New Zealand’s Shane van Gisbergen became the first driver in over half a century to win in his NASCAR Cup Series debut after a triumph at the inaugural Chicago Street Race.
The race was delayed due to lightning and heavy rain, forcing NASCAR to shorten it from 100 laps to 75. Driving Trackhouse Racing’s “Project 91,” van Gisbergen took the lead on lap 71, passing Justin Haley after a restart. A late caution for a two-car wreck involving Bubba Wallace and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. on lap 74 sent the race into a two-lap overtime, where the Kiwi held off the challenge by Haley before eventually winning the Grant Park 220 by 1.259 seconds.
” A three-time Australian Supercars champion, van Gisbergen becomes the first driver to win in his first start in the NASCAR Cup Series since 1963 and only the seventh in series history to do so. Johnny Rutherford was the last driver to accomplish the feat after winning a points-paying qualifying race at Daytona in 1963, according to NASCAR.com. Trackhouse Racing’s “Project 91” is a racing program created to give international drivers an opportunity at racing in NASCAR.
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