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Sonoma Raceway is located at 29355 Arnold Drive, Sonoma, CA 95476, just north of the intersection at Highways 37 and 121 in southeast Sonoma County. Please enter through Gate 1, the track’s main entrance, located on Arnold Drive (Highway 121).

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• Free General Admission parking is available.

• Valet, Preferred or Car Corral parking for classic and exotic vehicles is available for purchase in advance.

• Handicap parking is available. To use a handicap placard be sure to bring paperwork showing your name and placard number and a valid driver’s license.

• Shuttles will be provided for guests from lots to the paddock.

• No overnight parking is allowed within the parking lots.

• Valet check in is located in front of the Turn Eleven Pavilion at Gate One.

• Handicap parking is available in a paved lot. Please alert the front gate if you would like to be directed to this lot. To use a handicap placard, be sure to bring paperwork showing your name and placard number and a valid driver’s license.

• Complimentary ADA accessible shuttles will be provided to and from the Handicap lot to the main gate, which is our paddock entrance.

• Please note that this is a high decibel event for those who are noise sensitive. Please bring ear plugs, or other forms of protection if needed.

• Service animals are permitted with proper documentation.

• Mobility scooters are permitted. These are not available on site to rent.

• Drivers and other celebrities included in each session will be released closer to the event.

• Times of the sessions will be released closer to the event.

• Autographs are first come, first serve.

• Cutting in line is prohibited.

• Saving positions for other guests in line is prohibited.

• Please view our list of prohibited items if you have questions about bringing items to get signed during the session. Signing of body parts is not allowed.

• Only one item per guest will be allowed to be signed.

• Outside Food & Beverages are not permitted within the paddock.

• Aerosol cans (with the exception of sunscreen, sun block, hand sanitizer, and bug spray)

• Alcoholic beverages

• Bottles/glass containers

• Cans

• Displaying any symbol of hatred, including flags, banners and symbols of the Confederacy

• Drones

• Dry ice

• Foam or hard-sided coolers regardless of size

• Fireworks/sky lanterns

• Frisbees, balloons or any other projectile

• Inline skates/skateboards/bicycles/hover boards

• Laser pointers, noise makers and air horns

• Lawn chairs and stadium-style seats with legs (all cushions must sit flat against your seat)

• Selfie sticks

• Tripods or monopods that are either solid or collapsible

• Umbrellas in seating areas

• Wagons

• Weapons, including but not limited to: guns, knives, stun guns, and pepper spray

Note: The above list is not exhaustive. Any items which pose a safety hazard or can diminish the enjoyment of the event by other guests are prohibited.

All items and persons are subject to search and seizure. You can choose to take prohibited items back to your car or campground or surrender them to security. Once an item is surrendered, it cannot be reclaimed.

We recommend the following hotels:

Marin County

Best Western PLUS, Novato Oaks Inn
215 Alameda del Prado, Novato, CA, 94949
(800) 625 7466

Best Western PLUS, Corte Madera Inn
56 Madera Blvd, Corte Madera, CA 94928
(800) 777 9670

Courtyard Novato Marin Sonoma
(415) 883 8950

Embassy Suites by Hilton San Rafael Marin County
101 McInnis Pkwy, San Rafael, CA 94903
(415) 499-9222

Sonoma County

Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn
100 Boyes Blvd., Sonoma, California 95476
(707) 938 9000

The Lodge at Sonoma
1325 Broadway at Leveroni & Napa Roads, Sonoma, California 95476 USA
(707) 935 6600

Napa Valley

Springhill Suites by Marriott
101 Gateway Road East, Napa, CA 94558
(707) 251 4060

Solano County

Hampton Inn Discovery Kingdom Napa Gateway
1596 Fairgrounds Drive, Vallejo, CA 94589
(707) 544 9655

• All camping tickets will be delivered electronically, please have them out and ready for scanning upon driving onto the raceway property.

• All campers must have General Admission tickets to the event.

• Check-in is on:

  • Thursday, May 28: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.

  • Friday, May 29: 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. or

  • Saturday, May 30: 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.

• Check-out Monday June 1 before 11:00am pst

• Each campsite comes with one non-RV car parking spot. There are a limited number of additional vehicle parking spaces in all campgrounds. You are not guaranteed an additional vehicle parking space. If you cannot fit your tow vehicle or passenger car in your camping space and all designated spaces are full, additional vehicle parking for trackside campers is located in Lot 4.

• Sales are final. Please review your purchase carefully.

Camping rules and regulations will be posted as we near the start of the 2026 Velocity Invitational.

Golf carts or other off-road vehicles are not permitted for spectators. Race Support Teams may have golf carts within the paddock. These are not permitted outside of the paddock. Please contact us if you have questions about your vehicle. Mobility scooters are allowed for guests with disabilities.

Only pets for seeing impaired guests or for other ADA purposes are allowed into the raceway. Pets are permitted in camping areas, but must remain on a leash or in a harness at all times.

Make sure you are prepared to spend a comfortable day at the races. The Raceway is a unique venue with changes in elevation, and the majority of the seat locations are not shaded. We recommend wearing comfortable, close-toed shoes, a hat and sunscreen and a jacket, as temperatures are cool in the morning and it can get breezy in the afternoon.

• Guests 18 years and younger must be accompanied by a guardian.

• Smoking is only permitted in designated, non-seating areas and away from any crowds or lines of people. This also applies to e-cigarettes.

• Food and Beverages are available for purchase throughout the event.