On Tuesday, Spire Motorsports—for which Hocevar drives the No. 77 car—fined Hocevar $50,000 and mandated the Portage, Mich., native attend sensitivity training. The fine will be split among three charities that "serve Mexican communities."

If expanding the fan base is the measuring stick to gauge whether the Mexico City race weekend is a success, then there’s ample evidence that NASCAR accomplished it.

Shane Van Gisbergen dominated the field and won the race by over 15 seconds.