
Sonoma Raceway -
NASCAR RaceWeather Forecast

Sat 7/12
Mostly sunny
High: 83°F
SW winds, 10-20 mph
Gusts to 25 mph

Sun 7/13
Mostly sunny
High: 84°F
SW winds, 10-20 mph
Gusts to 25 mph

Sonoma Raceway -
NASCAR Weather Forecast Discussion
10:00 AM PDT, Sat 7/12 - The weather across Sonoma, California, today (Saturday, July 12) and tomorrow (Sunday, July 13) is being influenced by the North Pacific High—anchored offshore along the Northern California coast. This ridge produces sinking, warm, and dry air aloft, fostering mostly clear skies and relatively stable conditions.
Inland heating fuels a weak thermal trough over the Central Valley and Sonoma region, drawing modest onshore flow from the cooler Pacific. This results in morning clouds or low stratus burning off quickly into sunny, afternoon conditions with highs in the low 80s and nighttime lows in the low 50s.

Sonoma Raceway -
NASCAR Weekend Schedule
Sat 7/12
10:30 AM - Cup Practice and Qualifying
1:30 PM - Pit Boss/FoodMaxx 250 (NXS)
Sun 7/6
12:30 PM - Toyota / Save Mart 350
All Times Are Pacific Daylight Time


More about Sonoma Racewat
Sonoma Raceway, originally opened in December 1968 as Sears Point Raceway (later Golden State Raceway and Infineon Raceway), is a hilly 12‑turn road course (about 160 ft of elevation change) and dragstrip situated in the southern Sonoma Mountains north of San Francisco (RacingCircuits.info). The circuit has seen multiple configurations: the original full layout ran approximately 2.52 mi with the iconic “Carousel” (Turns 5–6), used for sports cars and early NASCAR races until 1997. Starting in 1998 NASCAR adopted a shorter “chute” layout bypassing the Carousel, measuring about 1.99 mi (re‑measured to 1.99 mi in 2002) and used through 2021, before briefly reverting to the full layout for the 50th anniversary in 2019 and again in 2021. As of the 2022 season onward, the Cup Series reverted permanently to the 1.99‑mile “chute” layout (Sonoma Raceway).
In NASCAR history, Sonoma Raceway debuted the Cup Series in June 1989, replacing Riverside—a loss when Riverside closed in 1988—attracting drivers like Ricky Rudd, who won that inaugural race in a Buick, leading 61 of 74 laps at about 76 mph average (Speedway Digest). Over 33 Cup events (excluding the 2020 cancellation), the venue has been home to numerous dramatic moments—including Dale Earnhardt’s only road‑course win in 1995 at the Carousel, Jeff Gordon’s record five wins and five poles at Sonoma (1998–2006), and unforgettable comebacks or controversies such as Ernie Irvan’s 1992 drive and the 1991 Rudd–Allison penalty reversal (Sonoma Raceway). The annual race currently runs as the Toyota/Save Mart 350—110 laps, 218.9 miles—on the NASCAR Cup schedule each July (usually paired with the Xfinity-series Pit Boss/FoodMaxx 250, which debuted in 2023) (Wikipedia).
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