NASCAR to hold first Cup Series race in Mexico

Aug. 27 (UPI) -- NASCAR will hold a Cup Series race in Mexico for the first time in 2025, the auto racing company announced Tuesday.

The event will be held June 15 at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez road course in Mexico City. NASCAR will hold Xfinity Series and Mexico Series events the same weekend on the road course.

The Cup Series race will air on Prime Video. The other two events will air on The CW.

"This is a historic moment for our sport, and specifically for the NASCAR Cup Series, in being able to expand our footprint to Mexico," NASCAR executive vice president Ben Kennedy said in a news release.

"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."

The 2.7-mile road course includes 17 turns and was built in 1959 at an elevation of 7,342 feet. The track has hosted eight Formula 1 Grand Prix races. The Xfinity Series held races at the track from 2005 to 2008.

NASCAR held its first international Cup Series race in 1952 in Toronto. The company also has held exhibition races in Suzuka City, Japan.

The final regular-season race of the 2024 Cup Series season will be Sunday at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, S.C., with the Cook Out Southern 500 airing at 6 p.m. EDT on USA Network.

The Cup Series playoffs will start with the Quaker State 400 on Sept. 8 at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Ga.

NASCAR's preseason Clash will be Feb. 2 at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, N.C. The 2025 Daytona 500 will open the season Feb. 16 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla.