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UNCOVERED: Marcos ambrose | History Defined

Remember when spilled oil created one of the wildest Watkins Glen finishes ever?

The date was August 12th, 2012. NASCAR was back at Watkins Glen International for its annual visit to the scenic New York road course, and Kyle Busch was in control of the race.

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Every foreign-born race winner in NASCAR history

This is a complete list of every driver who was born outside of the United States and won in any of three national levels of NASCAR

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The "weakness" van Gisbergen has identified to improve in NASCAR

It’s been a long year for Shane van Gisbergen. In his first season racing full-time in the USA, the New Zealander clocked up 33 starts in the NASCAR Xfinity series and 11 in the Cup series. After already changing bases once in his career, to Australia, he has criss-crossed North…

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The winding road that took an Australian F1 prospect to Supercars stardom

James Courtney announced his retirement by accident – on the television news. With his eyes set on a career in real estate, it made sense for the 44-year-old to plug the Gold Coast firm he was joining and talk up his expertise. But in doing so, he also stated that…

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The curious case of A.J. Allmendinger: NASCAR's strangest career trajectory

NASCAR fans are relatively acquainted with AJ Allmendinger, who has been a major part of the series since 2007, but his path to racing stock cars was never really a straight line, nor was it originally aimed at this particular series at all. What could be considered a series of…

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Van Gisbergen "most anxious" about superspeedways in NASCAR

Van Gisbergen became the first driver in over 60 years to win a NASCAR Cup race on debut when he took the checkered flag at the inaugural Chicago Street Course race.

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How van Gisbergen’s NASCAR triumph gave Supercars a new dimension

Shane van Gisbergen’s miracle NASCAR win completes the creation of a second dimension for Supercars. It is no longer just a destination category. It can be a pathway as well.

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Van Gisbergen joins exclusive club with Chicago Cup win

He joins a very small list of drivers born outside the United States who have gone on to win at the Cup level. He also became the first driver to win on debut in over 60 years, a feat last accomplished by Johnny Rutherford at Daytona in 1963.

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Largest ever Bathurst field locked in

The likes of Shane van Gisbergen, Marcos Ambrose and Will Davison headline the record-breaking 70-car 2022 Bathurst 6 Hour field.

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