There’s nothing fancy high tempo turns at an iconic boulevard path, and this one year, NASCAR drivers shall be flying down the Chute all over again as Sonoma Raceway and NASCAR announced the return of the current stretch of racetrack proper via the June 10-12 hasten weekend.
“We heard from many fans and drivers how worthy they loved it when we raced the Chute,” said Sonoma Raceway EVP and Frequent Manager Jill Gregory. “The Carousel modified into as soon as piece of the distinctive path and we reverted lend a hand to it for our 50th Anniversary in 2019 and feeble it again in 2021. However we hasten to raise excitement and drama to the fans, and an amazing majority of them requested us to raise lend a hand the Chute.”
Since the Toyota/Put Mart 350 Cup hasten length will dwell at 350 kilometers, the hasten shall be prolonged from 90 laps to 110 laps, giving fans more opportunities to gape the autos fight for affirm. It moreover sets Turn 7 up as a high-tempo nook where many legendary passes and confrontations relish befell.
“This could maybe be more animated for the fans lawful because these are a pair of wild corners with some contemporary hairy passing zones,” said 2021 NASCAR Champion and Toyota/Put Mart 350 hasten winner Kyle Larson. “Mistakes could moreover moreover be made in these corners will relish to you’re bouncing over curves so the autos shall be appealing spherical quite a bit. This could maybe be animated. This could maybe be barely wild because you would depart the complete formulation to exit of Turn 4 on the assorted aspect of the curve and barely depart away out the wall.”
The Chute modified into as soon as constructed earlier than the 1998 hasten and feeble in every Sonoma NASCAR tournament via 2018. This stretch of the raceway connects Turn 4 because the autos formulation the tip of the hill to Turn 7 because the autos prepare for the downhill march via the “S” turns. Martin Truex Jr. modified into as soon as the final driver to engage on the Chute structure in 2018.
“Drivers and fans relish uncared for the passing opportunities and shut racing created by the Chute so we’ll be returning to that configuration for the NASCAR Cup Series and the return of the NASCAR Tenting World Truck Series,” said Scott Miller, NASCAR Senior VP of Competition. “NASCAR has viewed drama and improbable action at boulevard path races, and we’re taking a gape forward to even more intensity because the Subsequent Gen hasten automobile debuts and the Chute returns at Sonoma.”
Stage breaks for the 110-lap Toyota/Put Mart 350 shall be at laps 25 and 55. Saturday’s NASCAR Tenting World Truck Series tournament shall be 75 laps with stage breaks at laps 20 and 45. The Frequent Tire 200 ARCA Menards Series West hasten shall be stride earlier than the Truck hasten on Saturday.
Tickets for the June 10-12 hasten weekend are on hand at www.sonomaraceway.com. Tag programs along with weekend and single-day, camping and relaxing extras equivalent to pit passes and scanners moreover are on sale now via the raceway’s web plight or by calling the box affirm of industrial at 1-800-870-RACE.
— Sonoma Raceway —
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