NASCAR Green Flag Time Today: When will the 2025 Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez Cup Series race kick off?

The 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season has arrived at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez for the Viva Mexico 250. Thirty-seven drivers will contest the season’s 16th race for the 100 laps at the 2.429-mile-long road course track.

Last week, NASCAR veteran Denny Hamlin took the checkered flag at Michigan, but he has skipped this week’s Mexico race following the birth of his son. Ryan Truex will drive his #11 JGR car as a replacement.

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What is the green flag time for the NASCAR race today?

The green flag for the NASCAR Cup Series Viva Mexico 250 at Autódromo will wave at 3:23 p.m. ET on Sunday.

The Viva Mexico 250's live action can be viewed on Prime Video, while radio coverage will be available at MRN and SiriusXM Radio in the United States.

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Shane van Gisbergen is on the pole for the Viva Mexico 250 at Autódromo.

Shane van Gisbergen, the driver of the #88 Trackhouse Racing, took the early upper hand by winning the pole to lead the field to the green flag for Sunday’s Viva Mexico 250. He scored the pole with a time of 1:32:776 and a speed of 93.904 mph during Saturday’s (June 14) Cup Series qualifying session.

RFK Racing driver Ryan Preece will start alongside SVG on the front row on Sunday. Meanwhile, Ross Chastain and Ty Gibbs will start from the second row.

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NASCAR Viva Mexico 250 starting lineup:

Here’s the Cup Series Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez race lineup:

1. #88 - Shane van Gisbergen (R)
2. #60 - Ryan Preece
3. #1 - Ross Chastain
4. #54 - Ty Gibbs
5. #71 - Michael McDowell
6. #5 - Kyle Larson
7. #34 - Todd Gilliland
8. #16 - A. J. Allmendinger
9. #22 - Joey Logano
10. #99 - Daniel Suárez
11. #8 - Kyle Busch
12. #9 - Chase Elliott
13. #21 - Josh Berry
14. #43 - Erik Jones
15. #35 - Riley Herbst (R)
16. #17 - Chris Buescher
17. #7 - Justin Haley
18. #12 - Ryan Blaney
19. #19 - Chase Briscoe
20. #2 - Austin Cindric
21. #3 - Austin Dillon
22. #45 - Tyler Reddick
23. #77 - Carson Hocevar
24. #38 - Zane Smith
25. #23 - Bubba Wallace
26. #41 - Cole Custer
27. #24 - William Byron
28. #10 - Ty Dillon
29. #48 - Alex Bowman
30. #6 - Brad Keselowski
31. #20 - Christopher Bell
32. #42 - John Hunter Nemechek
33. #47 - Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
34. #51 - Cody Ware
35. #4 - Noah Gragson
36. #11 - Ryan Truex (i)
37. #78 - Katherine Legge

Fans can watch all NASCAR Cup Series teams and drivers at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez for Sunday’s Viva Mexico 250 live on Prime.