Infineon Raceway will attempt to make history at the PEAK Antifreeze & Motor Oil Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma County, much the same way IndyCar® Series driver Helio Castroneves made history by winning the fifth season of the popular reality TV show "Dancing With The Stars."
The raceway will encourage fans to follow in his footsteps, literally, by attempting to break the record for the largest Twist dance during pre-event ceremonies on Sunday of race weekend.
Race fans will be invited onto the race surface at Infineon Raceway on Sunday, Aug. 24, to perform a dance that best describes the most challenging road course in the country - the Twist. Participants will be required to Twist for five minutes in the style made famous by Chubby Checker in 1960. Checker will be unable to attend the event but will send a video message that will be played on the Jumbotron prior to the start of the record-breaking dance.
"I can't be there but I wish the people a lot of luck in trying to break the record," Checker said.
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the world's largest Twist dance took place in Yorkshire, England, in 2004, when 1,691 high school students and staff danced to Checker's classic hit. Infineon Raceway hopes to shatter that record on Aug. 24 right in front of the main grandstand.
To help make history at the PEAK Antifreeze & Motor Oil Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma County weekend, call 800-870-RACE for race tickets or visit www.infineonraceway.com or www.ticketmaster.com.
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