Photo Of NASCAR Traveling To Mexico City With Armed Vehicles Goes Viral

Photo Of NASCAR Traveling To Mexico City With Armed Vehicles Goes Viral

Meet The Wives And Girlfriends Of NASCAR’S Top Drivers (1:16) NASCAR is having its first points-paying race in Mexico City this weekend but the racing organization isn't blind to the political tensions between the United States and Mexico. Photos out of Mexico show that a heavily armed escort has been driving alongside some NASCAR teams as they bring their equipment into Mexico's capital city ahead of the weekend's races.NASCAR teams in Mexico h…

Armed Military Guards Escort NASCAR In Mexico

NASCAR arrived to Mexico City for the first-ever points-paying race at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez. Both the Cup Series and Xfinity Series will participate, alongside the Mexico Series. It was an extensive operation to move the entire NASCAR circuit from Michigan to Mexico that involved a heavily armed escort upon crossing the southern border. NASCAR previously raced its Xfinity Series in Mexico City from 2005 to 2008. However, this will be…

NASCAR Heads South: Mexican National Guard Convoy, Customs Inspections And 2,296 Miles From Michigan To Mexico

The logistics of putting together a trip to Mexico City for the upcoming NASCAR race on Sunday have been months in the making, but after traveling 2,296 miles from Michigan this past weekend, NASCAR haulers have made it across the border. You might be wondering what type of preparation it takes for this sort of trip to be pulled off. Well, for Tom Bryant, who is NASCAR's vice president of racing operations, his years of serving in the United Sta…

The Entire Internet Had Plenty To Say About Wild Photos Of NASCAR Teams Rolling Into Mexico With Heavily Armed Soldiers Protecting Them

NASCAR (Photo Credit: Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images) A photo of a heavily armed escort driving alongside NASCAR teams in Mexico City has gone viral on social media this week, drawing many comments and seemingly creating a lot of confusion.  NASCAR is set to host its first points-paying race at the aforementioned location this weekend, but isn’t treating the friction between the U.S. and Mexico like an elephant in the room. The stock car racing brand…

RFK Racing Arrival in Mexico With Police Convoy Sparks Fierce NASCAR Fan Backlash and Safety Concerns

NASCAR fans voice concerns as RFK Racing arrives in Mexico under police escort, raising issues about safety and the sport's international ambitions.

How NASCAR Is Quietly Executing a 2,100-Mile Road Trip From Michigan to Mexico City Without a Glitch

When you need to invade another country — sort of — you call in a U.S. Army logistics expert. Add a retired SWAT leader and former cop with nearly 30 years of experience in security, planning, and moving “troops” fast. That’s how NASCAR shifted hundreds from last Sunday’s Cup race at Michigan to this weekend’s inaugural event in Mexico City at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez. The plan has been in the works since February and has been constantly rev…