NASCAR is allowing for two additional entries to the NASCAR Xfinity Series race in Mexico City via international provisionals.
The openings allow for up to 40 cars to run that weekend.
Any team using the 39th or 40th spot won’t be eligible for prize money or driver or team owner points. It will not receive playoff points for stage and/or race wins.
NASCAR utilized a similar rule in the NASCAR Cup Series for the Daytona 500 called the Open Exemption Provisional. Trackhouse Racing applied for it for Helio Castroneves, and at the time, if a driver eligible for the Provisional qualified for the race, the field would remain at a maximum of 40 entries. Castroneves didn’t qualify and was added to the field as a 41st entry.
Currently, the OEP will be applied and Cup Series will have a 41-car field if more than 40 cars are attempting the event.
The Xfinity Series race at Mexico City is slated to run Saturday, June 14 at 4:30 p.m. ET and airs on the CW.
Joy joined Frontstretch in 2019 as a NASCAR DraftKings writer, expanding to news and iRacing coverage in 2020. She's currently an assistant editor and involved with photos, social media and news editing. A California native, Joy was raised watching motorsports and started watching NASCAR extensively in 2001. She earned her B.A. degree in Liberal Studies at California State University Bakersfield in 2010.