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.

Shane van Gisbergen remained a ringer in NASCAR Cup Series inaugural events with left and right turns, winning in the circuit’s debut at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City.

Shane Van Gisbergen once again mastered a new track. This time the iconic Mexico City road course, where he won NASCAR’s first Cup Series points-paying race outside the United States of the modern era.

NASCAR Mexico Series President and CEO Jimmy Morales, from left, NASCAR driver Daniel Suarez, of Mexico, Ben Kennedy, executive vice president and chief venue and racing innovations officer and Federico Alemán, OCESA executive, pose for a photo on the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo) AP

Who won the NASCAR Mexico City race? Shane van Gisbergen is the winner, plus full NASCAR Cup results, running order and leaderboard for Viva Mexico 250.

The NASCAR Cup Series continues this afternoon, as racers compete in the Viva Mexico 250. Fans can watch this NASCAR race for free online.

It is van Gisbergen's second Cup Series win after claiming the inaugural Chicago Street Race in 2023. Per NASCAR Insights, he is the first driver since Marvin Porter in 1960 to win his first two races in inaugural races at a track. His 16.567-second margin of victory is the largest in the Cup Series since Kurt Busch at Texas in 2009.

Shane van Gisbergen just threw a wrench in the NASCAR Cup Series playoff picture. van Gisbergen got the second Cup Series win of his career on Sunday in NASCAR’s inaugural Cup race in Mexico City. He drove away from Christopher Bell in the final stage of the race to win by approximately 18 seconds.

The NASCAR Cup Series heads to Mexico City for its first-ever event in Mexico and its first international points race in over six decades. The track is most known for hosting Formula One races, but NASCAR drivers will use a slightly altered 2.

Shane van Gisbergen once again mastered a new track to win NASCAR's first Cup Series points-paying race outside the United States in the modern era.

Veteran NASCAR Spotter Blasts Mexico Experience, Hints at Robbery: ‘Screw This Place’ originally appeared on Athlon Sports.