The return of class leaders, highly prepared challengers and new rookies built up the two-month off weekend with anticipation. He was born in Phoenix, Arizona. 32-mile road course. Pricing. 5:1 compression ratio that required premium fuel. The IMSA GTO/GTU race had Audi drivers Hans Stuck and Hurley Haywood on the front row, followed by the Mercury Cougars of Pete Halsmer and Wally Dallenbach Join The World's Best Iconic & Vintage. Sopwith could feel aggrieved at being classified as the runner-up. If you're talking about the race track, it goes by just one name - Sears Point. Replacement sounds thanks to Felix789: strikes back at Infineon, re-takes points lead SONOMA, Calif. Sears Point on Nascar 2000. Marcos Ambrose has starred during his NASCAR Sprint Cup Series debut only to suffer a heartbreaking finish to the Toyota/SaveMart 350 at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, California today. Tuesday, January 7, 2020. . The Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship is a touring car racing series held each year in the United Kingdom, currently organised and administered by TOCA. __________________. The trading cards, which will be distributed free of charge by the CHP to both children and adults, are. FLYING HUSKY RACING is a car club from the Pacific Northwes t (near Seattle), now based at Sonoma Raceway at Sears Point, Sonoma, California. NASCAR: Sears Point, Round 16. Zephyr originally had its shops in San Rafael, CA but moved to a new facility built at Sears Point Raceway in the spring of 1985. DoorDash 250 at Sears Point. We would do about 10 laps and then come in for a critique by our instructors. . He has been a long time competitor in the NASCAR Camping World West Series. By Darryl Matsuda | Bay Area News Group. 1991 The 1990 SCCA Escort World Challenge season was the inaugural season of the Sports Car Club of America 's World Challenge series under the sprint race format, after changing its name from the Escort Endurance Championship while keeping the corporate sponsor of Escort radar detectors. 375 lift/264-degree duration camshafts, 1. “I thank Captain Johnson for the. Day Three: All day was spent lapping the track. Josh Held posted what I think are both new qualifying and race records: Q 1 Roll Call Sears Point Sept 2-3 - Page 2 - SportsRacer TechnologyJust talked to Doug Brenner. Abate bought a new Lola but Bowen repaired the T290 using a new tub and continued to race it, winning the local BSR title in 1976. 25 June 2000 Pos No St Driver Mak Lap Pts Bn Money Status. Amazing how quickly these cars stop with the big racing slicks. Darin Brassfield was the most successful Trans Am racer at Sonoma, winning four consecutive years from 1989 through 1992. The road course features 12 turns on a hilly course with 160 feet of total elevation change. Ken Pederson of San. Find race reports, circuit info, driver and team details. The outs. He was a driver and team manager for Ford Motor Company's rallying efforts, team manager with John Willment's racing division, and team. Several years later the rights. On Sunday, NASCAR will be racing at Sonoma! This west coast venue. in for that event as their guest. Find race reports, circuit info, driver and team details. 530/1. How Macau's long awaited return is shaping up to thrill . It was the track's first fatality this year. The road course features 12 turns on a hilly course with 160 feet (49 m) of total elevation change. 28700 Arnold Drive, Sonoma, CA 95476. Latest news. Kurt Busch, 20, of Las Vegas, is the series leader, while Matt Crafton, 22, of Tulare, won the last race at West Valley, Utah, and finished fourth last year at Sears Point. 6 Hours of Sears Point : Sears Point International Raceway, Sonoma, CA : IMSA Firestone Firehawk. GTU 46. 52-mile and 12-turn road course and a quarter-mile drag strip located at Sears Point in Sonoma County, California. Children 12 and under are free. Sep 28-29, 2024 Buttonwillow Raceway Park, Buttonwillow CA. Find race reports, circuit info, driver and team details. 099 mph and Darel Dieringer, driving the #0 Ford, won the race, the only car on the lead lap in a field of 25 cars. Sears Point Raceway, May 18-20 WHAT: Racing greats will join hundreds of amateur drivers in vintage race cars at the Chrysler-Jeep-Dodge Wine Country Classic Vintage Car Races. The list of injuries Wes Cooley suffered in the Sears Point crash that essentially ended his AMA Pro racing career was horrifying: Neck broken in two places, two broken femurs, broken hip, broken. There were 489 NASCAR Cup Series races held on dirt between June 19, 1949, and Sept. June 22 2019. 23, 2008 - Raphael Matos took a one-point lead in the Firestone Indy Lights championship with a second-place finish in the Carneros 100. 