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WEEKEND OF FAST RACING. LISTEN, THAT’S JUST I LOVE THE SOUND. THE SOUND IS KILLER. IT’S VERY LOUD, LOUDER THAN I WAS REMEMBERING THAT IT WOULD BE. OH YEAH, IT’S LOUD. AND THAT’S EXACTLY WHAT THESE FANS WANT. FRIDAY MARKS THE START OF THE RACE WEEKEND, WHERE FANS ARE BUILDING EXCITEMENT FOR SUNDAY’S CUP SERIES RACE. JUDGING BY HIS LIGHTNING MCQUEEN SHOES WILL HARDEN, HIS FRIEND TREVOR BURNS COULDN’T WAIT ANY LONGER FOR THIS WEEKEND TO ARRIVE. I LOVE IT, I LOVE CARS, PERSONALLY, I’M A CAR GUY. THE ENGINEERING BEHIND IT. ANYTHING ON THE WEST COAST THAT WE CAN DRIVE TO? WE WE TRY TO GET TO IT. THE ANNUAL RACE IN SONOMA IS NASCAR’S ONLY STOP IN CALIFORNIA. IT DRAWS RACE FANS FROM ALL OVER THE WEST COAST TO THE HILLSIDE AND WINE COUNTRY, WHERE THERE ARE COUNTLESS THINGS FOR THEM TO EXPERIENCE. I LOVE THE CAMARADERIE AND EVERYBODY IS SO WELCOMING. IT’S BEEN A REALLY GREAT EXPERIENCE. REPORTER BUT WHAT HAPPENS ON THE TRACK WILL KEEP THEM GLUED TO THEIR SEATS. NORMALLY, DRIVERS ARE RACING AROUND AN OVAL WHERE PURE SPEED IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING, BUT THIS IS A ROAD COURSE, MEANING IT’S A WINDY CIRCUIT WITH MULTIPLE TURNS REALLY REQUIRING DRIVERS TO PUT THEIR SKILLS BEHIND THE WHEEL TO THE TEST. HARD CLOSE RACING, LIKE WHEN THEY’RE RACING RIGHT UP AGAINST EACH OTHER. THAT’S LIKE, THAT’S THE BEST YOU CAN GET. THAT’S WHAT I WANT TO SEE THIS WEEKEND. FANS SAY YOU WILL SEE MORE PRECISION AND FINESSE WITH HOW THEY PASS. THEY BELIEVE IT MEANS THE RACE WILL BE NOTHING SHORT OF ENTERTAINING. AND WHEN THOSE ENGINES ROAR, CHILLS CAN BE FELT AROUND THE CROWD. I JUST LOVE RACING IN GENERAL, YOU KNOW? I LOVE THE STRATEGY. I’M A DRIVER MYSELF. I LOVE TO RACE. AND YEAH, I, I CAN’T REALLY TELL YOU WHAT IT IS EXACTLY, BUT I JUST LOVE SEEING CARS GOING AROUND THE RACETRACK AND THAT’S ALL YOU NEED TO ENJOY. WEEKEND. THAT IS JUST SHIFTING INTO GEAR. IN SONOMA, RYAN CURRY KCRA THREE NEWS. AND LOCAL DRIVER KYLE LARSON OF ELK GROVE IS SET TO HIT THE TRACK TOMORROW FOR PRACTICE AND QUALIFYING FOR SUNDAY’S RACE.

At times, the only thing you could hear is the roar from the engines on the track. That’s exactly why race fans come to Sonoma every year. “It’s louder than I remember,” said Tammi Buna, a race fan from Livermore. “I love the camaraderie. Everybody is so welcoming. It’s been a really great experience.”The annual NASCAR event coming to Sonoma got underway Friday. The first day involved NASCAR subdivisions with the ARCA series race and qualifying for the Xfinity Series race on Saturday. It all builds up to the big event, which is Sunday’s Cup Series race. Kyle Larson from Elk Grove is looking to repeat as race winner. “I just love racing in general, I love the strategy,” said Trebor Burns, a race fan from Oregon. “I can’t really tell you what it is, I just love seeing cars go around a race track.” MORE | Loomis native Jack Wood takes on the track at Sonoma RacewayThat’s all you need when attending an event like this. The Sonoma track is also different than others on the season calendar. It is a road course that involves several turns going up and down the landscape on the hills of southern wine country. Fans say it is more exciting because it really demands the best from the drivers. “Hard close racing,” said Will Hart, a fan from the Bay Area. “When they are racing right up against each other, that is the best you can get.”See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel

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At times, the only thing you could hear is the roar from the engines on the track. That’s exactly why race fans come to Sonoma every year.

“It’s louder than I remember,” said Tammi Buna, a race fan from Livermore. “I love the camaraderie. Everybody is so welcoming. It’s been a really great experience.”

The annual NASCAR event coming to Sonoma got underway Friday. The first day involved NASCAR subdivisions with the ARCA series race and qualifying for the Xfinity Series race on Saturday. It all builds up to the big event, which is Sunday’s Cup Series race. Kyle Larson from Elk Grove is looking to repeat as race winner.

“I just love racing in general, I love the strategy,” said Trebor Burns, a race fan from Oregon. “I can’t really tell you what it is, I just love seeing cars go around a race track.”

MORE | Loomis native Jack Wood takes on the track at Sonoma Raceway

That’s all you need when attending an event like this. The Sonoma track is also different than others on the season calendar. It is a road course that involves several turns going up and down the landscape on the hills of southern wine country. Fans say it is more exciting because it really demands the best from the drivers.

“Hard close racing,” said Will Hart, a fan from the Bay Area. “When they are racing right up against each other, that is the best you can get.”

See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel



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