Richard Petty Doesn’t Sugarcoat Feelings on Playoff Format After Shane van Gisbergen Win in Mexico originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Sunday’s race in Mexico had an interesting connection to Richard Petty. The last time the NASCAR Cup Series held an international points-paying race back in 1958 in Toronto, a 20-year-old Petty made his debut.

Shane van Gisbergen is one of the best road racers in NASCAR, again proving it in the inaugural Cup race at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City.

J.J. Spaun drained a 64-foot birdie putt at the final hole to win the U.S. Open by two shots over Scotland's Robert MacIntyre at Oakmont Country Club on Sunday to claim his first major title.