In a way, NASCAR’s foray into Mexico City this weekend has been like a school field trip, according to Hendrick Motorsports’ Cup Series driver Kyle Larson.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. beamed with pride after Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity Series race in Mexico City. His team, JR Motorsports, had won the race with fill-in driver and Cup Series regular Daniel Suárez.
Martin Truex Jr. had edged out Kevin Harvick to win the Xfinity race in Mexico back in 2005. Now, nearly two decades later, his younger brother, Ryan Truex, is set to carry the family torch, strapping into the No.
RFK Racing is taking its own sweet time to become a powerhouse in the NASCAR Cup Series. But it’s definitely getting there. In Michigan last Sunday, all three of their entries finished inside the top 10 — something the team hadn’t done in a decade.
After a heavy crash in qualifying sent Daniel Suárez’s car windshield deep into the Turn 11 barrier, the No. 9 JR Motorsports crew scrambled to prepare a backup car.
While he’s been in Mexico City this week, NASCAR Cup driver Ross Chastain has definitely been impressed with the racing scene south of the border, from small racetracks to popular go-kart tracks to the large number of race fans among the area’s 22 million population.
Kyle Larson is open to NASCAR adding podiums for the top three finishers — like we’ll see after Sunday’s Cup race in Mexico City — but with a caveat. NASCAR’s
Daniel Suarez notched a monumental, full-circle moment in his NASCAR career after motoring his way to a hard-earned victory in The Chilango 150 at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City on Saturday, June 14.
Carson Hocevar has been in the limelight for the past several weeks. His over-aggressive racing style, while entertaining, hasn’t been appreciated by a lot of quarters.
Denny Hamlin is still conquering race tracks and reaching Victory Lanes at an age when most drivers would call it quits to spend more time with their families.
It may have only been a win in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, but Daniel Suarez received a Daytona 500-esque level of cheers and commendation from the Mexico City faithful on Saturday.
Earlier this week, Joey Logano was getting ready for this weekend’s global race in Mexico City. But before he left for south of the border, the three-time NASCAR Cup champ appeared on the Whiskey Riff podcast and his memory once again brought him back to an incident nearly a month ago.
After such a great race leading up to the start of Stage 3, Connor Zilisch was spun from the lead as the field went three-wide. Daniel Suárez and Ty Gibbs made it three across with Zilisch on the inside of Turn 1.
MEXICO CITY -- Shane van Gisbergen claimed his first Busch Light Pole position of the season Saturday afternoon at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez and will lead the field to green in the inaugural Viva Mexico 250 Sunday in Mexico City (3 p.m.
Kyle Larson is the one driver in the NASCAR Cup Series who understands better than his competitors what it’s like racing in different forms of motorsports.
A sad day for Henderson Motorsports. Team owner Charlie Henderson has died. Parker Kligerman is among the many drivers remembering him today. Kligerman drove for Henderson off and on throughout his NASCAR career, winning three races, with two being official.
Denny Hamlin was one of the main headlines this week with the birth of his first son. The other big news story was Mexico City and the first international points-paying race in the NASCAR Cup Series since 1958.
Sunday's Viva Mexico 250 in Mexico City means a few road-course standouts should be antsy to make the long trip south and claim a playoff berth. NASCAR
Following a head-on impact into the outside wall last Sunday at the NASCAR Cup race at Michigan International Speedway, Hendrick Motorsports driver Alex Bowman is medically cleared to race on Sunday in Mexico City.