NASCAR Live Race Updates: Grant Park 165 at the Chicago Street Course
Welcome to the Racing America On SI Live Race Updates page for the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series Grant Park 165 at the Chicago Street Course.
Be sure to refresh this post throughout Sunday's event as the Live Race Updates story will be updated regularly with the biggest moments from the 165-mile race around the 2.2-mile street road course, including lead changes, crash replays, the winner of the race, finishing results, and In-Season Tournament updates.
Final Stage Updates
Lap 75: Shane Van Gisbergen Wins AGAIN in Chicago!
A caution called by NASCAR race control on the final lap of Sunday's Grant Park 165 at the Chicago Street Course for Cody Ware, who crashed into the tire barrier in Turn 6 with two laps to go, sealed the deal for Shane Van Gisbergen, who won Sunday's race, and completed a weekend sweep of the poles and race wins in the NASCAR Xfinity and Cup Series races.
Grant Park 165 Race Results
Fin | Car | Driver | Laps | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 88 | Shane van Gisbergen # | 75 | -- |
2 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | 75 | 0.887 |
3 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 75 | 1.058 |
4 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | 75 | 9.328 |
5 | 8 | Kyle Busch | 75 | 11.115 |
6 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | 75 | 14.194 |
7 | 60 | Ryan Preece | 75 | 15.631 |
8 | 48 | Alex Bowman | 75 | 17.134 |
9 | 33 | Austin Hill * (i) | 75 | 17.618 |
10 | 1 | Ross Chastain | 75 | 19.591 |
RACE RESULTS: 2025 NCS Grant Park 165 at The Chicago Street Course
Lap 74: Cody Ware Crashes Hard Into Tire Barrier, Caution!
Cody Ware went hard into the tire barrier with two laps to go in Turn 6, NASCAR held onto the caution flag until after Shane van Gisbergen took the white flag, which means the field is now frozen, and SVG will go on to win the race over Ty Gibbs, Tyler Reddick, Denny Hamlin, and Kyle Busch.
Lap 72: Tyler Reddick ON THE MOVE
Tyler Reddick is turning the fastest laps we've seen all race long, and he has just passed Denny Hamlin for the third position. Reddick has gone from over eight seconds behind leader SVG to now being under 3 seconds back.
Lap 71: Bell Sent Spinning Out
Christopher Bell is the latest driver to be turned around. The green flag remains out, but we are seeing gloves off racing with under five laps remaining in this race.
Lap 69: Bowman and Bubba Battling Hard for Position
Alex Bowman and Bubba Wallace fought tooth and nail for several laps for the eighth position, and it was a spirited battle as the two drivers are facing off in this week's In-Season Tournament matchup. Bowman would eventually send Wallace spinning backwards, and Bowman has continued on. Wow.
Lap 68: Chase Briscoe Cuts Tire
Chase Briscoe has suffered a cut tire and is unable to get to pit road. Briscoe had contact with Ryan Preece, while running fifth. It will be a long way around the 2.2-mile track for Briscoe on that flat tire.
Lap 67: Back to Green!
We're back to green as Shane van Gisbergen and Ty Gibbs lead the field back to the restart. SVG launches, and received a slight rub from Gibbs, but he takes sole possession of the lead. Gibbs is now under fire from AJ Allmendinger, and Denny Hamlin is there too.
Lap 65: Caution
We're back under caution as Austin Cindric, one of the drivers involved in the melees on the previous restart, has stalled on track, and we're under caution for the sixth time in this race.
The yellow is out on Lap 64 as @AustinCindric comes to a stop on the track. pic.twitter.com/sZVQgG5184
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) July 6, 2025
Lap 63: Back to Green!
We're back to green and Shane van Gisbergen takes control of the race, but a massive stack up caused by Ryan Preece divebombing the field in Turn 1 caused major damage for several cars. The race stayed green, and in the next set of Turns, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. was crashed, and he has pulled behind the wall.
Lap 61: Caution
We're under caution on Lap 61 for a medical emergency for a spectator at the Chicago Street Course. The race had to be put under caution to allow the transport of the spectator out of the track.
Shane van Gisbergen had just taken the lead from Chase Briscoe prior to the caution coming out.
