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.

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 once again mastered a new track — this one the iconic Mexico City road course — to win NASCAR's first Cup Series points-paying race outside the United States of the modern era. The New Zealander led 60 of 100 laps Sunday at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez to earn his first Cup victory since he won in his NASCAR

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. confronted Carson Hocevar following a spinout during the NASCAR Cup Series race in Mexico City on Sunday evening.

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

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