The NASCAR Cup Series makes its historic debut in Mexico City at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez.
The field will set the lineup for series’ first race in Mexico City, the first points-paying race since 1958 and first international race since 1998 when the series ran an exhibition at Twin Ring Motegi Superspeedway in Japan.
Denny Hamlin is coming off his third win in the June 8 race at Michigan but is not racing in Mexico City as he awaits the birth of his third child with his fiancée, Jordan Fish.
Qualifying is set to begin at 11 a.m. CT, follow the action with our live updates.
NASCAR Mexico City qualifying live updates
Qualifying for the NASCAR Mexico City race is one of the race weekends which falls under the expanded practice and qualifying procedure under NASCAR’s new rules for the 2025 season. There will be two groups of cars on track for separate 20-minute qualifying sessions for one round of qualifying in Mexico City.
NASCAR Mexico City entry list for Viva Mexico 250
- Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
- Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford
- Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
- Noah Gragson, No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford
- Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
- Brad Keselowski, No. 6 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford
- Justin Haley, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
- Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
- Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
- Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
- Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
- Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford
- AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
- Chris Buescher, No. 17 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford
- Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
- Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
- Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford
- Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford
- Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota
- William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
- Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford
- Riley Herbst, No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota
- Zane Smith, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford
- Cole Custer, No. 41 Haas Factory Team Ford
- John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
- Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
- Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota
- Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 HYAK Motorsports Chevrolet
- Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
- Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Ford
- Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
- Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford
- Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
- Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
- Katherine Legge, No. 78 Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet
- Shane van Gisbergen, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
- Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
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What channel is qualifying on today for the NASCAR Cup race at Mexico City?
- Qualifying time: 11 a.m. CT June 15
- TV: Amazon Prime Video (streaming) (Watch Amazon Prime with a free trial) | Radio: SiriusXM and MRN
- Streaming: Amazon Prime Video; NASCAR.com and SiriusXM for audio (subscription required)
- Track: Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez (2.42-mile road course in Mexico City, Mexico)
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