I’m still a big fan of IndyCar racing, and enjoy seeing where the series has gone over the past several years.  The return to a single sanctioning body, new venues, and innovative changes to the cars all make for some great racing action.  I was able to get out for this year’s race at Race Sonoma and I was thrilled to see how amazing these cars look and sound, as they make their way around the varied elevation of this iconic track.

The World Challenge series runs as a support series for IndyCar, and gives the fans a wide variety of body styles, and driving techniques to witness throughout the weekend.  The cars are always colorful, as are the drivers, and the racing action is always close; and it’s not unheard of to have two of these cars try to occupy a single piece of tarmac simultaneously.  Rubbing is indeed racing, and World Challenge reminds us of that on nearly every lap.

It was a great weekend at Race Sonoma and I anxiously await my next opportunity to witness these series in action.

Here are some of my favorite photos from the IndyCar and World Challenge races at Race Sonoma.  As always, don’t forget to have a look at the full gallery at the end of this post.

Heading up to Turn 2.
Exiting the chicane.
Follow the leader through the chicane.
Chicane.
Over the curb.
Coming at you.
Over the crest.
Follow the leader.
Through the esses.
Down the back stretch
Coming through the esses.
Top end traffic jam.
Safety crews in action.
Going away at turn 4
Top of the esses.
Over the hill in turn 3
Over the crest.
A little off course.
Amazing acrobatics.
Blue Sky.
Curb Jumping done properly.
Over the Crest.
The Cadillac CTS-V.
Aston Martin
Many Mustang’s in the WC field.

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Ken Stouffer

I've been around some form of racing since I was a kid. First hanging around Ascot in Southern California. Then, after moving to Texas as a teen, I got hooked on drag racing and did that for almost fifteen years. In between I have raced Dirt bikes and Quads. 2011 Marked my 8th and final year racing up Pikes Peak: Five in the Pro Quad division and three in Time Attack. Future racing plans are in the works, but until then I'm at the track shooting for My Life at Speed as much as I possibly can.

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