The throaty roar of NASCAR Cup Series engines will reverberate through the Valley of Mexico this weekend, marking a bold international gambit for America's beloved motorsport as it races beyond its traditional borders.

Denny Hamlin will not compete in Sunday's Cup Series race in Mexico City after the birth of his third child. Ryan Truex will substitute.

NASCAR ran into problems in attempts to cross the border into Mexico for this weekend's race at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez

NASCAR granted Hamlin a waiver to keep his playoff eligibility on Friday after he announced Thursday that he would miss the race. Hamlin and fiancee Jordan Fish welcomed a son this week. The couple now has three children together.

Ryan Truex, JGR’s reserve driver, will step in to drive No. 11 car as Hamlin will miss his first race since 2014.

The wait is over with the Cup Series’ highly anticipated event in Mexico City as the series travels south to the road course of Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez for the inaugural Viva Mexico 250 on Sunday (3 p.

Katherine Legge is set to make her second career NASCAR Cup Series start in Sunday's Viva Mexico 250 at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez as she is one of the 37 entries on the preliminary entry list. Legge will drive for Live Fast Motorsports.

When the NASCAR Cup Series arrives in Mexico City this weekend for Sunday’s inaugural Viva Mexico 250 at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, it will mark the first time in nearly 67 years that NASCAR’s elite division has competed outside the United States.