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NASCAR Holds Cup Series Race in Mexico City

Posted on June 16, 2025 by Allan Wall

On June 15th, 2025, NASCAR held a Cup Series Race (its highest level), for points, in Mexico City. It was the first such race in Mexico and the first outside the U.S. since 1958.(See here and here). The Mexico City … Continue reading →

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The Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City

Posted on June 14, 2025 by Allan Wall

The Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez is a race track in Mexico City. It’s the scheduled site of NASCAR’s first Cup Series Race for points in Mexico, to held June 15th, 2025. (See here and here). It’s the first such race to be … Continue reading →

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NASCAR’s Move from Michigan to Mexico City

Posted on June 7, 2025 by Allan Wall

NASCAR is set to hold a Cup Series level race in Mexico City on June 15th. (See NASCAR Set to Run Cup Series Race in Mexico City Next June.) The second-level Xfinity race is scheduled for June 14th, also in … Continue reading →

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Mexico Sending 110,000 Tons of Avocadoes to U.S. for Super Bowl But It’s Still Lower than the Previous Two Years

Posted on February 8, 2025 by Allan Wall

Super Bowl LIX is scheduled for February 9th, 2025, pitting the Kansas City Chiefs against the Philadelphia Eagles. There are many NFL fans in Mexico and many Mexicans can be expected to watch it. In recent decades it has become … Continue reading →

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The Passing of Fernando Valenzuela

Posted on October 24, 2024 by Allan Wall

On October 22nd, 2024, Fernando Valenzuela, a great baseball player from Mexico, passed away at the age of 63 in Los Angeles, California. Valenzuela’s life was a real rags-to-riches story, from poverty to sports stardom. Fernando Valenzuela was born in … Continue reading →

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NASCAR Set to Run Cup Series Race in Mexico City Next June

Posted on September 7, 2024 by Allan Wall

This should be interesting news for NASCAR fans. It’s been announced that NASCAR will hold a Cup Series Race, for points, in Mexico City next June 15th. Here’s a specially tricked out racecar displayed at the official announcement in Mexico … Continue reading →

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Mexican Medals at the 2024 Olympics

Posted on August 12, 2024 by Allan Wall

The 2024 Summer Olympics was held in Paris from 24 July to 11 August. Mexico won 3 silver medals and 2 bronze medals, but no gold. This was an improvement over the previous 2020 Tokyo Olympics (held in 2021) in … Continue reading →

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The 2024 Summer Olympics and the Mexican Olympic Team

Posted on July 24, 2024 by Allan Wall

Every four years three things occur: Leap Year, the U.S. Presidential Election, and the Summer Olympics. Of course there are exceptions. For example, the 2020 Olympics were held in 2021, the games weren’t held in World War II. And 1900 … Continue reading →

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