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Infineon Raceway

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Map of Infineon Raceway

Map of Infineon Raceway

Logo Courtesy of NASCAR

Location:

Highways 37 & 121

Sonoma, CA 9547

Ticket Information:

Speedway ticket office 1.800.870.RACE

Track Layout:

1.99-mile hilly road course

Important Track Dates:

1968: Construction of original 2.52 mile road course and drag strip

1989: First NASCAR Race on 2.52 mile

1998: NASCAR Drivers now use "The Chute" a high speed straight instead of the winding carousel turn section of the course - NASCAR track now 1.949 miles

2000: More track changes. Length now 1.99 miles

2001: Even more track changes. Length now 2.0 miles

2002: Incredibly, even more track changes. Length now back to 1.99 miles

Owner:

Speedway Motorsports Inc. (Bruton Smith)

First NASCAR Sprint Cup Winner:

Ricky Rudd - 1989

West Coast Road Racing:

One of only two road courses on the NASCAR Sprint Cup schedule Infineon Raceway in Sonoma California always puts on a close and interesting race.

This race track was formerly known as Sears Point Raceway until Infineon Technologies, a German company, purchased the naming rights in 2002.

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