The Trackhouse Racing driver will race for a championship despite being currently ranked outside the top 30 in the points standings.

After a ninth-place showing at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Byron sits 67 markers above Kyle Larson, unofficially. Chase Elliott, who finished a season-best third on Sunday, is fourth, 104 points back of Byron.

Bubba Wallace finished 12th in the NASCAR points standings and 18th in the playoff standings, missing the 16-team playoffs. Richard Petty has the most wins in NASCAR history with 200. Petty won ...

Two of three NASCAR in-season tournament seeding races are complete. Here is how the bracket looks with one race before it is finalized.

Despite having to pit with two laps left, William Byron stays on top with 576 points while Kyle Larson's fifth-place helped him close the gap. He sits 41 markers away from his teammate in second at 535 points. Chase Elliott's result of 15th keeps him in fifth at 464 tallies, 112 away from Byron.

The Cup Series will run the first-ever Viva Mexico 250 on Sunday, June 15. The race will be held at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez. This will be one of the five road course races of the season, with 15 turns around the 2.429-mile track.