TC Daily Pit Stop: NASCAR Heads to Mexico City in 2025; Kyle Busch's Legal Issues in Mexico are Resolved
TC Daily Pit Stop: Wednesday, August 28, 2024
The 2025 Schedule is almost here! On Tuesday, NASCAR officially revealed a brand new track to the NASCAR Cup Series schedule (in a different country) for 2025. The full schedule is expected to be dropped tomorrow (Thursday). It should be fun to see the whole thing.
Autódromo Hermanos Rodriguez to Host First International Cup Series Points Event in 67 Years
The NASCAR Cup Series will do something that it hasn’t done since 1958 — that’s right, it’s been 67 years since the NASCAR Cup Series competed in a points-paying event internationally. That will all change in 2025 as the NASCAR Cup Series will share a race weekend with the NASCAR Xfinity Series and the NASCAR Mexico Series at Autódromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City next June.
“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 NASCAR’s Ben 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.”
ICYMI NASCAR Headlines
NASCAR's Ben Kennedy: Kyle Busch's Legal Issues in Mexico Resolved: While NASCAR will head to Mexico in 2025, there has been some question about Kyle Busch’s status in the country after a January 2023 arrest. According to Ben Kennedy, Busch’s legal issues in the country have been resolved and it’s not expected to be an issue.
Chaotic End to Coke Zero Sugar 400 Manifests Several Feel-Good Underdog Storylines: From race-winner Harrison Burton, fourth-place finisher Cody Ware, seventh-place finisher Parker Retzlaff, and beyond, there was a slew of underdog racers that thrived Saturday at Daytona.
Christopher Bell Glad Southern 500 is No Longer in the Playoffs: While many fans are upset the Southern 500 is not in the Playoffs this year, Joe Gibbs Racing’s Christopher Bell is a fan of the move, and feels he and other Playoff contenders can race more aggressively for the win in the crown jewel event without fear of points repercussions.
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