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Van Gisbergen Locks Into NASCAR Playoffs with Mexico City Triumph

Highlighting the sport’s first Cup Series points-paying race outside the United States since 1958, the event left officials optimistic about a return despite logistical and security hurdles.

NASCAR - NASCAR Cup Series Mexico - Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Mexico City, Mexico - June 15, 2025 Trackhouse Racing's Shane Van Gisbergen celebrates with a trophy on the podium after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Mexico REUTERS/Henry Romero
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Overview

  • Van Gisbergen led 60 of 100 laps and won by 16.567 seconds, the largest margin in a Cup Series race since 2009.
  • The victory vaulted him into the 16-driver playoffs despite entering the weekend 33rd in the standings and competing under the weather.
  • He credited tips from Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen on wet-weather lines for helping him master the rain-affected Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez surface.
  • Daniel Suarez, who won the Xfinity Series race on Saturday, ran near the front early but faded to a 19th-place finish in his home-country Cup debut.
  • NASCAR officials said they overcame logistics and security challenges during the inaugural event and remain hopeful about future races in Mexico City.