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NASCAR Cup Series heading to Mexico in 2025
View Date:2024-12-25 00:40:05
For the first time in more than 60 years, the NASCAR Cup Series will host an international points-paying race, with a visit to Mexico in June 2025.
Announced during a press conference in Mexico on Tuesday, the event will be on the 2.674-mile, 17-turn Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez road course on Sunday, June 15. The weekend will also feature the NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Mexico Series.
Prime Video will air the Cup Series race. The CW will carry the Xfinity Series broadcast.
"This is a historic moment for our sport, and specifically for the NASCAR Cup Series, in being able to expand our footprint to Mexico," said Ben Kennedy, NASCAR executive vice president and chief venue and racing innovation officer. "We’ve been bold about our intentions to grow on a global scale, and there isn’t a better place to take the next step in that journey than at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez road course in Mexico City."
The circuit, which was built in 1959 and remodeled in 2015, is an annual stop on the Formula 1 calendar and hosted the NASCAR Xfinity Series from 2005 through 2008.
NASCAR founder Bill France Sr. and Curtis Turner participated in La Carrera Panamericana road race across Mexico in 1950.
NASCAR has not held an international Cup Series race since July 18, 1958, at Canadian Exposition Stadium in Toronto. The first international Cup Series race was held July 1, 1952, at Stamford Park, Niagara Falls, Ontario.
“At OCESA, we are dedicated to entertaining people, and this has positioned us as the most powerful live events platform in Mexico and Latin America, as well as one of the most important globally,” said Alejandro Soberon, founder and CEO of OCESA. “The arrival of the NASCAR Cup Series to our country reflects the significant growth that motorsports has experienced in Mexico, an achievement in which Escuderia Telmex has played a major role by promoting the NASCAR Mexico Series and supporting drivers like Daniel Suarez.”
Mexico joins a host of other events confirmed for the 2025 season.
NASCAR has previously announced the dates for The Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium (Feb. 2), the Daytona 500 (Feb. 16), the All-Star Race (May 18), the Coca-Cola 600 (May 25), Atlanta Motor Speedway (June 28), and Phoenix Raceway (Nov. 2).
The full 2025 schedule has not been announced.
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