Wine Country Classic Set for June 3-4 at Infineon Raceway
Wine Country Classic Set for June 3-4 at Infineon Raceway
Contact: Diana Rose (707) 933-3918
Jaguar Wine Country Classic Vintage Car Races
Return to Infineon Raceway, June 3-4
What:
Nearly 300 vintage cars, some dating as far back as1915, will grace
Infineon Raceway for a weekend of racing at the 20th annual Jaguar Wine
Country Vintage Car Races, presented by Comcast.
Where:
Infineon Raceway, Highways 37 & 121, Sonoma (800-870-RACE).
When:
June 3-4.
Featured:
The featured marque for this 20th anniversary of the Wine Country
Classic will be Trans-Am. More than 40 muscle machines are expected from
all over the West Coast, including classics like Ford Mustang, Chevrolet
Camaro, Dodge Challenger and more.
Schedule:
Saturday, June 3: Practice (all groups), 8:10 a.m.-11:50 a.m.;
Qualifying (all groups), 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, June 4: Warm-up (all
groups), 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.; Main events (all groups), 12:40 p.m.-4:30
p.m.
Circuit:
12-turn, 2.52-mile road course.
Race Length:
All main events will span 10 laps.
Entries:
Nearly 300 race and sports cars, ranging from the early 1900s to the mid
1980s, will compete on the challenging road course in nine race groups.
Local drivers:
Larry Ayers (Vallejo); Felix Brunot (San Rafael); Jerry Burr (Berkeley);
Michael Callaham (Orinda); Nicholas Colyvas (San Francisco); Clint
deWitt (Sacramento); Dick and Shawn DeLuna (Woodside); Brian Ferrin
(Sonoma); Chris Locke (San Anselmo); Ashley and Heather Mozart (Palo
Alto); Chad Raynal (San Jose); Ferdinand Schoch (Santa Rosa); Martin
Swig (Sausalito).
In addition:
The weekend will also feature the COPIA Wine Country Pavilion, which
will feature gourmet wines and foods from 35 area purveyors. There will
be food samples from a variety of merchants, including Artisan Breads,
Cornerstone, Girl and the Fig and Sonoma Saveurs. Participating wineries
include Ravenswood, Buena Vista Winery, Cline Cellars, Korbel Champagne
Cellars and Estancia.
Entry to the pavilion is included with the price of the admission ticket
for the Jaguar Wine Country Classic and you will receive six free wine
tastings, and four food tastings at the COPIA Wine Country Pavilion as
well as a free souvenir event program. All proceeds from the pavilion
will go to Speedway Children's Charities, the charitable arm of Infineon
Raceway.
advance (800-870-RACE).
All proceeds benefit Speedway Children's Charities. For more
information, contact Denise Silver at (707) 933-3950 or
dsilver@infineonraceway.com.
Admission:
Advance: $40 - Saturday; $40 - Sunday; $60 - weekend pass. Children
12-and-under are FREE. Parking is FREE. Call 800-870-RACE or visit
www.infineonraceway.com <http://www.infineonraceway.com/> or
www.ticketmaster.com <http://www.ticketmaster.com/> for more
information.
Page Ranking Contacts:
Infineon Raceway: John Cardinale,
jcardinale@infineonraceway.com
(707-933-3907), Diana Rose,
drose@infineonraceway.com (707-933-3918).