After NASCAR confirmed the addition of Mexico City, Richmond Raceway will host only one Cup Series race weekend in the 2025 season instead of the usual two.

During the announcement, NASCAR CEO Ben Kennedy revealed:

“We’re still committed to Richmond. It’s an important racetrack and certainly an important market when we think about where our NASCAR fans are today.”

“We have experienced some exciting stories around this track in recent years and are looking forward to being there again next year, offering our fans a great event and putting a lot of energy and resources into this event.”

The first NASCAR Cup Series race in Mexico will take place on June 15, 2025 at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, a racetrack with a rich motorsport history.

Regarding NASCAR’s global vision, Kennedy added:

“This has been on our radar for a long time. We’ve talked about continually adjusting our schedule, right? You can go back a few years and enter new markets like Nashville and Austin, Texas.

“We were at the Coliseum for the Clash. … We were at our first street race in downtown Chicago, and this will be another first for us in many ways. This will certainly be a monumental event for us, the first time we’re racing south of the border.”

Kennedy added:

“It’s huge. When we as a leadership team talk about where we see the biggest growth opportunities in the sport, internationality is always one of the first topics that comes up.

“We’ve brought the Craftsman Truck Series to Canada for several years, we’ve had the Xfinity Series in Mexico. This is a monumental moment for our sport in the sense that this is our first step in making the Cup Series truly international and I think it could set us up for the future in potential new markets.

“I think we’ve been honest about our interest in taking our Cup Series overseas, whether it’s north or south of the border. And when we talk about some of our other races, there are opportunities for us to expand the Cup Series even further.

“So it’s going to be a big project for us. We have a lot of questions. I’m sure the industry will have some questions as well, but I’m excited to get this underway and go into one of the biggest markets – not just in the country but in the world – that’s going to be huge for our sport.”

NASCAR Cup Series: Current status

1. Tyler Reddick – 823 points
2. Kyle Larson – 806 points
3. Chase Elliott – 805 points
4. Ryan Blaney – 755 points
5. William Byron – 743 points
6. Christopher Bell – 737 points
7. Brad Keselowski – 718 points
8. Denny Hamlin – 712 points
9. Martin Truex Jr. – 695 points
10. Ty Gibbs – 676 ​​points
11. Chris Buescher – 658 points
12. Alex Bowman – 648 points
13. Bubba Wallace – 637 points
14. Ross Chastain – 631 points
15. Joey Logano – 586 points
16. Kyle Busch – 552 points
17. Daniel Suárez – 527 points
18. Chase Briscoe – 514 points
19. Austin Cindric – 486 points
20. Todd Gilliland – 480 points
21. Carson Hocevar – 467 points
22. Michael McDowell – 459 points
23. Josh Berry – 448 points
24. Noah Gragson – 426 points
25. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. – 404 points
26. Erik Jones – 381 points
27. Ryan Preece – 368 points
28. Daniel Hemric – 365 points
29. Austin Dillon – 360 points
30. Justin Haley – 356 points
31. John H. Nemechek – 343 points
32. Corey LaJoie – 335 points
33. Zane Smith – 316 points
34. Harrison Burton – 306 points
35. Kaz Grala – 166 points
36. Cody Ware – 98 points
37. Joey Hand – 43 points
38. Jimmie Johnson – 39 points
39. Derek Kraus – 32 points
40. David Ragan – 17 points
41. Kamui Kobayashi – 8 points
42. Will Brown – 6 points
43. Cam Waters – 2 points