2022 Toyota/Save Mart 350

{{short description|NASCAR Cup Series race}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}

{{Infobox NASCAR race report

| Type = CUST

| Description = Race 16 of 36 in the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series

| Race Name = Toyota/Save Mart 350

| Details ref = {{cite web |title=2022 schedule |url=https://www.jayski.com/nascar-cup-series/2022-nascar-cup-series-schedule/ |website=Jayski.com|publisher=Jayski's Silly Season Site |access-date=April 30, 2022}}{{cite web|title=Sonoma Raceway|url=http://www.nascar.com/en_us/nascar-tracks/sonoma-raceway.html|website=NASCAR.com|publisher=NASCAR Media Group, LLC.|access-date=April 30, 2022|date=January 3, 2013|archive-date=April 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170428050314/http://www.nascar.com/en_us/nascar-tracks/sonoma-raceway.html|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Entry List|url=https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2022/6/11/16-cup-entry.pdf|website=Jayski.com|publisher=Jayski's Silly Season Site|access-date=June 7, 2022|date=June 7, 2022}}{{cite web|title=Practice Results|url=https://www.nascar.com/results/racecenter/2022/nascar-cup-series/toyota-save-mart-350/stn/practice1/|website=NASCAR.com|publisher=NASCAR|access-date=June 11, 2022|date=June 11, 2022}}{{cite web|title=Qualifying Results|url=https://www.nascar.com/results/racecenter/2022/nascar-cup-series/toyota-save-mart-350/stn/qualifying/|website=NASCAR.com|publisher=NASCAR|access-date=June 11, 2022|date=June 11, 2022}}{{cite web|title=Toyota/Save Mart 350 Results|url=https://www.nascar.com/results/racecenter/2022/nascar-cup-series/toyota-save-mart-350/stn/results/|website=NASCAR.com|publisher=NASCAR|access-date=June 12, 2022|date=June 12, 2022}}{{cite web|title=Points standings|url=https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2022/6/12/12216_UNOFFDRIVPTS.pdf|website=Jayski.com|publisher=Jayski's Silly Season Site|access-date=June 12, 2022|date=June 12, 2022}}

| Fulldate = {{Start date|2022|06|12}}

| Year = 2022

| Image = Infineon (Sears Point) with emphasis on NASCAR track.png

| Caption =

| Location = Sonoma Raceway in Sonoma, California

| Course_mi = 1.99

| Course_km = 3.20

| Distance_laps = 110

| Distance_mi = 218.9

| Distance_km = 352.285

| Weather =

| Avg = {{convert|78.008|mph|km/h}}

| Pole_Driver = Kyle Larson

| Pole_Team = Hendrick Motorsports

| Pole_Time = 1:17:776

| Most_Driver = Daniel Suárez

| Most_Team = Trackhouse Racing Team

| Most_laps = 47

| Car = 99

| First_Driver = Daniel Suárez

| First_Team = Trackhouse Racing Team

| Network = FS1

| Announcers = Mike Joy, Larry McReynolds, and Tony Stewart

| Ratings =

| Radio = PRN

| Booth_Ann = Doug Rice and Mark Garrow

| Turn_Ann = Pat Patterson (2, 3, & 3a), Brad Gillie (4a & 7a), Nick Yeoman (8 & 9), and Rob Albright (10 & 11)

}}

The 2022 Toyota/Save Mart 350 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on June 12, 2022, at Sonoma Raceway in Sonoma, California. Contested over 110 laps on the {{convert|1.99|mi|km|adj=on}} road course, it was the 16th race of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season.

Report

=Background=

File:Infineon Raceway.tif, the track where the race was held.]]

Sonoma Raceway, formerly Sears Point Raceway and Infineon Raceway is a {{convert|1.99|mi|km|adj=on}} road course and drag strip located on the landform known as Sears Point in the southern Sonoma Mountains in Sonoma, California, U.S. The road course features 12 turns on a hilly course with {{convert|160|feet|m}} of total elevation change. It is host to one of only seven NASCAR Cup Series races each year that are run on road courses. It is also host to the NTT IndyCar Series and several other auto races and motorcycle races such as the American Federation of Motorcyclists series. Sonoma Raceway continues to host amateur, or club racing events which may or may not be open to the general public. The largest such car club is the Sports Car Club of America.