SVG takes the lead from Briscoe! pic.twitter.com/tczTM7VyMt
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) July 6, 2025
Lap 56: Michael McDowell Returns to Race
After spending 22 laps getting the throttle cable on his No. 71 Chevrolet fixed, Michael McDowell has returned to the race on Lap 56. McDowell, who led the opening 31 laps, runs 32nd, 22 laps off the pace.
Lap 55: Alex Bowman Pits
Alex Bowman and the No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports team opted to make a pit stop on Lap 55 under green instead of during the Stage break. Bowman has reported his coolsuit is failing inside the car, which will not be a good recipe for success down the stretch.
Bowman now runs 27th, but should be one of the cars that can now make it to the finish of this race on fuel.
Lap 51: Tyler Reddick Hounding Chase Briscoe for Lead
Briscoe continues to lead the race after assuming the lead going into the restart on Lap 49, but Tyler Reddick is in Briscoe's mirror and applying pressure for the top spot.
Lap 49: Back to Green!
Due to a variety of pit strategies, the running order is jumbled up heading into the final Stage of this race. Chase Briscoe leads the field to green ahead of Tyler Reddick, Bubba Wallace, Denny Hamlin, and Alex Bowman runs fifth.
Shane van Gisbergen is expected to be the guy to deal with the rest of this race, and he runs sixth on Lap 49.
Stage 2 Updates
Lap 45: Ryan Blaney Takes Stage 2 Win
With the top-two drivers in the running order -- Shane van Gisbergen and AJ Allmendinger -- pitting before the end of Stage 2 to set themselves up for a better chance at the overall race win, Ryan Blaney remained on track, and took the Stage 2 win. This is Blaney's fourth Stage win of the 2025 season.
Stage 2 Results
Fin | Car | Driver | Stage Points | Playoff Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | 10 | 1 |
2 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | 9 | -- |
3 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 8 | -- |
4 | 48 | Alex Bowman | 7 | -- |
5 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 6 | -- |
6 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | 5 | -- |
7 | 9 | Chase Elliott | 4 | -- |
8 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | 3 | -- |
9 | 43 | Erik Jones | 2 | -- |
10 | 20 | Christopher Bell | 1 | -- |
Lap 43: Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Crashes Into Turn 1 Tire Barrier
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. slid from inside the top-10 into the tire barrier in Turn 1 on Lap 43. Luckily, Stenhouse was able to drive away from the incident, but that will really hurt his prospects.
Lap 43: SVG Pits, Allmendinger Pits A Lap Later
Shane van Gisbergen pitted from the race lead, and in doing so bailed on winning the race's second Stage on Lap 43. A lap later, AJ Allmendinger also pitted, but had a sluggish stop, and lost some ground to SVG.
Lap 41: Erik Jones Catches Wall, Keeps Running
Erik Jones is running seventh, but collided with a concrete barrier moments ago. Fortunately, it looks like Jones, who is facing off against Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (13th) in the In-Season Tournament, didn't suffer any major damage in the encounter with the wall.
Lap 41: Kyle Busch Penalized
Adding insult to injury for Kyle Busch, who spun earlier in this Stage, has been busted for driving through too many pit stalls on his path to pit road.
Lap 40: Katherine Legge Slams Hard Into Tire Barrier
Katherine Legge, who was the feel-good story that locked into the field for Sunday's race, locked up her brakes heading into Turn 1 on Lap 40, and spun hard into the tire barrier. After sitting on the track for a few moments, Legge was able to drive away from the scene of the incident.
Lap 38: Michael McDowell Pushed to DVP Area
Heartbreak for Michael McDowell, who led the opening 31 laps of Sunday's race. McDowell's throttle issues persisted once the race went back green, and he has now been pushed back into the DVP area of the Chicago Street Course garage to get his throttle cable repaired.
Lap 34: Kyle Busch Spins
Kyle Busch went for a spin in Turn 7 from the sixth position on Lap 34. Busch, who has run near the front of the field all race long, will have a long road back to the front after that unfortunate spin out.
Lap 34: Back to Green!
Shane van Gisbergen and AJ Allmendinger lead the field back to green, and SVG clears Allmendinger leading into Turn 1.
Tyler Reddick, the highest-running driver that pitted before the Berry crash, is running 18th. McDowell restarted in 30th, but had to come back to pit road as the throttle issue was in fact not resolved.
