| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Motorsports |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Headquarters | Mexico City,Mexico |
Key people | Brian France,NASCAR chairman Chad Little Edgar Matute |
| Products | Sporting activities |
| Website | www.nascarmexico.com |
NASCAR Mexico is a joint-venture betweenNASCAR andOCESA, a Mexican entertainment company, aiming to develop, manage and operate local motorsports events and oversee television distribution, sponsorship and licensing.
The venture attempts to create marketing programs to increase interest in local NASCAR events as well as NASCAR events in theUnited States that are televised inMexico.
NASCAR Mexico had been responsible for the organization of theThe Chilango 150, a formerNASCAR Nationwide Series race at theAutódromo Hermanos Rodríguez inMexico City.
It also organizes and sanctions two racing series, theNASCAR Mexico Series and theNASCAR Mexico T4 Series.
The series experienced its first fatality on June 14, 2009, whenCarlos Pardo was killed in an accident on the final lap. Pardo was declared the winner of the same race he was killed in after he led the final completed lap.[1]
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