In 2022, the race was reverted to racing the club configuration.{{Cite web|title=Sonoma Raceway bringing back the Chute for 2022 NASCAR Weekend|url=https://speedwaymedia.com/2022/01/10/sonoma-raceway-bringing-back-the-chute-for-2022-nascar-weekend/|access-date=2022-01-10|website=SpeedwayMedia.com|language=en-US}}

{{Clear}}

==Entry list==

  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.

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{{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}

! Driver

! Team

! Manufacturer

1Ross ChastainTrackhouse Racing TeamChevrolet
2Austin Cindric (R)Team PenskeFord
3Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet
4Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord
5Kyle LarsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
6Brad KeselowskiRFK RacingFord
7Corey LaJoieSpire MotorsportsChevrolet
8Tyler ReddickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet
9Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
10Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord
11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
12Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord
14Chase BriscoeStewart-Haas RacingFord
15Joey HandRick Ware RacingFord
16A. J. Allmendinger (i)Kaulig RacingChevrolet
17Chris BuescherRFK RacingFord
18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
19Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota
20Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
21Harrison Burton (R)Wood Brothers RacingFord
22Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord
23Bubba Wallace23XI RacingToyota
24William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
31Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevrolet
34Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFord
38Todd Gilliland (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord
41Cole CusterStewart-Haas RacingFord
42Ty DillonPetty GMS MotorsportsChevrolet
43Erik JonesPetty GMS MotorsportsChevrolet
45Kurt Busch23XI RacingToyota
47Ricky Stenhouse Jr.JTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet
48Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
51Cody WareRick Ware RacingFord
77Josh Bilicki (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet
78Scott HeckertLive Fast MotorsportsFord
99Daniel SuárezTrackhouse Racing TeamChevrolet
colspan="4"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2022/6/11/16-cup-entry.pdf Official entry list]

Practice

Kyle Larson was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 1:19:227 seconds and a speed of {{Convert|90.424|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.{{cite web|last=Utter|first=Jim|title=Hendrick teammates lead NASCAR Cup practice at Sonoma|url=https://us.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/hendrick-lead-nascar-cup-practice-sonoma/10320695/|website=Motorsport.com|publisher=Motorsport Network|location=Sonoma, California|date=June 11, 2022}}

=Practice results=

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Pos

! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}

! Driver

! Team

! Manufacturer

! Time

! {{Tooltip|Speed|MPH}}

1

| 5 || Kyle Larson || Hendrick Motorsports || Chevrolet || 1:19:227 || 90.424

2

| 9 || Chase Elliott || Hendrick Motorsports || Chevrolet || 1:19:428 || 90.195

3

| 1 || Ross Chastain || Trackhouse Racing Team || Chevrolet || 1:19:490 || 90.125

colspan="7"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2022/6/11/12216_PRACFINAL.pdf Official practice results]

Qualifying

Kyle Larson scored the pole for the race with a time of 1:17:776 and a speed of {{Convert|92.111|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.{{cite web|last=Utter|first=Jim|title=Kyle Larson wins Sonoma pole in front row lockout for Hendrick|url=https://us.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/kyle-larson-sonoma-hendrick-pole/10320718/|website=Motorsport.com|publisher=Motorsport Network|location=Sonoma, California|date=June 11, 2022}}

=Qualifying results=

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Pos

! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}

! Driver

! Team

! Manufacturer

! {{Tooltip|R1|Best time in Round 1}}

! {{Tooltip|R2|Best time in Round 2}}

1

| 5 || Kyle Larson || Hendrick Motorsports || Chevrolet || 1:18:013 || 1:17:776

2

| 9 || Chase Elliott || Hendrick Motorsports || Chevrolet || 1:18:093 || 1:17:799

3

| 17 || Chris Buescher || RFK Racing || Ford || 1:18:555 || 1:17:938

4

| 34 || Michael McDowell || Front Row Motorsports || Ford || 1:18:460 || 1:17:941

5

| 8 || Tyler Reddick || Richard Childress Racing || Chevrolet || 1:18:413 || 1:18:021

