{"id":49447,"date":"2025-07-31T06:41:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T06:41:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/49447\/"},"modified":"2025-07-31T06:41:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T06:41:11","slug":"nascar-wont-return-to-popular-city-for-2026-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/49447\/","title":{"rendered":"NASCAR Won’t Return To Popular City For 2026 Season"},"content":{"rendered":"

NASCAR Won’t Return To Popular City For 2026 Season<\/a> originally appeared on The Spun<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Next year’s list of tracks is already being sorted out by the NASCAR Cup Series. On Wednesday, it was reported that a controversial destination has been removed from the 2026 schedule.<\/p>\n

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Last month, the Cup Series held a race\u00a0at Aut\u00f3dromo Hermanos Rodr\u00edguez in Mexico City, Mexico. It was the first time since\u00a01958 that an international city hosted a race that counts towards the Cup Series standings.\u00a0Shane van Gisbergen won the race on June 15, defeating Christopher Bell, Chase Elliott and the rest of the field in convincing fashion.<\/p>\n

“What a week. I\u2019ve really enjoyed myself here, but felt like rubbish this morning,”\u00a0van Gisbergen said after the race. “Our car was amazing.\u00a0The 54 [Ty Gibbs] was close, but that last stint, what a pleasure, just ripping lap after lap and watching them get smaller in the mirror.”<\/p>\n

Although there was a ton of intrigue surrounding this year’s race at\u00a0Aut\u00f3dromo Hermanos Rodr\u00edguez, there won’t be an encore in 2026.<\/p>\n

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June 15, 2025; Trackhouse Racing driver Shane Van Gisbergen crosses the finish line to win the NASCAR Cup Series Mexico City Race at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez. Mandatory Credit: Carlos Perez Gallardo\/Reuters via Imagn Images\u00a9 Carlos Perez Gallardo&sol;Reuters via Imagn Images<\/p>\n

According to Jordan Bianchi of The Athletic<\/a>, NASCAR will not return to Mexico City next season.\u00a0Chicagoland Speedway is expected to take its spot.<\/p>\n

As of now, NASCAR doesn’t have a single international race on its schedule for the 2026 season. Apparently, they just couldn’t work out the\u00a0logistics to keep the Cup Series in Mexico for another year.<\/p>\n

One challenge for NASCAR is that Mexico will host a few World Cup matches between June 11 and July 5. It’s tough for the Cup Series to dominate a weekend in Mexico when FIFA has the entire world watching its product.<\/p>\n

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While this decision doesn’t completely end NASCAR’s relationship with Mexico City, it further validates how special this season’s race at\u00a0Aut\u00f3dromo Hermanos Rodr\u00edguez was.<\/p>\n

Related: Denny Hamlin Gets Very Honest With ‘Bittersweet’ Bubba Wallace Admission<\/a><\/p>\n

NASCAR Won’t Return To Popular City For 2026 Season<\/a> first appeared on The Spun on Jul 30, 2025<\/p>\n

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