Helio Castroneves Wins in Sonoma, Ryan Briscoe Second After Dramatic Week

Penske Racing
SONOMA, Calif.

Helio Castroneves, driver of the No. 3 Team Penske Dallara/Honda, earned his first win the 2008 IndyCar Series season in Sunday’s PEAK Antifreeze & Motor Oil Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma County, completing a dramatic week for Team Penske.

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August 20, 2008 8:03 PM

Team Penske Regarding Incident

Infineon Raceway
Sonoma, CA / MOORESVILLE, NC (August 20, 2008)

This morning, while on the way to the IndyCar Series event at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif., a Team Penske transporter caught on fire west of Cheyenne, Wyo. No one was hurt in the incident.

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August 18, 2008 8:47 PM

Sausalito’s Hildebrand Looks for Checkers During IndyCar Series Weekend in Sonoma

Infineon Raceway
SONOMA, Calif. (Aug. 18, 2008)

Sausalito’s J.R. Hildebrand has come a long way from the go-kart track at Infineon Raceway, where he got his start just six years ago.

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August 14, 2008 9:04 PM

Junqueira Tops IndyCar Series Testing at Infineon Raceway

Infineon Raceway
SONOMA, Calif. (Aug. 14, 2008)

VITOR MEIRA during Thursday's testing in Sonoma.
Photo by: MIKE DORAN

Bruno Junqueira led the field on Thursday at Infineon Raceway as 14 IndyCar® Series drivers completed a full day of testing in advance of the PEAK Antifreeze & Motor Oil Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma County, Aug. 22-24.

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August 13, 2008 8:42 PM

IndyCar® Series Drivers Complete First Day of Testing at Infineon Raceway

Infineon Raceway
SONOMA, Calif. (Aug. 13, 2008)

Mario Moraes from today’s testing.
Photo by MIKE DORAN

Six IndyCar® Series drivers completed the first day of a two-day test session under sunny skies at Infineon Raceway in advance of the PEAK Antifreeze & Motor Oil Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma County, Aug. 22-24.

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A’s Pitcher Ziegler Gets Thrill-Ride to Ballpark in Two-Seat IndyCar

Infineon Raceway
OAKLAND, Calif. (August 13, 2008)

A’s pitcher Brad Ziegler and driver Davey Hamilton in a two-seat IndyCar riding through the streets/highways of Oakland on Wednesday.

Photos by CHUCKE WALKDEN

Oakland A’s pitcher Brad Ziegler took a very non-conventional route to McAfee Coliseum for Wednesday night’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays — in the backseat of a two-seat IndyCar.

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August 12, 2008 8:41 PM

Infineon Raceway Hopes to Twist into Record Book at PEAK Antifreeze & Motor Oil Indy Grand Prix

Infineon Raceway
SONOMA, Calif. (Aug. 12, 2008)

Infineon Raceway will attempt to make history at the PEAK Antifreeze & Motor Oil Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma County, much the same way IndyCar® Series driver Helio Castroneves made history by winning the fifth season of the popular reality TV show “Dancing With The Stars.”

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August 6, 2008 10:00 PM

Castroneves, Rahal Featured in Special IndyCar Platinum Pass

Infineon Raceway
SONOMA, Calif. (Aug. 6, 2008)

Race fans will get the rare chance for an up-close chalk-talk session with star IndyCar® Series drivers Helio Castroneves and Graham Rahal with the exclusive Platinum Pass at the PEAK Antifreeze & Motor Oil Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma County at Infineon Raceway, Aug. 22-24.

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August 5, 2008 9:47 PM

IndyCar Series Driver Scott Dixon Carves His Way to Winner’s Circle at Infineon Raceway

Infineon Raceway
SONOMA, Calif. (Aug. 5, 2008)

Photo credit: Gary Phillips

Driver Scott Dixon has won many trophies during his career on the IndyCar® Series circuit, including last year’s crown at Infineon Raceway in the Motorola Indy 300.

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IndyCar® Series, Infineon Raceway Reach Three-Year Agreement

Infineon Raceway
SONOMA, Calif. (Aug. 5, 2008)

IndyCar Series to Race in Sonoma Valley Through 2011

The IndyCar® Series and Infineon Raceway have reached a three-year agreement that will keep the country’s premier open-wheel series in the Sonoma Valley through the 2011 season.

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August 4, 2008 8:41 PM

Raceway Hosts “Firefighter Appreciation Day” at IndyCar® Race Weekend

Infineon Raceway
SONOMA, Calif. (August 4, 2008 )

This will go down as one of the most challenging times in recent memory for California firefighters, who have battled more than 2,000 fires all across California since June 20.

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July 30, 2008 10:31 PM

IndyCar® Series Returns to Infineon Raceway in 2009

Infineon Raceway
SONOMA, Calif. (July 30, 2008)

Infineon Raceway will host the IndyCar Series for a fifth consecutive year in 2009, making the Sonoma Valley venue the only facility in the country to host every major form of motor-racing in the country.

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July 28, 2008 8:28 PM

Team Penske Takes Podium At Edmonton In First Try

Team Penske
EDMONTON, Alberta, Canada

Keeping himself solidly in the 2008 IndyCar Series championship hunt, Helio Castroneves, driver of the No. 3 Team Penske Dallara/Honda, led the most laps and scored a second-place finish in Saturday’s Rexall Edmonton Indy at Edmonton City Centre Airport – a course he’d only seen for the first time a few days earlier. Ryan Briscoe, driver of the No. 6 Team Penske Dallara/Honda, also had a solid points day. He scored a sixth-place finish, a spot he battled for after involvement in a mid-race incident that placed him in the back of the pack, but a combination of pit strategy and driving skill pushed him up to the front.