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NASCAR releases 2017 schedule for NASCAR PEAK Mexico Series

Season will feature 12 races for the top racing series in Latin America

Homero Richards, HYH Speed

Homero Richards, HYH Speed

Jimmy Morales, director of Nascar México and Daniel Suárez Grand Marshall
Steve O'Donnell, NASCAR vice president, Luis Garate vice president marketing and Daniel Suárez, NASCAR Peak México Series presentation
Daniel Suárez, NASCAR Peak México Series presentation

After a one-year absence in Mexico, NASCAR racing will officially get back underway this season.

After hosting a very successful exhibition race last fall, the NASCAR PEAK Mexico Series will take the green flag in March in Monterrey, and the 2017 champion will be crowned in November at Mexico City, as part of a 12-race season.

The schedule for the top racing series in Latin America features a challenging mix of six oval and six road-courses events, and includes stops at nine different venues throughout Mexico.

The NASCAR PEAK Mexico Series will open the season at Autódromo Monterrey, a 3.4 km (2.1-mile) road course in Apodaca, Nuevo León, on March 26.

Current Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series rookie competitor Daniel Suárez, a Monterrey native and the 2016 NASCAR XFINITY Series champion, is a two-time winner on the oval layout at his home track.

The championship race for the NASCAR PEAK Mexico Series will take place on the 1.63 km (1.013-mile) road-course circuit at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City on Nov. 12. The track has hosted NASCAR events since 2007.

“As we enter a new era in the NASCAR PEAK Mexico Series, the 2017 schedule is a terrific blend of the top venues throughout the country,” said George Silbermann, NASCAR vice president of weekly & touring series. “The fans will be treated with the exciting action that is the trademark of NASCAR racing, whether the drivers are speeding down the straightaways on the ovals or fighting for positions heading into the twists and turns of the road courses.”

This will also be the first season PEAK is partnering with the series and NASCAR to bring stock car racing back to Mexico.

“The 2017 NASCAR PEAK Mexico Series season will strengthen our rich history in motorsports and provide us the opportunity to engage a growing and passionate fan base in Mexico,” said Bryan Emrich, chief marketing officer at Old World Industries. “This year’s schedule promises to deliver the best racing in all of Mexico and we are anxiously awaiting the start of this momentous season.”

In addition to the 2017 schedule being released, there is now an official merger between the NASCAR PEAK Mexico Series and Súper Copa Telcel. The new partnership will now guarantee participation of the top drivers in Mexico as the two series have combined to form the national championship for stock car racing in the country.

"With the support of NASCAR and sponsors like PEAK, Telcel, FedEx and many more, the series is committed to offering fans all over Mexico great racing and family entertainment,” said Jimmy Morales, NASCAR PEAK Series director general. “We are thankful for the effort, experience and hard work from the motorsports community to put this together for the benefit of everybody involved.”

 Other highlights of the 2017 schedule include:

  • The series will make two stops apiece Autódromo Miguel E. Abed in Puebla (May 14 and Oct. 15), and Autódromo Internacional Bernardo Obregón in Guadalajara (June 4 and Sept. 10). The Guadalajara venue is 1.207 km (three-quarters mile) tri-oval.
  • The May race at Puebla will be on the 3.363 km (2.090) road course, while the penultimate race of the season in October will be run on the 2.01 km (1.25 mile) oval. Puebla hosted the 2014 championship race, which was won by Homero Richards and featured the title coronation of Abraham Calderon.
  • Súper Óvalo Chiapas in Tuxtla Gutiérrez will host the Oct. 1 race. The 1.2 km (three-quarters mile) banked tri-oval was the site of the final race of the 2015 season, which saw current NASCAR K&N Pro Series East driver Ruben Garcia Jr. become the youngest champion in series history.
  • The Aug. 6 race site is still being finalized and will be either at Autódromo Potosino in San Luis Potosí or Autodromo Moisés Solana in Pachuca. Potosino, a .804 km (half-mile oval) will also run the series on April 23, while Solano is a 1.75 km (1.08 mile) road course,
  • In addition, the series will travel to Autódromo de León, a 1.2 km (three-quarters mile) road course on June 25; Autódromo Internacional de Aguascalientes, a 1.4 km (.875-mile) concrete tri-oval on July 16; and Autódromo del Ecocentro de la Unión Ganadera, a 1.275 km (.797) oval in Querétaro on Aug. 20.

 Television broadcast dates for the NASCAR PEAK Mexico Series will be announced later.

2017 NASCAR PEAK MEXICO SERIES SCHEDULE

Date

Track

Location

3/26

Autódromo Monterrey

Monterrey

4/23

Autódromo Potosino

San Luis Potosí

5/14

Autódromo Miguel E. Abed

Puebla

6/4

Autódromo Internacional Bernardo Obregón

Guadalajara

6/25

Autódromo de León

León

7/16

Autódromo Internacional de Aguascalientes

Aguascalientes

8/6

Autódromo Potosino / Autodromo Moisés Solana

San Luis Potosí / Pachuca

8/20

Autódromo del Ecocentro de la Unión Ganadera

Querétaro

9/10

Autódromo Internacional Bernardo Obregón

Guadalaraja

10/1

Súper Óvalo Chiapas

Tuxtla Gutiérrez

10/15

Autódromo Miguel E. Abed

Puebla

11/12

Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez

México City

SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE

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