2025 Viva México 250

The 2025 Viva México 250 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on June 15, 2025, at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City, Mexico. Contested over 100 laps on the 2.429-mile (3.909 km) road course, it was the 16th race of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season and the second seeding race for the inaugural NASCAR In-Season Challenge.

2025 Viva México 250

Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Race 16 of 36 in the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series
Track map of Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez.
Date	June 15, 2025 (2025-06-15)
Location	Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City, Mexico
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	2.417 miles (3.890 km)
Distance	100 laps, 241.7 mi (389.0 km)
Weather	Cloudy and rainy with a temperature around 60 °F (16 °C); wind out of the south at 2 miles per hour (3.2 km/h).
Average speed	74.82 miles per hour (120.41 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Shane van Gisbergen	Trackhouse Racing
Time	1:32.776
Most laps led
Driver	Shane van Gisbergen	Trackhouse Racing
Laps	59
Fastest lap
Driver	Kyle Larson	Hendrick Motorsports
Time	1:33.782
Winner
No. 88	Shane van Gisbergen	Trackhouse Racing
Television in the United States
Network	Prime Video
Announcers	Adam Alexander, Dale Earnhardt Jr., and Steve Letarte
Nielsen ratings	2.10 million[7]
Radio in the United States
Radio	MRN
Booth announcers	Alex Hayden and Mike Bagley
Turn announcers	Dave Moody (Turns 1 & 2), Kurt Becker (Turns 3 & 4), Dan Hubbard (Turns 5–7), Tim Catafalmo (Turns 8–10), and Chris Wilner (Turns 11–15)

Shane van Gisbergen won the race, his first win since the 2023 Grant Park 220. Christopher Bell finished 2nd, and Chase Elliott finished 3rd. Alex Bowman and Michael McDowell rounded out the top five, and John Hunter Nemechek, Chase Briscoe, Cole Custer, William Byron, and Chris Buescher rounded out the top ten.

Report

Background

Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, the track where the race was held.

The race is held at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, a road course in Mexico City. The track was built in 1959, and previously hosted the NASCAR Xfinity Series from 2005 to 2008. The track sits 7,500 feet above sea level, making it the highest altitude track on the NASCAR calendar. On August 27, 2024, it was announced that the track would host both the NASCAR Cup Series and the Xfinity Series, marking the first time the Cup Series went outside the United States since 1958.^[8]

Entry list

• (R) denotes rookie driver.
• (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.

No.	Driver	Team	Manufacturer
1	Ross Chastain	Trackhouse Racing	Chevrolet
2	Austin Cindric	Team Penske	Ford
3	Austin Dillon	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet
4	Noah Gragson	Front Row Motorsports	Ford
5	Kyle Larson	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet
6	Brad Keselowski	RFK Racing	Ford
7	Justin Haley	Spire Motorsports	Chevrolet
8	Kyle Busch	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet
9	Chase Elliott	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet
10	Ty Dillon	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet
11	Ryan Truex (i)[a]	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota
12	Ryan Blaney	Team Penske	Ford
16	A. J. Allmendinger	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet
17	Chris Buescher	RFK Racing	Ford
19	Chase Briscoe	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota
20	Christopher Bell	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota
21	Josh Berry	Wood Brothers Racing	Ford
22	Joey Logano	Team Penske	Ford
23	Bubba Wallace	23XI Racing	Toyota
24	William Byron	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet
34	Todd Gilliland	Front Row Motorsports	Ford
35	Riley Herbst (R)	23XI Racing	Toyota
38	Zane Smith	Front Row Motorsports	Ford
41	Cole Custer	Haas Factory Team	Ford
42	John Hunter Nemechek	Legacy Motor Club	Toyota
43	Erik Jones	Legacy Motor Club	Toyota
45	Tyler Reddick	23XI Racing	Toyota
47	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	Hyak Motorsports	Chevrolet
48	Alex Bowman	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet
51	Cody Ware	Rick Ware Racing	Ford
54	Ty Gibbs	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota
60	Ryan Preece	RFK Racing	Ford
71	Michael McDowell	Spire Motorsports	Chevrolet
77	Carson Hocevar	Spire Motorsports	Chevrolet
78	Katherine Legge	Live Fast Motorsports	Chevrolet
88	Shane van Gisbergen (R)	Trackhouse Racing	Chevrolet
99	Daniel Suárez	Trackhouse Racing	Chevrolet
Official entry list

Practice

First practice

Michael McDowell was the fastest in the session with a time of 94.024 seconds and a speed of 92.657 mph (149.117 km/h).

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Time	Speed
1	71	Michael McDowell	Spire Motorsports	Chevrolet	94.024	92.657
2	19	Chase Briscoe	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	94.136	92.547
3	54	Ty Gibbs	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	94.141	92.542
Official first practice results

Final practice

Todd Gilliland was the fastest in the session with a time of 93.496 seconds and a speed of 93.181 mph (149.960 km/h).

