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NASCAR's Mexico Series makes a stop at the L.A. Coliseum in first U.S. race since 2015

Lane lines are painted ahead of the NASCAR race at the L.A. Memorial Coliseum on Monday, Jan. 24, 2022.

LOS ANGELES — There has never been any doubt that NASCAR's totally inventive and seemingly crazy idea of building an auto racing track inside the L.A. Memorial Coliseum was a totally transparent attempt to increase its footprint in its largest market in the country. But now in the third year of its season kickoff event, NASCAR has shown its cards even more and its desire to work its way further into the Latino market.

Sunday's Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum will be preceded by the King Taco La Batalla en El Coliseo, the first time the NASCAR Mexico Series has raced in the United States since 2015 when it was in Phoenix. And

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