Bubba Wallace Goes Undercover in Mexico, Then Drops Truth Bomb on NASCAR’s Global Future originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Bubba Wallace is making history on Sunday along with the 36 other NASCAR Cup Series drivers competing in Mexico City, as the series races internationally in a points-paying event for the first time since 1958.

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

"I cried as hard as a situation like this permits," one fan said of Suárez's Xfinity Series win Saturday as NASCAR returns to Mexico City.

About 100 protesters marched more than a mile Saturday from one of Mexico City’s hippest neighborhoods—the home to many young expat Americans—to the U.S. embassy. There, they rallied in a light drizzle against President Trump.

Bowman last Sunday slammed hard into the wall at Michigan in a head-on impact at approximately 150 mph. The hit was so fierce that it lifted the rear wheels in the air. Although nothing was broken, he has severe lower back pain on his right side that shoots into his leg.

Low turnout and fears over democratic backsliding marked Mexico’s shift to electing judges, which opens the way for the Morena party to dominate courts.

Daniel Suárez carries Mexico’s hopes, embracing the spotlight and pressure in NASCAR’s historic race at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez.