For the first time, Cup Series drivers turned laps at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City for a pair of practice sessions.

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

The NASCAR Cup Series races outside the United States for the first time in the sport's modern era at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez