Appearance Marks Official Countdown to Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Infineon Raceway in June
Race fans are invited to Willie Mays Plaza at AT&T Park in San Francisco on Wednesday, Feb. 18, for a midday rally with the winner of the 2009 Daytona 500.
For the first time ever, the winner of the Great American Race will come to San Francisco to meet with race fans, as well as take a Victory Tour Through the Streets of San Francisco, all courtesy of Infineon Raceway and NASCAR.
The appearance marks the Official Countdown to the Toyota/Save Mart 350 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series weekend at Infineon Raceway, June 19-21 (Father's Day weekend).
The Victory Tour will take place on a motorized cable car and will begin at Vista Point with a crossing of the historic Golden Gate Bridge. The cable car will then wind through the streets of San Francisco, with stops at Fisherman's Wharf and Ghirardelli Square, two of San Francisco's most well-known areas. The winner will enjoy a seafood cocktail at Fisherman's Wharf and be presented with a basket of chocolate bars at historic Ghirardelli Square.
The winner, along with a NASCAR contingent, will eventually wind up at Willie Mays Plaza at AT&T Park, home of the San Francisco Giants. The winner will greet the great race fans of Northern California as well as take part in a press conference that will be open to the public, weather permitting.
The Victory Tour will begin at the north end of the Golden Gate Bridge (Vista Point) at approximately noon, and plans are to arrive at Willie Mays Plaza at around 12:45 p.m. In addition to a greeting by the winner of the Daytona 500, there will be giveaways by Infineon Raceway, as well as an opportunity to buy tickets to the NASCAR Toyota/Save Mart 350 in the Sonoma Valley, June 19-21. The race weekend falls on Father's Day this year!
Stay tuned to www.infineonraceway.com for a complete route of the Victory Tour so that you can line the streets of San Francisco and give this year's winner a proper Northern California welcome.