Racing Southwest

Dirt track racing has been a part of the Albuquerque area for well over 60 years. A great many people have participated in the sport, from drivers, to announcers, to sponsors, to interested spectators. Curtis Berry was just old enough as a child to remember watching his father race in the early 1970’s. The experience was brief, but the memories stuck with him for years to come until he was old enough to try his own hand at racing for a brief time in 1986.

After that, Curtis became a mere spectator, making the Saturday pilgrimage to Seven Flags Raceway — later renamed Duke City Raceway — and then later to the tracks that we have today, such as Sandia Motor Speedway and Hollywood Hills Speedway. Unable to race, Curtis wanted to do more than simply watch; he wanted to contribute something to help promote the sport and generate the kind of interest he held. So in the fall of 2007, he created a website called ABQRacing.com, which still runs today.

ABQRacing.com has been built into an informational site serving the racing community. Curtis has developed bio pages for any drivers whose pictures or information he has been able to gather through his own efforts and through fan/driver submissions. The site is also a reference point for racing news within Albuquerque , New Mexico , and abroad, as well as weekly racing schedules for venues across New Mexico.  Curtis has also created a “tracks” page, where viewers can find historical, contact, and map details on different facilities across the Land of Enchantment.

Please stop by ABQRacing.com and feel free to submit any information or feedback that will help further racing in our community.