No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports driver battles through back pain to score a top five at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez.

Drivers battled rain and the road course at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City on both days, and Daniel Suarez and Shave Van Gisbergen emerged with victories. Many NASCAR fans enjoyed the racing over the weekend, but one driver landed in hot water after comments about the city and the venue.

Daniel Suarez became the first Mexican driver to compete in the NASCAR Cup Series on home soil and while he had hoped for better than his 19th-place finish in Sunday's inaugural Viva Mexico 250 at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez he said the experience had left him craving more.

Turns out NASCAR\"s grand venture into Mexico wasn\"t the only international jolt to the Cup Series status quo. New Zealander Shane van Gisbergen, powering through a stomach ailment that forced him to seek pre-race medical treatment,

Shane van Gisbergen won the pole for the Viva Mexico 250 in qualifying on Saturday, setting the fastest time (92.776, 93.904 mph) in a session that was cut short by rain. Van Gisbergen's pole is his first of the season and the second of his Cup career.