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What are starting times for the NASCAR Xfinity Series qualifying and race from Mexico City?

NASCAR Xfinity Series teams will spend much of Saturday at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City, with qualifying set for 12:10 p.m. EDT (The CW sapp) and the race getting underway at 4:30 p.m. EDT. (The CW). You can watch The CW through the CW app on various devices, including Amazon Fire TV, or […]

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NASCAR Xfinity Series teams will spend much of Saturday at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City, with qualifying set for 12:10 p.m. EDT (The CW sapp) and the race getting underway at 4:30 p.m. EDT. (The CW).

You can watch The CW through the CW app on various devices, including Amazon Fire TV, or through services like DIRECTV, which includes The CW. You can also access some CW content on Prime Video Channels as an add-on subscription.

This is the second road course event of the 2025 season and the first international race in years. The Chilango 150 will cover 165 laps, totaling 157.3 miles.

The previous race in Mexico City, which was held in 2008 and named the Corona Mexico 200, saw Kyle Busch earn the victory after passing Scott Pruett with seven laps to go.

NASCAR drivers will face one of the biggest challenges of their careers racing at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, which sits at an elevation of nearly 7,500 feet. The next highest track on the Cup circuit in terms of elevation is Las Vegas Motor Speedway at about 2,000 feet above sea level.

To prepare its drivers for the altitude, Toyota launched a comprehensive training program months ago that had its drivers wearing a mask that simulates less oxygen while training and even sleeping in a hypoxic tent.

HOW TO WATCH

  • WHAT: Chilango 150
  • WHEN: 4:30 p.m. EDT Saturday
  • WHERE: Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City
  • TV: The CW. You can watch The CW through the CW app on various devices, including Amazon Fire TV, or through services like DIRECTV, which includes The CW. You can also access some CW content on Prime Video Channels as an add-on subscription.
  • QUALIFYING: Set for 12:10 p.m. EDT Saturday (The CW App)

The road course in Mexico City has been repaved and reconfigured since the Xfinity Series’ last visit, with drivers tackling a 15-turn, 2.42-mile layout. There are 39 drivers on the entry list, and they all will race because of an international provisional that added a spot for a 39th qualifier (who will be ineligible for prize money or points)

Hometown favorite Daniel Suarez, who won the 2016 Xfinity championship, will be driving the No. 9 Chevrolet for JR Motorsports in his first Xfinity start this season. Joe Gibbs Racing teammates Christopher Bell (driving for Sam Hunt Racing) and Ty Gibbs (in the No. 19 of JGR) also will be moonlighting in the Xfinity race. Four of Gibbs’ 12 Xfinity Series victories have been on road courses.

The forecast looks pretty favorable, with temperatures in the mid-70s and the possibility of a shower or two.

In the Xfinity Series’ last race on May 31, Justin Allgaier took his third series win of the season in Nashville, Tennessee, while holding off a late surge from rookie teammate Connor Zilisch.

Allgaier took the lead with 47 laps to go on a daring three-wide move on the restart, passing Zilisch and Brandon Jones for the top spot.

Coca-Cola 600 champion Ross Chastain earned a top-5 for JR Motorsports, finishing fifth.

Allgaier holds a commanding lead in the series standings, with 583 points. Austin Hill is second with three wins, seven top-5 finishes and 491 points, and Sam Mayer sits third with seven top-5 finishes and 473 points.

Jesse Love (432) and Zilisch (395) are fourth and fifth.

Qualifying was originally scheduled for 10:35 a.m., but two aircraft issues grounded multiple race teams back in North Carolina on Thursday, delaying their arrival for the first race weekend featuring the Cup Series in Mexico City.

The major adjustment will be a delay for the Xfinity Series, which shifted from two Friday practices (a 50-minute session plus a 25-minute stint) to one 50-minute practice Saturday at 11:05 a.m. EDT. Qualifying, which will split the field into two groups, will begin Saturday at 12:10 p.m. EDT. That prep time comes before the Xfinity Series’ The Chilango 150 on Saturday at 4:30 p.m. EDT.



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