| Speedway Fast Facts |
| -The largest motorsports facility in Northern California |
| -In Nov. 1996, O. Bruton Smith, founder, chairman and chief executive office of Speedway Motorsports, purchased Sonoma Raceway, then "Sears Point Raceway" from owner "Skip" Berg |
| -The Road Course features more than 160 ft. of elevation change from it's highest point (Turn 3a, 174 ft.) to its lowest point (Turn 10, 14 ft.) - the largest of any track on the NASCAR circuit |
| -More than 10 million viewers in over 90 countries watch events televised from Sonoma each year |
| -The raceway installed nearly 1,700 solar panels, which offset 41% of the raceway's energy usage |
| -More than 500,000 spectators attend Sonoma races/events during a season |
| -Nearly 4,000 sheep that live on track property provide an invaluable service, helping to maintain the grasses and fire lanes around the facility |
| -Drivers who complete the Toyota/Save Mart 350 NASCAR Cup Series race on the Chute configuration will make a total of 1,100 turns around the road course. The race spans 110 laps |
| -The berms on the turns of the road course are painted green and gold to reflect the ever-changing landscape of Sonoma Valley. Gold in the summer/fall and green in the winter/spring |
| -The property on which the raceway was built was a working farm called Sears Point farm in the early 1900s |
| -The raceway houses a motorsports industrial park of more than 70 businesses in 104 shops |
| -In 2011, in a partnership with Panasonic Corporation of North America, the raceway installed nearly 1,700 solar panels, which offset 41% of the raceway's energy usage |
| -Sonoma Raceway and Humboldt Sawmill Company, the leader in environmentally-certified redwood decking, are please to bring shade and comfort to race fans with custom-built fan amenities including the "Real. Strong. Humboldt Sawmill Redwood Deck" above Turn 2 |
| -Mat Mladin (AMA), Josh Hayes (AMA), Doug Kalitta (NHRA - Top Fuel), John Force (NHRA - Funny Car), and Jeff Gordon (NASCAR) are the only riders/drivers to three-peat in a major racing series at Sonoma Raceway |
| -Winners in Sonoma celebrate with a sip from the Champion's Goblet in Victory Lane. The goblet, which is handcrafted by a Bay Area glass blower, was introduced in 2006 and incorporates the raceway's rich wine country heritage |
| -The raceway has collected more than 734 tons of recyclable material (1,469,341 pounds) since the inception of the recycling program in 2004 |
| -The raceway donated 2,655 event tickets valued at nearly $225,417 to Northern California non-profit organizations in 2023. |
| -Levy Restaurants partnered with 14 local non-profits to provide staffing for concession stands and catering events during event weekends in 2023. The non-profits received more than $117,000 for their efforts. Levy also donated more than 3,000 pounds of food to Sonoma Food Runners, which relay excess food to the hungry throughout Sonoma County. |
| -Twenty owl boxes placed around Sonoma Raceway encourage owls to nest and help with natural rodent mitigation |
