2025 The Chilango 150
| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 15 of 33 of the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series | |||
| Date | June 14, 2025 | ||
| Official name | 1st Annual The Chilango 150 | ||
| Location | Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City, Mexico | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 2.429 miles (3.890 km) | ||
| Distance | 65 laps, 150 mi (300 km) | ||
| Scheduled distance | 65 laps, 150 mi (300 km) | ||
| Average speed | 69.278 mph (111.492 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | JR Motorsports | ||
| Time | 1:32.372 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Daniel Suárez | JR Motorsports | |
| Laps | 19 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 9 | Daniel Suárez | JR Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | The CW | ||
| Announcers | Adam Alexander, Ross Chastain, and Parker Kligerman | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | MRN | ||
The 2025 The Chilango 150 was the 15th stock car race of the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the 1st iteration of the event since its return, and the fifth time overall. The race was held on Saturday, June 14, 2025, at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City, Mexico, a 2.429 miles (3.909 km) permanent road course. The race took the scheduled 65 laps to complete. In a wild race, Daniel Suárez, driving for JR Motorsports, would take the emotional and popular win in his home country, leading the final 19 laps and holding off a charging Taylor Gray to earn his fourth career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, and his first of the season.[9] To fill out the podium, Austin Hill, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would finish in 3rd, respectively.
Connor Zilisch and Ty Gibbs ended up as the class of the field, leading a combined 35 laps of the event. Both drivers were involved in a late-race incident on lap 48, Zilisch rebounded to finish 5th, while Gibbs fell back to finish 14th.[10]
Report
Background
The race is held at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, a road course in Mexico City. The track was built in 1959, and has held 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.[11]
On May 27, 2025, NASCAR added two extra spots out of forty for the race based on qualifying results.[12]
Entry list
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
Two practice sessions were originally scheduled to be held on Friday, June 13, but was postponed due to traveling issues with numerous drivers.[13] The session was moved to Saturday, June 14, at 11:05 AM EST, and would last for 50 minutes.[14] Ty Gibbs, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 1:32.979, and a speed of 93.699 mph (150.794 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | Ty Gibbs (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1:32.979 | 93.699 |
| 2 | 88 | Connor Zilisch (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:33.058 | 93.619 |
| 3 | 24 | Christopher Bell (i) | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 1:33.546 | 93.131 |
| Full practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Saturday, June 14, at 9:30 AM EST. Since the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez is a road course, the qualifying procedure used is a two group, one round system. Drivers will be separated into two groups, A and B. Both groups will be 20 minutes long, and each driver will have multiple laps to set a time. Whoever sets the fastest time between both groups will win the pole.[14]
Connor Zilisch, driving for JR Motorsports, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 1:32.372, and a speed of 94.314 mph (151.784 km/h).[15]
No drivers would fail to qualify as the international provisional was used for the 39th position.
Qualifying results
Race results
Stage 1 Laps: 20
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Carson Kvapil (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 54 | Taylor Gray (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 2 | Jesse Love | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 48 | Nick Sanchez (R) | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 20 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 53 | Sage Karam | Joey Gase Motorsports | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 99 | Matt DiBenedetto | Viking Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 07 | Alex Labbé | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 20
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Sammy Smith | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 54 | Taylor Gray (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 00 | Sheldon Creed | Haas Factory Team | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 20 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 16 | Christian Eckes (R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 10 | Daniel Dye (R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 26 | Dean Thompson (R) | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 48 | Nick Sanchez (R) | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 88 | Connor Zilisch (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 19 | Ty Gibbs (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0 |
Stage 3 Laps: 25
| Fin[16] | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 39 | 9 | Daniel Suárez (i) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 65 | 19 | Running | 0 |
| 2 | 8 | 54 | Taylor Gray (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 65 | 1 | Running | 58 |
| 3 | 7 | 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 65 | 0 | Running | 42 |
| 4 | 34 | 16 | Christian Eckes (R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 65 | 0 | Running | 40 |
