SPECTATORS
All-access / all-weekend spectator pass is $40 (click here); spectator pass covers race days and pre-race test & inspection day. Spectators have full paddock access but DO NOT have hot-pit access. Spectators are not allowed to touch a race car—anyone wrenching, fueling, etc. needs to register on a team as a crew member.

SPECIAL THURSDAY/FRIDAY PARTICIPANT ACCESS FOR SEARS POINTLESS 2025

Due to a corporate event, Sonoma Raceway will not offer Friday testing, and Lemons will not have its normal paddock access on Thursday 3/20 and Friday 3/21. Here is the latest updated info:

•Car tech, gear tech, and driver wristband check-in will all happen on Friday from 12-5pm.

•The facility will be open to Lemons teams at the times listed below. The paddock and garages will officially open at 6:30pm on Friday. Lemons teams will be staged outside the paddock before then, and there will be a special Friday-only HQ area in the paddock for tech and registration. 

•Upon arrival at the track, you will be required to unload your race car. Tow rigs and race cars will be directed to separate staging areas. You will have access to both your tow rig and race car on Thursday and Friday, but they will be in separate areas. If you need to wrench on your car on those days, pack accordingly.

•At your scheduled Friday tech time listed in the schedule below, drive your race car to the special Friday Lemons HQ area at the Driving Experience Center in the northwest corner of the paddock near the turn 1/2 bridge.

•At 6:30pm on Friday, the paddock will open to tow rigs, race cars, etc. Remember that each team is limited to a 20X40' paddock space. Anything that doesn't fit will be sent to overflow parking. 

•After Friday, Lemons HQ will move back to its normal location.

•Camping, tow rig/race car parking, and rental RV dropoffs are allowed Thursday night and before 6:30pm on Friday. You will be directed to staging areas outside the paddock.

SCHEDULE
Pre-Race
All rookies must watch the Virtual Rookie Meeting. 

Thursday, 20 March 2025
6pm: Gates open for early arrival (staging in Lot 2 until the paddock is clear)
10pm: Gate registration close (no armband, no entry)

Friday, 21 March 2025
7am: Gate registration open
Friday Testing: Sonoma is not offering testing at this event--see above.
Noon-5pm: BS & Tech. Teams are assigned specific tech times. That’s your time. No changes. You’ll be emailed a link to the tech-time assignments a few days before the event. (Tech Times can be found here.)
Noon-5pm: Gear Tech
9pm: Gate registration close (no armband, no entry)

Saturday, 22 March 2025
7am: Gate registration open
8am: Quiet Hours end
9am: Mandatory drivers meeting
9:30am: Grid time--show up soon!
10am-4:30pm: Race session I
7pm: Gate registration close. (no armband, no entry)

Sunday, 23 March 2025
7am: Gate registration open
8am: Quiet Hours end
9am-4:30pm: Race session II
5:00pm: Awards ceremony
6pm: Rabid sheep descend from hill, kill all who dare stand in their way. Leave or be doomed.

PARKING/PADDOCK/FACILITIES
•Parking is first-come first-served unless reserved parking is specifically mentioned by Lemons or offered by the track. 
•Every team entry (ie, one racecar) gets a single 20x40' space in the main paddock. Anything that doesn't fit in that box (big rigs, large RVs, extra cars) must park in the spectator/overflow parking area shown on the Paddock Map.
•Race control is off-limits to participants and spectators.

PARTICIPANT ARRIVAL / CHECK-IN / TECH
•All participants must be pre-registered.
•Check the Paddock Map to see where stuff's located.
•Check the Event Schedule to know when stuff happens. 
•GO TO DRIVER-GEAR TECH (near HQ or Tech) ANYTIME during Tech hours. (PUT ON AND WEAR your full safety gear, including the head/neck restraint--don't make us dig through some sweaty-ass gear bag)
•GO TO DRIVERS-LICENSE CHECK (at HQ) ANYTIME during Tech hours. Show your valid, current, unrestricted street license to receive the required Lemons Driver wristband. (Legit hard cards only--insurance requires us not to accept photos or copies.)
•GO TO CAR TECH AT YOUR ASSIGNED TECH TIME. Bring your car and COMPLETED tech sheet; assigned Tech times are linked from the Event Schedule one week before the event. 

FUELING
•Fueling only in hot pits (or track's permanent pumps where provided).
•No fueling in paddock during the race.
•Everyone in fueling area must be in full safety gear.
•Registered drivers & crew only in fueling area--no spectators.
•No staging: Bring your supplies, fuel up, then take everything away again.
•No assigned or saved hot-pit spots.
•Don't park support vehicles near the fuel area.
•Kill switch off; no one in car; drip pan; dedicated extinguisher person are all mandatory while fueling.
•Only fueling, driver change, windshield cleaning, and cool-suit ice changes allowed in the hot pit. For everything else (tire pressure, fluid checks, engine swaps) go to the paddock.
•If using track pumps, no one can be in the car and kill switch must be off.
•If using track pumps, full gear recommended but not required.
•Using the track pumps means using the track pumps--your own fuel or jugs aren't allowed there.