NASCAR National Series News & Notes – Sonoma
Pattern of parity At Sonoma You don’t have to be Albert Einstein or Stephen Hawking to notice the pattern of parity at Sonoma Raceway. The last 10 races at the road course have produced 10 different...
View ArticleSan Francisco to host championship celebration
The Championship Celebration will take place the day after the title-deciding GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma at Sonoma Raceway Fans are invited to mingle with the stars of the Verizon IndyCar Series during...
View ArticleGanassi team’s 100th win comes with championship
It is the second Indy car racing team with 100 victories, joining Team Penske with 178. Scott Dixon’s victory in the GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma at Sonoma Raceway delivered Chip Ganassi Racing Teams’...
View ArticleThe (Down)Force Awakens: IndyCar drivers share love of Star Wars
Is Marco Andretti too short to be a clone trooper? In 2008, Andretti donned a specially themed “Star Wars” firesuit to coincide with the “Star Wars: Clone Wars” livery his Verizon IndyCar Series car...
View ArticlePreseason activity continues with Sonoma test
The test marked the first Indy car activity of the year Preparations for the 2016 Verizon IndyCar Series season continued as six drivers completed a one-day test session at Sonoma Raceway on Feb. 10....
View ArticleNew EXR Racing Series announces 2016 schedule
Including Circuit of the Americas, Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca and Sonoma Raceway The EXR Racing Series today announces a schedule of 16 exciting races for its inaugural season, with competition set to...
View Article2017 IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA By Yokohama features 16 Rounds
New events set for Sonoma Raceway, Barber Motorsports Park The 2017 IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama will feature 16 rounds at some of the most challenging and exciting circuits in North...
View ArticlePirelli GT3 Cup Trophy USA returns to Sonoma Raceway
The event marks Race 13 and Race 14 of the 16-race championship As the Pirelli GT3 Cup Trophy USA Championship enters the final swing of its 10th anniversary race season with two rounds yet to run, the...
View ArticleBR Racing’s Robert Todd Victorious at Sonoma Raceway in Race 13
The 35-minute event was slowed by just one full course caution as the race ran at a furious pace much of the way When the Pirelli GT3 Cup Trophy USA returned to Sonoma Raceway on Saturday for Race 13...
View ArticleSonoma Raceway provides perfect setting to decide championship
The stage is set to decide the 2016 Verizon IndyCar Series championship – and it couldn’t be more picturesque Sonoma Raceway, with its challenging and undulating 2.385-mile permanent road circuit set...
View ArticleMontoya gets right back up to speed at Barber open test
“I feel like I drove the car yesterday” – Montoya Juan Pablo Montoya stepped out of the No. 22 Team Penske Chevrolet, took off his helmet, smiled and shrugged as if to say, “Eh, no big deal.” He had...
View ArticleNelson takes Pirelli GT3 Cup Trophy USA victory for Competition Motorsports
Mark Nelson, driving for Southern California-based Competition Motorsports, came away with the victory Race four of the Pirelli GT3 Cup Trophy USA season saw another close and exciting event on Sunday,...
View ArticleKevin Harvick gets first win of season at Sonoma
Kevin Harvick won Saturday afternoon’s NASCAR K&N Pro Series West event at Sonoma Raceway That was like taking candy from babies. But Harvick mixed it up with the big boys in Sunday’s Toyota/Save...
View ArticlePorsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama makes series debut at Sonoma Raceway
Championship Titles on the Line at the Penultimate Race of the Season Having a home-field advantage, including past experience on a track, can be a valuable advantage to a racer – something we saw in...
View ArticleSigned Prints of Indianapolis 500 Field set to Benefit Wilson Children’s Fund
Continuing an effort that was initiated ahead of the 2016 finale Continuing an effort that was initiated ahead of the 2016 finale that featured an image of the start of the Watkins Glen IndyCar race,...
View ArticleAndretti Autosport Sonoma Raceway preview
Verizon IndyCar Series Sonoma Raceway preview Only one more weekend remains on the Verizon IndyCar Series schedule and the Andretti Autosport team is prepared to carry the momentum forward from Watkins...
View ArticlePagenaud tops time sheet at Sonoma Raceway open test
Pagenaud sits fourth in the standings heading into Sunday’s 85-lap race Drivers chasing points leader Josef Newgarden took full advantage of today’s Verizon IndyCar Series open test at Sonoma Raceway...
View ArticleNewgarden and Pagenaud: a tale of two celebrations
“That’s how hard you fight in an Indy car race,” Pagenaud said, proudly wiping blood from his wound with a towel. At one area of Sonoma Raceway, new Verizon IndyCar Series champion Josef Newgarden...
View ArticleAfter another title near-miss, Castroneves awaits INDYCAR fate
“One thing I know,” the Team Penske driver said of his uncertain future, “I’ll be driving. I’ll be driving next year, for sure.” Sitting in the shadows on Sonoma Raceway’s pit lane wall after Sunday’s...
View ArticleChampion team owner Penske likes direction Indycar heading
When Roger Penske speaks, it’s usually wise to listen. Moments after capturing his 15th Indy car title as a team owner, Penske wasn’t just celebrating with driver Josef Newgarden at Sonoma Raceway on...
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