TOYOTA/SAVE MART 350 PIT NOTES AND FUN FACTS

Source: Infineon Raceway / John Cardinale
Date: 06/20/2007

SONOMA, California -- The NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series will visit the Sonoma Valley for the 19th consecutive year for the Toyota/Save Mart 350, June 22-24. Below are points of interest regarding previous NASCAR Cup races at Infineon Raceway:

PIT NOTES

· Michael Waltrip holds the record for most laps completed at Infineon Raceway. Through 18 races, or 1,664 laps, Waltrip has completed 1,658. Waltrip will not compete in this year’s Toyota/Save Mart 350.

· Jeff Gordon is the only driver to win five NASCAR races at Infineon Raceway (1998 – 2000, ‘04, ‘06). There have been only four two-time winners: Ernie Irvan, ('92, '94), Ricky Rudd (‘89, ‘02), Tony Stewart (‘01, ‘05) and Rusty Wallace (‘90, ‘96). Gordon also holds the record for the most poles at Infineon Raceway with five (‘98, ‘99, ‘01, ‘04, ‘05).

· Dale Earnhardt won his first and only NASCAR road-course race at Infineon Raceway in 1995.

· The closest margin of victory for a NASCAR race at Infineon Raceway occurred in 1989 when Ricky Rudd held off Rusty Wallace by .05 seconds.

· Ernie Irvan (1994), Mark Martin (1997) and Jeff Gordon (1998, ’99, ‘04) are the only drivers to win a Cup race at Infineon Raceway starting from the pole.

· Terry Labonte and Michael Waltrip share the track record for the biggest improvement from qualifying to finish at 36 positions. In 2002, Labonte started 39th and finished in 3rd place. Waltrip started 40th and finished 4th in 2004.

· Mark Martin holds the record for the most top-10 finishes at Infineon Raceway at 13. He has also claimed one victory (1997) and eight top-five finishes on the road course.

· Six of the top-10 finishers in the 2006 NASCAR event at Infineon Raceway started farther back than 11th.

FUN FACTS

· More than 18 tons (36,179) of materials were recycled at Infineon Raceway during the 2006 racing season. That includes 17,443 pounds of glass, 14,201 pounds of plastic bottles and 4,535 pounds of aluminum cans.

· The Infineon Raceway road course features more than 160 feet of elevation change from its highest to lowest points. The highest point at Turn 3a reaches 174 feet, while the lowest point at Turn 10 is just 14 feet.

· Drivers who complete the Toyota/Save Mart 350 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup race will complete 1,100 left- and right-hand turns, and more than 1,500 transmission shifts during the span of the main event. The race spans 110 laps.

· 68,122 entrees were served on Sunday of the 2006 NASCAR event at Infineon Raceway.

· The raceway uses more than four miles of temporary fencing during its annual NASCAR NEXTEL Cup event.

Toyota/Save Mart 350

WHAT: Big O Tires Racing Season Presents: Toyota/Save Mart 350

WHEN: June 22-24

CIRCUIT: 10-turn, 1.99-mile road course

2006 POLE WINNER: Kurt Busch (Miller Lite Dodge)

2006 WINNER: Jeff Gordon (DuPont Chevrolet)

NOTABLE: The weekend will also feature competition in the NASCAR Grand National Division West Series during Saturday’s Blue Lizard Suncream 200.

TICKETS: $30-$130 single day/$99-$180 weekend; parking is FREE

INFORMATION: 800-870-RACE, www.infineonraceway.com or www.ticketmaster.com

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