Lap 32: McDowell Relinquishes Lead to Pit
Michael McDowell has finally moved to pit road, and he is reporting that the throttle is stuck at 75% open on his No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet. His team has the hood open and is looking at it now. McDowell had led the opening 31 laps of the race.
There are issues on the No. 71!@Mc_Driver reports a stuck throttle. pic.twitter.com/2fAsbdjCYt
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) July 6, 2025
The Spire team tells their driver they have the throttle situation fixed, and McDowell told his team that he hopes the engine doesn't blow after he over-revved his car moving it into neutral as the throttle hung open.
Lap 31: Reddick, Briscoe and a Few Others Pit Before Caution Came Out
As it took nearly an entire lap for NASCAR's race control to call the caution for the motionless Josh Berry, several drivers, led by Tyler Reddick, who had been running in the second position, hit pit road, and will likely gain a track position advantage on those that didn't pit once this all cycles out.
Very odd situation. McDowell continues to lead, and Shane van Gisbergen is now scored in the second position.
Lap 30: Josh Berry Goes Hard Into the Wall
Josh berry has collided hard with the concrete barrier with the front of his car, and is stuck out on the track. After nearly a lap of Berry being stuck on the track, NASCAR race control finally called a caution flag.
Lap 28: SVG Passes Preece for Fourth
Shane van Gisbergen continues to knife his way through the field after restarting ninth on Lap 25. Van Gisbergen got around Ryan Preece on Lap 28 for the fourth position. He is now closing in on Kyle Busch for the third spot.
Lap 27: Tyler Reddick Moves to P2
Tyler Reddick made a move on Kyle Busch and took over the runner-up spot in this race on Lap 27. Reddick sits 1.5 seconds behind race leader Michael McDowell. Busch holds onto third for now over Ryan Preece, and SVG has now moved into the fifth position. Van Gisbergen is 3.86 seconds behind McDowell.
Lap 25: Bubba Wallace Spins
Bubba Wallace received contact in his door from Kyle Larson in Turn 11, which sent Wallace spinning out from the 14th position. Wallace had clawed his way from the back of the field, and will now have to do it again as he runs 32nd.
Lap 25: Gibbs Gets Past SVG, Leader of Strategy
Ty Gibbs got around Shane van Gisbergen for the ninth position after the restart, and is now the leading driver on the strategy for drivers that have already made a pit stop in this race. McDowell now leads Kyle Busch by more than a second.
Lap 25: Back to Green!
Michael McDowell gets another great restart, and is clear by a few car lengths over Kyle Busch heading into Turn 1. McDowell knows he will have to spend more time on pit road in this Stage than SVG and the others that have already pitted, so, he will look to build as much of a lead as he can to offset things.
Top-Eight Drivers Stay Out Under Stage Caution
Heading into the restart, Shane van Gisbergen, who was the highest scored driver, who pitted prior to the end of Stage 1, will actually restart ninth as the top-eight drivers have stayed on track under this Stage break.
Michael McDowell will lead Kyle Busch, Tyler Reddick, Chase Briscoe, Ryan Preece, Ross Chastain, John Hunter Nemechek, Austin Hill, Shane van Gisbergen, and Ty Gibbs on the restart.
Stage 1 Updates
Lap 20: McDowell Takes Stage 1 Win
With SVG pitting with two laps remaining in Stage 1, Michael McDowell easily cruised to the Stage 1 win over Kyle Busch. McDowell will remain on track under this caution and will run Stage 2 until he gets into his fuel window.
Michael McDowell wins stage one of the #GrantPark165 in the streets of Chicago!
— B/R Racing (@br_racing) July 6, 2025
Tune in on TNT and TruTV, and stream on HBO Max 📺 #NASCAR pic.twitter.com/CTCVExbkY8
Stage 1 Results
Fin | Car | Driver | Stage Points | Playoff Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 71 | Michael McDowell | 10 | 1 |
2 | 8 | Kyle Busch | 9 | -- |
3 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 8 | -- |
4 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | 7 | -- |
5 | 60 | Ryan Preece | 6 | -- |
6 | 1 | Ross Chastain | 5 | -- |
7 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | 4 | -- |
8 | 38 | Zane Smith | 3 | -- |
9 | 33 | Austin Hill * (i) | -- | -- |
10 | 4 | Noah Gragson | 1 | -- |
Lap 19: SVG Pits, McDowell Will Likely Win Stage 1
Shane van Gisbergen had lost some time for Michael McDowell and with his hopes of a Stage 1 win all but over, SVG joined the group of drivers that pitted to set themselves up for Stage 2. McDowell will likely win Stage 1.
