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Winners and losers from SVG's dominant NASCAR Cup win at Sonoma

Shane van Gisbergen is redefining what it means to be a road racing specialist, winning again this weekend at Sonoma. He led 97 of 110 laps, and if not for a runner-up finish in the Xfinity race, he would have back-to-back weekend sweeps right now. He also returned Red Bull…

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Chase Briscoe compares 'unbelievable' SVG to Michael Jordan in his prime

The NASCAR Cup race at Sonoma ended how it started -- withShane van Gisbergen leading and Chase Briscoe running second.

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Shane van Gisbergen extends winning streak with an intense NASCAR Cup victory at Sonoma

Shane van Gisbergen started Sunday's Cup race from Sonoma Raceway on pole position, and he stayed there for most of the day. SVG has now won the last three road/street courses on the schedule, securing Red Bull's first win as a primary sponsor in the Cup Series since the 2011…

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Will any NASCAR Cup driver actually challenge Shane van Gisbergen at Sonoma?

When NASCAR's top division went to Mexico City for the first time last month, Shane van Gisbergen (SVG) won in the biggest margin of victory seen in any Cup race in over 15 years. Just last week at the Chicago Street Course, he was once again victorious — this time, sweeping…

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Shane van Gisbergen rockets to NASCAR Xfinity pole at Sonoma

JR Motorsports has locked out the front row for the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Sonoma Raceway. Once again, Shane van Gisbergen earned pole position, lapping the track in 1:15.259s, over two tenths clear of teammate Connor Zilisch.

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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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