If he wasn’t a national hero before NASCAR’s return to Mexico last weekend, Daniel Suarez departed one.
After crashing in qualifying and starting P39 in a backup machine Saturday, Suarez rallied to capture the Xfinity Series’ event at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez. It was his first circuit win since 2016, the season he won the drivers’ title.
In the fourth place with 19 laps remaining and during the key restart, Suarez passed Connor Zilisch and Ty Gibbs during a three-wide battle. Suarez’s win was the first of two for Trackhouse Racing in Mexico City last weekend. Shane van Gisbergen visited Victory Lane Sunday following the Cup race.
A native of Monterrey, Mexico, Suarez’s Cup Series contract ends after this season. Did he help his cause? In 303 career starts, he posted two wins and 23 top-five finishes. In nine years, his best finish in the drivers’ standings was 10th in 2022.
Suarez has supporters.
Bubba Wallace cried after his friend took the checkered flag Saturday.
“I was in the spa and didn’t get to see it live,” Wallace wrote on X (Twitter). “I have chills and may have cried for mi amigo. What an incredible feeling that must be for him in front of his home crowd!”
As the Xfinity Series returns to Pocono Raceway this weekend, Justin Allgaier paces the drivers’ standings with 587 points, 54 more than Austin Hill.
Crown him the Homecoming King. 👑 pic.twitter.com/QRM4JoDgQi
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) June 15, 2025
NASCAR National Series Weekend Schedule
Here is a list of NASCAR National Series events this weekend at Pocono Raceway (All Times ET):
Friday
- 12:35 p.m.: Truck Series practice
- 1:40 p.m.: Truck Series qualifying
- 5.p.m.: Truck Series MillerTech Battery 200 race
Saturday
- 10 a.m.: Xfinity Series practice
- 11:05 a.m.: Xfinity Series qualifying
- 12:35 p.m.: Cup Series practice
- 1:45 p.m.: Cup Series qualifying
- 3:30 p.m.: Xfinity Series Explore the Pocono Mountains 250 race
Sunday
- 2 p.m.: Cup Series The Great American Getaway 400 Presented by VISITPA.Com race
Check out our Event Guide for all your @NASCAR race weekend information!
Driver appearances, schedules, important fan info & more. All in one place!
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— Pocono Raceway (@PoconoRaceway) June 13, 2025
NASCAR Xfinity Series Explore the Pocono Mountains 250 Entry List
NASCAR Xfinity Series officials released the entry list for Saturday’s Explore the Pocono Mountains 250 at Pocono Raceway:
Entry, Driver, Car No.
- 1, Sheldon Creed, No. 00 Ford
- 2, Carson Kvapil, No. 1 Chevrolet
- 3, Jesse Love, No. 2 Chevrolet
- 4, Parker Retzlaff, No. 4 Chevrolet
- 5, Kris Wright, No. 5 Chevrolet
- 6, Patrick Emerling, No. 07 Chevrolet
- 7, Justin Allgaier, No. 7 Chevrolet
- 8, Sammy Smith, No. 8 Chevrolet
- 9, Daniel Dye, No. 10 Chevrolet
- 10, Josh Williams, No. 11 Chevrolet
- 11, Garrett Smithley, No. 14 Chevrolet
- 12, Christian Eckes, No. 16 Chevrolet
- 13, Chase Elliott, No. 17 Chevrolet
- 14, William Sawalich, No. 18 Toyota
- 15, Justin Bonsignore, No. 19 Toyota
- 16, Brandon Jones, No. 20 Toyota
- 17, Austin Hill, No. 21 Chevrolet
- 18, Harrison Burton, No. 25 Ford
- 19, Dean Thompson, No. 26 Toyota
- 20, Jeb Burton, No. 27 Chevrolet
- 21, Kyle Sieg, No. 28 Ford
- 22, Blaine Perkins, No. 31 Chevrolet
- 23, Carson Ware, No. 35 Toyota
- 24, Ryan Sieg, No. 39 Ford
- 25, Sam Mayer, No. 41 Ford
- 26, Anthony Alfredo, No. 42 Chevrolet
- 27, Brennan Poole, No. 44 Chevrolet
- 28, Mason Massey, No. 45 Chevrolet
- 29, Nick Sanchez, No. 48 Chevrolet
- 30, Jeremy Clements, No. 51 Chevrolet
- 31, TBA, No. 53 Ford
- 32, Taylor Gray, No. 54 Toyota
- 33, Leland Honeyman, No. 70 Chevrolet
- 34, Ryan Ellis, No. 71 Chevrolet
- 35, Dawson Cram, No. 74 Chevrolet
- 36, Connor Zilisch, No. 88 Chevrolet
- 37, Josh Bilicki, No. 91 Chevrolet
- 38, Matt DiBenedetto, No. 99 Chevrolet
Speed he'd like to take to Sunday.@TyGibbs had the #XfinitySeries #FastestLap in Mexico City. pic.twitter.com/grlXHDJVP8
— Xfinity Racing (@XfinityRacing) June 15, 2025
