This article lists NASCAR drivers born outside the United States who have won at least once in any of the top three series (NASCAR Cup Series, O'Reilly Auto Parts Series, or Craftsman Truck Series). New Zealander Shane van Gisbergen is the most successful foreign-born driver, in terms of wins, in NASCAR history, having won 14 times overall. With his first Cup Series win on June 12, 2022, Suárez became the first foreign-born driver to win on all three of NASCAR's national series, and the 35th driver in NASCAR's history to accomplish this feat.
NASCAR Cup Series Note: The table is ordered by number of wins; multiple drivers with the same number of wins are ordered by date of first win.
Driver Wins First win Last win Race Date Track Race Date Track Shane van Gisbergen 8 Grant Park 220 July 2, 2023 Chicago Street Course Toyota/Save Mart 350 June 28, 2026 Sonoma Raceway Daniel Suárez 3 Toyota/Save Mart 350 June 12, 2022 Sonoma Raceway Coca-Cola 600 May 24, 2026 Charlotte Motor Speedway Juan Pablo Montoya 2 Toyota/Save Mart 350 June 24, 2007 Infineon Raceway Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen August 8, 2010 Watkins Glen International Marcos Ambrose 2 Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen August 14, 2011 Watkins Glen International Finger Lakes 355 at The Glen August 12, 2012 Watkins Glen International Mario Andretti1 1Daytona 500 February 26, 1967 Daytona International Speedway Daytona 500 February 26, 1967 Daytona International Speedway Earl Ross 1 Old Dominion 500 September 29, 1974 Martinsville Speedway Old Dominion 500 September 29, 1974 Martinsville Speedway
1 Mario Andretti became a naturalized American citizen in 1964. His birthplace, known as Montona, Italy when he was born in 1940, is now known as Motovun, Croatia.
NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Note: The table is ordered by number of wins; multiple drivers with the same number of wins are ordered by date of first win.
Driver Wins First win Last win Race Date Track Race Date Track Shane van Gisbergen 6 Pacific Office Automation 147 June 1, 2024 Portland International Raceway Pit Boss/FoodMaxx 250 June 27, 2026 Sonoma Raceway Marcos Ambrose 5 Zippo 200 at the Glen August 9, 2008 Watkins Glen International Zippo 200 at the Glen August 9, 2014 Watkins Glen International Ron Fellows 4 Lysol 200 June 28, 1998 Watkins Glen International NAPA Auto Parts 200 August 2, 2008 Circuit Gilles Villeneuve Daniel Suárez 4 Menards 250 June 11, 2016 Michigan International Speedway The Chilango 150 June 14, 2025 Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez Larry Pollard 1Busch 200 August 9, 1987 Langley Speedway Busch 200 August 9, 1987 Langley Speedway Juan Pablo Montoya 1 Telcel-Motorola Mexico 200 March 4, 2007 Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez Telcel-Motorola Mexico 200 March 4, 2007 Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez Nelson Piquet Jr.1 1 Sargento 200 June 23, 2012 Road America Sargento 200 June 23, 2012 Road America
1 Nelson Piquet Jr. was born in then-West Germany to a Dutch mother and Brazilian father. Piquet Jr. was raised in Brazil.
NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Note: The table is ordered by number of wins; multiple drivers with the same number of wins are ordered by date of first win.
Driver Wins First win Last win Race Date Track Race Date Track Stewart Friesen 4 Eldora Dirt Derby August 1, 2019 Eldora DQS Solutions & Staffing 250 June 7, 2025 Michigan Ron Fellows 2 Parts America 150 August 24, 1997 Watkins Glen Bully Hill Vineyards 150 June 26, 1999 Watkins Glen Nelson Piquet Jr. 2 VFW 200 August 18, 2012 Michigan Smith's 350 September 29, 2012 Las Vegas Daniel Suárez 1 Lucas Oil 150 November 11, 2016 Phoenix Lucas Oil 150 November 11, 2016 Phoenix Raphaël Lessard 1 Chevrolet Silverado 250 October 3, 2020 Talladega Chevrolet Silverado 250 October 3, 2020 Talladega
Combined wins by nationality
Of the 49 combined wins in NASCAR's top three national series by foreign-born drivers, New Zealand drivers have earned 14 () of the wins.
+KeyBoldDriver has competed in one of the three national series in the 2026 NASCAR season
+List of races won, by nationality of driverRankCountryWinsDriver(s)No. ofdrivers 1 14 Shane van Gisbergen (14) 1 2 13 Ron Fellows (6), Stewart Friesen (4), Earl Ross (1), Larry Pollard (1), Raphaël Lessard (1) 5 3 8 Daniel Suárez (8) 1 4 7 Marcos Ambrose (7) 1 5 3 Juan Pablo Montoya (3) 1 5 3 Nelson Piquet Jr. (3) 1 7 1 Mario Andretti (1) 1
See also List of all-time NASCAR Cup Series winners List of Hispanic and Latin American NASCAR drivers List of Canadian NASCAR drivers Road course ringer Daytona 500
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