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Home-country hero Daniel Suárez wins first Nascar race in Mexico since 2008 | Nascar
In all his high hopes and hard work over the last year to promote Nascar’s return to his home country of Mexico, even Daniel Suárez could not have imagined the amazing story of his dramatic win in Saturday’s The Chilango 150 – coming from last place on the grid in a backup car and charging […]

In all his high hopes and hard work over the last year to promote Nascar’s return to his home country of Mexico, even Daniel Suárez could not have imagined the amazing story of his dramatic win in Saturday’s The Chilango 150 – coming from last place on the grid in a backup car and charging to Victory Lane.
After victory spinouts, the 33-year old from Monterrey, Mexico, climbed out of his No 9 JR Motorsports Chevrolet, stood on the car’s roof, pounded his chest and pointed upward to the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez grandstands – shouting to the thrilled crowd in his native Spanish and thanking his loyal fans for their support.
“It’s everything I was looking for, just a special day,” said an emotional Suárez, the 2016 Nascar Xfinity Series champion, who led a race-best 19 of the race’s 65 laps and beat Taylor Gray to the checkered flag by .598 seconds in a backup car the team rebuilt after he crashed in the morning qualifying session.
“It’s a very special day to be here in front of my people, all these people that have supported me for many, many years and known me since my Nascar Mexico days. Now I’m fighting with the big boys,” said Suárez, who was forced to use the “international provisional” starting position after his incident in qualifying.
Even after diligently working his way through the 37-car field, Suárez had to earn this win by every definition. The Nascar Cup Series full-timer went door to door with Gray on a restart with three laps remaining, ultimately pulling away – only to have to fend off a fast-approaching Gray again on the final stretch of the last lap.
Suárez first took the lead Saturday in similarly dramatic fashion, prevailing on a three-wide restart with 19 laps remaining.
He emerged out front after going head-to-head with the race’s early leaders, rookie Connor Zilisch and fellow Nascar Cup Series regular Ty Gibbs. The polesitter Zilisch, who led 17 laps, wheel-hopped taking the opening corner of a crowded restart, spun and then hit his JR Motorsports teammate Carson Kvapil as the pileup behind began.
Gibbs, who led 18 laps, moved forward from the initial contact then made contact with Kvapil’s Chevy on the next turn. The ensuing pileup affected 13 cars to varying degrees.
Suárez drove through the melee, drawing a massive cheer from the crowd. The Mexican fans stood on their feet, arms raised, Mexican flags in the air.
Richard Childress Racing’s Austin Hill finished third, Kaulig Racing’s Christian Eckes was fourth and Zilisch recovered to finish fifth in another of the day’s more remarkable efforts.
After that incident with 17 laps remaining, Zilisch fell back to 28th place with damage to the right side of his Chevy, only to move through the field at a remarkable pace – up 14 positions in the three laps after the restart. He was in 10th place with 10 laps to go, finishing among the top five.
“I’m proud of my team for their effort,” said Zilisch, who leaned against his car alone on pit road, obviously disappointed with the outcome after such a strong afternoon.
“Obviously the finish isn’t what we wanted. We probably had a better car than fifth place, but we got caught up in an incident on that last restart. Just proud to be able to come here and get a decent finish.
William Sawalich, Austin Green, Jeb Burton and his cousin, Harrison Burton, and Sammy Smith rounded out the top 10.
There were seven lead changes among six drivers, with Kvapil winning the first stage and Smith winning stage two.
Nascar Xfinity Series championship leader Justin Allgaier had to take his No 7 JR Motorsports Chevrolet behind the wall for repairs before the end of the first stage, ultimately settling for a 34th-place finish, 15 laps down to the winner. Fortunately for the reigning series champion, he held a 92-point advantage over Hill atop the points standings heading into Mexico City. He now leads by 54 points.
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BCBSIL Honors Chicago’s Hometown Heroes During NASCAR Weekend
BCBSIL Honors Chicago’s Hometown Heroes During NASCAR Weekend July 10, 2025 Nearly two dozen public servants were honored for their selflessness and dedication to the city of Chicago during the third NASCAR Chicago Street Race Weekend. Brian Snell, president of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, led a […]

