Mexico City, NASCAR and Cup Series
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News coverage of the immigration raids and protests in Southern California has transfixed Mexico, where reports have heavily sided with the immigrants against U.S. efforts to detain and deport them.
"Proud" is the word Ben Kennedy is attaching to NASCAR's weekend in Mexico City.The historic Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez course hosted both the Xfinity Series, which last competed in the country in 2008,
Daniel Suarez became the first Mexican driver to compete in the NASCAR Cup Series on home soil and while he had hoped for better than his 19th-place finish in Sunday's inaugural Viva Mexico 250 at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez he said the experience had left him craving more.
No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports driver battles through back pain to score a top five at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez.
Shane van Gisbergen won the pole for the Viva Mexico 250 in qualifying on Saturday, setting the fastest time (92.776, 93.904 mph) in a session that was cut short by rain. Van Gisbergen's pole is his first of the season and the second of his Cup career.
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