After struggling through much of the first half of the NASCAR Cup Series’ regular season, driver Shane van Gisbergen appeared comfortable Saturday, cruising around Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, the 15-turn, 2.42-mile road course in Mexico City. The qualifying session was cut short to just one hot lap because of area precipitation.
Van Gisbergen’s qualifying run was clocked at 93.904 mph, edging Ryan Preece by 0.064 seconds. He became the third Cup pilot to capture his first two Cup poles at road courses, ing Tyler Reddick and Dan Gurney.
Van Gisbergen will have Trackhouse Racing teammates among the top-10 starters. Ross Chastain will start on the inside of the second row and Daniel Suarez earned a P10.
Through 15 events, the 2023 Chicago Street Race champion posted just one top-10 finish and ranked 33rd in the drivers’ standings.
Under 20 minutes to go in Cup qualifying. Shane van Gisbergen fastest at a 1:32.776
Starting to see some sprinkles at the racetrack based on the onboard cameras pic.twitter.com/EUNYd9CUGu
— Steven Taranto (@STaranto92) June 14, 2025
Daniel Suarez Returns To Mexican Roots And Wins
Monterrey, Mexico, native Daniel Suarez cut his racing teeth in his native land. The nine-year Cup veteran returned to Mexico City this week and entered both the Cup and Xfinity Series events.
He gave the local fans a show Saturday, capturing The Chilango 150 for his first Xfinity win since his 2016 championship campaign. He crashed during qualifying and started last. Suarez will start Sunday’s Viva Mexico 250 P10 after turning a qualifying lap of 93.616 mph.
Fueling the start of his stock-car racing career, Suarez earned NASCAR Mexico Series rookie of the year honors in 2010 and, sponsored by Trackhouse, ed NASCAR’s Drive for Diversity program in 2013.
Suarez became the first Mexican-born Cup pilot to visit Victory Lane when he captured the 2022 event at Sonoma Raceway.
DANIEL SUÁREZ WINS IN MEXICO CITY! 🇲🇽 pic.twitter.com/UgfLoKVgyw
— NASCAR Xfinity (@NASCAR_Xfinity) June 14, 2025
Starting Lineup for NASCAR Cup Series’ Viva Mexico 250
Here is a look at the lineup for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series’ Viva Mexico 250 at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez:
Starting Position, Driver, Car No.
- 1, Shane van Gisbergen, No. 88 Chevrolet
- 2, Ryan Preece, No. 60 Ford
- 3, Ross Chastain, No. 1 Chevrolet
- 4, Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Toyota
- 5, Michael McDowell, No. 71 Chevrolet
- 6, Kyle Larson, No. 5 Chevrolet
- 7, Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Ford
- 8, AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Chevrolet
- 9, Joey Logano, No. 22 Ford
- 10, Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Chevrolet
- 11, Kyle Busch, No. 8 Chevrolet
- 12, Chase Elliott, No. 9 Chevrolet
- 13, Josh Barry, No. 21 Ford
- 14. Erik Jones, No. 43 Toyota
- 15, Riley Herbst, No. 35 Toyota
- 16, Chris Buescher, No. 17 Ford
- 17, Justin Haley, No. 7 Chevrolet
- 18, Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Ford
- 19, Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Toyota
- 20, Austin Cindric, No. 2 Ford
- 21, Austin Dillon, No. 3 Chevrolet
- 22, Tyler Reddick, No. 45 Toyota
- 23, Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Chevrolet
- 24, Zane Smith, No. 38 Ford
- 25, Bubba Wallace, No. 23 Toyota
- 26, Cole Custer, No. 41 Ford
- 27, William Byron, No. 24 Chevrolet
- 28, Ty Dillon, No. 10 Chevrolet
- 29, Alex Bowman, No. 48 Chevrolet
- 30, Brad Keselowski, No. 6 Ford
- 31, Christopher Bell, No. 20 Toyota
- 32, John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42
- 33, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Chevrolet
- 34, Cody Ware, No. 51 Ford
- 35, Noah Gragson, No. 4 Ford
- 36, Ryan Truex, No. 11 Toyota
- 37, Katherine Legge, No. 78 Chevrolet
The details 😮💨 pic.twitter.com/yNVo2Y7d65
— Daniel Suárez (@Daniel_SuarezG) June 12, 2025
