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Chase Elliott Warns Things Could Get Rough in Mexico

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Kyle Dalton | Last updated Jun 15, 2025 12:24 PM ET

In 2021, Chase Elliott did something all NASCAR Cup Series drivers dream of doing when he won the inaugural event at Circuit of the Americas, a world-class road course facility that had been raced on by Formula One for years.

On Sunday, the Hendrick Motorsports driver will get a chance to do it again in Mexico City at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez with the series racing internationally for the first time since 1958.

On Friday, the 2020 champion visited with reporters and talked about the upcoming race and was asked what he thought of the unique stadium section.

“The environment, I think, is really neat,” Elliott said. “And, to my knowledge, I don't think I've ever raced anywhere that has that type of section to a racetrack where you exit in between two grandstands like that. So it is really cool. I'll give it to them. They have a really cool setup through there.

“It's a great place for the fans to watch and kind of see who's in position to win the race, right there coming to the last turn. So, yeah, it'd be an awesome place to watch a race. I'm sure it'll be a good show for them on Sunday.

Meeting with the media, @chaseelliott warned that things could get "rough" in one specific section of the track in Mexico City. pic.twitter.com/Xsc67sMjez
— Kyle Dalton (@kdsportswriter) June 15, 2025

"With as slow as we're going to be going through there with our cars, I think that it has potential to be pretty rough through that section, right? It's kind of dependent upon who you’re racing around; what kind of respect is expected or shown from whoever is in position to have an opportunity to run you over. It'll just depend on who you're around.”

Sunday's race coverage begins at 3 p.m. ET on Prime.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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