Cup Series at Mexico City
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Who won the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Mexico City? Daniel Suarez is the winner, plus full NASCAR Xfinity Series results at Mexico City.
The road course in Mexico City has been repaved and reconfigured since the Xfinity Series’ last visit with drivers tackling a 15-turn, 2.42-mile layout. There are 39 drivers on the entry list, and they all will race because of an international provisional that added a spot for a 39th qualifier (who will be ineligible for prize money or points).
Shane Van Gisbergen once again mastered a new track. This time the iconic Mexico City road course, where he won NASCAR’s first Cup Series points-paying race outside the United States of the
Suarez’s victory at the 15-turn, 2.42-mile Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez road course Saturday afternoon made him the first competitor in NASCAR history to go from last to first on a road course. After taking the lead with 19 laps remaining, when the race slowed for two caution periods in the final 12 laps, Suarez could hear the fans cheering him.
Travel issues for teams leaving the Charlotte area have forced NASCAR officials to alter the on-track weekend schedule in Mexico City.