Shane van Gisbergen wins his NASCAR Cup Series debut

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In the wake of passing Elliott, van Gisbergen dueled with Haley in the last laps before the three-time Supercars champion moved in front for good. Haley hung on for second, and Elliott was third.

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He became the sixth driver born outside the United States to win a NASCAR Cup Series race, joining Marcos Ambrose, Mario Andretti, Juan Pablo Montoya, Earl Ross and Daniel Suárez.

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Shane van Gisbergen wins his NASCAR Cup Series debut

In the wake of passing Elliott, van Gisbergen dueled with Haley in the last laps before the three-time Supercars champion moved in front for good. Haley hung on for second, and Elliott was third.

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He had an opportunity to drive the No. 91 Chevrolet in Chicago as a feature of Trackhouse Hustling's Venture 91.

He became the sixth driver born outside the United States to win a NASCAR Cup Series race, joining Marcos Ambrose, Mario Andretti, Juan Pablo Montoya, Earl Ross and Daniel Suárez.

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