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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.

The NASCAR Xfinity Series’ return to Mexico City ended with Daniel Suarez in victory lane. The Mexico native went from last to first over the course of the 65-lap race to get the win in his home country.