Infineon Raceway (Nee Sears Point) Set to Repave Road Course in August

SONOMA, Calif. (IMMEDIATE RELEASE) -  The sound of roaring engines will go
silent at Infineon Raceway when the track closes for nearly three weeks in
August to repave the 12-turn, 2.52-mile road course.

Repaving will begin immediately following the NHRA FRAM Autolite Nationals
on Monday, Aug. 4 and is expected to be completed by Aug. 20.  The $1
million project will include repairing and stabilizing the existing
pavement, adding new drainage to eliminate seepage problems and repaving
those portions of the road course that have not been resurfaced over the
last two years.

The track will be resurfaced with polymer-modified asphalt that is designed
to withstand the constant usage - Infineon Raceway features 340 days of
on-track activity each year. Segments of track already repaved over the last
two years - Turns 4-5, 9-10, 12-1 and the Chute - will not be repaved.

"At the core of everything we do is one of the world's most challenging
racing circuits," said Steve Page, Infineon Raceway president and general
manager.  "With the completion of this new track surface, we'll offer a road
racing facility that is second to none."

The track repaving comes on the heels of the extensive three-year
modernization plan that has transformed the facility into one of the premier
road-racing, drag-strip and entertainment venues in the country.  Some of
the improved amenities fans have experienced include a new permanent
grandstand at start/finish, hillside terraces around the perimeter of the
raceway, underground pedestrian tunnels, a 16-turn go-kart facility, a new
system of shuttle roads and a new drag strip, complete with a 660-foot
concrete launch pad and permanent separation of the road course from the
drag strip. There have also been several safety improvements, including
increased runoff at virtually every turn, and pit stalls to accommodate a
43-car starting grid.

 


 

 

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John Cardinale

VP of Media/Community Relations

Infineon Raceway

Highways 37 &121, Sonoma, CA 95476

wk: 707-933-3907

cell: 707-334-9805