Daniel Suárez survived a late-race restart to win his home race in the NASCAR Xfinity Series at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez.

The road course in Mexico City has been repaved and reconfigured since the Xfinity Series’ last visit with drivers tackling a 15-turn, 2.42-mile layout. There are 39 drivers on the entry list, and they all will race because of an international provisional that added a spot for a 39th qualifier (who will be ineligible for prize money or points).

This wildly popular victory came in a backup car, as NASCAR's top Mexican star earned a huge result at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez

"Proud" is the word Ben Kennedy is attaching to NASCAR's weekend in Mexico City.The historic Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez course hosted both the Xfinity Series, which last competed in the country in 2008,

On Friday, the NASCAR Mexico Series race was moved up to 1 p.m. ET, and two Cup practices were shifted to 4:05 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. ET. Xfinity Series practice was moved to Saturday at 11:05 a.m.

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.

In all his high hopes and hard work over the last year to promote NASCAR’s return to his home country of Mexico, even Daniel Suarez could not have imagined the amazing story of his dramatic win in Saturday’s The Chilango 150 – coming from last place on the grid