Simon Chapman of SpeedCafe reports (t)here will be one less road course on the NASCAR Cup Series schedule in 2026 according to reports out of the United States.
According to The Athletic, Mexico City is set to be axed and replaced by Chicagoland Speedway.
Logistical challenges in bringing the series to Mexico City, including scheduling for NASCAR, the team and the circuit, proved too difficult.
By Holly Cain, NASCAR
MEXICO CITY – Shane van Gisbergen stood tall on the highest Victory Podium step, wearing a traditional Mexican sombrero and spraying champagne to celebrate his win in Sunday’s Viva Mexico 250 at the world-renowned Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City.
The entire sport undoubtedly felt equally as triumphant following the first international points-paying NASCAR Cup Series race weekend in half a century.
Shane Van Gisbergen won the first Cup race at Mexico City. Ryan Preece of Berlin, CT came in 15th while Joey Logano of Middletown, CT finished in 21st position.
Daniel Suarez won the Mexico City Xfinity race before a cheering crowd. Kris Wright came in 17th while Anthony Alfredo of Ridgefield, CT was 21st. Kris Wright drives the Chris and Mary Our entry. The father and daughter team owners reside on Cape Cod and receive their mail in Chatham, MA.
Note: It was nice to be able to watch the F1 race in Montreal and the Indy Car race in E. St. Louis and the Le Mans Endurance race in France on TV over the weekend. Again, we have to let NASCAR know that it was not at all pleasant to miss the Amazon-Prime Mexico race because we could not find a way to receive the broadcast. Nor did I and the rest of the fans, along with some of the media, feel very pressured by the sanction to spend the extra money, beyond the cable TV charges, when in previous years, we did not have to make this payment.
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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In a career in racing that spans more than 25 years, Katherine Legge has driven in dozens of races in all types of different machines.
Pick a car, any car, and the 44-year-old native of Surrey, England, has probably pressed her foot on that pedal as hard as she can. She’s maneuvered it around speedways and short tracks and road courses at dizzying speeds.
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.
By Holly Cain, NASCAR Wire Service
The NASCAR Xfinity Series marks its return to Mexico with Saturday afternoon’s The Chilango 150 (4:30 p.m. ET on the CW Network, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). The series has held four previous races at the famed Autodrome Hermanos Rodriquez – the last in 2008 won by Kyle Busch.
This is the second of seven road course races on the schedule. Series rookie, JR Motorsports’ Connor Zilisch won at Circuit of The Americas from pole position.
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).
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)
NASCAR Xfinity Series
Next Race: The Chilango 150
The Place: Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez
Track Length: 2.42 Mile Asphalt Paved Road Course
The Date: Saturday, June 14
The Time: 4:30 p.m. ET
The Purse: $2,151,939
TV: CW, 4 p.m. ET
Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR (Channel 90)
Distance: 157.3 miles (65 Laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 20),
Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 40), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 65)
