16 этап. Toyota/SaveMart 350. Infineon Raceway. SONOMA

[d10nis]

Location
Highways 37 and 121
Sonoma, CA 95476

Weather
Sunny 70°


Track Details
Completed : 1968
Distance : 1.99 miles
Shape : Road course
Turns : 12
Seating : N/A

2008 Race Results
Sprint Cup Series
Toyota/Save Mart 350 :: Kyle Busch - 06/22/08

Track Records
RACE RECORDS
Sprint Cup Race Record :: Ricky Rudd 81.007 - 06/23/02

QUALIFYING RECORDS
Sprint Cup Qualifying Record :: Jeff Gordon 94.303 - 2004

Track History
In 1968, the 2.52-mile road racing course was constructed on 720 acres by Marin County owners Robert Marshall Jr. and Jim Coleman. The two conceived of the idea of a racetrack while on a hunting trip. Ground was broken in August and paving of the race surface was completed in November. The first official event at Infineon Raceway was an SCCA Enduro, held on Dec. 1, 1968.

ENTRY LIST
00 David Reutimann Zephyrhills, FL Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine Michael Waltrip
1 Martin Truex Jr. Mayetta, NJ Chevrolet GE Reveal Teresa Earnhardt
2 Kurt Busch Las Vegas, NV Dodge Miller Lite Walter Czarnecki
5 Mark Martin Batesville, AR Chevrolet Carquest / Kellogg's Mary Hendrick
6 David Ragan Unadilla, GA Ford UPS John Henry
7 Robby Gordon Orange, CA Toyota Jim Beam / Menards Robby Gordon
07 Casey Mears Bakersfield, CA Chevrolet Jack Daniel's Richard Childress
08 Boris Said Carlsbad, CA Ford Carter / Simo Racing John Carter
9 Kasey Kahne Enumclaw, WA Dodge Budweiser George Gillett, Jr
09 Ron Fellows Mississauga, Ontario Chevrolet Miccosukee Resort & Gaming James Finch
11 Denny Hamlin Chesterfield, VA Toyota FedEx Office J D Gibbs
12 David Stremme South Bend, IN Dodge Penske Racing Roger Penske
14 Tony Stewart Rushville, IN Chevrolet Office Depot / Old Spice Margaret Haas
16 Greg Biffle Vancouver, WA Ford 3M Post-it Jack Roush
17 Matt Kenseth Cambridge, WI Ford Dewalt John Henry
18 Kyle Busch Las Vegas, NV Toyota M&M's / Transformers Joe Gibbs
19 Elliott Sadler Emporia, VA Dodge Stanley Tools George Gillett, Jr
20 Joey Logano* Middletown, CT Toyota The Home Depot Joe Gibbs
24 Jeff Gordon Pittsboro, IN Chevrolet DuPont Rick Hendrick
26 Jamie McMurray Joplin, MO Ford Irwin Vise-Grip Geoff Smith
29 Kevin Harvick Bakersfield, CA Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil Richard Childress
31 Jeff Burton South Boston, VA Chevrolet Caterpillar Richard Childress
33 Clint Bowyer Emporia, KS Chevrolet Cheerios / Hamburger Helper Bobby Ginn III
34 John Andretti Indianapolis, IN Chevrolet Taco Bell Teresa Earnhardt
36 Brian Simo Carlsbad, CA Toyota California Outdoor Heritage Alliance Tommy Baldwin
37 Chris Cook San Diego, CA Chevrolet M&J Motorsports Brad Jenkins
39 Ryan Newman South Bend, IN Chevrolet Stewart-Haas Racing Tony Stewart
42 Juan Montoya Bogota, Colombia Chevrolet Target Teresa Earnhardt
43 Reed Sorenson Peachtree City, GA Dodge Valvoline Richard Petty
44 A.J. Allmendinger Los Gatos, CA Dodge Best Buy George Gillett, Jr
47 Marcos Ambrose Launceston, Tasmania Toyota Little Debbie / Kingsford / Clorox Rob Kauffman
48 Jimmie Johnson El Cajon, CA Chevrolet Lowe's Jeff Gordon
55 Patrick Carpentier Joliette, Quebec Toyota NAPA Auto Parts Michael Waltrip
66 Dave Blaney Hartford, OH Toyota Prism Motorsports Phil Parsons
77 Sam Hornish Jr. Bryan, OH Dodge Mobil 1 Bill Davis
82 Scott Speed* Manteca, CA Toyota Red Bull Dietrich Mateschitz
83 Brian Vickers Thomasville, NC Toyota Red Bull Dietrich Mateschitz
88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Kannapolis, NC Chevrolet Amp Energy / National Guard Rick Hendrick
96 Bobby Labonte Corpus Christi, TX Ford Ask.com Jeffrey Moorad
98 Paul Menard Eau Claire, WI Ford Johns Manville / Menards Max Jones
99 Carl Edwards Columbia, MO Ford Aflac Jack Roush
102 Brandon Ash Umpqua, OR Dodge Efusjon Energy Club Kenneth Wood
113 Max Papis* Como, Italy Toyota GEICO Bob Germain
127 Tom Hubert Cottonwood, CA Toyota Kirk Shelmerdine Racing Kirk Shelmerdine
171 David Gilliland Riverside, CA Chevrolet TRG Motorsports Kevin Buckler
187 Joe Nemechek Lakeland, FL Toyota NEMCO Motorsports Andrea Nemechek
204 P.J. Jones Torrance, CA Toyota Jim Beam / Menards Robby Gordon

