Shane van Gisbergen once again mastered a new track to win NASCAR's first Cup Series points-paying race outside the United States in the modern era.

After a rough start to his weekend in Mexico City, Shane van Gisbergen found race day to be smooth sailing by leading 60 of 100 laps to win the inaugural Viva Mexico 250 at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez.

Shane van Gisbergen led a race-high and career-best 60 laps and decimated the field in NASCAR's historic Cup Series race in Mexico City.

New Zealand's Shane van Gisbergen revealed that he received advice from Formula One champion Max Verstappen before storming to victory in NASCAR's rain-affected Mexican circuit Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez on Sunday.

Shane van Gisbergen dominated Sunday in Mexico City, claiming the first NASCAR Cup Series race in the country. He led 60 laps.

It is van Gisbergen's second Cup Series win after claiming the inaugural Chicago Street Race in 2023. Per NASCAR Insights, he is the first driver since Marvin Porter in 1960 to win his first two races in inaugural races at a track. His 16.567-second margin of victory is the largest in the Cup Series since Kurt Busch at Texas in 2009.

Shane van Gisbergen remained a ringer in NASCAR Cup Series inaugural events with left and right turns, winning in the circuit’s debut at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City.

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. leaned into Carson Hocevar's car and expressed his frustration after contact during the NASCAR Mexico race.

Bubba Wallace Goes Undercover in Mexico, Then Drops Truth Bomb on NASCAR’s Global Future originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Bubba Wallace is making history on Sunday along with the 36 other NASCAR Cup Series drivers competing in Mexico City, as the series races internationally in a points-paying event for the first time since 1958.