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.
Since then, the Kiwi has become a full-time NASCAR competitor, slowly improving on ovals, all while knowing his true chance to win his way into the playoffs would be the handful of road course races that dot the schedule. There are four road/street courses left in the regular season, but Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez shares a characteristic with SVG's 2023 triumph that the other events do not -- it's the first time the Cup Series has ever been here.