06 km) road course and drag strip located on the landform known as Sears Point in the southern Sonoma Mountains in Sonoma. The year-round motorsports complex offers a slate of full slate of annual events, highlighted by two of the top racing series in the country - The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup. Kids get in free at NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races. The 2. 56 seconds Caution Flags: 4 for 10 laps Lead Changes: 7 among 5 drivers. 17:00. These will be held on Friday evening at the track. Darpa181 •. Flying Husky delivers premium track days and car events for automotive enthusiasts, and is dedicated to safety, development, and building community among members and participants. "Why does a summer league pl. We aim to: There were 489 NASCAR Cup Series races held on dirt between June 19, 1949, and Sept. CT. Sears Point is a prominent landform that juts into the San Pablo Bay in Sonoma County, California, United States. 52-mile, course opened in 1968 and was first named Sears Point. "The 24 Hours of Lemons Forums → Our Crappy Race → Sears Point Garages. 8. . On Dec. K. . 44 Kyle Petty Pon 01:11. Saturday, September 18, 1999 Race 1: 1st Ze'ev. Infineon is a company. It is a 2. 56 Karl Durkheimer / USA Porsche 911 Escort Racing 66 4. "In Winston Cup, I know you can hardly get to the track. Increased run-off was also made available at Turn 5 with more than 100 feet, as compared with 20 feet prior. 1 (Andrew Bazeley): Andrew Bazeley (San Diego, CA) raced the Bazeley Special in Can-Am in 1977. I'm going to race here and hopefully I'll win and then Sunday night I'm going to Pebble. All Series . Pick-N-Pull Racing to Stop Hunger 200 : Sears Point International Raceway, Sonoma, CA : NASCAR West Series : David Gilliland: June 24, 2012Hansen bought a new March 76B for 1976 but also retained the 75B, racing it at Sears Point in April and later using it as a show car, before advertising in September 1976. Allen Satterlee (508) catches a shift perfectly on his Harley-Davidson XRTT and lofts the front wheel as he leads the start of the AHRMA 750GP race at Sears Point Raceway in October of 1988. March 6th and 7th, 2010. Sears Point Raceway is in Sonoma County about halfway between Novato and Vallejo at Highway 37 and Highway 121. 707-769-4200. VDS 002 (Michael Roe): New for the VDS team in 1982 and raced that season by Al Holbert, but exactly when he used VDS-001 and when he used VDS-002 is still uncertain. 480 0. . The track’s proximity to Sonoma and Napa scenic wine regions makes it a popular destination for competitors and race fans alike. Sonoma Raceway (originally known as Sears Point Raceway, Golden State International Raceway and Infineon Raceway) is a road course and dragstrip located at Sears Point. A 55-year-old race car driver was killed Sunday at Sears Point Raceway when his Formula Vee car was involved in a seven-car crash. 1984: 33: Nissan 300ZX Turbo # - Nissan Turbo: Bob Sharp Racing (USA) Closed bodywork:. I. The horses ran on a “tanbark ring” and the men ran on a boarded track inside that ring. The drivers title was won by Frank Sytner, driving a BMW Team Finance BMW M3. 218 (Zarcades) S2 Fastest Race Lap: 1:41. TICKETS: ADVANCE - A three-day weekend event ticket is $30. 75-mile track. Feb 24-25, 2024 Thunderhill Raceway Park, Willows CA. One of the most historic road racing circuits in the world. It really looked like fun. It is unclear when Downs raced it, as when. The road course features 12 turns on a hilly course with 160. 95 Original Price $12. The 2023 race season marks 53 years of racing action in the Sonoma Valley. Gates open at 7 a. Flying Husky delivers premium track days and car events for automotive enthusiasts, and is dedicated to safety, development, and building community among members and participants. SONOMA COUNTY, Calif. Located just 30 minutes north of the Golden Gate Bridge, Sonoma Raceway is a 1,600-acre facility with a 2. He was followed by Doug George, who had eight top-tens over the course of the season, and Lance Norick, who split the season between two different teams. We aim to:. 2006 Cayman S. Nelson Ledges 24 Hour Endurance Race. SS2 DRIVER POINTS AEROCELL S2 DRIVER POINTS AFTER 2 RACES: AFTER 2. The 1999 NASCAR RCA Cup Series was the 51st season of professional Stock car racing in the United States, the 28th modern-era Cup series, and the last Cup season of the 1990s and the 20th century. went about six feet into the air. GTU 62. Tickets: (707) 933-3953 Office: (800) 870-RACE [email protected] vs Horse race held in 1929 at the Philadelphia Arena. Alongside Satterlee Is vintage racing champion Pete Johnson (1) on his 1970 Triumph Triple road racer. The track was opened in 1968, it has been hosting NASCAR races since 1989 and. 100. Margin of Victory: 9. 1991 The 1990 SCCA Escort World Challenge season was the inaugural season of the Sports Car Club of America 's World Challenge series under the sprint race format, after. Told them that they were the "Pro" versions of the cars I actually drove. The SCCA was quite involved in professional road racing by the mid-’80s, and in 1985 they launched the Playboy United States Endurance Cup, the sanctioning body’s first professional street stock series. Sears Point - Sunday race 23 Aug . I’m racing my EP Giulietta/Giulia Spider (1600 with Webers) at Sears Point in maybe 1977? in an SCCA race. It was founded in 1967 as Sears Point International Raceway (no affiliation with Sears-Roebuck; the course was named after a local ranch). F1; F2; F3; F5000; Indy; Can-Am; Tasman;. Closed. Dale Mahar entered a Surtees TS8 in the Can-Am race at Sears Point 25 Sep 1977 but is shown as "no time recorded" so may not have been present. Each manual contains easy to follow step-by-step instructions linked to. Cars: AC Legends Trans-Am pack. -- The pendulum officially came full circle Sunday at Infineon Raceway as Scott Pruett dominated the Trans-Am Series for the BFGoodrich® Tires Cup race, Round 5 of this year's. Jeffery Macandrew-Uren (17 October 1925 – 6 April 2007), was a British engineer, racing driver, race team manager, tuner, customiser, and entrepreneur. The 2. Timo Bernhard. Find race reports, circuit info, driver and team details. Hi all! Happy new year! We currently don't have a classic Sears Point track mod for Assetto Corsa. AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days West begins at 7 a. and land developer Jim Coleman. 17 seconds, the closest finish in event. NASCAR Winston Cup SeriesSave Mart Supermarkets 300Sears Point International RacewaySonoma, CaliforniaMay 7, 1995An annual NASCAR stop since 1989 (minus 2020 due to COVID-19), Sonoma Raceway is one of the most intriguing tracks on the Cup Series schedule. As this is written I have seen racing in 74 countries. His first Sears Point victory came after a thrilling race-long duel with Dorsey Schroeder. 1984. This year marks the 25th NASCAR Winston/Nextel/Sprint Cup race at Sears Point/Infineon/Sonoma Raceway. It features 160 feet of elevation changes, fast sweeping turns and a challenging carousel. Dave Frellsen – Evanston, Illinois. 7. 1985: 33: Nissan 300ZX Turbo # - Nissan Turbo: Bob Sharp Racing (USA)-To Ed Donnelly (Long Beach, CA) and raced by him in the North American Formula Atlantic series in 1980. 1984. All Series . Results of WCAR Formula Atlantic Championship Round at Sears Point on 27 Sep 1986 (North American Formula Atlantic. Many of his starts in NASCAR's highest levels have been on the West. 50 km away. In the 1977 Wynn’s 1,000km race, Paolo’s dad competed in an Alfa, running alongside the cars that took him by awe. 06 km) road course and drag strip located on the landform known as Sears Point in the southern Sonoma Mountains in Sonoma, California, USA. Such a shame that they don't have a better arrive and drive. When Riverside closed in 1988, Sears Point replaced it as NASCAR’s annual California road race. 54 mile road course. nullLocated just 30 minutes north of the Golden Gate Bridge, Sonoma Raceway is a 1,600-acre facility with a 2. 52 miles (4. for race series information, downloads etc. Read the Rest » Sold to Phil Threshie (Alamo, CA), and raced in an SCCA National at Sears Point in April, then in three Californian rounds of the 1976 IMSA series. Escort 200 : Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, OH : CART Indy CarRaced at Continental Divide 8 Jun 1969, Sears Point (DNS) 22 Jun 1969, Road America 20 July 1969, Mosport Park 23 Aug 1969 and Mont-Tremblant 7 September 1969. This is the only time I remember running with the B Sedan cars (GTV’s, 510’s etc. The weekend started off well, with a pole position and a Sports 2000 class victory for David Ferguson in the Saturday "Stars and Stripes Forever". Brabham BT29 ("Butch" Harris): Cecil N. He also drove Russell School cars at Sears Point. 87 Team Mitsubishi 87 Mitsubishi Starion: No. 0. Find race reports, circuit info, driver and team details. All Series . Al Unser - Champion. 52-mile and 12-turn road course and a quarter-mile drag strip located at Sears Point in Sonoma County. L Cordner Discussion Starter. Now they both have been changed to make them safer But I think Laguna has suffered the most from the changes. 8 seconds, so it was he who was crowned the first Champion. This hill is the southernmost peak of the Sonoma Mountains and forms the southwestern ridge above Tolay Lake.