| 5 | 1 | 88 | Connor Zilisch (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 65 | 17 | Running | 35 |
| 6 | 11 | 18 | William Sawalich (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 65 | 0 | Running | 32 |
| 7 | 14 | 32 | Austin Green | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 65 | 0 | Running | 31 |
| 8 | 18 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 65 | 0 | Running | 32 |
| 9 | 22 | 25 | Harrison Burton | AM Racing | Ford | 65 | 0 | Running | 29 |
| 10 | 5 | 8 | Sammy Smith | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 65 | 5 | Running | 38 |
| 11 | 13 | 00 | Sheldon Creed | Haas Factory Team | Ford | 65 | 0 | Running | 35 |
| 12 | 26 | 26 | Dean Thompson (R) | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 65 | 0 | Running | 30 |
| 13 | 29 | 10 | Daniel Dye (R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 65 | 0 | Running | 30 |
| 14 | 2 | 19 | Ty Gibbs (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 65 | 18 | Running | 0 |
| 15 | 21 | 07 | Alex Labbé | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 65 | 0 | Running | 24 |
| 16 | 17 | 99 | Matt DiBenedetto | Viking Motorsports | Chevrolet | 65 | 0 | Running | 25 |
| 17 | 27 | 5 | Kris Wright | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 65 | 0 | Running | 21 |
| 18 | 10 | 2 | Jesse Love | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 65 | 0 | Running | 28 |
| 19 | 4 | 1 | Carson Kvapil (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 65 | 5 | Running | 29 |
| 20 | 32 | 11 | Josh Williams | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 65 | 0 | Running | 18 |
| 21 | 38 | 42 | Anthony Alfredo | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 65 | 0 | Running | 17 |
| 22 | 23 | 70 | Thomas Annunziata | Cope Family Racing | Chevrolet | 65 | 0 | Running | 16 |
| 23 | 6 | 41 | Sam Mayer | Haas Factory Team | Ford | 65 | 0 | Running | 15 |
| 24 | 28 | 14 | Josh Bilicki | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 65 | 0 | Running | 12 |
| 25 | 15 | 20 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 65 | 0 | Running | 25 |
| 26 | 37 | 45 | Brad Perez | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 65 | 0 | Running | 12 |
| 27 | 24 | 31 | Blaine Perkins | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 65 | 0 | Running | 11 |
| 28 | 36 | 28 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 65 | 0 | Running | 10 |
| 29 | 30 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 65 | 0 | Running | 9 |
| 30 | 16 | 91 | Andrés Pérez de Lara (i) | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 65 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 31 | 9 | 48 | Nick Sanchez (R) | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | 64 | 0 | Running | 16 |
| 32 | 25 | 71 | Ryan Ellis | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 61 | 0 | Running | 6 |
| 33 | 20 | 53 | Sage Karam | Joey Gase Motorsports | Toyota | 52 | 0 | Accident | 9 |
| 34 | 12 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 50 | 0 | Running | 4 |
| 35 | 35 | 4 | Parker Retzlaff | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 46 | 0 | Accident | 3 |
| 36 | 19 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 43 | 0 | Running | 2 |
| 37 | 31 | 35 | Rubén Rovelo | Joey Gase Motorsports | Chevrolet | 43 | 0 | Running | 1 |
| 38 | 33 | 44 | Brennan Poole | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 40 | 0 | Suspension | 1 |
| 39 | 3 | 24 | Christopher Bell (i) | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 36 | 0 | Engine | 0 |
| Official race results | |||||||||
Standings after the race
|
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ "2025 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
- ^ "2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez Race Page". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
- ^ "Entry list" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. June 13, 2025. Retrieved June 14, 2025.
- ^ "Practice Results" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. June 13, 2025. Retrieved June 13, 2025.
- ^ "Qualifying Results" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. June 14, 2025. Retrieved June 14, 2025.
- ^ "Starting lineup" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. June 14, 2025. Retrieved June 14, 2025.
- ^ "Race Results" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. June 14, 2025. Retrieved June 14, 2025.
- ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. June 14, 2025. Retrieved June 14, 2025.
- ^ "Hometown hero Daniel Suarez scores Xfinity victory at Mexico City". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. June 14, 2025. Retrieved June 15, 2025.
- ^ Albert, Zack (June 14, 2025). "Stage 3 melee sinks Xfinity victory bids by Zilisch, Gibbs in Mexico City". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2025.
- ^ Albert, Zack (August 27, 2024). "Cup Series to make history with Mexico City event in 2025". NASCAR. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
- ^ "NASCAR adds two extra starting positions for Xfinity race at Mexico City". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
- ^ "Travel issues shuffles on-track activity for Mexico City". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. June 12, 2025. Retrieved June 14, 2025.
- ^ a b "NASCAR Xfinity Series 2025 Practice and Qualifying Procedures". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved June 15, 2025.
- ^ Srigley, Joseph (June 14, 2025). "Connor Zilisch Outruns Ty Gibbs for Xfinity Pole in Mexico City". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved June 14, 2025.
- ^ "2025 The Chilango 150 - Racing Reference". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved June 15, 2025.