Actor Patrick Dempsey and stuntman Greg Tracy will driving at the Sonoma Raceway.
The 157-year-old Freehold Raceway is run by a joint venture 50% owned by publicly traded Wyomissing, Pa.
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The high-efficiency solar panels, manufactured by Panasonic's Sanyo division, will cover 41-percent of the raceway's energy usage.
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Saturday will hold some great racing by hundreds of historic race cars at Laguna Seca raceway.
Large customers include Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, CA, which hosts top racing events such as NASCAR and IndyCar.
Eason's family fixed the pipe and raceway intake systems themselves and limped along for the next 14 months.
The series made its debut in the U.S. at Infineon Raceway last Spring.
Jeff Gordon ended the longest winless drought of his career yesterday (66 races) with a victory at Phoenix International Raceway.
The project, part of Infineon Raceway's long-standing sustainability initiative, was unveiled to the racing world press for the first time today.
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Panasonic has also provided the raceway with a low-energy LED video board.
Programs are offered at several locations including Road Atlanta, Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Salinas, Calif. and Lime Rock Park, in Salisbury, Conn.
In a further move designed to reduce energy consumption, Panasonic has also provided the raceway with a low-energy LED video board, replacing the current installation on Highway 37.
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That it came at Phoenix International Raceway only seemed fitting.
To emphasize the importance of energy conservation, Infineon Raceway had the solar panels installed so that they would be visible to the majority of fans attending events at the facility.
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"The installation of Panasonic's high-efficiency solar panels and board is a major milestone in Infineon Raceway's Accelerating Sustainable Performance program, " said Steve Page, president and general manager of Infineon Raceway.
ENGADGET: California raceway gets 1,600 solar panels, flaunts green track status
Panels have been placed above the Turn 10 Sound Wall, the Main Grandstand, the administration office and the Raceway Cafe, as well as the Jim Russell Racing Drivers School building.
ENGADGET: California raceway gets 1,600 solar panels, flaunts green track status
Admissions at both the Daytona 500 and the Subway Fresh Fit at the Phoenix International Raceway increased by 5, 000, and the race held at the Martinsville Speedway rose by 2, 000.
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Although crashing the Lola Wednesday prevented him from racing this weekend, he will be back on the track racing Porsches at Laguna Seca Raceway in Monteregy, California this next Tuesday and Wednesday.
Infineon Raceway, which spans 1, 600 acres in Sonoma County, attracts hundreds of thousands of fans a year to major races from NASCAR and IndyCar to Drag Racing and the American Motorcycle Association (AMA)series.
On Nov. 9, with 34 laps to go in a late-season race at Phoenix International Raceway, ABC pre-empted its live national coverage of the event for the umpteenth airing of its cheesy reality show America's Funniest Home Videos.
But overall, it was clear from the smile on both of our faces that the car was a hoot to drive, even at the low speeds we were limited to on the access roads surrounding Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.
The event offered members of the media the opportunity to examine the installation, meet key Infineon Raceway and Panasonic Enterprise Solutions Company executives, and learn more about Panasonic's plan to become the number one green innovation leader in the electronics industry by 2018 and Infineon's goal of becoming one of the most energy-efficient raceways in the world.
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