NASCAR has confirmed a historic move for the 2025 Cup Series calendar.
NASCAR has announced its strategic decision to set up its first international event in Mexico City in the 2025 season.
According to NASCAR.com, NASCAR vice president Ben Kennedy commented on the new addition to the calendar: “It’s been on our radar for a long time. We’ve talked about continuing to update our program, right? You can go back a few years, go to new markets like Nashville and Austin, Texas. “We went to the Coliseum for the game … We went to our first road fight in downtown Chicago, and it was our first in a lot of ways. first we go to the south of the border.
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez is no stranger to NASCAR or world motor racing, having hosted Formula One races and four Xfinity Series races between 2005 and 2008 – an event that featuring famous drivers such as Martin Theroux Jr., Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch.
Mexico-born Cup Series driver Daniel Suarez expressed his excitement, calling the event “a dream come true”.
This is a dream come true for me. This is a dream come true. 10 years ago I was here in NASCAR Mexico in 2014 and I won a race here before I left NASCAR Mexico and went to the NASCAR Xfinity Series in 2015 and I knew it was a year back in my season, the NASCAR Xfinity Series. I had the opportunity to come to Mexico for a few years and I remember what a dream it was for me to one day compete in the NASCAR Cup Series in my country. I remember that thought and fast forward nine years later, we are in Mexico City.
The race will be held in collaboration with OCESA, one of the main organizers of the Formula 1 Mexico City Grand Prix. Alejandro Sobrun, CEO of OCESA, also spoke about this story.
The arrival of the NASCAR Cup series in our country shows the great growth that has taken place in motorsport in Mexico, an achievement in which Scuderia Telemax played an important role by promoting the NASCAR Mexico series and supporting the driver like Daniel Suarez.
Kennedy’s talk of NASCAR’s international ambitions didn’t stop in Mexico.
When we talk as a management team about where we think our biggest opportunities are in sports, international is one of the first things that comes to mind. We brought the Craftsman truck series to Canada for a few years and we have the Xfinity series in Mexico. This is a prestigious event for our sport as it is our first step towards the implementation of the world cup series. And I think it can prepare us for the future in new markets as well. I think we’ve been honest about our desire to take our Cup Series overseas, whether it’s north of the border or south of the border, and when we talk about our other tournaments, there’s room for we have to do Cup Series beyond. and the.
“So, this is a big project for us. There are a lot of questions for us. I know the industry will have questions, but I’m happy to take this and go to one of them. . The big markets so much – not just nationally but internationally – it’s so big for our sport.”
He adds: We will continue to live in Richmond. It’s a big track and a big market, when we think about where NASCAR fans are today. We’ve seen some exciting stories come out of that track over the last few years and we’re excited to get out there next year, put on a great show for our fans, and spend energy and resources into that event. . . ” Scheduled for Sunday, June 15, 2025, at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, the race will run alongside the NASCAR Xfinity Series, scheduled for June 14, and will be broadcast on Prime Video and the Xfinity program will be broadcast on The De. CW.
