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.

Shane van Gisbergen won the pole for the Viva Mexico 250 in qualifying on Saturday, setting the fastest time (92.776, 93.904 mph) in a session that was cut short by rain. Van Gisbergen's pole is his first of the season and the second of his Cup career.

NASCAR Mexico Series President and CEO Jimmy Morales, from left, NASCAR driver Daniel Suarez, of Mexico, Ben Kennedy, executive vice president and chief venue and racing innovations officer and Federico Alemán, OCESA executive, pose for a photo on the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo) AP

See where your favorite NASCAR Xfinity Series drivers will pit for The Chilango 150 at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez on Saturday (4:30 p.m. ET, The CW, MRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

The NASCAR Xfinity Series races at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez this weekend, with qualifying at 10:35 a.m. ET on Saturday on The CW App.

Sunday's main event will be the first NASCAR Cup Series race outside the United States since the touring series visited Japan in 1998. Chase Elliott, who qualified 12th, leads the team in most wins at a road course with seven total. Teammate Larson follows close behind with six.

The Viva Mexico 250 will be broadcast nationally via streaming on Amazon Prime Video. Other streaming options for the race include MAX for in-car cameras for each driver.

"I cried as hard as a situation like this permits," one fan said of Suárez's Xfinity Series win Saturday as NASCAR returns to Mexico City.

The NASCAR Cup Series will make its debut at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez circuit in Mexico City for nearly 90 minutes of practice Friday. Cup cars will be on track for a 50-minute session starting at 4:05 p.m. ET and then another 25-minute session on the 15-turn, 2.42-mile road course at 5:30 p.m.

The NASCAR Cup Series heads to the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City, Mexico for the premier stock car division's first international points race.