NASCAR's top drivers are in the Bay Area, and racing fans will fill the stands at Sonoma Raceway for the first time since 2019, with about 50,000 expected for the featured Toyota/Save Mart 350 race on Sunday. [Photo: Getty Images]
Gregory never got the red pantsuit cleaned — she joked she hopes it someday lands in the West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame — and Larson sent her a bottle of wine from Abreu Vineyards as an apology. She's saving it for a special occasion.
The preparation hit a speedbump last week when a grass fire burned over 15 acres on Sonoma's rolling property. Gregory still has challenges ahead. Sonoma was once the destination race on the NASCAR schedule because of its location, casual schedule and its hold as one of only two road courses in a series packed with ovals.
And, there's competition for the local audience: The Golden State Warriors don't return home for the NBA Finals until Monday, but the San Francisco Giants are on a nine-day homestand that conflicts all weekend with the NASCAR race.
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