BCBSIL Honors Chicago’s Hometown Heroes During NASCAR Weekend
July 10, 2025
Nearly two dozen public servants were honored for their selflessness and dedication to the city of Chicago during the third NASCAR Chicago Street Race Weekend.
Brian Snell, president of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, led a group of police officers, firefighters, 911 dispatchers and streets and sanitation employees to the race stage, where they were introduced to the crowd as Hometown Heroes before The Loop 110 NASCAR Xfinity Series race.
BCBSIL President Brian Snell honors Chicago police officers, firefighters, 911 dispatchers and streets and sanitation workers selected as Hometown Heroes during NASCAR Chicago Street Race Weekend.
“I just wanted to say thank you for being here,” Snell told the heroes as they huddled around him before heading to the stage. “Thank you for taking such good care of everyone who lives here and visits in your service to the city of Chicago.”
Proud spouses, children, grandchildren and friends pulled out phones and shot photos and videos to capture the moment. Selected by their leaders, the heroes rode the track and received passes to race events. Sunday’s Grant Park 165 Cup Series race capped NASCAR Chicago Street Race Weekend.
Spectators watch the Grant Park 165 Cup Series race. BCBSIL is a founding partner of NASCAR Chicago Street Race Weekend.
A founding partner of the event, BCBSIL also engaged race fans with games and health education at pop-up sites inside and outside the races’ ticketed area. The company also invited community partner organizations to the races and concert.
Despite frequent challenges, sacrifices or dangers, the heroes expressed passion for their careers and service to Chicago residents.
“It’s a commitment, but what a feeling you get when you’re helping someone,” said Chicago Fire Department Battalion Chief John Fox, whose son recently graduated from the fire academy. His daughter has been a firefighter for five years at Chicago O’Hare International Airport. “It’s the best job in the world.”
Dispatcher Patricia Griffin, Chicago Fire Department Battalion Chief John Fox and recently retired dispatcher Debra White were among those honored as Hometown Heroes by BCBSIL during NASCAR Chicago Street Race Weekend.
Service runs in Ramsey Williams’ blood, too. He comes from a family with generations of police officers, firefighters and health care workers. Determined to enjoy every moment, he danced to music and talked and laughed with fellow honorees as they waited to be escorted to the concert stage.
“I don’t feel like a hero,” said Williams, who was a police officer for more than a dozen years before joining the fire department. “I look at it as a blessing to others to serve. It was ingrained in me to serve.”
Like Williams, Zachary Strother switched careers, working 10 years as a teacher before becoming a police officer, certified in mental health crisis intervention. Outside work, he founded Brotherhood Mentoring, dedicated to guiding urban youth toward positive social, emotional and spiritual growth. He mentors young men to strengthen the community and families he serves. His passion comes from the work he’s done to address his own trauma and mental health issues.
“It’s a natural fit for me,” said Strother, whose goal is to help families in need of mental health resources and keep people who are struggling out of jail.
BCBSIL honored Chicago 911 dispatchers, firefighters and police officers during NASCAR Chicago Street Race Weekend.
Debra White, Ann Clancy and Patricia Griffin — 911 dispatchers with a combined 100 years of service with the Office Emergency Management Communications — posed for pictures before riding the track.
Griffin considers herself a lifeline to officers, helping them navigate calls for service and maintain communication in stressful situations. Named the state of Illinois Telecommunicator of the Year in 2021, Griffin routinely is recognized for her work and dedication, said her son, Chicago Police Officer Kendall Brown, who accompanied her to the event.
“I treat them all like my family, Griffith said of the officers she supports. “I want them all to go home at the end of their shift.”
Chicago police officers Raual Echevarria and Zachary Strother and Judy Steele, a streets and sanitation department employee, wave to the crowd as they are introduced as Hometown Heroes during NASCAR Chicago Street Race Weekend.
Representing the streets and sanitation department, James Fort and Judy Steele said they were honored to be recognized for making the city a nice place to live and visit.
For about 25 years, Steele has picked up trash around Chicago, and the people she serves often thank her for what she does to keep their neighborhoods clean. The appreciation brings her joy, no matter how cold or hot the day.
Fort, an assistant general manager, oversees beautification projects. He started his career as a clerk, responding to reports about properties in need of clean-ups.
“I take pride in everything I do,” Fort said. “I want to leave this city in a better place every day for everybody.”
Julie Giese, president of the NASCAR Chicago Street Race, met the heroes behind the race stage. “Thank all of you for what you do for our city,” she said. “We are so honored to have you here with us. I love living here because of all of you. You are truly heroes.”
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SVG looks to extend road course domination to Sonoma Raceway – Speedway Digest
Two questions are front and center as the NASCAR Cup Series heads for Somona Raceway for Sunday’s Toyota/Save Mart 350 (3:30 p.m. ET on TNT, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). First, can any other driver in the series halt Shane van Gisbergen’s streak of perfection on road and street courses? And second, which four drivers […]