6

| 41 || Cole Custer || Stewart-Haas Racing || Ford || 1:18:152 || 1:18:070

7

| 1 || Ross Chastain || Trackhouse Racing Team || Chevrolet || 1:18:084 || 1:18:137

8

| 99 || Daniel Suárez || Trackhouse Racing Team || Chevrolet || 1:18:215 || 1:18:148

9

| 22 || Joey Logano || Team Penske || Ford || 1:18:426 || 1:18:276

10

| 11 || Denny Hamlin || Joe Gibbs Racing || Toyota || 1:18:355 || 1:18:515

11

| 45 || Kurt Busch || 23XI Racing || Toyota || 1:18:244 || —

12

| 18 || Kyle Busch || Joe Gibbs Racing || Toyota || 1:18:275 || —

13

| 3 || Austin Dillon || Richard Childress Racing || Chevrolet || 1:18:319 || —

14

| 12 || Ryan Blaney || Team Penske || Ford || 1:18:472 || —

15

| 14 || Chase Briscoe || Stewart-Haas Racing || Ford || 1:18:507 || —

16

| 16 || A. J. Allmendinger (i) || Kaulig Racing || Chevrolet || 1:18:572 || —

17

| 15 || Joey Hand || Rick Ware Racing || Ford || 1:18:578 || —

18

| 31 || Justin Haley || Kaulig Racing || Chevrolet || 1:18:603 || —

19

| 48 || Alex Bowman || Hendrick Motorsports || Chevrolet || 1:18:664 || —

20

| 24 || William Byron || Hendrick Motorsports || Chevrolet || 1:18:691 || —

21

| 10 || Aric Almirola || Stewart-Haas Racing || Ford || 1:18:706 || —

22

| 6 || Brad Keselowski || RFK Racing || Ford || 1:18:829 || —

23

| 4 || Kevin Harvick || Stewart-Haas Racing || Ford || 1:18:857 || —

24

| 38 || Todd Gilliland (R) || Front Row Motorsports || Ford || 1:19:065 || —

25

| 2 || Austin Cindric (R) || Team Penske || Ford || 1:19:300 || —

26

| 21 || Harrison Burton (R) || Wood Brothers Racing || Ford || 1:19:315 || —

27

| 23 || Bubba Wallace || 23XI Racing || Toyota || 1:19:337 || —

28

| 19 || Martin Truex Jr. || Joe Gibbs Racing || Toyota || 1:19:356 || —

29

| 77 || Josh Bilicki (i) || Spire Motorsports || Chevrolet || 1:19:493 || —

30

| 7 || Corey LaJoie || Spire Motorsports || Chevrolet || 1:19:544 || —

31

| 20 || Christopher Bell || Joe Gibbs Racing || Toyota || 1:19:553 || —

32

| 47 || Ricky Stenhouse Jr. || JTG Daugherty Racing || Chevrolet || 1:19:617 || —

33

| 43 || Erik Jones || Petty GMS Motorsports || Chevrolet || 1:19:711 || —

34

| 42 || Ty Dillon || Petty GMS Motorsports || Chevrolet || 1:20:037 || —

35

| 78 || Scott Heckert || Live Fast Motorsports || Ford || 1:21:171 || —

36

| 51 || Cody Ware || Rick Ware Racing || Ford || 0.000 || —

colspan="7"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2022/6/11/12216_QUALRES.pdf Official qualifying results]

Race

=Stage Results=

Stage One

Laps: 25

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Pos

! {{Tooltip|No|Car Number}}

! Driver

! Team

! Manufacturer

! Points

15Kyle LarsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet10
222Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord9
318Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota8
431Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevrolet7
510Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord6
621Harrison Burton (R)Wood Brothers RacingFord5
777Josh Bilicki (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet0
845Kurt Busch23XI RacingToyota3
947Ricky Stenhouse Jr.JTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet2
1051Cody WareRick Ware RacingFord1
colspan="6"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2022/6/12/12216_UNOFFRES.pdf Official stage one results]

