23rd Historic Car Festival raises over $20,000 for Sonoma youth
Hundreds flocked to check out historic cars at the Sonoma Plaza (Sarah Stierch, CC BY 4.0)
Hundreds flocked to the Sonoma Plaza on Saturday to celebrate beautiful historic cars, local food, and local wine as a fundraiser for Sonoma Speedway Children’s Charities and the Sonoma Valley Education Foundation.
The event featured 27 historic cars, including five owned by locals. The cars paraded around the Square before parking in front of City Hall. One of the more affordable fundraising events in Sonoma Valley, for $30-35, attendees voted on their favorite historic cars and sampled food from nine local purveyors and wine from 11 local wineries.
The event raised over $20,000 for Sonoma Speedway Children’s Charities and Sonoma Valley Education Foundation!
The event is part of the annual Sonoma Historic Motorsports Festival which takes at Sonoma Raceway each May. One part car show, one part race, the festival brings car lovers from around the world to show off their historic race cars. Learn more at racesonoma.com and sonoma.speedwaycharities.org.
A 1961 Vette (Sarah Stierch, CC BY 4.0)
Guests got upclose and personal to historic race cars (Sarah Stierch, CC BY 4.0)
Eric Ross Winery won the award for the best race themed table display (Sarah Stierch, CC BY 4.0)
A beautiful Bentley (Sarah Stierch, CC BY 4.0)
Car enthusiasts enjoyed samplings of free wine, including Foyt Family Wines (Sarah Stierch, CC BY 4.0)
Car enthusiasts enjoy the sunshine at the 23rd Historic Race Car Festival (Sarah Stierch, CC BY 4.0)
Muscardini Cellars poured wine at the 23rd Sonoma Historic Race Festival fundraiser (Sarah Stierch, CC BY 4.0)
Car enthusiasts enjoy the sunshine at the 23rd Historic Race Car Festival (Sarah Stierch, CC BY 4.0)
Car enthusiasts enjoy the sunshine at the 23rd Historic Race Car Festival (Sarah Stierch, CC BY 4.0)
Car enthusiasts enjoy the sunshine at the 23rd Historic Race Car Festival (Sarah Stierch, CC BY 4.0)
Car enthusiasts enjoy the sunshine at the 23rd Historic Race Car Festival (Sarah Stierch, CC BY 4.0)
Steve Page, President & General Manager of Sonoma Raceway (Sarah Stierch, CC BY 4.0)
Steve Page hands out awards for the crowd chosen winners at the 23rd Sonoma Valley Historic Race Car Festival (Sarah Stierch, CC BY 4.0)
Steve Page and Tony Parella, President/CEO of the Sportscar Vintage Racing Association (Sarah Stierch, CC BY 4.0)
The winner of the featured historic race car (Sarah Stierch, CC BY 4.0)
The winner of the local historic car award (Sarah Stierch, CC BY 4.0)
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