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New Mexico Motor Racing Association receives POWRi Sanctioning in 2020

Belleville, IL. (2/25/2020) A leading auto-racing sanctioning body since 1946 the New Mexico Motor Racing Association, based in Albuquerque New Mexico, will now compete under the POWRi banner in the 2020 race season.

Setting a solid showing of 18 events for the season, the NMMRA will venture to three separate tracks throughout the land of enchantment extending from early April to October. Starting the season in style on Saturday, April 4th at the newly built state-of-the-art Vado Speedway Park. Co-sanctioning with the POWRi Lucas Oil Border Tour, all eyes will be on beautiful Vado, New Mexico for this one of a kind event. With this event marking the first of four visits to the picturesque Vado Speedway Park, other stand-alone shows will be May 5th, June 13th, and August 8th.

This next POWRi NMMRA season of speed will also see a two-night spectacular presented by Aztec Speedway on the weekend of September 11-12. Aztec New Mexico’s high-banked 3/8’s mile will try to contain all the horsepower these traditional sprints have to offer.

Sandia Speedway, the fast and always exciting 3/8’s dirt oval in Albuquerque NM, will continue to serve as the home venue for the POWRi New Mexico Motor Racing Association. Hosting 12 race dates throughout the summer including the fan-favorite season finale, the 8th Annual Sprint Car Stampede.

“We’re all looking forward to the start of the season, we listened to our drivers and fans on this. Everything just made the most sense going with the POWRi team, from the points to the promotion they have everything we were after to put on the best racing possible” said the POWRi NMMRA Series Director Steve BoneSteel.

Performance Open Wheel Racing incorporated launched in 2005 with the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League, POWRi now sanctions sprint cars, micro sprints, lightning sprints and the newly-added quarter midgets accounting for over 50 racing series and clubs from the Midwest to California. Offering drivers in all leagues and series overall point fund bonuses as well as increased feature payouts through these partnerships.

For more information and schedules for all POWRi Racing Leagues, you can visit www.powri.com online, like POWRi on Facebook, and follow @POWRi_Racing on Twitter and Instagram.

POWRi Lucas Oil New Mexico Motor Racing Association Tentative 2020 Schedule:

Date Track
Sat, April 4* Vado Speedway
Sat, April 11 Sandia Speedway
Sat, April 25 Sandia Speedway
Sat, May 2 Sandia Speedway
Sat, May 9* Vado Speedway
Sat, May 30 Sandia Speedway
Sat, June 6 Sandia Speedway
Sat, June 13* Vado Speedway
Sat, June 20 Sandia Speedway
Sat, July 18 Sandia Speedway
Sat, July 25 Sandia Speedway
Sat, August 8* Vado Speedway
Sat, August 15 Sandia Speedway
Sat, August 29 Sandia Speedway
Fri, September 11 Aztec Speedway
Sat, September 12 Aztec Speedway
Sat, September 19 Sandia Speedway
Sat, October 10 Sandia Speedway

*Co-Sanctioned with POWRi Lucas Oil Border Tour Series

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