In a landmark event for motorsports, NASCAR’s Cup Series will race outside the United States for the first time in its modern era this Sunday at Mexico City’s Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez.
The “Viva México 250” represents a significant milestone in NASCAR’s 77-year history, marking only the third official top-level race held outside the U.S., with the previous two occurring in Canada, the most recent being in 1958.
Event Schedule
- Friday: Practice sessions and a NASCAR Mexico Series race.
- Saturday: Xfinity Series “Chilango 150.”
- Sunday: Main Cup Series event at 1 p.m.
Drivers will navigate 15 challenging turns on a 3.8-kilometer course at an elevation of 2,285 meters, where the thin air will test both engine performance and driver endurance. The track features a 1.1-mile straightaway where cars are expected to reach speeds exceeding 200 km/h.
The event holds special significance for Monterrey native Daniel Suárez, the first Mexican-born driver to win at the Cup level. Suárez, who won three Mexico Series races at this track between 2012 and 2014, enters the weekend amid contract negotiations with Trackhouse Racing.
Two other Mexican drivers, Andrés Pérez de Lara and Rubén Rovelo, both from Mexico City, are expected to compete in Saturday’s Xfinity Series race.
The race weekend has not been without challenges, as multiple teams faced travel disruptions when two chartered flights from North Carolina were grounded Thursday due to mechanical issues, forcing some crews to take commercial flights from Atlanta.
Organizers anticipate 243,000 fans throughout the weekend, with ticket prices ranging from 1,000 pesos (US $52) to 10,500 pesos (US $554). The event will be broadcast on Channel 5 and Fox Sports in Mexico and Amazon Prime Video in the United States.
For more details, you can read the full article on Mexico News Daily.
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