Below are some potential notable starts being made by drivers this weekend. Notable meaning they will be tied with a driver in number of starts made in that specific series, or the number of starts being made is a significant number that they are reaching in their specific race this weekend at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez. Rankings reflect the all-time starts list for that series.
(The image above each series is the driver I find having the most notable start this weekend)
*This will be updated after qualifying for each race if a driver does not make the race.
Nick Sanchez is making career Xfinity start number 23 this weekend which ties Xfinity Mexico winner and motorsport great Juan Pablo Montoya on the all-time list. Image credit: nascar.com paint scheme preview
Xfinity Series Starts
Jeb Burton: 190th start ties Jamie McMurray, ranks 75th
Anthony Alfredo: 133rd start ties Austin Cindric, ranks 123rd
Sheldon Creed: 118th start ties Brett Moffitt, ranks 146th
Josh Bilicki: 116th start ties Ken Schrader, ranks 150th
Sage Karam: 33rd start ties Shane Van Gisbergen, ranks 345th
Nick Sanchez: 23rd start ties Juan Pablo Montoya, ranks 407th
Andres Perez & Ruben Rovelo: 1st start!
Michael McDowell ties Morgan Shepherd this weekend by making his 517th career Cup Series starts. Image credit: @SpireMotorsport X Page
Cup Series Starts
Michael McDowell: 517th start ties Morgan Shepherd, ranks 45th
Daniel Suarez: 303rd start ties Dick Trickle, ranks 103rd
Bubba Wallace: 271st start ties Travis Kvapil, ranks 113th
Ryan Preece: 203rd start ties Phil Parsons, ranks 146th
Shane Van Gisbergen: 30th start ties Parker Kligerman, ranks 413th