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>>Sprint Cup Series In Sonoma

(Sonoma, CA)  --  NASCAR's Sprint Cup Series is in Sonoma this weekend for Sunday's Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Infineon Raceway.  Kurt Busch won at Sonoma last year.  No driver other than Jeff Gordon has won two straight at Sonoma in the 23-year history of the race.  Gordon won at Sonoma consecutively from 1998-2000.  Last season, Busch captured his first road course victory in the series.  Dale Earnhardt Jr. snapped a 143-race winless streak by taking the checkered flag last weekend at Michigan.  Matt Kenseth holds a four-point lead over Junior in the Cup Standings.

>>La Russa Grand Marshal For Toyota/Save Mart 350

(Sonoma, CA)  --  Retired major league manager Tony La Russa is taking part in this weekend's NASCAR event.  He will serve as Grand Marshal for the Sprint Cup's Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Infineon Raceway.  The 67-year-old will be honored at a fundraiser banquet on Friday and participate in the official command of, "Gentlemen, Start Your Engines" before Sunday's race.  La Russa retired shortly after the St. Louis Cardinals won the 2011 World Series.  A four-time Manager of the Year and three-time World Series champ, La Russa is the third-winningest manager in major league history.  His number-10 jersey was retired by the Cardinals in May after he spent 16 years in the St. Louis dugout.

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