Christopher Bell was busted for speeding on pit road.
Lap 17: Blaney, Larson, Berry Kick Off Green Flag Pit Stops
Ryan Blaney, Kyle Larson, and Josh Berry have kicked off pit stops prior to the end of Stage 1. While McDowell and Shane van Gisbergen will likely remain on track through the end of Stage 1, others are positioning themselves to gain track position heading into Stage 2.
Lap 16: Buescher Told Problem Can't Be Fixed
Chris Buescher runs 34th on Lap 16, and he is being told the issues with the engine in his No. 17 car can't be resolved during the Grant Park 165. He'll be forced to just attempt to nurse the car home, but it engine definitely sounds sick from the onboard camera.
Lap 14: Alex Bowman Spins From Top-20
Alex Bowman was running 20th and was locked in a spirited battle with Austin Cindric, but heading into Turn 12 on Lap 14, Bowman got into the turn too hot and went for a spin. Bowman now runs 26th.
Lap 10: McDowell Starts to Gap SVG; Kyle Busch Up to P2
Halfway through the opening Stage of Sunday's Grant Park 165, and Michael McDowell has started to gap Shane van Gisbergen a little bit up front as he has a 0.650-second lead.
Kyle Busch has moved into the third position after starting the race in sixth. Tyler Reddick, Chase Briscoe, Ty Gibbs, Ryan Preece, Christopher Bell, AJ Allmendinger, and Joey Logano make up the remainder of the top-10 on Lap 10.
Lap 8: SVG Pressuring McDowell for Lead
Shane van Gisbergen is really applying some pressure to Michael McDowell for the race lead on Lap 8, but McDowell a fellow road racing ace, is holding strong for now.
At Lap 8, we have six cars behind the wall. Five were involved in that Lap 4 crash with Carson Hocevar, and William Byron remains in the garage with those clutch issues on Lap 1.
The six cars behind the wall include: No. 77 Hocevar, No. 3 Austin Dillon, No. 6 Brad Keselowski, No. 34 Todd Gilliland, No. 13 Will Brown, and No. 24 Byron.
Lap 7: Back to Green!
Michael McDowell leads the field back to the green flag on Lap 7. McDowell again gets a great restart, and he has cleared Shane van Gisbergen heading into Turn 1.
Lap 6: Buescher Heads to Pit Road for Diagnosis
A Roush-Yates Employee is working under the hood of Chris Buescher's No. 17 RFK Racing Ford on pit road as they continue to try to resolve the issues plaguing their car. Buescher relinquished the fifth position to head to pit road under this caution.
2:50 PM ET: Red Flag Has Been Lifted
We are back under the yellow flag as the track safety crew has cleaned up the track following the incident triggered by Carson Hocevar on Lap 4 of the Grant Park 165.
Red Flag: Chris Buescher Reports Issues With His Car
Chris Buescher, one of the best road racers in the NASCAR Cup Series, is reporting that his car randomly lost power prior to the crash on Lap 4, which put the race under the red flag. Roush-Yates Engines is trying to diagnose the potential issue under this red flag.
Buescher was told to do a power reset to see if it fixed the issue. Buescher reported to his team that he can already tell the power reset didn't fix the issue.
The driver then told his team, "It doesn't idle great, but it will just really low. It's backfiring a lot. And yeah, it doesn't run real rough, but it's definitely got an issue of some sort. Can't quite pick it out. To me, it feels more severe than an exhaust leak."
Lap 4: Carson Hocevar Crashes, Blocks Track, and Massive Melee Ensues
Carson Hocevar collided with the inside wall in Turn 9 on Lap 4, which shot him into the outside wall on his approach to Turn 10. Hocevar would spin across the track in front of Austin Dillon, and with it being essentially a blind track in that portion of the track, Dillon, Brad Keselowski, Todd Gilliland, Will Brown, Daniel Suarez, and Riley Herbst all piled into the crash.
