The Super Óvalo Potosino (formerly Autódromo Potosino ) is a half-mile paved oval located near the city of San Luis Potosí in Mexico .
5-449: The track was opened in 1983 as a 0.770 mi (1.239 km) 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
10-455: A number of different Mexican racing series and competed in the CART 's 1980 Primera Copa Indy 150 at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in his hometown of Mexico City. He started 20th in an Offy powered Eagle but was knocked out after 5 laps by an oil line failure. He entered the race two weeks later at Phoenix International Raceway but failed to qualify. He drove in the 1981 Mexico City race but
15-529: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a motor sport venue is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Michel Jourdain Sr. Michel Jourdain Sr. , a.k.a. Michel Jourdain Declercq (born August 25, 1947) is a Mexican former racing driver from Mexico City . Born in Belgium, Jourdain's family emigrated to Mexico when he was 4. Jourdain competed in
20-536: Is used primarily by the NASCAR Corona Series and T4 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 . This NASCAR -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a sports venue in Mexico
25-674: Was again knocked out by an oil line failure after 18 laps. He competed in the Baja 1000 in 2004 and 2005 alongside his son Michel Jr. and brother Bernard who both also competed in CART. They won the Baja Challenge class for Celebrity Pro-Am teams in 2004 and placed third in 2005. Jourdain is also a motorsport promoter and track owner. In 1984 he founded the Mexican Fórmula K, later Formula 2 and Formula 3000. He became manager of
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