Shane Van Gisbergen Dominates First-Ever Cup Series Race At Historic Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez

Shane Van Gisbergen Dominates First-Ever Cup Series Race At Historic Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez

By HOLLY CAIN, NASCAR Wire Service

MEXICO CITY – An overcast ski and early afternoon drizzle could not dampen the enthusiasm or energy of the huge crowd at Mexico City’s Autodromo Hermanos Rodriquez Sunday for the first points-paying NASCAR Cup Series race outside the United States in half a century.

And they were not disappointed.

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Denny Hamlin to Miss NASCAR Cup Series Race in Mexico City

Denny Hamlin to Miss NASCAR Cup Series Race in Mexico City
  • Ryan Truex will pilot the No. 11 Yahoo Toyota Camry XSE at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez

HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. (June 12, 2025) – Joe Gibbs Racing announced today that Denny Hamlin will miss Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City following the birth of his son on Wednesday, June 11. The team’s designated reserve driver, Ryan Truex, will drive the No. 11 Yahoo Toyota Camry XSE in Hamlin’s absence.

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Mexico City Welcomes The NASCAR Cup Series For The First Time

Mexico City Welcomes The NASCAR Cup Series For The First Time

By Holly Cain, NASCAR Wire Service

MEXICO CITY – Amid much anticipation from fans and NASCAR teams alike, the NASCAR Cup Series has arrived in Mexico City for the series’ first points-paying international race in seven decades, Sunday’s aptly-named Viva Mexico 250 at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez (3 p.m. ET on Amazon Prime, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

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NASCAR Cup Series News & Notes – Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Mexico City

NASCAR Cup Series News & Notes – Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Mexico City

NASCAR Cup Series
Next Race: Viva Mexico 250
The Place: Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez
Track Length: 2.42 Mile Asphalt Paved Road Course
The Date: Sunday, June 15
The Time: 3 p.m. ET
The Purse: $12,561,250
TV: Amazon Prime, 2 p.m. ET
Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR (Channel 90)
Distance: 242 miles (100 Laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 20),
Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 45), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 100)

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Inside The Logistics Of NASCAR’s Show Going To Mexico City

Inside The Logistics Of NASCAR’s Show Going To Mexico City

By Zach Sturniolo, NASCAR.com

After months of preparation and anticipation, NASCAR is all packed up and on its way south of the border for the Cup Series’ inaugural visit to Mexico City.

Haulers hit the road from the Michigan International Speedway garage Sunday night at approximately 7:30 ET, loaded with what they’ll need for Sunday’s Viva Mexico 250 at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez (3 p.m. ET, Prime Video, MRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio), the series’ first international points race since 1952. But in reality, this journey started months ago.

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Rodríguez Brothers’ Lasting Legacy Lives On In Mexico City Circuit

Rodríguez Brothers’ Lasting Legacy Lives On In Mexico City Circuit

By Zack Albert, NASCAR.com

In less than two weeks, the NASCAR Cup Series will race for points in an international land for the first time in nearly 67 years. The name of the track won’t end in Speedway, Raceway, Motor Speedway, International Speedway or be called Circuit of fill-in-the-blank. The metropolitan Mexico City road course is an autodrome — autódromo in the local language — and it forever pays tribute to two national motorsports heroes.

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How Did NASCAR Drivers From New England Do Up In Michigan?

How Did NASCAR Drivers From New England Do Up In Michigan?
Denny Hamlin won the Cup race.  Ryan Preece of Berlin, CT took fourth place while Joey Logano of Middletown, CT came in 22nd.
Stewart Friesen of NJ took the win in the Truck race.  Corey LaJoie finished fifth while Gio of Seekonk, MA came in 12th.
In the Menards ARCA Series, Brendan Queen won the race.  Gio Ruggerio came in fourth.  Andy Jankowiak of Buffalo, NY finished 16th.
As for viewing the Cup race, it was another bad deal.  You had to pay to get to see it which continues to be another bad move by NASCAR.  They will pay the price by losing more fans.  Once you offer it and then change it to a “pay a premium” it’s a turnoff.
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IMSA Insider (Issue 602): Porsche and Aston Martin Specials and Mid-Ohio Weekend Wrap

  • Selldorff Ascends to Maiden Michelin Pilot Challenge Win at Mid-Ohio
  • Turner BMW Wins O’Reilly Auto Parts 4 Hours of Mid-Ohio; Herta Hyundai Wins Fourth Straight in TCR

LEXINGTON, Ohio – Turner Motorsport has made a habit of developing drivers through its own internal ladder system and may have found its newest star Sunday at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.

Francis Selldorff adds his name to the list of those rising American drivers in the Turner stable such as Robby Foley and Patrick Gallagher. Selldorff, co-driving the No. 95 Turner Motorsport BMW M4 GT4 EVO with Dillon Machavern, rose to the challenge of fending off an overflowing pool of more experienced IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge veterans to capture his first Grand Sport (GS) class win in Sunday’s O’Reilly Auto Parts 4 Hours of Mid-Ohio.

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Speed Knows No Borders: Cody Ware Ready to Embrace Thin Air and Thick History in Mexico City

Speed Knows No Borders:  Cody Ware Ready to Embrace Thin Air and Thick History in Mexico City

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (June 9, 2025) – When the NASCAR Cup Series arrives in Mexico City this weekend for Sunday’s inaugural Viva Mexico 250 at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, it will mark the first time in nearly 67 years that NASCAR’s elite division has competed outside the United States.

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