The announcement was much anticipated after a mention on social media that NASCAR would come to Mexico City for its first-ever NASCAR Cup Series event. The rumor even stirred more during AFP‘s podcast on NASCAR.
In a press conference online on Tuesday, Ben Kennedy with NASCAR and Trackhouse Racing driver Daniel Suarez, himself a Mexico native, announced that for the first time in its storied history, the NASCAR Cup Series will see cars hit the track for a points race in Mexico.
The news comes on the heels of the rumor that NASCAR will only run one Richmond race in 2025.
Kennedy confirmed that the Mexico City race will take the place of one Richmond race.
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On Sunday, June 15, 2025, the world-class Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez road course in vibrant Mexico City will host the milestone event as part of the 2025 schedule. The monumental weekend will also include the NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Mexico Series competing on the road course.
“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 Kennedy. “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 Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez road course in Mexico City.”
Alejandro Soberón, founder and CEO of OCESA, added that “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. The arrival of the NASCAR Cup Series to our country reflects the significant growth that motorsports has experienced in Mexico, an achievement in which Escudería Telmex has played a major role by promoting the NASCAR Mexico Series and supporting drivers like Daniel Suárez.”
OCESA is a company that specializes in live events in Mexico and will handle various duties in preparation and the running of the June race in 2025.
The Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez road course is 2.674 miles long, boasts 17 turns and sits at an elevation of 7,342 feet. Built in 1959, the track was named in honor of racing brothers Ricardo Rodríguez and Pedro Rodríguez. The circuit was remodeled back in 2015 and has hosted eight Formula 1 Grand Prix races since then, becoming one of the most popular international racing circuits and a spectacular destination for NASCAR fans to experience.
While the race will be a first in the Cup Series, there is a storied relationship between NASCAR and Mexico. In 1950, NASCAR founder Bill France Sr. and Curtis Turner participated in the La Carrera Panamericana road race across Mexico.
Between 2005-2008, the Xfinity Series competed at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, with current Cup Series stars Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin and Martin Truex Jr. all earning victories there during the four-year stretch.
Additionally, the NASCAR Mexico Series has been the premier stock-car racing series across Mexico with 17 seasons under the NASCAR name, developing future talent along the way — including Cup Series-winning driver Daniel Suárez and current Drive for Diversity rising stars Eloy López, Andres Pérez de Lara and Regina Sirvent.
The series competed in the United States earlier this year when it joined the NASCAR Cup Series for the Busch Light Clash at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum event weekend in February.
The Cup Series first competed internationally on July 1, 1952 at Stamford Park, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, in a race won by Buddy Shuman. The last Cup Series international points race was on July 18, 1958, at Canadian Exposition Stadium in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. NASCAR also held three exhibition races at Suzuka Circuitland in Suzuka City, Japan, in 1996-1998.
The action at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez will begin with the Mexico Series and Xfinity Series as part of the June 14-15 race weekend. The NASCAR Mexico race weekend will culminate with the first international points event in Cup Series modern history on Sunday, June 15.
The Cup Series event will air live on Prime Video, while Saturday’s Xfinity Series tilt will air live on The CW.
While information on tickets has not been announced, fans can register online to receive event and ticket information at www.nascarmexico.com.
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