From a press release issued by Infineon Raceway:

Infineon Raceway Chapter of Speedway Children’s Charities Raises More Than $330,000

SONOMA, Calif. – The Infineon Raceway Chapter of Speedway Children’s Charities raised $330,426 during the 2003 race season that will be used primarily to fund needy youth organizations in Sonoma County. The figure marks the largest single-year donation since the Sonoma chapter was formed in 1996.

The chapter’s Board of Trustees approved the distribution of funds at its annual meeting. Speedway Children’s Charities is the primary charitable arm of Speedway Motorsports, Inc, which owns and operates Infineon Raceway. The Sonoma County chapter has awarded $809,684 over the past three years.

The monies awarded in 2003 were generated through a combination of Infineon Raceway events, plus a donation by Sonic Automotive Corporation. This year, the NASCAR Grand Marshall’s Banquet, NASCAR Rock-n-Race Auction, NHRA Tour de Charity and the Sonoma Valley Vintage Race Car Festival raised nearly $170,000.

Among the 31 groups receiving funds in 2003: Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame Student Athletic Program, Boys & Girls Club of Petaluma, El Nido Teen Center, El Verano School, Giant Steps Therapeutic Equestrian Center, Grandparents Parenting.Again, Kenwood Education Foundation, Kid Scoop, Kid Street, La Luz Center, McDowell Drug Task Force, Operation Youth, Petaluma City School Band Program, Redwood Empire Food Bank, Santa Rosa Symphony, Schell-Vista Fire Explorer Post, Sonoma Children’s Cancer Foundation, Sonoma City Opera, Sonoma County Public Library Foundation, Sonoma Ecology Center, Sonoma Valley Education Foundation, Sonoma Valley High School film class, Sonoma Valley Mentoring Alliance, Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, “Hit the Road” Jane, “Hit the Road” Jack, Summer Search Foundation, Twin Valley Aquatics, Valley of the Moon Boys & Girls Club, Valley of the Moon Children’s Foundation, and the Willmar Center.

Speedway Children’s Charities is a non-profit organization with the purpose of raising funds to be distributed to qualified children’s organizations. Founded in 1984 by Bruton Smith, Chairman of Speedway Motorsports Inc., Speedway Children’s Charities originated at Lowe’s Motor Speedway in North Carolina. When Infineon Raceway was purchased by Speedway Motorsports Inc., in November of 1996, it opened the door for the creation of a Sonoma Chapter.