Boris Said set for Toyota/Save Mart 350
The first of two road course races present on the 2007 Nextel Cup schedule, the Toyota/Save Mart 350 will take place on the picturesque 12-turn, 1.99-mile Infineon Raceway circuit. Located just 30 minutes north of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge, the sweeping Infineon circuit is etched out of a 1,600-acre parcel of land situated in the lush Sonoma Valley.
Having qualified and competed at both the 2007 Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway and the Aaron’s 499 at Talladega Superspeedway — easily, two of the most prestigious races of the year — the Toyota/Save Mart 350 will be the third race of the season for the Sobe No Fear Energy team — and a race the organization is very much looking forward to.
For not only is driver Boris Said renowned for his deft driving skills on the Infineon road course — Said placed ninth at Infineon in 2006 — he will go there to compete in NASCAR’s new Car of Tomorrow. Already raced upwards of eight times in 2007 — all on ovals — the 110-lap (218.9-mile) Toyota/Save Mart 350 will mark the premiere of the Car of Tomorrow on a road course. Said’s road course skills, in tandem with the new car — a car Crew Chief Frank Stoddard and crew have spent a significant amount of time testing and developing — provides the team with a genuine shot at not only a top 10 finish, but perhaps even a chance at driving down victory lane.