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Skriven 2004-09-09 21:45:00 av Michael Powell (1:2320/105.0)
Ärende: Nascar, Nhra, Irl Highlig
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NASCAR, NHRA, IRL Highlight 2005 Schedule at Infineon Raceway
 
Infineon Raceway will feature the most diverse schedule of any racing facility
in the country in 2005, including the first road-course race in the history of
the IRL IndyCar~ Series and the annual visit by the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series.
 
The 2005 Big O Tires Racing Season will feature everything from the
ground-pounding excitement of the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, to the
open-wheel cars of the IRL to bicycles on the world-class road course and drag
strip.
 
For the 17th consecutive year, the season will be headlined by the Dodge/Save
Mart 350 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup, June 24-26, the highest-attended single-day
sporting event in Northern California. This will mark one of just two
road-course events on the NASCAR schedule for 2005. Jeff Gordon will look for
his fifth career victory on the 10-turn, 1.99-mile serpentine circuit.
 
The speed and power of the NHRA will also return for the 18th consecutive year
with the FRAM Autolite NHRA Nationals, presented by Supercuts, July 29-31.
Track records were broken in nearly every category on Infineon Raceway_s
quarter-mile drag strip in 2004.
 
The newest addition to the Infineon Raceway calendar will be the IRL IndyCar~
Series, set to make its road-course debut, Aug. 26-28. This will mark the first
road-course race in the history of the IRL since its inception in 1996. It will
also mark the first major open-wheel race at Infineon Raceway since 1970.
 
_I_m really looking forward to going road-course racing,_ said driver Tony
Kanaan of Andretti Green Racing. _This is a beautiful part of the country and
we_ll put on a good show._
 
Other premier events include the Kawasaki AMA Superbike Showdown, presented by
Supercuts, featuring the best in motorcycle racing on the 12-turn road course,
May 13-15, as well as the Infineon Grand Prix of Sonoma American Le Mans
Series, July 15-17. The Grand Prix will showcase some of the world_s most
exotic sports cars, including Porsche, Audi, Ferrari and Corvette.
 
Other events on the main-event calendar for 2005 are the 19th annual Jaguar
Wine Country Classic Vintage Car Races, presented by Bank of the West (June
4-5); Team Superstores NHRA Summernationals Division 7 Drag Races (July 2-3);
and the 2nd annual Cougar Mountain Classic (Sept. 3-4). 
 
The Cougar Mountain Classic, which debuted at Infineon Raceway in May, 2004,
as the California Outdoor Sports Championships, will feature the best in
world-class cycling, including: road circuit racing, road criterion racing,
road time trials, mountain bike cross country, mountain bike short track, and
gravity disciplines featuring mountain cross and dual slalom.
 
_We have worked hard to bring the very best in racing to our fans in Northern
California,_ said Steve Page, president and general manager at Infineon
Raceway.  _From human powered bicycles to 6,000-horsepower Top Fuel dragsters,
and everything in between, the _05 schedule will have something for every
taste._
 
Finally, a familiar event will return to the schedule in 2005 with the
Goodguys Nostalgia Drag Races, April 23-24. Nostalgia dragsters combine the
style of dragsters from the 1960s and 70s with some of the latest drag racing
technology and safety equipment.  Capable of covering the quarter-mile drag
strip in 5.8 seconds at almost 250 mph, these tire-smoking machines are sure to
provide exciting on-track action. The Goodguys did not compete at Infineon
Raceway in 2004.
 
In all, there will be nine great weekends of main-event action planned on both
the twisting road course and world-class quarter-mile drag strip. 
 
2005 MAJOR-EVENT SCHEDULE:
 
Goodguys Nostalgia Drag Races: April 23-24. 
 
Kawasaki AMA Superbike Showdown: May 13-15. 
 
Jaguar Wine Country Classic Vintage Car Races: June 4-5. 
 
Dodge/Save Mart 350 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup:  June 24-26. 
 
Team Superstores NHRA Summernationals Division 7 Drag Races: July 2-3. 
 
Infineon Grand Prix of Sonoma American Le Mans Series: July 15-17. 
 
FRAM Autolite NHRA Nationals: July 29-31. 
 
IRL IndyCar~ Series: Aug. 26-28. 
 
Cougar Mountain Classic: Sept. 3-4. 
 
For ticket information, please call 800-870-RACE (7223) or visit
www.infineonraceway.com.
 
 
 
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