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Sonoma Raceway

Sonoma, California, United States4.7 (4,100 Google reviews)Next: 2027 GT World Challenge America Sonoma Raceway, 2 to 4 April 2027
Track length
4.06 km
Turns
12
Opened
1968

What's on and what's here

Upcoming events

2027 GT World Challenge America Sonoma Raceway
2027 GT World Challenge America Sonoma Raceway

Endurance Racing

2 to 4 April 2027

2027 GT World Challenge America Sonoma Raceway

Sonoma Raceway · Sonoma, United States

2027 Velocity Invitational
2027 Velocity Invitational

Historic Racing

14 to 16 May 2027

2027 Velocity Invitational

Sonoma Raceway · Sonoma, United States

2027 NASCAR Cup Series Toyota/Save Mart 350
2027 NASCAR Cup Series Toyota/Save Mart 350

Paved Oval Racing

10 to 11 July 2027

2027 NASCAR Cup Series Toyota/Save Mart 350

Sonoma Raceway · Sonoma, United States

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2027 NASCAR O'Reilly Series Pit Boss/FoodMaxx 250
2027 NASCAR O'Reilly Series Pit Boss/FoodMaxx 250

Paved Oval Racing

10 July 2027

2027 NASCAR O'Reilly Series Pit Boss/FoodMaxx 250

Sonoma Raceway · Sonoma, United States

2027 DENSO NHRA Sonoma Nationals
2027 DENSO NHRA Sonoma Nationals

Drag Racing

23 to 25 July 2027

2027 DENSO NHRA Sonoma Nationals

Sonoma Raceway · Sonoma, United States

Plan the trip

Where to stay and what's nearby

Where to stay

The town of Sonoma is the closest place to stay. Napa is the next option, east along Highway 121. Novato and San Rafael in Marin County work for anyone coming from the Bay Area, and Vallejo and Fairfield are the overflow towns. Wine Country rooms fill early for the NASCAR weekend.

Make the most of it

Your day at the track

Grandstands and viewing spots

Permanent seating is the start and finish grandstand, built in 2002, and concrete terraces cut into the hills at Turns 2, 3, 7 and 9. The terraces above Turns 2 to 4 look down over the climb out of Turn 1 and the top of the circuit. Most seats have no shade and the terraces are bare concrete, so a cushion helps. Seating layouts differ between the NASCAR and NHRA weekends, and each has its own seating chart on the venue's maps page. Turns 7 and 9 sit at the bottom of the circuit near the Esses, the run of quick direction changes between Turns 8 and 10. The Carousel campground sits inside Turns 5, 6 and 7 and looks out over the track in every direction.

Facilities

Permanent: the start and finish grandstand, hillside concrete terraces, 44 competitor garages, the karting track, the drag strip and a 19,000 square foot hospitality building at Turn 11 that opened in 2022. A free public WiFi network called FANSFIRST covers the venue. On the NASCAR weekend (2027 fan guide) there is a Fan Zone with a Kids Club, merchandise trucks along the Turn 10 Midway, and food stalls across the property.

Plan your day

Getting there

The raceway is at 29355 Arnold Drive, Sonoma, at the junction of Highways 37 and 121, north of San Francisco and west of Napa. Highway 121 is the main road in from both Sonoma and Napa. Parking is in numbered lots spread around the property, with general lots and reserved lots sold separately. On the NASCAR weekend the general lots are free, Lots 11 to 14 sit closest to the Turn 7 and 9 seating, and Lot 3 is closest to Turn 2 and the main grandstand. Traffic coming north on Highway 121 enters at Gate 7 and traffic coming south is sent to the 50 Acres lot. Accessible parking is reached through Gate 1. The venue is spread over hills, and on the NASCAR weekend shuttles run around the whole property, including from reserved parking to the Turn 2 seating. Golf carts and off road vehicles are not allowed.

Camping

Camping is offered for the big weekends, with campgrounds inside the track and others on the perimeter. Inside the venue: Trackside RV Terraces on the hilltop, the Carousel inside Turns 5 to 7, Cougar Mountain on a hillside, and campgrounds at Turn 1, Turns 3 and 4, Turn 7, Turn 8 and The Point next to the Fan Zone. Outside the track: the 50 Acres campground, known as the party area, and a tent only area. All sites are dry camping, and not every campground opens for every event. For the 2027 NASCAR weekend most inside campgrounds were waitlist only.

Camping details

Good to know

Good to know

The track

Sonoma Raceway is a permanent road course in the hills at the south end of Sonoma Valley, near the junction of Highways 37 and 121. It opened in 1968 as Sears Point Raceway and has been Sonoma Raceway since 2012. The full course is 2.52 miles (4.06 km) with 12 turns. NASCAR runs a 1.99 mile version that cuts through The Chute, a shortcut added in 1998. The lap drops more than 160 feet, from Turn 3a at 174 feet down to Turn 10 at 14 feet, so most of the viewing is on hillsides looking down at the track. The venue also has a quarter mile drag strip (the NHRA Sonoma Nationals run here), a three quarter mile, 16 turn karting track that opened in 2002, and a business park of more than 70 motorsport shops on the property.

Past events

2026 NHRA DENSO Sonoma Nationals
2026 NHRA DENSO Sonoma Nationals

Drag Racing

17 to 19 July 2026

2026 NHRA DENSO Sonoma Nationals

Sonoma Raceway · Sonoma, United States

2026 NASCAR Cup Series Toyota / Save Mart 350
2026 NASCAR Cup Series Toyota / Save Mart 350

Paved Oval Racing

28 June 2026

2026 NASCAR Cup Series Toyota / Save Mart 350

Sonoma Raceway · Sonoma, United States

2026 NASCAR O'Reilly Series Race at Sonoma Raceway
2026 NASCAR O'Reilly Series Race at Sonoma Raceway

Paved Oval Racing

28 June 2026

2026 NASCAR O'Reilly Series Race at Sonoma Raceway

Sonoma Raceway · Sonoma, United States

2026 GT World Challenge America Sonoma Raceway
2026 GT World Challenge America Sonoma Raceway

Endurance Racing

27 to 29 March 2026

2026 GT World Challenge America Sonoma Raceway

Sonoma Raceway · Sonoma, United States

Last verified 8 November 2026. Official link: https://www.sonomaraceway.com/