Connor Zilisch and Ty Gibbs are two of the brightest young wheelmen in all of NASCAR. However, they got tangled in each other’s web a couple of times during this past weekend’s Xfinity Series race in Mexico City.
NASCAR headed to the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez circuit in Mexico City with a points race for the first time in the sport’s history. In typical F1-celebratory fashion, the sport carried out a podium setup including champagne bottles and trophies, and Chase Elliott and Christopher Bell were definitely not ready for the surprise.
Ty Gibbs seemed to be in business during the final stage in Mexico City on Sunday. However, a late caution brought out by Carson Hocevar put a damper on his chance to win, and he had to settle for a P11 finish.
Shane van Gisbergen trounced the NASCAR Cup Series field in Mexico City on Sunday, winning the Viva Mexico 250 by 16.567 seconds to lock up a playoff spot.
How is this for Monday morning news? Chase Elliott will be in the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Pocono Raceway this weekend. A bit of a surprise for Hendrick and Elliott fans who will be attending the races at the Tricky Triangle.
For 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series champion Cole Custer, a return to the NASCAR Cup Series with the newly formed Haas Factory Team has been a struggle, to say the least, as the No.
Sparks flew after the NASCAR Cup Series race in Mexico City, as Ricky Stenhouse Jr. confronted Carson Hocevar. Josh Berry didn’t want to miss a second of the action.
Bubba Wallace gave himself over to the idea of NASCAR in Mexico City. In the process, he had an amazing time, endearing himself to racing fans south of the border.
Alex Bowman suffered a nasty wreck at Michigan International Speedway prior to this past weekend’s race in Mexico City. The impact put his status in doubt for NASCAR’s international race throughout the week.
From adversity comes achievement. That pretty much sums up things for Hendrick Motorsports driver Alex Bowman. After what he called the hardest hit of his career last Sunday at Michigan, it was questionable whether Bowman would be able to compete in Sunday’s Viva Mexico 250 in Mexico City.
Ryan Truex, filling in for Denny Hamlin during NASCAR’s Mexico weekend, set his sights on echoing his brother Martin Truex Jr.’s winning performance from two decades prior on the same circuit.
There’s just no pleasing some guys. Christopher Bell ran a strong race, was beaten fairly by Shane van Gisbergen, and came away with an excellent runner-up finish in Sunday’s race at Mexico City.
Ty Gibbs has probably got to be the driver with the worst luck in the Cup Series right now. Following a missed opportunity to secure victory in Michigan, he lost out on a potential win in Mexico City on Sunday too.
Rookie Shane van Gisbergen withstood a challenging start to his first full-time NASCAR Cup Series campaign and the series’ inaugural race event at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City.
Carson Hocevar has apologized after comments he made about Mexico on a stream went viral. He noted his opinion about the country had changed following Sunday’s race at Mexico City.
The NASCAR weekend in Mexico unfolded as a sonorous success, a showcase of screaming crowds, striking visuals, and Daniel Suárez’s headline-stealing Xfinity victory.
If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. Or in Michael McDowell’s case, try again in three of the next eight races. The distinction of the three in eight is simple: McDowell is one of the best road course racers in NASCAR Cup.
Shane van Gisbergen led a race-high and career-best 60 laps and decimated the field in NASCAR's historic road-course race Sunday afternoon, winning the Viva Mexico 250 at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City, Mexico.
Bubba Wallace is making history on Sunday along with the 36 other NASCAR Cup Series drivers competing in Mexico City, as the series races internationally in a points-paying event for the first time since 1958.