Stage Two

Laps: 30

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Pos

! {{Tooltip|No|Car Number}}

! Driver

! Team

! Manufacturer

! Points

122Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord10
210Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord9
317Chris BuescherRFK RacingFord8
499Daniel SuárezTrackhouse Racing TeamChevrolet7
54Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord6
638Todd Gilliland (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord5
721Harrison Burton (R)Wood Brothers RacingFord4
834Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFord3
947Ricky Stenhouse Jr.JTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet2
1012Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord1
colspan="6"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2022/6/12/12216_UNOFFRES.pdf Official stage two results]

=Final Stage Results=

Stage Three

Laps: 55

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Pos

! Grid

! {{Tooltip|No|Car Number}}

! Driver

! Team

! Manufacturer

! Laps

! Points

1899Daniel SuárezTrackhouse Racing TeamChevrolet11047
2317Chris BuescherRFK RacingFord11043
3434Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFord11037
4234Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord11039
5252Austin Cindric (R)Team PenskeFord11032
61412Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord11032
771Ross ChastainTrackhouse Racing TeamChevrolet11030
829Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet11029
92024William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet11028
10226Brad KeselowskiRFK RacingFord11027
11133Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet11026
121831Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevrolet11032
131514Chase BriscoeStewart-Haas RacingFord11024
142110Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord11038
1515Kyle LarsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet11032
161948Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet11021
17922Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord11039
181145Kurt Busch23XI RacingToyota11022
191616A. J. Allmendinger (i)Kaulig RacingChevrolet1100
201715Joey HandRick Ware RacingFord11017
21641Cole CusterStewart-Haas RacingFord11016
223343Erik JonesPetty GMS MotorsportsChevrolet11015
233442Ty DillonPetty GMS MotorsportsChevrolet11014
242438Todd Gilliland (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord11018
253247Ricky Stenhouse Jr.JTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet11016
262819Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota11011
273120Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota11010
282621Harrison Burton (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord11018
292977Josh Bilicki (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet1100
301218Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota11015
311011Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1106
323651Cody WareRick Ware RacingFord109-14 {{efn|Ware was penalised 20 points for multiple inspection failures. [https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2022/06/14/sonoma-penalty-report-cliff-daniels-suspended-no-51-loses-points/ Official Penalty Report]}}
333578Scott HeckertLive Fast MotorsportsFord1094
34307Corey LaJoieSpire MotorsportsChevrolet1013
3558Tyler ReddickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet972
362723Bubba Wallace23XI RacingToyota91
colspan="8"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2022/6/12/12216_UNOFFRES.pdf Official race results]

=Race statistics=

  • Lead changes: 6 among 6 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 4 for 14
  • Red flags: 0
  • Time of race: 2 hours, 48 minutes and 22 seconds
  • Average speed: {{convert|78.008|mph|km/h}}

Media

=Television=

Fox NASCAR televised the race in the United States on FS1 for the sixth year. Mike Joy was the lap-by-lap announcer, while Larry McReynolds and three-time Sonoma winner, three-time NASCAR Cup Series champion and co-owner of Stewart-Haas Racing Tony Stewart were the color commentators. McReynolds replaced normal analyst Clint Bowyer, the 2012 Sonoma winner, on leave for what was confirmed on June 16 as legal issues during the investigation into a fatal crash near Osage Beach, Missouri where Bowyer's car struck and killed an impaired woman believed to be under the influence of methamphetamine. The incident occurred June 5 on his way from the previous race in the St. Louis metropolitan region to Emporia, Kansas, where he owns dealerships.{{cite web |last1=Dulle |first1=Brian |title=NASCAR’s Clint Bowyer involved in deadly crash near Lake of the Ozarks |url=https://fox4kc.com/news/nascars-clint-bowyer-involved-in-deadly-crash-near-lake-of-the-ozarks/ |website=WDAF-TV |publisher=Nexstar Media Group |access-date=2022-06-17 |ref=Nexstar}}

Jamie Little and Vince Welch handled pit road for the television side.

This was Fox Sports' last Cup race for their portion of the 2022 season as NBC Sports and USA Network takes over NASCAR broadcasts for the rest of the season.

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colspan="2"|FS1
Booth announcersPit reporters
Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy
Color-commentator: Larry McReynolds
Color-commentator: Tony Stewart
Jamie Little
Vince Welch

=Radio=

Radio coverage of the race was broadcast by the Performance Racing Network. PRN's broadcast of the race was simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Doug Rice and Mark Garrow announced the race in the booth while the field was racing on the pit straightaway. Brett McMillan called the race from a stand outside of turn 2 when the field was racing up turns 2, 3 and 3a. Brad Gillie called the race from a stand outside of turn 7a when the field was racing through turns 4a and 7a. Nick Yeoman called the race when the field raced thru turns 8 and 9. Pat Patterson called the race from a billboard outside turn 11 when the field was racing through turns 10 and 11. Heather DeBeaux, Alan Cavanna and Wendy Venturini reported from pit lane during the race.

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colspan="3"|PRN
Booth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters
Lead announcer: Doug Rice
Announcer: Mark Garrow
Turns 2, 3 & 3a: Brett McMillan
Turns 4a & 7a: Brad Gillie
Turns 8 & 9: Nick Yeoman
Turns 10 & 11: Pat Patterson
Heather DeBeaux
Alan Cavanna
Wendy Venturini

Standings after the race

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{{col-2}}

;Drivers' Championship standings

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! Pos

! Driver

! Points

align="left"| 10px

| style="text-align:center;"| 1

| style="background:#FFDEAD;"| Chase Elliott

| style="text-align:center;"| 536

align="left"| 10px 1

| style="text-align:center;"| 2

| style="background:#FFDEAD;"| Ross Chastain

| style="text-align:center;"| 520 (–16)

align="left"| 10px 1

| style="text-align:center;"| 3

| style="background:#FFDEAD;"| Kyle Busch

| style="text-align:center;"| 513 (–23)

align="left"| 10px

| style="text-align:center;"| 4

| Ryan Blaney

| style="text-align:center;"| 511 (–25)

align="left"| 10px 1

| style="text-align:center;"| 5

| style="background:#FFDEAD;"| Joey Logano

| style="text-align:center;"| 506 (–30)

align="left"| 10px 1

| style="text-align:center;"| 6

| Martin Truex Jr.

| style="text-align:center;"| 481 (–55)

align="left"| 10px

| style="text-align:center;"| 7

| style="background:#FFDEAD;"| Kyle Larson

| style="text-align:center;"| 476 (–60)

align="left"| 10px 1

| style="text-align:center;"| 8

| style="background:#FFDEAD;"| William Byron

| style="text-align:center;"| 466 (–70)

align="left"| 10px 1

| style="text-align:center;"| 9

| style="background:#FFDEAD;"| Alex Bowman

| style="text-align:center;"| 460 (–76)

align="left"| 10px

| style="text-align:center;"| 10

| Christopher Bell

| style="text-align:center;"| 444 (–92)

align="left"| 10px

| style="text-align:center;"| 11

| Aric Almirola

| style="text-align:center;"| 423 (–113)

align="left"| 10px 1

| style="text-align:center;"| 12

| Kevin Harvick

| style="text-align:center;"| 416 (–120)

align="left"| 10px 1

| style="text-align:center;"| 13

| style="background:#FFDEAD;"| Chase Briscoe

| style="text-align:center;"| 386 (–150)

align="left"| 10px 2

| style="text-align:center;"| 14

| Tyler Reddick

| style="text-align:center;"| 381 (–155)

align="left"| 10px 1

| style="text-align:center;"| 15

| Austin Dillon

| style="text-align:center;"| 376 (–160)

align="left"| 10px 1

| style="text-align:center;"| 16

| Erik Jones

| style="text-align:center;"| 368 (–168)

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!colspan="9"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2022/6/12/12216_UNOFFDRIVPTS.pdf Official driver's standings]

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;Manufacturers' Championship standings

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! Pos

! Manufacturer

! Points

align="left"| 10px

| style="text-align:center;"| 1

| Chevrolet

| style="text-align:center;"| 582

align="left"| 10px 1

| style="text-align:center;"| 2

| Ford

| style="text-align:center;"| 541 (–41)

align="left"| 10px 1

| style="text-align:center;"| 3

| Toyota

| style="text-align:center;"| 540 (–42)

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  • Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.
  • . – Driver has clinched a position in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.

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Notes

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References

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