NASCAR Busch Series in Mexico City this weekend

Apr 19, 2008 General Interest

NASCAR Mexico This week’s hot-button topic is NASCAR’s annual trip to Mexico City for a Nationwide Series race.

Sunday will mark the fourth Nationwide Series race held at the 2.518-mile Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez road course. NASCAR regulars have won each event, but the race is always stocked with international drivers and road-course ringers.

NASCAR officials contend the race is a sign of global expansion and interest, while critics contend it’s a drain on the budget for teams to make the hike via caravan across the border to Mexico. Is going to Mexico City still a good idea for NASCAR?

Be that as it may, the annual trek to Mexico City’s Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez road course is a crowd pleaser, drawing more than 100,000 spectators each year.

NASCAR and Mexico are nothing new. It dates back to 1950 and La Carrera Panamericana road race.

There is an interesting history of NASCAR and Mexico HERE

Of course, not everyone is happy about Mexico being allowed to participate in the red neck sport. But that is to be expected.

How popular is this race? Tickets were sold out weeks before this Sunday’s event.
Juan Pablo Montoya #42

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