Two questions are front and center as the NASCAR Cup Series heads for Somona Raceway for Sunday’s Toyota/Save Mart 350 (3:30 p.m. ET on TNT, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).
First, can any other driver in the series halt Shane van Gisbergen’s streak of perfection on road and street courses?
And second, which four drivers will advance to the semifinals of the five-race In-Season Challenge, which pays $1 million to win?
Van Gisbergen swept last weekend’s Cup and Xfinity races, both from the pole position. In mid-June, he won the inaugural Cup race at Mexico City, also from the pole.
Though Sunday’s race will mark his Sonoma debut in a Cup car, SVG won last year’s NASCAR Xfinity Series race at the technical 1.99-mile road course—again from the pole.
“I’m excited to get there,” van Gisbergen said. “I’ve never raced that track in a Cup car, so it’s going to be interesting to see how it races and what it’s like. I did the Xfinity race there last year and had a great time. It will be interesting with it being my second time in the Xfinity car and trying to understand how to make that car better.
“Then in the Cup car, it’s obviously a track everyone is going to be strong at because they’ve had so many reps there. It’s going to be interesting to see if we still have a speed advantage. But (I’m) looking forward to running double duty again.”
Should Van Gisbergen win from the pole at Sonoma, he would tie Jeff Gordon’s record of three straight such victories set in 1998-1999.
Arguably, the driver most likely to match Van Gisbergen’s speed is defending race winner Kyle Larson, who has scored four pole positions at Sonoma and held the track qualifying record for nine years before Joey Logano broke it last season with a lap at 97.771 mph on a repaved racing surface.
Larson, Kyle Busch (two victories each) and Daniel Suarez (one victory) are the only drivers in Sunday’s field who have Cup wins at the track.
“It’s always special to go back home,” said Larson, from Elk Grove in Northern California. “I love having friends and family at the track, especially the friends that don’t typically get to go to the track.
“We have dominated there in the past—hopefully, we’ll be just as good… It will feel hotter in Sonoma with the race being in July. The pavement will be a little bit slicker.”
Larson’s Hendrick Motorsports teammate, Alex Bowman, will face unsinkable Ty Dillon, the 32nd seed, in the quarterfinals of the In-Season Challenge. Among the eight drivers remaining in the tournament. Bowman has the best average finish at Somona in the Gen 7 era (15.3).
Dillon finished 23rd in both 2022 and 2023 but didn’t compete in last year’s Cup race.
“I’m looking forward to getting to Sonoma this weekend, a track where I have a lot of confidence going to,” said Dillon, who upset top-seeded Denny Hamlin in the first round at EchoPark Speedway and advanced past hard-luck Brad Keselowski last week on the Chicago Street Course.
“I’ve been in the sim (simulator) this week and working with my teammate, AJ (Allmendinger), one of the best in the business, to try to learn as much as I can to be prepared this weekend. I didn’t race on the track last year, so this will be the first year for me on the new pavement, which will bring its own challenges, but I’m looking forward to taking advantage of this weekend and having a strong run.”
Other In-Season Challenge matchups feature LEGACY Motor Club teammates Erik Jones and John Hunter Nemechek against each other, guaranteeing the organization will have one driver in next Sunday’s semifinals at Dover Motor Speedway; Ryan Preece vs. Tyler Reddick; and Ty Gibbs vs. Zane Smith.
Chris Buescher, who was eliminated from the tournament in Chicago, has the best average finish at Sonoma over the past three years (3.0). Surprisingly, Hamlin has the worst average in the Next Gen era (35.0), after an early engine failure relegated him to 38th last year.
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. Reacts To Major 2026 NASCAR Rumors
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Reacts To Major 2026 NASCAR Rumors originally appeared on The Spun. The NASCAR Cup Series hasn’t released its 2026 race schedule yet, but Dale Earnhardt Jr. has noticed a few things that fans might find especially interesting. Advertisement On the latest episode of the Dale Jr. Download podcast, Earnhardt noted that the […]

