EL PASO, Texas (Feb. 19)—MSD of El Paso, Texas, is excited to be the Official Ignition for the United States Racing Association (USRA) for the 2014 racing season.

“We are pleased to have MSD on board to be the Official Ignition of the USRA,” said Ryne Staley, Operations Manager for the USRA, which sanctions four racing divisions at nearly 50 dirt racetracks in fourteen states. “Our partnership between the last two seasons was a success and I look forward to MSD’s increased involvement for the 2014 season and into the future.”

As the Official Ignition, MSD will be posting certificate awards to the top five finishers in the final USRA Weekly Racing Series points for all four USRA-sanctioned divisions, as well as contributing cash to the national points fund.

Manny Grijalva, the Vice President of Marketing and Sales at MSD added, “We are thrilled to be a stronger partner with the USRA this year. The enthusiasts who participate as both drivers and spectators have been loyal to the MSD brand since we started over 40 years ago and we appreciate that support.”

MSD’s ignition components have been proven on tracks across the country for their performance and endurance. For more information on the complete line of MSD ignitions, coils, plug wires and more. Contact Phil Chacon at pchacon@msdperformance.com or call 915-856-2739 for more information.

Founded in 1970, MSD is one of the most recognized industry names in ignition system products, EFI products and high performance parts. The company designs, develops, tests and manufactures its entire line ignition boxes, distributors, EFI systems, coils, spark plug wires, crank triggers and other performance parts from its headquarters in El Paso, Texas. MSD is part of the MSDP Group, LLC family.

To learn more visit www.msdperformance.com online. You can also like MSD on Facebook at www.facebook.com/MSDperformance and follow them on Twitter at www.twitter.com/MSDignition (@MSDignition).

To learn more about the USRA, visit www.usraracing.com or call 515-832-6000. You can also like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/usraracing, follow us at www.twitter.com/usraracing on Twitter and check out our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/usratv.

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USRA OFFICIAL SPONSORS: American Racer Racing Tires, BRODIX Cylinder Heads, Day Motor Sports, Intercomp, KEVKO Oil Pans & Components, MSD, Nitroquest Media, RACEceiver, RacinDirt.com, Radical Racegear.

USRA PARTICIPATING SPONSORS: Boubin Tire & Automotive, Erson Cams, New Vision Graphics.

USRA CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: AFCO Racing Products, ASi Racewear, Beyea Custom Headers, BSB Manufacturing, COMP Cams, Edelbrock, Forty9 Designs, Genesis Racing Shocks, Hooker Custom Harness, KSE Racing Products, Marsh Racing Wheels, PBM Performance Products, Quarter Master, Real Racing Wheels, Sybesma Graphics, Tiger Rear Ends, Wehrs Machine & Racing Products.

USRA MEMBER TRACKS: Callaway Raceway, Chateau Raceway, Cresco Speedway, Dallas County Speedway, Deer Creek Speedway, Dodge County Speedway, El Paso Speedway Park, Fayette County Speedway, Heartland Park Topeka, Humboldt Speedway, Huset’s Speedway, I-35 Speedway, I-90 Speedway, LA Raceway, Lakeside Speedway, Lucas Oil Speedway, Mississippi Thunder Speedway, Monett Speedway, NAPA Speedway, Nevada Speedway, North Central Arkansas Speedway, Randolph County Raceway, Rapid Speedway, Red River Speedway, Royal Purple Raceway, RPM Speedway, Salina Highbanks Speedway, Southern New Mexico Speedway, Southern Oklahoma Speedway, Springfield Raceway, Superbowl Speedway, Tri-State Speedway, Tucson International Raceway, Upper Iowa Speedway, Valley Speedway, West Siloam Speedway.