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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 history Shane van Gisbergen made with his Chicago NASCAR Cup win

Shane van Gisbergen remains near-unstoppable on the streets of Chicago. In five starts between the Xfinity and Cup Series, he has won four of them. The only race he attempted but didn't manage to win was the Cup race in 2024, and that's because he got wrecked out of the…

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Winners and losers from a wild NASCAR Cup race on the streets of Chicago

It was another wild NASCAR Cup race at Chicago with non-stop action from start to finish. Shane van Gisbergen sweeping the weekend was a rather predictable outcome, but it didn't take away from the fact that the race was full of epic storylines. In fact, there were so many winners and…

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Michael McDowell took the fight to SVG before mid-race throttle issue

While Shane van Gisbergen was once again the driver to beat on Sunday, his closest competition never got a fair shot in the end due to some mechanical gremlins.

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Shane van Gisbergen sweeps Chicago weekend with chaotic NASCAR Cup race win

The three-time Supercars champion is now a three-time race winner in the NASCAR Cup Series. Shane van Gisbergen won from pole in the NASCAR Xfinity Series…and then proceeded to do it again in the Cup race on Sunday.

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Connor Zilisch caught off guard by SVG's aggression in battle for the win

Shane van Gisbergen and Connor Zilisch are teammates at Trackhouse and at Chicago, they were also teammates at JR Motorsports. They ran inverse paint schemes, both representing Red Bull and WeatherTech.

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Shane van Gisbergen earns NASCAR Cup pole in Chicago with blistering lap

After a dominant victory in Mexico City, Shane van Gisbergen (SVG) remains the man to beat as NASCAR takes on the Chicago Street Course. He was nearly half a second faster than his closest competition, with Michael McDowell joining him on the front row.

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William Byron: "I'm just an idiot" for wrecking out of Chicago Cup practice

In NASCAR Cup Series practice at Chicago, things were looking promising for William Byron. He was faster than Shane van Gisbergen, setting the pace in the first practice group. He lapped the street circuit in 1:31.008s, over three tenths quicker than SVG.

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With 41 entries, one driver will fail to qualify for the NASCAR Cup race in Chicago

In something that has become increasingly rare in modern NASCAR, there will be a DNQ (did not qualify) in this weekend's Cup race at the Chicago Street Course.

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Winners and losers from a historic NASCAR weekend in Mexico

NASCAR held its first points-paying Cup race outside of the United States since 1958 this weekend when the top level of the sport journeyed to Mexico for the very first time. The race weekend featured two international drivers capturing the checkered flag with home hero Daniel Suarez winning the Xfinity…

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Why Shane van Gisbergen sought Max Verstappen's advice just before dominant NASCAR win

There's no doubt that three-time Supercars champion Shane van Gisbergen is one of the best road racers in NASCAR, again proving it in the inaugural Cup race at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City.

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Shane van Gisbergen stuns in record 16+ second NASCAR Cup win in Mexico

Sunday in Mexico City, Shane van Gisbergen (SVG) was nearly unstoppable, driving off with the victory by almost 17 seconds. It ended up being the biggest margin of victory in any Cup race since the 2009 season. Christopher Bell finished a distant second with Chase Elliott third, but neither could even see…

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Shane van Gisbergen earns NASCAR Cup pole in Mexico City

Shane van Gisbergen went to the top early in qualifying with a 1:32.776s lap in the No. 88 Chevrolet…and no one was able to beat it. This is the Trackhouse Racing driver's second career pole and his first of the 2025 season. Sitting 33rd in the championship standings, he desperately needs…

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Shane van Gisbergen 'hates' racing in the rain, "but I'm good at it"

Three-time Supercars champion Shane van Gisbergen stunned the NASCAR world almost two years ago, the New Zealand driver winning on debut at the Chicago Street Course in a feat not seen in the Cup Series for 60+ years.

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Hocevar and Nemechek advance into All-Star Race, Gragson wins Fan Vote

Carson Hocevar claimed victory after a two-tire call allowed him to take the lead. John Hunter Nemechek scored a runner-up finish, also racing his way into the big show.

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Caribbean is friend of US, not an enemy, tariff-hit regional leaders tell Trump

Barbados PM and Caricom chair calls on Washington to engage in talks to ‘keep prices down for all of our people’

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The winners and losers from NASCAR's first road race of the 2025 season at COTA

Bell goes back-to-back, Zilisch's Cup debut comes to an abrupt end, and missed opportunities highlight some of the Cup Series' fun at COTA on Sunday.

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The Rastafarians opening up Caribbean cannabis farms to build a flourishing medical industry

After a 2018 amnesty, the government of St Vincent and the Grenadines is now backing Rastafarian growers’ efforts to promote the benefits of marijuana

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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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Can an F1 driver handle a stock car? Red Bull puts its drivers to the test

Worlds collided when Trackhouse Racing teammates Shane van Gisbergen and Connor Zilisch met up with RB's Yuki Tsunoda and Liam Lawson in Texas earlier this year. All four Red Bull athletes got together to see what would happen when you put an F1 driver in a stock car on a dirt…

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How van Gisbergen was eliminated from the NASCAR Xfinity playoffs

For Shane van Gisbergen, only two points were the difference between advancement and elimination in the end. He admitted that "it certainly would have helped" to have pitted for fresh tires late in the race when most of the field did, but with multiple playoffs drivers near the front in…

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Shane van Gisbergen "pretty angry at myself" over last-lap error

Shane van Gisbergen made a three-wide pass for the lead on the final overtime restart and was doing well to keep Chris Buescher at bay as the field made their way around the 2.45-mile road course for the final lap.

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Buescher beats SVG in epic showdown to win NASCAR Cup Watkins Glen

It was overtime in the Cup playoff race at Watkins Glen when Shane Van Gisbergen put the bumper to Chris Buescher to snatch away the race lead. He held a slim advantage on the final lap, but touched the Armco on entry to the bus stop chicane. This unsettled his No. 16…

Autosport

Shane van Gisbergen goes full-time NASCAR Cup racing in 2025

He will drive the No. 88 Chevrolet Camaro for Trackhouse as they expand to three cars. Stephen Doran, who currently works with Zane Smith, will serve as the crew chief. The team released Smith from his contract in an announcement on Saturday.

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Van Gisbergen "just got smashed," will finish last after Chicago crash

Van Gisbergen came into the Cup race at Chicago with high hopes, and not just because he was the defending winner. The New Zealander also won Saturday's NASCAR Xfinity Series race from pole position. He started fifth in Sunday's Cup race, and quickly found his way into the race lead.

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