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Reacts To Major 2026 NASCAR Rumors originally appeared on The Spun.
The NASCAR Cup Series hasn’t released its 2026 race schedule yet, but Dale Earnhardt Jr. has noticed a few things that fans might find especially interesting.
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On the latest episode of the Dale Jr. Download podcast, Earnhardt noted that the Chicago road race could be moved or outright canceled since the city’s contract with NASCAR is running out. He said that he loves the Chicago road race but is a bit worried that an agreement might not be reached.
“I can’t even imagine how much of a spiderweb the agreement or any future agreement or how to even get down that path is for NASCAR in the city and all that (expletive),” Earnhardt said. “You don’t know who’s telling the truth about whether they really want to do this again or not. If they said tomorrow, ‘Yeah, there’s a new two-year deal or three-year deal, I wouldn’t be mad about it. The race itself is entertaining as (expletive).”
Earnhardt expressed hope that the city of San Diego might replace Chicago if needs be. Though in his perfect world, NASCAR would be racing in both Chicago and San Diego while potentially parting ways with Mexico City.
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“I don’t know if they’ll go back. I hear that San Diego is going to take its place,” Earnhardt stated. “There will be a street course in San Diego of some type. That is what will take Chicago’s place. It doesn’t mean that Chicago can’t still exist. Maybe Mexico City goes away, and Chicago shifts to a different part of the schedule, I don’t know. I think there’s a potential where you could see us racing at Chicago and San Diego, for sure. There’s a world where that exists.”
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – JULY 01: Brad Perez, driver of the #53 Bonesteel Aerospace Chevrolet, drives during qualifying for the NASCAR Xfinity Series The Loop 121 at the Chicago Street Course on July 01, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)Sean Gardner/Getty Images
But Earnhardt recognized that NASCAR might not be keen on adding yet another road course since they already have several.
“I don’t think that they’re adding another road course,” he said. “Whatever the number is today, that will be the number next year, but I don’t know which race tracks it’s going to be. I’m feeling like the San Diego deal is done. People will say it’s not done, but I feel like it’s done.
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“And then it’s like 50/50 between going back to Chicago or going back to Mexico City. Then you always have the hope that we get to Montreal again, and I think it’s NASCAR’s intention to get there. That might not happen next year.”
Will NASCAR be leaving Chicago next season?
Related: Bubba Wallace Had Special Message For NASCAR Fans In Chicago
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Reacts To Major 2026 NASCAR Rumors first appeared on The Spun on Jul 10, 2025
This story was originally reported by The Spun on Jul 10, 2025, where it first appeared.
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NASCAR’s Ross Chastain gets the 607 revved up for racing at the Glen
CORNING, NY (WBNG) — It’s not time to start your engines just yet, but with exactly one month until the Go Bowling at the Glen, one driver stopped by for a pretty cool experience at the Corning Museum of Glass. NASCAR’s Ross chastain was in the Southern Tier to help local race fans get ready […]

CORNING, NY (WBNG) — It’s not time to start your engines just yet, but with exactly one month until the Go Bowling at the Glen, one driver stopped by for a pretty cool experience at the Corning Museum of Glass.
NASCAR’s Ross chastain was in the Southern Tier to help local race fans get ready for the upcoming race weekend in Watkins Glen.
The driver of the Trackhouse Racing #1 car met with fans, signed autographs, and learned more about the place where NASCAR’s championship trophies are created.
“To hear from the experts in glass blowing, and this glass making process, learning a bit about the history and trying to take it all in. Now the trophy means more now that I know where it came from,” said Chastain.
The Go Racing at the Glen weekend begins Friday, August 8th. The NASCAR race highlights the three days of festivities on Sunday, August 10th.
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NASCAR Sonoma full weekend schedule, TV schedule for Cup Series race
NASCAR returns to Sonoma Raceway in California for a weekend of racing, including the Toyota/Save Mart 350 Cup Series race on July 13. The ARCA Menards West Series runs the General Tire 200 on July 11, while the Xfinity Series runs the Pit Boss/FoodMaxx 250 on July 12 along with Cup Series practice and qualifying. […]

NASCAR returns to Sonoma Raceway in California for a weekend of racing, including the Toyota/Save Mart 350 Cup Series race on July 13.
The ARCA Menards West Series runs the General Tire 200 on July 11, while the Xfinity Series runs the Pit Boss/FoodMaxx 250 on July 12 along with Cup Series practice and qualifying.
Shane van Gisbergen is entered into both the Cup and Xfinity Series races, and he is coming off of a weekend sweep at the Chicago street course last week.
Here is the full on-track schedule at Sonoma:
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All times Central; on-track activity at Sonoma Raceway unless otherwise detailed.
Friday, July 11
1:30 pm. — ARCA Menards Series West practice and qualifying, No TV
3 p.m. — NASCAR Xfinity Series practice and qualifying, CW app
5:30 p.m. — General Tire 200 ARCA Menards Series West race (64 laps, 127.3 miles), FLORacing
Saturday, July 12
12:30 p.m. — NASCAR Cup Series practice and qualifying, truTV (Watch FREE on Fubo)
3:30 p.m. — Pit Boss/FoodMaxx 250 NASCAR Xfinity Series race (79 laps, 157 miles), CW Network (Watch FREE on Fubo)
Sunday, July 13
2:30 p.m. — Toyota/Save Mart 350 NASCAR Cup Series race (110 laps, 218.9 miles), TNT (Watch FREE on Fubo) and MAX (in-car cameras)
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2025 NASCAR Sonoma qualifying: Order for Toyota / Save Mart 350
The NASCAR Cup Series is set to take on the Sonoma Raceway for yet another race in the 2025 season. Catch the race on Sunday on TNT at 3:30 p.m. ET. Qualifying starts Saturday on truTV. Check out the 2025 NASCAR Sonoma qualifying order below. NASCAR Cup Series: Grant Park 165 Highlights | NASCAR on […]

The NASCAR Cup Series is set to take on the Sonoma Raceway for yet another race in the 2025 season. Catch the race on Sunday on TNT at 3:30 p.m. ET.
Qualifying starts Saturday on truTV. Check out the 2025 NASCAR Sonoma qualifying order below.
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