Sonoma Raceway
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| Location | Sonoma, California |
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| Opened | 1968 |
| Other Names | Infineon Raceway (2002-12) Sears Point International Raceway (1967-80, 1982-2001) Golden State International Raceway (1981) |
| Tenants | NASCAR (1989-2019, 2021-present) |
Sonoma Raceway is a road course and dragstrip located at Sears Point in the southern Sonoma Mountains of Sonoma County, California. The road course features 12 turns on a hilly course with 160 ft (49 m) of total elevation change. It is host to one of the few NASCAR Cup Series races each year that are run on road courses. It has also played host to the IndyCar Series, the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing 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 with some open to the public.
List of credited publications
| Series | Date | Race | Type |
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| NASCAR | October 28, 1962 | Dixie 400 | Program |
| June 30, 1963 | Dixie 400 | Program | |
| June 13, 1965 | Dixie 400 | Program | |
| March 18, 1979 | Atlanta 500 | Program | |
| November 14, 1993 | Hooters 500 | Program | |
| March 9, 1997 | Primestar 500 | Program |
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