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New Fan Viewing Area To Debut At Sonoma’s June NASCAR Race
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Sonoma Raceway will unveil a new fan viewing area during this year’s Toyota/Save Mart 350.
The raceway announced late last year that NASCAR would return to the original, 12-turn road course, including the famed Carousel, for this year's Toyota/Save Mart 350 (June 21-23) as part of the facility's year-long 50th-anniversary celebration.
The raceway has rebranded the peninsula between Turns 1 and 6 as "The Point” to allow fans to enjoy the intensity of the challenging turn.
The Point will be upgraded with a 1,550-square-foot Humboldt Redwood shade structure, more than 700 feet of stand-up bars along the fence line and new food and beverage locations. Access to the area is free to all fans, and terrace seating is available on the hillside adjacent to Turn 1.
"With all the twists and turns of the Sonoma Raceway road course, every fan has their own opinion of the best place to watch the races," said Steve Page, Sonoma Raceway president and general manager. "The Point adds one more terrific viewing option; not to mention a fun place to hang out."
The Carousel, which plunges from Turn 4 down through Turns 5 and 6 before dropping onto the raceway's longest straightaway into the Turn 7 hairpin, has been the site of many memorable moments in the raceway's history, including Dale Earnhardt's critical pass of Mark Martin in 1995 en route to his first-ever NASCAR road-course victory.
For more information, visit the Sonoma Raceway website.
The raceway announced late last year that NASCAR would return to the original, 12-turn road course, including the famed Carousel, for this year's Toyota/Save Mart 350 (June 21-23) as part of the facility's year-long 50th-anniversary celebration.
The raceway has rebranded the peninsula between Turns 1 and 6 as "The Point” to allow fans to enjoy the intensity of the challenging turn.
The Point will be upgraded with a 1,550-square-foot Humboldt Redwood shade structure, more than 700 feet of stand-up bars along the fence line and new food and beverage locations. Access to the area is free to all fans, and terrace seating is available on the hillside adjacent to Turn 1.
"With all the twists and turns of the Sonoma Raceway road course, every fan has their own opinion of the best place to watch the races," said Steve Page, Sonoma Raceway president and general manager. "The Point adds one more terrific viewing option; not to mention a fun place to hang out."
The Carousel, which plunges from Turn 4 down through Turns 5 and 6 before dropping onto the raceway's longest straightaway into the Turn 7 hairpin, has been the site of many memorable moments in the raceway's history, including Dale Earnhardt's critical pass of Mark Martin in 1995 en route to his first-ever NASCAR road-course victory.
For more information, visit the Sonoma Raceway website.
