Alex de Alba, the reigning champion of the NASCAR México Series, scored his first victory of the 2026 season at the Óvalo Aguascalientes México by leading the fifth round of the championship with a charge from eighth on the grid. The #14 car of AGA Racing Team took the lead with just over 20 laps to go and held off Rubén García Jr. in a green‑flag finish. De Alba moved from fourth in the championship to a stronger position heading into the Chase, which in this category awards postseason berths based on wins and accumulated points in the regular season.

Xavi Razo took the pole in the closest qualifying in the history of the series, with an advantage of 0.006 seconds over Rodrigo Rejón and 0.033 over Max Gutiérrez. However, Razo lost pace in the race, and control passed to those who read the oval’s tyre degradation better. De Alba managed the first two segments without taking excessive risks and executed the final part with the aggression needed to beat García Jr., who had started fifth and kept the overall championship lead.

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García Jr. entered the round with 173 points, a nine‑point lead over Eloy Falcón and a 14‑point lead over Max Gutiérrez. De Alba had 150 points and needed a strong result to get closer to the positions that guarantee a Chase berth. His victory leaves him in a more comfortable spot. Gutiérrez retired on lap 144 and failed to score, a direct blow to his hopes of fighting for the top spot in the standings. Irwin Vences finished third, and Jake Cosío along with Santiago Tovar completed the top five.

In the Challenge Series, Jorge de la Parra converted pole into victory with a clean, error‑free run. Emiliano Richards was second and retained the category lead, followed by Andrik Dimayuga in third place.

The round featured Brian Weber, an American driver with experience in the ARCA Series who generated buzz in Mexican media during the previous week — something unusual for a series that does not often receive widespread coverage. Weber competed in the #6 car in the Challenge class and finished 25th, five laps behind the leader.

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Diego Ortiz, who in the previous round at Puebla drove the #11 car for Ho Speed Racing, did not appear on the entry list for Aguascalientes after announcing his departure from the team following six seasons. His place was taken by Alonso Salinas, a driver who moved up from the Trucks México Series and finished 31st, 67 laps down.

The next race will be on June 27 at the Autódromo de Querétaro, one of three remaining events before the Chase cut‑off.

Nascar Mexico 2026 Aguascalientes

Pos	Nº	driver	team	class	difference
1	#14	Alex de Alba	Aga de Manzana- Red Cola	NM	-
2	#88	Rubén García Jr	Canel´s- Logitech- Mobil- Laboratorios Tequis	NM	+0.204s
3	#46	Irwin Vences	Escuderia Gt- Sacura- Toyopower- JV Motorsports	NM	+0.578s
4	#51	Jake Cosío	Control Plag- Chick In- Ana Seguros- En Ti- JBL- A	NM	+0.882s
5	#22	Santiago Tovar	Quaker State-Anvi Motorsport	NM	+0.896s
6	#28	Rubén Rovelo	Alessandros Racing	NM	+1.196s
7	#29	Koke De la Parra	Prime Sports	CH	+1.687s
8	#7	Xavi Razo	Motorcraft	NM	+1.698s
9	#9	Eloy Falcón	Volaris- Aldo Conti	NM	+1.832s
10	#2	Abraham Calderón	-	NM	+2.010s
11	#20	Emiliano Richards (N)	Escuderia GT- Trobbu- JV Motorsports	CH	+2.213s
12	#55	Julio Rejón	GGG Racing Team- NS- JV Motorsports	NM	+4.794s
13	#67	Andrik Dimayuga	Dimayuga Racing	CH	+5.944s
14	#95	Rodrigo Rejón	ProRally Mothers- GGG	NM	1 vuelta
15	#27	Helio Meza (N)	Alessandros Racing	NM	1 vuelta
16	#39	Víctor Barrales	Anvi Motorsport	CH	1 vuelta
17	#69	Germán Quiroga	Prime Sports- Car Motion	NM	1 vuelta
18	#05	Mateo Girón (N)	Alessandros Racing	CH	2 vueltas
19	#13	Regina Sirvent	Kotex- Volaris	CH	2 vueltas
20	#48	Chispa Rodríguez (N)	Alessandros Racing	CH	2 vueltas
21	#26	Eliud Treviño	Alessandros Racing	CH	2 vueltas
22	#44	Santos Zanella Sr	Z Motors- Autoforum- Monzani- Omoda	CH	2 vueltas
23	#54	Omar Jurado	Alessandros Racing	NM	2 vueltas
24	#08	José Luis Ramírez	Disolvin- Vomisin - Nenuco	NM	3 vueltas
25	#6	Brian Weber (N)	Black Gold Eco Verse- Alpha Racing	CH	5 vueltas
26	#75	Giancarlo Vecchi	Restonic	CH	9 vueltas
27	#0	Rafael Vallina	Coca Cola Zero- Salsa	CH	15 vueltas
28	#77	Majo Rodríguez (N)	Car Motion	CH	15 vueltas
29	#76	Alexandra Mohnhaupt (N)	Codialub- Lyncott- Massey Fergurson- Mansur Solar	CH	24 vueltas
30	#23	Max Gutiérrez	Canel´s- Logitech- Laboratorios Tequis	NM	26 vueltas
31	#11	Alonso Salinas	Red Energy- Bizarro- Telecom	CH	67 vueltas