Actor and former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger will
drive a 2016 Toyota Mirai pace car to kick off the Toyota/Save Mart 350 NASCAR
Sprint Cup Series race at Sonoma Raceway on Sunday, June 28.
Schwarzenegger, whose new film Terminator Genisys from
Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions will be released on July 1, will
lead the field of 43 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock cars around the twists and
turns of Sonoma Raceway to kick off the 110-lap feature. He will pilot
a 2016 Toyota Mirai, a hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle that emits only
water from its exhaust. It will be the first hydrogen fuel cell vehicle
used as a pace car in Sonoma.
As Governor, Schwarzenegger championed and established
California's Hydrogen Highway, the nation's first network of hydrogen fueling
stations.
"I can't wait to drive
the pace car at Sonoma,” said Schwarzenegger. “It will be an honor to lead
these fantastic athletes and champions around the raceway, and on top of it, I
get to drive a car that is both powerful and green."
This will mark the first time
Schwarzenegger has served as an Official Pace Car Driver at a NASCAR Sprint Cup
Series event. He will also be recognized during pre-race ceremonies and
greet each NASCAR driver on stage during driver introductions.
Tickets are still available
for this year’s Toyota/Save Mart 350, which will also mark Jeff Gordon’s final
race in Sonoma as a full-time driver. For ticket information, visit www.RaceSonoma.com/NASCAR
or call 800-870-7223.
“TERMINATOR GENISYS” opens in
theaters on July 1, 2015.
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