With his victory in Chicago, shanevg97 joins an exclusive club of NASCAR Cup Series race winners who were born outside of the United States. Can you name the others? 🇳🇿🏁
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.
In the Xfinity and Truck Series, 24 races have been won by international drivers. But in the Cup Series, it's a far rarer occurrence with just eight victories between six different drivers over 75 years. The two-time Australian Supercars champion was a force to be reckoned with on NASCAR's road courses, winning five times in the Xfinity Series. As a Cup driver, he came close several times before finally breaking through with a victory at Watkins Glen in 2011. He would go on to take back-to-back victories in the event, winning again at The Glen again in 2012, in what is remembered as one of the most iconic finishes in NASCAR history.
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