Shane van Gisbergen is on the pole for the Viva Mexico 250 NASCAR Cup Series race on June 15 at Mexico City. SVG's lap of 1 minute, 32.776 seconds was just ahead of Ryan Preece, and was locked in as the pole-winning lap when rain ended the session with 17 minutes left.

A look at Shane van Gisbergen, NASCAR driver from New Zealand who drives the No. 88 Chevrolet for Trackhouse Racing

The NASCAR Cup Series heads to Mexico City for its first-ever event in Mexico and its first international points race in over six decades. The track is most known for hosting Formula One races, but NASCAR drivers will use a slightly altered 2.