“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, Wednesday’s announcement was also highlighted by the news of the official merger between the NASCAR PEAK Mexico Series and Súper Copa Telcel. The merger ensures the participation of the top drivers in Mexico as the series combine 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.
The NASCAR PEAK Mexico Series television broadcast schedule on will be announced at a later date.
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 |
-- Press release courtesy of NASCAR
