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Iconic NASCAR Track Loses 2025 Cup Series Calendar Spot For New Mexico Race

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August 28, 2024

Iconic NASCAR Track Loses 2025 Cup Series Calendar Spot For New Mexico Race

Richmond Raceway will host just one Cup Series race weekend instead of its usual two during the 2025 season after NASCAR confirmed the introduction of Mexico City.

During the announcement, NASCAR executive Ben Kennedy revealed:

“We’re still committed to Richmond. It’s an important track, an important market certainly, as we think about where our NASCAR fans are today.

“We’ve seen some exciting story lines certainly coming out of that track over the past few years and excited to continue to be there next year, put on a great event for our fans, and put a lot of that energy and resources into that event.”

Ben Kennedy, NASCAR Executive Vice President & Chief Venue & Racing Innovation Officer, joins NASCAR Cup Series driver Daniel Suarez to announce that the NASCAR Cup Series will race in Mexico City for the first…

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The inaugural NASCAR Cup Series race in Mexico is set for June 15, 2025, at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, a track with a rich history in motorsports.

Reflecting on the global vision for NASCAR, Kennedy added:

“This has been on our radar for a long time. We’ve been talking about the continued iteration of our schedule, right? You can go back a few years, went to new markets like Nashville and Austin, Texas.

“We went to the Coliseum for the Clash. … We went to our first street race in downtown Chicago, and this is going to be another first for us in a lot of ways. This is going to be certainly a monumental event for us, the first time we’re going south of the border.”

Kennedy added:

“It’s huge. When we talk as a leadership team about where we feel like our biggest growth opportunities as a sport is, international is always one of the first things that comes up.

“We brought the Craftsman Truck Series to Canada for a number of years, we’ve had the Xfinity Series in Mexico. This is a monumental moment for our sport in the sense that this is our first step of really taking the Cup Series internationally, and I think it could set us up for the future in potential new markets.

“I think we’ve been honest about our interest in taking our Cup Series abroad, whether that’s north of the border or south of the border, and then as we talk about some of our other races, there are opportunities for us to take the Cup Series even further than that.

“So, it’s going to be a big project for us. There’s a lot of questions that we have. I’m sure that the industry will have some questions as well, but excited to take this on, and to go to one of the biggest markets — not just in the country, but in the world — is going to be huge for our sport.”

NASCAR Cup Series: Current Standings

Tyler Reddick – 823 points
Kyle Larson – 806 points
Chase Elliott – 805 points
Ryan Blaney – 755 points
William Byron – 743 points
Christopher Bell – 737 points
Brad Keselowski – 718 points
Denny Hamlin – 712 points
Martin Truex Jr – 695 points
Ty Gibbs – 676 points
Chris Buescher – 658 points
Alex Bowman – 648 points
Bubba Wallace – 637 points
Ross Chastain – 631 points
Joey Logano – 586 points
Kyle Busch – 552 points
Daniel Suárez – 527 points
Chase Briscoe – 514 points
Austin Cindric – 486 points
Todd Gilliland – 480 points
Carson Hocevar – 467 points
Michael McDowell – 459 points
Josh Berry – 448 points
Noah Gragson – 426 points
Ricky Stenhouse Jr – 404 points
Erik Jones – 381 points
Ryan Preece – 368 points
Daniel Hemric – 365 points
Austin Dillon – 360 points
Justin Haley – 356 points
John H. Nemechek – 343 points
Corey LaJoie – 335 points
Zane Smith – 316 points
Harrison Burton – 306 points
Kaz Grala – 166 points
Cody Ware – 98 points
Joey Hand – 43 points
Jimmie Johnson – 39 points
Derek Kraus – 32 points
David Ragan – 17 points
Kamui Kobayashi – 8 points
Will Brown – 6 points
Cam Waters – 2 points

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Federal court orders New Mexico prison officials to allow magazine’s delivery

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March 11, 2026

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Tanya Tucker to perform at New Mexico State Fair

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March 10, 2026

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Tanya Tucker to perform at New Mexico State Fair

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Country Music Hall of Fame inductee Tanya Tucker will perform at the 2026 New Mexico State Fair, officials announced Tuesday.

Tucker will take to the stage Friday, Sept. 18, after the Chevron PRCA rodeo. The Grammy Award-winning icon has racked up 10 No. 1 country hits since her first hit, “Delta Dawn,” at age 13.

“We couldn’t be more thrilled to bring the legendary Tanya Tucker to the New Mexico State Fair,” said Dan Mourning, general manager of the New Mexico State Fair. “Tanya is one of the greatest icons in country music history and is the perfect fit for the Fair.”

Tucker has 23 Top-40 albums and 56 Top 40 singles on the Billboard country music charts. She has won two Country Music Association awards, two Academy of Country Music awards, three CMT Awards and two Grammys for Best Country Album and Best Country Song.

Tickets are set to go on sale on Friday at 10 a.m.

Here is the full 2026 New Mexico State Fair rodeo-concert lineup:

Friday, Sept. 11

Turnpike Troubadours with Chevron PRCA Xtreme Bulls

Saturday, Sept. 12

Ian Munsick with Chevron PRCA Xtreme Bulls

Wednesday, Sept. 16

Chevron PRCA Standalone Rodeo

Thursday, Sept. 17

Everclear with Chevron PRCA Rodeo

Friday, Sept. 18

Tanya Tucker with Chevron PRCA Rodeo

Saturday, Sept. 19

The Warning with Chevron PRCA Rodeo

Sunday, Sept. 20

Chevron PRCA Rodeo – Matinee

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New Mexico prosecutors launch search of Jeffrey Epstein’s secluded former Zorro Ranch

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March 10, 2026

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New Mexico prosecutors launch search of Jeffrey Epstein’s secluded former Zorro Ranch

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — State investigators began searching a secluded ranch in New Mexico on Monday where financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein once entertained guests amid allegations that the property may have been used for sexual abuse and sex trafficking of young women.

The office of state Attorney General Raúl Torrez announced that the search was being done with the cooperation of the current ranch owners.

Torrez last month reopened an investigation of the ranch. New Mexico’s initial case was closed in 2019 at the request of federal prosecutors in New York, and state prosecutors say now that “revelations outlined in the previously sealed FBI files warrant further examination.”

Epstein purchased the sprawling Zorro Ranch in Stanley, New Mexico, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) south of Santa Fe, in 1993 from former Democratic Gov. Bruce King and built a hilltop mansion with a private runway.

The property was sold by Epstein’s estate in 2023 — with proceeds going toward creditors — to the family of Don Huffines, a candidate in Texas for state comptroller who won the Republican primary last week.

“The New Mexico Department of Justice appreciates the cooperation of the current property owners,” the agency said in a statement. Prosecutors “will continue to keep the public appropriately informed, support the survivors, and follow the facts wherever they lead.”

Additionally, New Mexico state legislators have established a new commission to look into past activities at the ranch.

Epstein killed himself in a Manhattan jail while awaiting trial in 2019 on charges that he sexually abused and trafficked dozens of underage girls.

Epstein never faced charges in New Mexico, but the state attorney general’s office in 2019 confirmed that it had interviewed possible victims who visited Epstein’s ranch.

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