He did it easily, leading a race-high 60 laps and winning by 16.567 seconds — the largest margin of victory since Texas in November 2009 (25.686 seconds) and the largest margin of victory on a road course since Riverside in 1979 (32.

Here are the updated NASCAR Cup Series point standings after Sunday's Viva Mexico 250 at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, which was won by Shane van Gisbergen.

For the second time in his NASCAR Cup Series career, Shane van Gisbergen is a winner. He started from the pole Sunday and claimed the first-ever Cup race in Mexico City at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez. The 36-year-old is known as a road-course specialist. His first victory came in his debut — the 2023 Chicago Street Race.