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Time	Speed
1	34	Todd Gilliland	Front Row Motorsports	Ford	93.496	93.181
2	1	Ross Chastain	Trackhouse Racing	Chevrolet	93.636	93.041
3	54	Ty Gibbs	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	93.814	92.865
Official final practice results

Qualifying

Shane van Gisbergen scored the pole for the race with a time of 1:32.776 and a speed of 93.904 mph (151.124 km/h).^[10]

Qualifying results

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Time	Speed
1	88	Shane van Gisbergen (R)	Trackhouse Racing	Chevrolet	1:32.776	93.904
2	60	Ryan Preece	RFK Racing	Ford	1:32.840	93.839
3	1	Ross Chastain	Trackhouse Racing	Chevrolet	1:32.849	93.830
4	54	Ty Gibbs	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	1:32.921	93.757
5	71	Michael McDowell	Spire Motorsports	Chevrolet	1:32.974	93.704
6	5	Kyle Larson	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	1:32.984	93.694
7	34	Todd Gilliland	Front Row Motorsports	Ford	1:33.020	93.657
8	16	A. J. Allmendinger	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	1:33.022	93.655
9	22	Joey Logano	Team Penske	Ford	1:33.049	93.628
10	99	Daniel Suárez	Trackhouse Racing	Chevrolet	1:33.061	93.616
11	8	Kyle Busch	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	1:33.084	93.593
12	9	Chase Elliott	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	1:33.108	93.569
13	21	Josh Berry	Wood Brothers Racing	Ford	1:33.158	93.519
14	43	Erik Jones	Legacy Motor Club	Toyota	1:33.194	93.482
15	35	Riley Herbst (R)	23XI Racing	Toyota	1:33.201	93.475
16	17	Chris Buescher	RFK Racing	Ford	1:33.206	93.470
17	7	Justin Haley	Spire Motorsports	Chevrolet	1:33.234	93.442
18	12	Ryan Blaney	Team Penske	Ford	1:33.247	93.429
19	19	Chase Briscoe	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	1:33.257	93.419
20	2	Austin Cindric	Team Penske	Ford	1:33.319	93.357
21	3	Austin Dillon	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	1:33.342	93.334
22	45	Tyler Reddick	23XI Racing	Toyota	1:33.345	93.331
23	77	Carson Hocevar	Spire Motorsports	Chevrolet	1:33.351	93.325
24	38	Zane Smith	Front Row Motorsports	Ford	1:33.365	93.311
25	23	Bubba Wallace	23XI Racing	Toyota	1:33.426	93.250
26	41	Cole Custer	Haas Factory Team	Ford	1:33.428	93.248
27	24	William Byron	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	1:33.458	93.218
28	10	Ty Dillon	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	1:33.595	93.082
29	48	Alex Bowman	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	1:33.604	93.073
30	6	Brad Keselowski	RFK Racing	Ford	1:33.707	92.971
31	20	Christopher Bell	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	1:33.720	92.958
32	42	John Hunter Nemechek	Legacy Motor Club	Toyota	1:34.058	92.624
33	47	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	Hyak Motorsports	Chevrolet	1:34.152	92.531
34	51	Cody Ware	Rick Ware Racing	Ford	1:34.213	92.471
35	4	Noah Gragson	Front Row Motorsports	Ford	1:34.416	92.272
36	11	Ryan Truex (i)	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	1:34.624	92.070
37	78	Katherine Legge	Live Fast Motorsports	Chevrolet	1:35.468	91.256
Official qualifying results

Race

Race results

Stage results

Stage One Laps: 20

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Points
1	60	Ryan Preece	RFK Racing	Ford	10
2	12	Ryan Blaney	Team Penske	Ford	9
3	1	Ross Chastain	Trackhouse Racing	Chevrolet	8
4	71	Michael McDowell	Spire Motorsports	Chevrolet	7
5	34	Todd Gilliland	Front Row Motorsports	Ford	6
6	43	Erik Jones	Legacy Motor Club	Toyota	5
7	77	Carson Hocevar	Spire Motorsports	Chevrolet	4
8	23	Bubba Wallace	23XI Racing	Toyota	3
9	9	Chase Elliott	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	2
10	99	Daniel Suárez	Trackhouse Racing	Chevrolet	1
Official stage one results

Stage Two Laps: 25

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Points
1	88	Shane van Gisbergen (R)	Trackhouse Racing	Chevrolet	10
2	20	Christopher Bell	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	9
3	48	Alex Bowman	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	8
4	12	Ryan Blaney	Team Penske	Ford	7
5	71	Michael McDowell	Spire Motorsports	Chevrolet	6
6	3	Austin Dillon	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	5
7	17	Chris Buescher	RFK Racing	Ford	4
8	35	Riley Herbst (R)	23XI Racing	Toyota	3
9	77	Carson Hocevar	Spire Motorsports	Chevrolet	2
10	99	Daniel Suárez	Trackhouse Racing	Chevrolet	1
Official stage two results

