Option Tires Earn Suarez 200th Cup Top-10 by International Drivers

While focus at Richmond Raceway was on the controversial win by Austin Dillon and Goodyear’s option tires, a milestone was crossed at the other end of the top-10. Trackhouse Racing’s Daniel Suarez not only earned his fourth career Stage win thanks to the track position gained from the option tire, but he also earned the […]

Custer: NASCAR Next ‘Gave People Something to Strive For’

The youth movement promoted in NASCAR through the NASCAR NEXT program has started to reach more milestones with Cole Custer taking the 100th win by an alum in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. The Stewart-Haas Racing driver was in the NASCAR NEXT program in 2014 and 2015. Custer was one of 59 drivers that participated in […]

Friesen’s Nashville Pole Position Marks 1,000 Truck Starts by International Drivers

Longevity in NASCAR often leads to both on-track success and checking off milestones with each start. When the green flag waved for the Rackley Roofing 200 at Nashville Superspeedway, Stewart Friesen marked both columns as he led the field to green from the pole, making the 1,000th start by an internationally-born driver in the NASCAR […]

van Gisbergen’s Sonoma Win Marks International NASCAR Driver Milestone

By Seth Eggert The dominant win by Shane van Gisbergen at Sonoma Raceway marked a milestone for internationally born drivers in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. The Kaulig Racing driver earned the 200th top-10 finish in Xfinity competition by drivers born outside of the United States. While van Gisbergen was penciled in as the favorite to […]

Andres Perez de Lara Earns Milestone Top-10 in Truck Debut

By Seth Eggert Earning a top-10 in one’s debut in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series is impressive, but for Andres Perez de Lara, it also marked a milestone amongst internationally born drivers in NASCAR competition. At World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway the NASCAR Drive for Diversity (D4D) driver became the 205th driver born outside […]