Fredrickson is competing on the ASA STARS National Tour in 2025 while also competing in other Super Late Model events. Last Saturday, he scored a victory in the Alive for 5 Series at Dells Raceway Park.

To commemorate Fredrickson’s ARCA debut at his home track, the first 200 children under the age of 12 in attendance will receive a free Ty Fredrickson t-shirt, courtesy of Rack Shack BBQ.

Several of Fredrickson’s partners are part of the ARCA Menards Series appearance, including Fredrickson Masonry, Otte Excavating, CFG Retirement, Buck Wild Racing Products, Nortec Equipment, Herman’s Landscape Supplies, Fredrickson Farms, Rack Shack BBQ, Sorem Livestock Hauling, Jerin Trucking, Simpson Race Products, Motorstate Distributing, Toyota GAZOO Racing, and Venturini Motorsports.

The NASCAR Cup Series will make its debut at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez circuit in Mexico City for nearly 90 minutes of practice Friday.

Cup cars will be on track for a 50-minute session starting at 4:05 p.m. ET and then another 25-minute session on the 15-turn, 2.42-mile road course at 5:30 p.m.

Because of two planes that were grounded Thursday in Charlotte, North Carolina, and delayed several teams, NASCAR adjusted the Friday schedule by moving up a 50-lap NASCAR Mexico Series race and shifting the Cup practices later. Xfinity practice also was moved to Saturday.

Some exercised in an oxygen-deprived setting, as seen by Tyler Reddick on a bike at the Toyota Performance Center, and a few slept in hypoxic tents.

Qualifying will be held Saturday at the Mexico City track, which will play host to the first Cup points race in series history Sunday.

Mexico City weekend schedule

(All Times Eastern)

Friday, June 13

Garage open

• 10 a.m. – 11 p.m. — Cup Series
• 11 a.m. – 10 p.m. — Xfinity Series

Track activity

• 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. — NASCAR Mexico practice and qualifying
• 1:30 p.m. — NASCAR Mexico race (50 laps, 121 miles, 90-minute time limit; NASCAR Mexico YouTube channel, MRN)
• 4:05 – 4:55 p.m. — Cup practice (Prime, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
• 5:30 – 5:55 p.m. — Cup practice (Prime, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)

Weather

Friday: Cloudy with a high of 75 degrees, winds from the east at 10 to 15 mph and a 24% chance of rain.

What’s Happening?

Matt Lewis, a producer for iRacing’s upcoming console game, NASCAR ’25, recently answered fans’ questions about the game as part of a Discord Q&A on Thursday. Here are some key takeaways from that Q&A.

• Though they have yet to set a release date for NASCAR ’25, as expected, the game will be released during the playoffs in late September or early October. We previously theorized that this could be the case, as five of the past six NASCAR games were released around that time.
• The game will be available on PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC. Notably, it will not be released on the previous generation of consoles. This confirmation also clarifies that it will be available on PC, something non-simulation racing game fans were worried about.
• NASCAR ’25 will have an online mode featuring 36 (Truck Series) to 40 (Cup Series) entry fields and private lobbies. Alongside a release date, more information and visuals, such as in-game screenshots, series rosters, and gameplay footage, will be released in July and August.
• The roster includes roughly 190 drivers across the three NASCAR National Series: Truck, Xfinity, and Cup, alongside the ARCA Menards Series. With a roster this big, the game will have over 400 paint schemes.
• We have covered all the news and rumors about NASCAR ’25 and its development via the article linked above.

What do you think about this? Let us know your opinion on Discord or X. Don’t forget that you can also follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube.

What’s Happening?

Ahead of perhaps the most important race weekend of the 2025 season, travel issues have forced NASCAR to make crucial schedule changes to this weekend’s race at Mexico City’s Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez.

During the Thunder Valley Nationals, Erica Enders had her fourth qualifying run disqualified due to a rule infraction that involved the rear wheels on her Camaro. The reason given was the wheels failed to meet NHRA’s approved specifications for Pro Stock. This incurred a 100-point deduction, a $5,000 fine, and kicked off a firestorm on social media.

After the event, the NHRA released the following revised statement to add clarity to the situation from its perspective:

Things get interesting when Richard Freeman, owner of Elite Motorsports, dropped his response in the comments section of the NHRA’s post on Facebook:

Where this starts to get sticky is the fact that the NHRA does have the final say on how rules are interpreted. Pro Stock is a brutally competitive class, so successful teams like Elite Motorsports are going to look at the rulebook and try to find ways to improve their program; that’s what top-tier teams do. The problem is, the NHRA feels like this conflicts with how the rules are written.

We will continue to follow this story and provide updates as they develop.

A bit of trouble for the NASCAR industry on the way to Mexico City. Two chartered flights have been held up in Charlotte. On Wednesday this week, Dale Earnhardt Jr. had to change his travel plans after his plane was held up in another country.

Today is the day that drivers and team members are expected to arrive in Mexico City for the NASCAR weekend. It is a historic race weekend with the first international points race for the Cup Series since the 1958 season. So, all eyes are on the sport as they embark on this journey.

Ryan Ellis, driver of the No. 71 Chevy for DGM Racing, posted a photo from the Charlotte airport. Firefighters are seen on the tarmac as NASCAR industry members walk off the plane.