NASCAR TRACKS
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- Auto Club Speedway
- Bristol Motor Speedway
- Canadian Tire Motorsport Park
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- Darlington Raceway
- Daytona International Speedway
- Daytona Road Course
- Dover International Speedway
- Homestead Miami Speedway
- Indianapolis Motor Speedway
- Kansas Speedway
- Las Vegas Motor Speedway
- Martinsville Speedway
- Michigan International Speedway
- Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
- Nashville Superspeedway
- New Hampshire Motor Speedway
- Phoenix Raceway
- Pocono Raceway
- Richmond Raceway
- Road America
- Sonoma Raceway
- Talladega Superspeedway
- Texas Motor Speedway
- Watkins Glen International
- World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway
Sonoma Raceway
Sonoma, CA
Location:
Sonoma, CA
Founded:
1968
Spectator Capacity:
47,000
Surface:
Asphalt
Length:
1.99 mi
Turns:
10
Major Events:
Toyota/Save Mart 350
Opening in 1968, Sonoma Raceway kicked off its racing history with a sports car race in December. The NASCAR Cup Series had its debut at the road course in 1989, and the track has been on the schedule ever since.
For a majority of the NASCAR races at Sonoma, the 1.99-mile “chute” layout has been used, which offers better vantage points for fans. In 2019, NASCAR returned to the “full course” layout, utilized through 2021. NASCAR has had a long history at the raceway, with Ricky Rudd winning the first race in 1989. The track was famous for the “road course ringers”, with drivers from other road racing series jumping in NASCAR cars to try to get a win.