Final Stage results

Stage Three Laps: 55

Pos	Grid	No	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Laps	Points
1	1	88	Shane van Gisbergen (R)	Trackhouse Racing	Chevrolet	100	50
2	31	20	Christopher Bell	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	100	44
3	12	9	Chase Elliott	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	100	36
4	29	48	Alex Bowman	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	100	41
5	5	71	Michael McDowell	Spire Motorsports	Chevrolet	100	45
6	32	42	John Hunter Nemechek	Legacy Motor Club	Toyota	100	31
7	19	19	Chase Briscoe	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	100	30
8	26	41	Cole Custer	Haas Factory Team	Ford	100	29
9	27	24	William Byron	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	100	28
10	16	17	Chris Buescher	RFK Racing	Ford	100	31
11	4	54	Ty Gibbs	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	100	26
12	25	23	Bubba Wallace	23XI Racing	Toyota	100	28
13	8	16	A. J. Allmendinger	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	100	24
14	18	12	Ryan Blaney	Team Penske	Ford	100	39
15	2	60	Ryan Preece	RFK Racing	Ford	100	32
16	3	1	Ross Chastain	Trackhouse Racing	Chevrolet	100	29
17	14	43	Erik Jones	Legacy Motor Club	Toyota	100	25
18	20	2	Austin Cindric	Team Penske	Ford	100	19
19	10	99	Daniel Suárez	Trackhouse Racing	Chevrolet	100	20
20	22	45	Tyler Reddick	23XI Racing	Toyota	100	17
21	9	22	Joey Logano	Team Penske	Ford	100	16
22	7	34	Todd Gilliland	Front Row Motorsports	Ford	100	21
23	36	11	Ryan Truex (i)	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	100	0
24	17	7	Justin Haley	Spire Motorsports	Chevrolet	100	13
25	30	6	Brad Keselowski	RFK Racing	Ford	100	12
26	13	21	Josh Berry	Wood Brothers Racing	Ford	100	11
27	33	47	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	Hyak Motorsports	Chevrolet	100	10
28	21	3	Austin Dillon	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	100	14
29	15	35	Riley Herbst (R)	23XI Racing	Toyota	100	11
30	35	4	Noah Gragson	Front Row Motorsports	Ford	100	7
31	34	51	Cody Ware	Rick Ware Racing	Ford	100	6
32	37	78	Katherine Legge	Live Fast Motorsports	Chevrolet	99	5
33	28	10	Ty Dillon	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	99	4
34	23	77	Carson Hocevar	Spire Motorsports	Chevrolet	99	9
35	24	38	Zane Smith	Front Row Motorsports	Ford	76	2
36	6	5	Kyle Larson	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	58	2
37	11	8	Kyle Busch	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	5	1
Official race results

Race statistics

• Lead changes: 14 among 8 different drivers
• Cautions/Laps: 6 for 16
• Red flags: 0
• Time of race: 3 hours, 14 minutes, and 4 seconds
• Average speed: 74.82 miles per hour (120.41 km/h)

Media

Television

Prime Video covered the race on the television side. Adam Alexander, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Steve Letarte called the race from the broadcast booth. Kim Coon, Marty Snider, and Trevor Bayne handled pit road for the television side. Canal 5 aired the race for free in Mexico. With Tony Rivera and Sam Reyes on the commentary.^[11]

Prime Video
Booth announcers	Pit reporters
Lap-by-lap: Adam Alexander Color-commentator: Dale Earnhardt Jr. Color-commentator: Steve Letarte	Kim Coon Marty Snider Trevor Bayne

Radio

Radio coverage of the race was broadcast by Motor Racing Network (MRN) and simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.

MRN
Booth announcers	Turn announcers	Pit reporters
Lead announcer: Alex Hayden Announcer: Mike Bagley	Turns 1 & 2: Dave Moody Turns 3 & 4: Kurt Becker Turns 5–7: Dan Hubbard Turns 8–10: Tim Catafalmo Turns 11–15: Chris Wilner	Steve Post Brad Gillie

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 William Byron 604 2 Kyle Larson 537 (–67) 1 3 Christopher Bell 524 (–80) 1 4 Chase Elliott 500 (–104) 2 5 Denny Hamlin 494 (–110) 6 Tyler Reddick 477 (–127) 7 Ryan Blaney 466 (–138) 8 Ross Chastain 443 (–161) 9 Joey Logano 411 (–193) 10 Bubba Wallace 411 (–193) 11 Chase Briscoe 393 (–211) 1 12 Alex Bowman 376 (–228) 1 13 Chris Buescher 373 (–231) 14 Ryan Preece 354 (–250) 1 15 Austin Cindric 337 (–267) 7 16 Michael McDowell 330 (–274) Official driver's standings

Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 584 2 Toyota 568 (–16) 3 Ford 541 (–43) Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings. . – Driver has clinched a position in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.

Notes

1. On June 12, Joe Gibbs Racing announced Denny Hamlin, the original driver, was put on paternity leave, missing his first race since the 2014 Auto Club 400 following the birth of his fiancée's third child. Ryan Truex will drive the No. 11 Toyota as his replacement.^[9]