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Gnam
03-08-12, 03:26 AM
Here's the press release from the track:


Infineon Technologies, a German semiconductor manufacturer whose U.S. headquarters are in Milpitas, will not renew its naming-rights deal for the Sonoma County speedway. The raceway's parent company, Speedway Motorsports Inc., made the announcement Wednesday in its annual earnings report.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/03/07/SP8N1NHJ6A.DTL&tsp=1

Didn't Infineon get the memo that this was a breakout year? :gomer:
Elmo T
03-08-12, 07:16 AM
I picture an IRL car with race track kill marks on the side. They'd be what - 2 time or 3 time ace? :rolleyes:
NismoZ
03-08-12, 03:03 PM
Geez, I hope they stay away from Lagu...uh, MAZDA Raceway!:irked:
stroker
03-08-12, 04:18 PM
Doesn't look like NASCAR did them much good, either....
High Sided
03-08-12, 04:58 PM
don't get how indycar has anything to do with it. no different than lowes and charlotte.
Gnam
03-08-12, 05:12 PM
True. I read about a sponsor bailing out of auto racing and just assumed it was because of the IRL. Force of habit. Sorry. :D
mapguy
03-08-12, 05:15 PM
Never called it Infineon. Always been Sears Point to me. Same with Laguna Seca.
Michaelhatesfans
03-08-12, 06:51 PM
Never called it Infineon. Always been Sears Point to me. Same with Laguna Seca.

:thumbup:
TravelGal
03-08-12, 07:40 PM
Never called it Infineon. Always been Sears Point to me. Same with Laguna Seca.

Word.
Ripped
03-09-12, 12:04 AM
Word.

X2.