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NASCAR qualifying results: Starting lineup set for Sunday race in Mexico on Amazon Prime
It's a weekend of firsts as NASCAR takes its big-league Cup Series to Mexico City for the first time.
Include Saturday's qualifying, when pre-race favorite Shane van Gisbergen became the first-ever pole winner south of the border. His fastest lap averaged 93.904 mph around the 15-turn track that measures 2.4 miles.
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The 55-minute qualifying session was cut 17 minutes short due to rain. Ryan Preece was second fastest and will start alongside van Gisbergen.
Van Gisbergen, a road-course specialist, will lead the field to green Sunday afternoon in the inaugural Viva Mexico 250 at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez.
Coverage starts at 3 p.m. on Amazon Prime.
The Xfinity Series is also in Mexico City, where that circuit raced from 2005-08. The Chilanga 150 is slated for this afternoon. Coverage begins at 4:30 on The CW.
Watch NASCAR action from Mexico City
The NASCAR Mexico Series is joining the Cup and Xfinity circuits this weekend in Mexico City.
NASCAR lineup for Mexico City
Shane van Gisbergen, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet (1:32.776 seconds)
Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford (1:32.840)
Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet (1:32.849)
Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota (1:32.921)
Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet (1:32.974)
Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet (1:32.984)
Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford (1:33.020)
AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet (1:33.022)
Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford (1:33.049)
Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet (1:33.061)
Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet (1:33.084)
Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet (1:33.108)
Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford (1:33.158)
Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota (1:33.194)
Riley Herbst, No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota (1:33.201)
Chris Buescher, No. 17 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford (1:33.206)
Justin Haley, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet (1:33.234)
Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford (1:33.247)
Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota (1:33.257)
Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford (1:33.319)
Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet (1:33.342)
Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota (1:33.345)
Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet (1:33.351)
Zane Smith, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford (1:33.365)
Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota (1:33.426)
Cole Custer, No. 41 Haas Factory Team Ford (1:33.428)
William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet (1:33.458)
Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet (1:33.595)
Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet (1:33.604)
Brad Keselowski, No. 6 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford (1:33.707)
Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota (1:33.720)
John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota (1:34.058)
Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 HYAK Motorsports Chevrolet (1:34.152)
Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Ford (1:34.213)
Noah Gragson, No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford (1:34.416)
Ryan Truex, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota (1:34.624)
Katherine Legge, No. 78 Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet (1:35.910)
How to watch Sunday NASCAR race
3 p.m.: Cup Series, Viva Mexico 250 (Prime).
This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: NASCAR lineup: Qualifying results set starting grid for Mexico race
