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Shane van Gisbergen once again mastered a new track to win NASCAR's first Cup Series points-paying race outside the United States in the modern era.
Bowman last Sunday slammed hard into the wall at Michigan in a head-on impact at approximately 150 mph. The hit was so fierce that it lifted the rear wheels in the air. Although nothing was broken, he has severe lower back pain on his right side that shoots into his leg.
The NASCAR Cup and Xfinity series will hold consecutive qualifying sessions Saturday at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, which then will play host to back-to-back races on its 15-turn, 2.42-mile layout. The NASCAR Mexico Series will hold a 40-lap race (with a 70-minute time limit), followed by a 65-lap race for the Xfinity Series.
Sunday's Viva Mexico 250 will the first regular-season international race for NASCAR's Cup Series since 1958 (Toronto). It's on Amazon Prime.
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Ricky Stenhouse Jr. confronted Carson Hocevar following a spinout during the NASCAR Cup Series race in Mexico City on Sunday evening.