposite of Busch's: He has two victories and 11 top-10 finishes in his first 15 races. He's also no stranger to Sonoma, where he's won twice in three years. On top of that, he hasn't finished worse than seventh place in the last three years and has qualified 12th or better.

Jeff Gordon

His second-place finish last year was no fluke—Gordon is dominant at Sonoma. In 19 starts at Infineon, he's finished in the top five 12 times and also has 15 top-10 finishes and five poles.

Overall, Gordon has led the most laps at Infineon with 437 and his average finish is 8.68.

Prediction: Jeff Gordon Wins

His dominance at Sonoma is unparalleled, and he'll make up for last year's second-place finish with a win in 2012.