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Super Óvalo Potosino
The Super Óvalo Potosino (formerly Autódromo Potosino) is a half-mile paved oval located near the city of San Luis Potosí in Mexico. The track was opened in 1983 as a road course. It was built by Promotodo, an enterprise owned by Michel Jourdain Sr., which organized the defunct Marlboro Cup, which was arguably the most important racing series in the country at that time. In 2005, after several years of not being used, the track was rebuilt as a half-mile oval to host NASCAR events. The track is used primarily by the NASCAR Mexico Series. A few local events are also held. In 2009, due to the swine flu outbreak, they cancelled the race that was supposed to be held on May 3; the race was rescheduled for August 16 and was won by Jorge Goeters Jorge Goeters (born June 26, 1970) is a Mexican racecar driver. At the present time, Goeters competes full-time in the NASCAR Mexico Series in Mexico. In the past few years he also competed at the international level on a limited basi ...
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Central Daylight Time
The North American Central Time Zone (CT) is a time zone in parts of Canada, the United States, Mexico, Central America, and a few Caribbean islands. In parts of that zone (20 states in the US, three provinces or territories in Canada, and several border municipalities in Mexico), the Central Time Zone is affected by two time designations yearly: Central Standard Time (CST) is observed from the first Sunday in November to the second Sunday in March. It is six hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) and designated internationally as UTC−6. From the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November the same areas observe daylight saving time (DST), creating the designation of Central Daylight Time (CDT), which is five hours behind UTC and known internationally as UTC−5. Regions using Central Time Canada The province of Manitoba is the only province or territory in Canada that observes Central Time in all areas. The following Canadian provinces and territ ...
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San Luis Potosí (city)
San Luis Potosí, commonly referred to as San Luis, or by its initials SLP (Otomi language, Otomi: ), is the capital and the most populous city of the Mexico, Mexican San Luis Potosí, state of San Luis Potosí. It is the municipal seat of the surrounding municipality of San Luis Potosí. The city lies at an elevation of . It has an estimated population of 824,229 in the city proper and a population of approximately 1,221,526 in its metropolitan area, formed with the neighbour city of Soledad de Graciano Sánchez and other surrounding municipalities, which makes the metropolitan area of Greater San Luis Potosí the Metropolitan areas of Mexico, eleventh largest in Mexico. The city is in the west-central part of the state of San Luis Potosí, at 22.16°N, 100.98°W. The municipality has an area of . It is part of the macroregion of Bajío. The city is named after Louis IX of France (also known in Mexico as ''San Luis Rey de Francia'', Saint Louis, King of France), who is the city's ...
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Autódromo Potosino
Autodromo or Autódromo is an Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish word for race track. It may refer to: * Autódromo de Benguela, Benguela, Angola * Autódromo Chiapas, Berriozábal, Chiapas * Autódromo Ciudad de Concordia, Concordia, Entre Ríos, Argentina * Autódromo Ciudad de Nueve de Julio - Guillermo Yoyo Maldonado, Nueve de Julio, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina * Autódromo Ciudad de Oberá, Oberá, Misiones, Argentina * Autódromo Ciudad de Rafaela, Rafaela, Santa Fe, Argentina * Autódromo Ciudad de La Rioja, La Rioja, La Rioja Province, Argentina * Autódromo Ciudad de Viedma, Viedma, Río Negro, Argentina * Autódromo de Concepción del Uruguay, Concepción del Uruguay, Argentina * Autódromo de Deodoro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil * Autódromo Eduardo Copello, Quebrada de Zonda, San Juan, San Juan Province * Autódromo Eduardo Prudêncio Cabrera, Rivera, Uruguay * Autódromo Enrique Freile, El Calafate, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina * Autódromo Eusebio Marcilla, J ...
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NASCAR Mexico Series
The NASCAR Mexico Series (formerly NASCAR Corona Series and other names) is a national NASCAR-sanctioned racing series in Mexico. It is the most prestigious stock car racing series in the country. Origins (Desafío Corona) The Desafío Corona was established in 2004 by NASCAR Mexico, a joint-venture between NASCAR and Mexican entertainment group OCESA, with the idea of developing stock car racing in Mexico, and fueling a transition from the country's historically open-wheel car racing fan base to stock car racing. From 2004 to 2006, the Desafío Corona grew considerably in infrastructure, as well as in number of fans, drivers and sponsors. Present The NASCAR Mexico Corona Series was officially presented at the 2006 Desafío Corona award ceremony. Toyota assumed naming rights in 2012, dubbing it the NASCAR Toyota Series. The series is one of NASCAR's four international series alongside the NASCAR Canada Series, NASCAR Brasil Series, and the NASCAR Euro Series. The winner ...
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