Hamlin's team applied for and was granted a waiver from NASCAR to maintain their playoff eligibility.

The track has been famous for running Formula 1 events in the past, but hardly ever seeing stock cars take to sharp corners.

For the first time since 1998, the series is racing outside the U.S. with a stop at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City.

Shane van Gisbergen went to the top early in qualifying with a 1:32.776s lap in the No. 88 Chevrolet…and no one was able to beat it.