It was an incredible weekend for Daniel Suárez in Mexico City. He was able to win the NASCAR Xfinity Series race in his home country, but Sunday’s Cup Series race, where his teammate Shane van Gisbergen was victorious,

With his home country fans cheering, Daniel Suarez went from last in a backup car to win Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez. The crowd roared when Suarez took the lead with 19 laps to go after Ty Gibbs and Connor Zilisch crashed racing for the lead and triggering a 13-car crash.

History was made in NASCAR’s trip to Mexico City. The Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez was a perfect sight for the Xfinity Series to put on a show. Most importantly for NASCAR Cup Star and Mexico’s own Daniel Suarez.