NASCAR Commissioner Steve Phelps told drivers before the race: “Together, we are doing something that will be remembered in the history of our great sport.”

Suarez’s victory at the 15-turn, 2.42-mile Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez road course Saturday afternoon made him the first competitor in NASCAR history to go from last to first on a road course. After taking the lead with 19 laps remaining, when the race slowed for two caution periods in the final 12 laps, Suarez could hear the fans cheering him.

The NASCAR Xfinity Series was at Mexico City's Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez on Saturday for the running of The Chilango 150, which saw Mexico's own Daniel Suarez win in a backup car.