The race was canceled, moved to Charlotte Motor Speedway and held on May 28 — won by Chase Elliott.“Once NASCAR got back up and running, they were running multiple races a week in order to catch up and get the races in that were canceled or likely not to be able to occur,” Page said. “We are in many respects a unicorn — that was how they described it to us. The seven-race major event schedule, one of the most comprehensive in the country, will be highlighted by three of the top racing series in the country - the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series and Verizon IndyCar® Series. Sonoma Raceway | 795 Follower auf LinkedIn | NASCAR returns to the Sonoma Valley in 2017 at Sonoma Raceway. Bay Area TV Sports: What to watch on Wednesday-Thursday “Our major event season is lost for this year and that’s unfortunate. SEARS POINT ‒ In normal circumstances, the event at Sonoma Raceway this week would rate as a minor disappointment for speedway officials. After nearly three months of inactivity due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Sonoma Raceway is set to reopen its doors and allow cars back on the track on Wednesday.“The fact we’re going to have cars on the track for the first time in three months and we can start to get the performance-car enthusiasts back to doing what they love doing is encouraging,” Sonoma Raceway president and general manager Steve Page said.The raceway was prepared to open its doors last week but hit a last-minute snag in talks with Sonoma County.“The challenge is that you have broad guidelines provided by the state and county about what is allowed to happen,” Page said. CLICK HERE TO TURN ON NOTIFICATIONS. “It’s the activity that generates the most interaction with our huge fan base so we’re disappointed. Wednesday TV/Radio Baseball White Sox at Tigers 10 a.m. MLB Diamondbacks at Rockies noon ESPN A’s at Angels 1 p.m. NBCCA 960 Royals at Reds 3:30 p.m. FS1 Giants at Astros 4 p.m. NBCBA 680 Padres at Dodgers 6:30 p.m. MLB Golf PGA Tour: Wyndham Rewards Challenge 11 a.m.
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Amateur: Round of 16 4 p.m. GOLF Horse […] GOLF Korn Ferry Tour: Boise […] “They’ve told us they have to know in the next couple of days.”Although competitive racing may still be a ways off, the raceway can begin the process of getting back on track starting Wednesday.“The spectator events are what we’re most known for but the real day-in and day-out activity is amateur racing and race car testing,” Page said.“Typically we have three or four or five things going on at once between school programs, safe-driving programs, performance driving and testing. Amateur: Round of 64 4 p.m. Sonoma Raceway’s major events season starts with the Sonoma Historic Motorsports Festival on May 30 and 31, and ends with the Classic Sports Racing Group’s Charity Challenge on Oct. 3 and 4. Ric Peña: DeLaveaga GC, No. 15, 143 yards, 8-iron. Then you look at the thousands of people employed by us for those events and the thousands of hotel rooms and other businesses around here impacted by not having this event, the financial impact will be pretty broad.”The NHRA is already set to return to Sonoma in 2021 and Page is confident that NASCAR will be back in 2021 as well. Holes-In-One: Aces carded at Bay Area golf courses 6, 167 yards, 9 wood. 4 a.m. “It was pretty clear that a race on June 14th even without spectators would be beyond the scope of what Sonoma County was going to allow.”The raceway’s other marquee event, the NHRA Nationals that was scheduled for the weekend of July 26th, has also been wiped out by the pandemic. The largest such car club is the Sports Car Club of America. In addition to its slate of major events including NASCAR and NHRA drag racing.
Matt Salkeld: Almaden CC, No. We don’t fit into a category and the rule was if you don’t fit into a category, you can’t do it.“We took the position that we’re having single individuals in single cars in fire suits and that is about as safe an activity as you can imagine in regard to the spread of the virus.”The activities at the track this week will largely be limited to open testing but Page said he hopes to open things up to include performance-driving programs and school programs as early as next week.News of the track’s reopening came just days before the originally scheduled date of Sonoma’s annual NASCAR race on Saturday. Saturday TV/Radio Baseball Pirates at Reds 3 p.m. FS1 A’s at Giants 4 p.m. FOX 680, 960 Cardinals at White Sox 4 p.m. MLB Dodgers at Angels 6:40 p.m. MLB HS baseball GEICO City Series 9 a.m. ESPNU GEICO City Series noon ESPNU Boxing Top Rank Lightweight: Frampton vs. Traynor 1 p.m. ESPN WBC Middleweight: Benavidez vs. Angulo […] Sonoma Raceway is a year-round motor sports complex with events scheduled 340 days and 50 weekends a year. Thursday TV/Radio Baseball Nationals at Mets 10 a.m. MLB Orioles at Phillies 1 p.m. ESPN Pirates at Reds 2 p.m. MLB Brewers at Cubs 4 p.m. FOX Padres at Dodgers 7 p.m. MLB Golf Champions: Senior Players Championship 8 a.m.