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- NASCAR held its first points-paying international Cup Series race since 1958 on June 15, 2025, at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City over three days starting June 13.
- The event followed about a year of planning focused on expanding NASCAR internationally and replacing one Richmond International Raceway race with the Mexico City event.
- To execute the race, NASCAR coordinated moving nearly 200 trucks and personnel from Michigan to Mexico through customs, requiring detailed logistics to meet tight timing demands.
- Representing NASCAR at the event is Daniel Suarez, who previously won the Xfinity Series and hails from Monterrey; he shared that his focus is on performing well throughout the weekend rather than simply aiming for a victory.
- The race at Mexico City aims to attract new fans in a city of over 20 million people, marking a significant step in NASCAR's international growth while the U.S. remains its mainstay.
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The Quad-City Times
South of the border
NASCAR’s first international Cup Series race of the modern era is all about the eyeballs, specifically new fans in the Mexico City market.
The first international race of the NASCAR Cup Series of the modern era has as its main goal to add fans in Mexico.
NASCAR aims to grow fan base with 1st Cup race in Mexico City
By JENNA FRYER Associated Press NASCAR’s first international Cup Series race of the modern era is all about the eyeballs, specifically new fans in the Mexico City market. NASCAR will be on the track Friday for the first of three days of racing at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodríguez, one of the most popular stops on the Formula 1 calendar and Ben Kennedy’s newest project. The great-grandson of NASCAR founder Bill France Sr., Kennedy has taken the fa…
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