[d10nis]

Ребята, подскажите... Это я так понимаю трасса не в виде овала? Первая в чемпионате этого года? А еще есть такие в Наскаре?

[kup]

http://www.na-motorsports.com/Tracks/RoadCourses.html

Сообщение от d10nis

Ребята, подскажите... Это я так понимаю трасса не в виде овала? Первая в чемпионате этого года? А еще есть такие в Наскаре?

http://racing-reference.info/tracks.htm
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Infineon Raceway Sonoma, CA 1989 Go
http://www.na-motorsports.com/Tracks/CA/Infineon.html

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Watkins Glen International Watkins Glen, NY 1957 Go
http://www.na-motorsports.com/Tracks...tkinsGlen.html
- Alternate View, Third Course (ca. 1963)

- Vertical View, Fourth Course


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Ещё 2 ссылки как общая информация для ознакомления:
- NASCAR.COM - Road-course racing is still strange fixture in NASCAR
http://www.nascar.com/2008/news/feat...ing/index.html
- Daytona Beach Road Course
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daytona_Beach_Road_Course

[kup]

http://racing-reference.info/points_...?trk=024&srs=W
Top active Sprint Cup drivers at Sonoma
*
Last 2 races:
1. Juan Pablo Montoya 340
2. Kyle Busch 337
3. Clint Bowyer 320
4. Greg Biffle 290
5. Jeff Burton 289
Tony Stewart 289
7. David Gilliland 258
8. Carl Edwards 257
9. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 251
10. Ryan Newman 249
*
Last 6 races:
1. Ryan Newman 838
2. Jeff Gordon 830
3. Tony Stewart 788
4. Greg Biffle 752
5. Elliott Sadler 750
6. Boris Said 738
7. Jeff Burton 695
8. Kevin Harvick 683
9. Casey Mears 679
10. Jamie McMurray 672
*
Last 10 races:
1. Jeff Gordon 1437
2. Tony Stewart 1400
3. Elliott Sadler 1175
4. Jeff Burton 1124
5. Mark Martin 1115
6. Robby Gordon 1032
7. Michael Waltrip 1029
8. Ricky Rudd 1025
9. Bobby Labonte 991
10. Ryan Newman 976

[kup]

Toyota / Save Mart 350 Fact Sheet
http://racing-reference.info/factshe...ts_2009-16.htm

Track facts:
Infineon Raceway (known as Sears Point Raceway prior to 2002) opened in 1968 and hosted its first Sprint Cup race on June 11, 1989, a race won by Ricky Rudd.
There has been 1 Sprint Cup race per season at Infineon from 1989-2008 and the 2009 event will be the 21st Sprint Cup race at this track.
*
From 1989 through 1997, Sprint Cup races at Infineon were scheduled for 74 laps on the 2.5-mile course;
since 1998 Sprint Cup races have been held on the shorter (1.9-mile) course and have been extended to 112 laps.

Track records:
* Most lead changes: 11 in 2007.
* Closest finish: Jeff Gordon's .197 second margin over Mark Martin in 1999.
* Most caution flags: 9 in 1990.

From 2001-2008 a typical Infineon race had 8.4 lead changes, 6 full-course cautions for 14 laps, and an average green-flag run of 29.4 laps.

