Chase Elliott praised New Zealand driver Shane van Gisbergen for his strong performance at the Mexico City NASCAR Cup Series race on Sunday.

The NASCAR Cup Series made history on Sunday with its first international points-paying race since 1958 when it took the green flag at Mexico City's Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez. New Zealand's Shane van Gisbergen drove away to a commanding 16.5-second win over Christopher Bell, while Chase Elliott rounded out the podium in third.

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SportsLine's Steven Taranto reveals his picks and NASCAR props for the 2025 Viva Mexico 250 at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City race, where Shane van Gisbergen, Christopher Bell, William Byron,

See the pit stalls for the NASCAR Cup and Xfinity series at the iconic Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City.

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The NASCAR Cup Series will make its debut at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez circuit in Mexico City for nearly 90 minutes of practice Friday. Cup cars will be on track for a 50-minute session starting at 4:05 p.m. ET and then another 25-minute session on the 15-turn, 2.42-mile road course at 5:30 p.m.

Before Shane van Gisbergen took to the track in Mexico City and won by 16.5 seconds, he reached out to Max Verstappen for advice. The four-time Formula 1 world champion doesn’t know much about stock cars,

The Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez is one of the most iconic racetracks in Latin America. The post Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez: All You Need to Know About Mexico’s Iconic Track and NASCAR’s First International Cup Series Race in 25 Years appeared first on EssentiallySports.

The NASCAR Cup and Xfinity series will hold consecutive qualifying sessions Saturday at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, which then will play host to back-to-back races on its 15-turn, 2.42-mile layout. The NASCAR Mexico Series will hold a 40-lap race (with a 70-minute time limit), followed by a 65-lap race for the Xfinity Series.

Hocevar walks back less-than-flattering remarks and expectations for NASCAR's first trip to race at to Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez for the Viva Mexico 250.