Both NASCAR and INDYCAR have Mexican drivers competing at their highest levels. Daniel Suarez was a fan favorite this past weekend. INDYCAR driver Pato O'Ward — who, like Suarez, is from Monterrey — has a following that is likely double or more than ...

NASCAR Commissioner Steve Phelps told drivers before the race: “Together, we are doing something that will be remembered in the history of our great sport.”

This weekend's NASCAR Cup in Mexico City saw Shane van Gisbergen walk away with his second career Cup Series win in front of a huge crowd that braved the early elements at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez.

All it took was two international drivers and one international circuit to make the historic weekend one of the best. The post Former HMS Veteran Recalls Daniel Suarez’s NASCAR Xfinity Series Heroics That Won the Mexico Crowd appeared first on EssentiallySports.

With his home country fans cheering, Daniel Suarez went from last in a backup car to win Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez. The crowd roared when Suarez took the lead with 19 laps to go after Ty Gibbs and Connor Zilisch crashed racing for the lead and triggering a 13-car crash.

The NASCAR Xfinity Series’ return to Mexico City ended with Daniel Suarez in victory lane. The Mexico native went from last to first over the course of the 65-lap race to get the win in his home country.