Manufacturers / Owners:
Chevrolet leads all manufacturers with 9 victories at Sonoma, followed by
Ford (6), Pontiac (2), Buick (1), Dodge (1) and Toyota (1).
*
Hendrick Motorsports has won here 5 times (all wins by Jeff Gordon)
and Joe Gibbs Racing & Yates Racing each have 3 Infineon wins.

Driver Notes:
Jeff Gordon won 3 consecutive Sonoma races from 1998-2000.
No other drivers have won 2 races in a row at this track.

A driver has won an Infineon Sprint Cup race from the pole on 5 occasions, the last time being Jeff Gordon's win in 2004.
The worst starting spot for a race winner is 32nd (Juan Pablo Montoya in 2007).
From 1989-2006 no winning driver had started worse than 13th.
In both 2007 and 2008 the winning driver started outside the top 30.
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The most laps led by a driver in a Sprint Cup race at Sonoma is 92, by Jeff Gordon in 2004.

Best average finish among active drivers at Sonoma (3 or more starts):
#33 Clint Bowyer (8.0)
#24 Jeff Gordon (9.3)
#39 Ryan Newman (9.4)
#14 Tony Stewart (10.0)
#5 Mark Martin (10.1)
#16 Greg Biffle (14.0)
#18 Kyle Busch (15.0)
#19 Elliott Sadler (15.8)

Juan Pablo Montoya has an average finish of 3.5 in two Infineon starts.

Worst average finish among active drivers at Sonoma (3 or more starts):
#9 Kasey Kahne (31.8)
#7 Robby Gordon (22.1)
#17 Matt Kenseth (21.8)

Drivers with poor average finishes in fewer than 3 starts at this track include
#47 Marcos Ambrose (42.0),
#00 David Reutimann (40.0),
#44 A.J. Allmendinger (37.0),
#43 Reed Sorenson (34.5),
#12 David Stremme (32.0).

Random semi-significant driver facts covering Sprint Cup races at Sonoma ONLY:

Greg Biffle has 2 top-5s in 6 career Sonoma races, but also three other finishes just outside the top 10. Biffle's only bad result came in his first appearance here, when he ran out of fuel late in the race and finished 37th.

Clint Bowyer has raced here 3 times, coming home in 4th place in both 2007 and 2008.

From 2004-2008 Jeff Burton has posted 3 top-10s and an average finish of 12th place.

Dale Earnhardt, Jr. has raced at Sonoma 9 times and has yet to finish inside the top-10. Earnhardt's best results were 11th place finishes in 2003 and 2004.

Carl Edwards was 38th in his first Infineon event, but has an average finish of 11th here since that race.

Since Robby Gordon's victory here in 2003, his average finish at Sonoma has been 28th with a best result of 16th place.

Juan Pablo Montoya has finished 1st and 6th here in 2 career starts, despite an average starting position of 26.5.

In 10 career starts at this track, Tony Stewart has finished outside of the top-15 only once.

Michael Waltrip has raced here 19 times and never recorded a DNF.

[Vasill_Mozglowski]

Сообщение от d10nis

Ребята, подскажите... Это я так понимаю трасса не в виде овала? Первая в чемпионате этого года? А еще есть такие в Наскаре?

две.
вторая будет 9 августа в уоткинс-глен

[d10nis]

хочется посмотреть на этой неделе наскар. впервые не по овалу - я ни разу не видел...

[Dj RaScoolBaS]

Сообщение от d10nis

хочется посмотреть на этой неделе наскар. впервые не по овалу - я ни разу не видел...

Так в чем дело? Смотри!

В 1.15 по Москве выбросят грин! Начнешь для себя понедельник чуть раньше обычного
А вообще, из личных предпочтений, Глен поинтересней будет....

[kup]

Сообщение от Dj RaScoolBaS

Так в чем дело? Смотри!
В 1.15 по Москве выбросят грин! Начнешь для себя понедельник чуть раньше обычного
А вообще, из личных предпочтений, Глен поинтересней будет....

Тут главное намекнуть КАК смотреть. Я про Джастин.ТВ
+ Лив.Тайминг Наскар.Ком + Msn.FoxSports.Com/FoxTrax

Глен как трэк заметно проще Сономы. Так ведъ ?
может поэтому борьба в Глене легче чем в Сономе.

Намёк - для желающих:
в Сети легко найти записи старых гонок Наскар в Сономе =)

[Dj RaScoolBaS]

Сообщение от kup

Глен как трэк заметно проще Сономы. Так ведъ ?
может поэтому борьба в Глене легче чем в Сономе?

Так!
Может!