| When you think of Albuquerque, New | | | | their skill. |
| Mexico, you do not first think of | | | | The two oval tracks host weekly Saturday |
| racing, but the New Mexico city has a | | | | night races featuring Late Models, Super |
| racing fan base that is passionate about | | | | Trucks, Modifieds, Street Stocks, Hobby |
| their favorite sport. The Southwest | | | | Stocks, Factory 4's, VW Beetles, |
| Motorsport Road Racing Association is | | | | Mini-Sprints, Legends and Powder Puff. |
| the place to get your racing excitement. | | | | There is one name that is synonymous |
| Located just 14 miles west of | | | | with racing and that name is Unser. Fans |
| Albuquerque the facility was formed in | | | | all over the world know and love Al |
| 1999, to give car enthusiast a venue to | | | | Unser, one of racing's most successful |
| pursue their passion. Their home track | | | | drivers and the Unser Museum in NW Los |
| is the Sandia Speedway. The facility is | | | | Ranchos in Albuquerque is family owned |
| used for test days, autocross, Solo, | | | | and operated and its exhibits reflect |
| drifting and private testing. | | | | the love of cars and racing that runs |
| The Speedway houses three tracks, two | | | | deep in the hearts of Unser's for |
| oval s, one 1/2 mile and one ΒΌ mile and | | | | generations. |
| a 1.7 mile road course. Each track has | | | | Exhibits at the museum are ever |
| several events throughout the year | | | | changing, some remain permanently on |
| beginning in January. The road course | | | | display, and others rotate in and out. |
| holds over 40 road course events with a | | | | The museum is divided into sections with |
| wide range of makes and models. Clubs | | | | each displaying a different era of |
| from all over NM come to the Sandia | | | | history. Area 6 is the welcome center |
| Track because of its flexibility and | | | | and main entrance into the museum. Area |
| variety of tracks. Everything is state | | | | 1 is "Pikes' Peak" and displays are |
| of the art, from the family oriented | | | | geared to the Unser family history and |
| spectator building to the hospitality | | | | the early days of Unser racing. Area 2 |
| area and a kid friendly playground area, | | | | is the "Unser Dynasty" and displays |
| Southwest Motorsports has it all. | | | | address the success the family has in |
| Clubs and races include; Legends Cars, | | | | racing and the excitement of Indy |
| SMRI Track Day, Porsche Club Autocross, | | | | Racing. Area 3, "Jerry's Garage", tells |
| Soren Loree, the NM Drifters Club, ASA | | | | the story of the hard work and |
| Indy Cars, Nissan Infiniti, SCCA Events, | | | | dedication with a garage display and |
| PJ's Triumph Day, Corvette Club and | | | | movie area. Area 4, "Special Features" |
| NASA, Rio Grande Sports Club, Sandia | | | | looks at friends and racing figures that |
| Motorcycle Racing. BMW's, Miata's, | | | | have impacted the Unser family. Area 5 |
| Ferrari's and more call this track their | | | | displays "Technologies", Area 7 is the |
| home. There are special events | | | | "Winner's Circle" with Unser highlights |
| throughout the season with plenty of | | | | and memorabilia Admission to the museum |
| opportunities for car enthusiasts to get | | | | is $7.00 for adults with discounts for |
| out and enjoy their hobby and develop | | | | seniors and children. |