Shane van Gisbergen avoids dwelling on his record-setting rookie season in the NASCAR Cup Series. The New Zealand native says those statistics are “kind of an American thing.”

Shane van Gisbergen made history at Watkins Glen International on Sunday, breaking the rookie record for victories in a single NASCAR Cup Series season, dominating the “Go Bowling at The Glen” to claim his fourth win.

In yet another waxing of the field that has legitimized talk of him potentially becoming NASCAR's best road racer ever, Shane van Gisbergen cruised to victory at Watkins Glen International, earning his fourth road course win in a row and his fourth overall this season.