NASCAR's first Cup Series race outside the United States was off to a bumpy start Friday with several teams yet to arrive in Mexico City because of travel issues in North Carolina.

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).

The throaty roar of NASCAR Cup Series engines will reverberate through the Valley of Mexico this weekend, marking a bold international gambit for America's beloved motorsport as it races beyond its traditional borders.

The NASCAR Cup Series heads to Mexico City for the very first time this weekend, joined by the NASCAR Xfinity and NASCAR Mexico Series

Ryan Truex, JGR’s reserve driver, will step in to drive No. 11 car as Hamlin will miss his first race since 2014.

The NASCAR Xfinity Series heads back to Mexico City for the first time since 2008 on Saturday (4:30 p.m. ET, The CW).

Scary Start for NASCAR Drivers on Mexico Trip as Blown Engine Forces Aborted Takeoff originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Mexico City race weekend was a date many fans and industry members circled when NASCAR announced last year that the Cup Series would be racing internationally in a points-paying event for the first time since 1958.

NASCAR's Mexico City race weekend, its first international Cup Series event since 1958, came with a unique set of challenges.

Denny Hamlin will miss NASCAR's first international race of the modern era to remain in North Carolina following the birth of his child.

The NASCAR Cup Series continues the season at Mexico City with Sunday's Viva Mexico 250. Here are the betting odds for Sunday's race.

Mexico City marks the start of a critical stretch of road courses, which will comprise four of the final 11 races in the 2025 regular season. Hendrick Motorsports, which has won at a Cup-record eight road courses, leads in poles, wins, top fives, top 10s, laps led and average finish on road courses since the Next Gen car was introduced in 2022.

NASCAR arrived to Mexico City for the first-ever points-paying race at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez. Both the Cup Series and Xfinity Series will