NASCAR's Ben Kennedy explains why the Cup Series is heading to Mexico next year
NASCAR will continue its recent trend of trying something new with the addition of Mexico to the 2025 Cup Series schedule.
On June 15, 2025, Mexico City will be the first Cup Series points venue outside of the United States since 1958. However, it’ll be a return for NASCAR to the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez road course, which hosted Xfinity Series events from 2005 through 2008.
But most importantly, it checks the box NASCAR has been working toward for quite some time by once again taking its top series international. NASCAR executive vice president and chief venue and racing innovation officer Ben Kennedy addressed the media after the announcement was made Tuesday morning, including explaining why going international has been the goal and why Mexico was the chosen location.
Kelly Crandall
Kelly has been on the NASCAR beat full-time since 2013, and joined RACER as chief NASCAR writer in 2017. Her work has also appeared in NASCAR.com, the NASCAR Illustrated magazine, and NBC Sports. A corporate communications graduate from Central Penn College, Crandall is a two-time George Cunningham Writer of the Year recipient from the National Motorsports Press Association.
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