NASCAR has modified the schedule for the Viva México 250 at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez this weekend following the travel issues. The Stock Car Racing Association analyst Matt Weaver shared the news and new schedule with the fans via an X post. The 16th race of the season marks the governing body's international expansion. For the first time in over two decades, the sanctioning body has announced holding a race outside of the United States of America. Also, this will mark the first international points-paying race since 1958. However, NASCAR had to change the schedule for the much-anticipated event due to teams' travel issues. The two planes carrying the Cup and Xfinity Series members were grounded in Charlotte on Thursday, delaying the event. The practice session for the Xfinity Series was initially scheduled for Friday, but following the delay, the governing body moved it to Saturday at 11:05 am. The new session has been replaced with a single 50-minute drive. The qualifying session will be held at 12:10 pm ET. The analyst also revealed that the first Mexico Series race #1 on Friday will move to 01:30 pm ET. The Cup Series practice sessions have been moved up to 4:05 pm ET and 5:30 pm ET. The first session will last 50 minutes, while the second session will be going for 25 minutes. Despite the delay, the schedule for Sunday's race remains unchanged. Also, the Mexico Series race #2 will shift to 7 pm ET. The Viva México 250 at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez will be aired live by Amazon Prime, MRN, and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio on Sunday at 3 pm ET.
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