Sonoma Raceway
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| Location | 29355 Arnold Drive, Sonoma, California, 95476 |
| Time zone | UTC−8 / −7 (DST) |
| Capacity | 47,000 |
| Owner | Speedway Motorsports, Inc. |
| Operator | Speedway Motorsports, Inc. |
| Broke ground | 1967 |
| Opened | 1968 |
| Construction cost | $70 million USD |
| Former names | Sears Point Raceway (1967–2001) Infineon Raceway (2002–2012) |
| Major events |
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Verizon IndyCar Series NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Sonoma Historic Motorsports Festival Formerly: FIA World Touring Car Championship |
| Full Course | |
| Surface | Asphalt |
| Length | 2.52 mi (4.05 km) |
| Turns | 12 |
| Lap record | 1:21.688 ( Marco Werner, Audi Sport North America, 2004, LMP1) |
| NASCAR Course | |
| Surface | Asphalt |
| Length | 1.99 mi (3.2 km) |
| Turns | 10 |
| Lap record | 1:14.186 ( Kyle Larson, Chip Ganassi Racing, 2015, NASCAR Cup Series) |
| IndyCar/Motorcycle Course | |
| Surface | Asphalt |
| Length | 2.22 mi (3.57 km) |
| Turns | 11 |
| Lap record | 1:16.4913 ( Ryan Briscoe, Chip Ganassi Racing, 2005) |
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
Toyota/Save Mart 350
(1989-Present)
Verizon IndyCar Series
GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma
(1970, 2005-Present)
NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series
Toyota Sonoma Nationals
(1988-Present)
Sonoma Historic Motorsports Festival
Formerly:
AMA Superbike
Supercuts Superbike Challenge
FIA World Touring Car Championship
Race of the United States
(2012-2013)
Sonoma Raceway, formerly Sears Point Raceway and Infineon Raceway is a 2.52-mile (4.06 km) road course and drag strip located on the landform known as Sears Point in the southern Sonoma Mountains in Sonoma, California, USA. The road course features 12 turns on a hilly course with 160 feet (49 m) of total elevation change. It is host to one of only two Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races each year that are run on road courses (the other being Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, New York). It is also host to the Verizon 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.
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