NASCAR Cup Series

Sights & Sounds: NASCAR heads to wine country in Sonoma

Updated Mar. 5, 2020 12:46 a.m. ET

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12 p.m. ET -- It's a beautiful day in the wine country that surrounds Sonoma Raceway, and teams and drivers are preparing for the first road course race of the season.

Good morning, @RaceSonoma. You ready for race day? We know @AJDinger & the #47team are! #NASCAR #TSM350 pic.twitter.com/97RoVQgHVS
— JTG Daugherty Racing (@NASCAR47) June 22, 2014

Cars are rolling through NASCAR technical inspection, while crews are busy setting up pit stalls and getting their cars ready to turn left and right throughout the day.

The @StanleyRacing and @originalnathans teams prepare this morning before taking cars to the starting grid pic.twitter.com/k61VMWeaBq
— RPMotorsports (@RPMotorsports) June 22, 2014

Good Morning here from Sonoma! Race kicks off at 12pm PST! @borissaid @SKHandTool @7eleven @AmeriGas pic.twitter.com/KeB2NkdyqR
— Go Green Racing (@GoGreenRacing) June 22, 2014

#Team20 will be working out of stall 8 today @RaceSonoma! Not a bad view from there of the track. pic.twitter.com/NVflGmKllQ
— DG Racing (@DGRacing) June 22, 2014

The No. 48 @LowesRacing team is getting their pit box set up this morning at @RaceSonoma. pic.twitter.com/vjzKpJRwfY
— Hendrick Motorsports (@TeamHendrick) June 22, 2014

Taking the No. 36 @TPCDisney Chevy through tech inspection @RaceSonoma #NASCAR #TSM350 pic.twitter.com/nlBoodXCCd
— Tommy Baldwin Racing (@TBR_Racing) June 22, 2014

Some may question whether drivers are athletes, but for Dale Earnhardt Jr., there's no question Sunday's race will be a true test of athleticism.

Race day. Let's have fun. Try and keep it on the asphalt. And don't laugh to hard at others who don't. You could be next. #RightTurnClyde
— Dale Earnhardt Jr. (@DaleJr) June 22, 2014

11 turns a lap. 110 laps. 3+ hours in 120 degree heat. I'm convinced, today we are athletes. @RaceSonoma @NASCAR
— Dale Earnhardt Jr. (@DaleJr) June 22, 2014

12:45 p.m. ET -- Drivers are headed to the driver/crew chief meeting, signing autographs and talking with Miss Sprint Cup along the way.

Sounds like you can find @JoeyLogano out in the lake in the summer! It's one of his favorite things to do! -KC pic.twitter.com/mSvV2Eap9U
— Miss Sprint Cup (@MissSprintCup) June 22, 2014

On his way into the #NASCAR driver/crew chief meeting, @AJDinger stops to talk with @MissSprintCup @kimmiecoon pic.twitter.com/mG3CCEAIZL
— JTG Daugherty Racing (@NASCAR47) June 22, 2014

Massive crowd gathering for driver's mtg at @RaceSonoma. #NASCAR pic.twitter.com/joRDi4z0MB
— Brett Jewkes (@BJewkes) June 22, 2014

Fans can't get enough of Boris Said #NASCAR #ringer https://t.co/ARF14tFX85
— Matt Humphrey (@matthumphreycar) June 22, 2014

.@J_Allgaier signs autographs on his way to the drivers meeting. pic.twitter.com/8nYNHvsWMD
— HScott Motorsports (@TeamHSM51) June 22, 2014

Today's drivers meeting is in the middle of Turn 11... Check out all the fans! Amazing! pic.twitter.com/LJoUNHw0JE
— DG Racing (@DGRacing) June 22, 2014