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Veteran NASCAR Spotter Blasts Mexico Experience, Hints at Robbery: ‘Screw This Place’

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Kyle Dalton | Last updated Jun 15, 2025 2:15 PM ET

NASCAR teams and fans have been looking forward to this weekend in Mexico since last year when the sanctioning body announced the 2025 schedule. The Cup Series racing south of the border is historic as it’s the first international points-paying race since 1958.

On site in Mexico this week, multiple drivers including Kyle Larson, Chase Elliott and Bubba Wallace have all spoken highly of their experiences. The 23XI Racing driver even showed up to his media availability wearing a Lucha Libre mask.

On Saturday evening, Ricky Stenhouse Jr.'s spotter Tab Boyd took to social media and offered a much different perspective of what he had experienced.

“I’m ready to go home, screw this place,” Boyd wrote. “People can talk it up all they want… can’t even walk out the front door of the hotel without getting hustled and money snatched… in less than 5 minutes. Good area my ass…”

Boyd didn’t provide further details about what happened outside the hotel, but his post suggests he was approached — and possibly robbed — shortly after stepping outside.

I’m ready to go home, screw this place, people can talk it up all they want….. can’t even walk out the front door of the hotel without getting hustled and money snatched….in less than 5 minutes. Good area my ass….
— Tab Boyd (@Spotter_Tab) June 15, 2025

Unsurprisingly, fans and industry members responded to Boyd’s remarks, including Jim Sauter Jr., son of the former Cup Series driver.

“I was there in 2007,” Sauter recalled. “We weren’t allowed to leave the ‘safe space of our hotel.’ It’s garbage and a garbage event. USA all the way.”

“Yeah, I tried to have an open mind, but this has pissed me off,” Boyd replied.

Boyd will spot for Stenhouse and the No. 47 car on Sunday. Race coverage from Autodromo Hermano Rodriguez begins at 3 p.m. ET on Prime.

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

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