WHAT:

The raceway will come alive with memorable racecars from Jaguar, Ferrari, Maserati and Bugatti, among others, at the 26th annual Sonoma Historic Motorsports Festival. In all, 400 racecars will grace the twisting road course during a weekend celebration of racing and the wine country lifestyle.

WHERE:

Infineon raceway, Highways 37 & 121, Sonoma (800)-870-RACE

CIRCUIT:

12-turn, 2.52 mile road course

ENTRIES:

Four-hundred racecars, some dating back as far as Pre-WW 1, will compete over the race weekend in 15 different groupings. There will be qualifying on Saturday with all main events set for Sunday.

2012 WEEKEND THEME:

The weekend will be themed, "Moments in Time": A Celebration of the History of Motorsports." The 1950's-1980's era will be featured as it was when auto racing began to cement its international status as a world-class spectator sport. The winning driver of the historic 1952 Golden Gate Park Races in San Francisco will be in attendance, as well as the winning car from the 1952 24 Hours of LeMans. The emergence of the GT cars from the 1960's, as well as the dominating Porsche 956 from 1982 will also be featured.

GRAND MARSHAL:

Bill Pollack, who drove to victory in the 1952 Golden Gate Park Races, will be Grand Marshal for the entire race weekend. Pollack, 87, drove an Allard J2 Cadillac to victory that year. The historic races in Golden Gate Park ran for three years (1952-54).

ADAM COROLLA SIGHTING:

Comedian/actor, Adam Corolla, a recent winner at the Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race at the Long Beach Grand Prix, will compete over the race weekend in his 1971 Datsun 510.

SCHEDULE:

Saturday, June 2: Qualifying (all 15 groups), 8:30a.m.-5 p.m., Sunday, June 3: Main Events (all groups, 11 laps), 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

LOCAL DRIVERS OF NOTE:

Larry Ayers (1930 Morgan, Vallejo); Steve Cook (1968 McLaren, Yountville); Fred Cziska (1974 Shadow, Petaluma); Mike Hefferman (1954 Jaguar, San Francisco); Jim Gallucci (1969 McLaren, Danville); William Angeloni (1955 MG, Sonoma); Martin Lauber (1967 Alfa Romeo, Tiburon); Robert Davis (1962 Lotus, San Francisco); Jeff Abramson (1959 Morgan, Alamo); Jeff O'Neill (1957 Maserati, Kentfield); Mike McNally (1931 Ford, Sacramento) and Rick Carlile (1969 TVR, Sacramento). Bay Area drivers posted four victories at the 2011 Sonoma Historic Motorsports Festival.

HISTORICS POSTER:

Local artist, David Grandin, created the artwork for this year's event poster. This marks the 11th poster in the series, dating back to 2002. Grandin will be on hand in the Wine Country Pavilion from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. both Saturday and Sunday to sign copies of the poster. All proceeds will go to Speedway Children's Charities.

HISTORIC RACE CAR FESTIVAL:

Following Saturday's on-track action, more than 30 historic racecars will drive from the Raceway to the Sonoma Plaza under CHP escort at approximately 5 p.m. This event will also boast a sampling of food and wine.

RACE RESULTS: