Sears Point Raceway Now Solar Powered!
Our local big circuit – Infineon Raceway in Sonoma California (formerly known as Sears Point) – is celebrating Earth Day in a very special way this year:
Through a partnership with Panasonic Corporation of North America, the raceway has completed an installation of nearly 1,700 solar panels as well as a new dual-sided, solar-powered LED display board along Highway 37. The installation will offset approximately 41-percent of the raceway’s total energy use.
How beautiful is that?! We love a sunny day at Sears Point, now even more so!
Read more about this solar initiative @ Infineon Raceway Marks Earth Day with ‘Solarbration’.
But solar isn’t the only way that Infineon has gone green – the track which hosts NASCAR, Indy, vintage Formula 1, NHRA, AMA Motorcycles and weekly drag races, also keeps sheep, refines used oil, plants trees and more! For example:
Infineon Raceway participates in NASCAR’s “Green Clean Air” project, a unique program that plants ten trees for each green flag dropped during NASCAR races, capturing 100% of the carbon produced by the on track racing at the events. Infineon Raceway has planted more than 100 trees in Petaluma and Vallejo.
Read more about the Sears Point’s sustainable practices @ “Accelerating Sustainable Performance” on InfineonRaceway.com
