Everything to know for Sunday's Viva Mexico 250 at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, host of the 16th race of the 2025 Cup season.

Shane van Gisbergen is on the pole for the Viva Mexico 250 NASCAR Cup Series race on June 15 at Mexico City. SVG's lap of 1 minute, 32.776 seconds was just ahead of Ryan Preece, and was locked in as the pole-winning lap when rain ended the session with 17 minutes left.

The NASCAR Cup and Xfinity series will hold consecutive qualifying sessions Saturday at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, which then will play host to back-to-back races on its 15-turn, 2.42-mile layout. The NASCAR Mexico Series will hold a 40-lap race (with a 70-minute time limit), followed by a 65-lap race for the Xfinity Series.

The NASCAR Cup Series races outside the United States for the first time in the sport's modern era at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez

Shane van Gisbergen will lead the NASCAR Cup Series field to the green flag in the inaugural event in Mexico City.

It may have only been a win in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, but Daniel Suarez received a Daytona 500-esque level of cheers and commendation from the Mexico City faithful on Saturday.

A look at Shane van Gisbergen, NASCAR driver from New Zealand who drives the No. 88 Chevrolet for Trackhouse Racing

Alex Bowman wasn't sure he was going to make the trip to Mexico City because of lower back pain suffered in the hardest hit of his career at Michigan last week.