Long-time IndyCar team owner, Roger Penske, was inducted Saturday into the Sonoma Raceway Wall of Fame, for his lifelong contributions to motorsports in many ways. Steve Page, President of Sonoma Raceway, said “I can’t think of anybody more deserving, either for their record here at Sonoma, or for the body of work that you look […]
Day: August 29, 2015
POWER POLES … AGAIN
IndyCar reigning champion, Will Power/No.1 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet has the pole position for Sunday’s GoPro Sonoma GP at Sonoma Raceway with a blazing lap of 1:16.2597/112.589 mph. He beat his own 2014 qualifying track record of 1:16.2393/111.161 mph. It was the fourth qualifying track record Power set this season, sixth pole of this season, […]
THE HEAT IS ON!
The sun came out through partly cloudy skies at Sonoma Raceway, in time for the second/final practice session of IndyCar practice. The temps rose to 70 F degrees ambient, and 92 degrees for the race track; but the breeze was all but non-existent. Humidity dropped to 76 percent. Ten IndyCars, including all six of the […]
SHADY SATURDAY
What a difference a day makes. Saturday’s weather at Sonoma Raceway is much cooler than was Friday’s scorcher – a cloudy 64F degrees with 96 percent humidity but no chance of rain. The breeze is gentle. These new conditions will prove interesting for the mid-morning IndyCar practice. Saturday afternoon is scheduled to be quite hot […]