Here is a replay showing Hocevar collide with the inside wall in Turn 9, which shot him into the outside wall on the straightaway to cause that crash. #NASCAR pic.twitter.com/777ZWY2lId
— Toby Christie (@Toby_Christie) July 6, 2025
Lap 3: Byron Limping to Pit Road
William Byron's No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet has slowed on track, and the driver is limping back to pit road with clutch issues.
Lap 1: William Byron Reporting Issues
William Byron has reported to his team on the opening lap of Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series Street Race in Chicago that he is suffering from issues with his clutch. That is not an ideal situation at a track where shifting is a crucial component of running well. Could be a long day for Byron, the regular-season point leader heading into the day.
2:26 PM ET: We're Green!
Shane van Gisbergen and Michael McDowell lead the field to the green flag, and McDowell was ready for the start as he has claimed the early lead of this race! McDowell, the driver of the No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet, won at the Indianapolis Road Course a couple of seasons ago.
The green flag flies in the Windy City!
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) July 6, 2025
We are underway at @NASCARChicago! pic.twitter.com/TkNDxWxskf
Pre-Race Updates
2:10 PM ET: Derrick Rose Delivers Command to Start Engines
Derrick Rose, a former legend of the National Basketball League's Chicago Bulls who earned the NBA MVP Award while with the Bulls in 2011 and was named an NBA All-Star three times, delivered an excellent command to start engines.
It's @drose bringing the heat! 🔥
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) July 6, 2025
We're ready to roll at @NASCARChicago! pic.twitter.com/Q4MLSsEDD0
After the healthy command, the 40 drivers in today's race cranked up their engines, and the 40 cars have come to life. The cars will now begin to roll onto the 2.2-mile street course for pace laps ahead of the green flag of today's race.
2:04 pm ET: Invocation and National Anthem Complete!
After an invocation from David Ocequera and a great rendition of the National Anthem by the Soul Children of Chicago, we are set to get Sunday's Grant Park 165 at Chicago underway. Next up is the command to start engines.
NASCAR Confirms 10 Cars to Drop to the Rear Prior to Green Flag
NASCAR has officially confirmed that 10 cars, which equates to 25% of the starting lineup for Sunday's Grant Park 165, will drop to the rear prior to the green flag at the Chicago Street Course.
Here is the full list of drivers that will drop to the rear on Sunday:
- No. 4 Noah Gragson (qualified 24th)
- No. 5 Kyle Larson (14th)
- No. 9 Chase Elliott (39th)
- No. 10 Ty Dillon (36th)
- No. 11 Denny Hamlin (40th)
- No. 23 Bubba Wallace (37th)
- No. 24 William Byron (38th)
- No. 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (32nd)
- No. 48 Alex Bowman (11th)
- No. 78 Katherine Legge (33rd)
NASCAR Reveals Timeline of Pre-Race festivities
- 2:00 PM ET: Invocation
- 2:01 PM ET: National Anthem
- 2:10 PM ET: Command to Start Engines
- 2:25 PM ET: Green Flag
All Four Hendrick Motorsports Cars Among Those Going to the Rear on Sunday
After chaotic practice and qualifying sessions on Saturday at the Chicago Street Course, many teams will have to drop to the rear of the field prior to the start of Sunday's Grant Park 165 due to damage incurred in the sessions, which necessitated unapproved adjustments following qualifying to repair the cars for Sunday's race.
Among those that have confirmed they will drop to the rear of the field prior to the start of Sunday's race: All four Hendrick Motorsports teams.
What’s that @Drake line about starting from the bottom again?
— Hendrick Motorsports (@TeamHendrick) July 5, 2025
Unfortunately, due to needed repairs, all four cars will start tomorrow’s race from the back. pic.twitter.com/FaxmIcGLyJ
To be fair, Chase Elliott, and William Byron were already set to start from the rear after they suffered suspension damage to their cars during Saturday's practice session, which prevented them from competing in qualifying later in the afternoon.
Alex Bowman qualified 11th, and Kyle Larson was 14th in qualifying, but both cars sustained damage during the qualifying session, and as a result, Bowman and Larson will join their teammates at the rear of the field prior to the green flag of Sunday's race.
Grant Park 165 Pre-Race Info
The Grant Park 165 will be televised on TNT, the second of five NASCAR Cup Series races to be covered by the cable television channel this season. The TNT Sports race broadcast will begin at 7:00 PM ET, and the five-race TNT schedule can also be streamed on the Max streaming service.
The Motor Racing Network (MRN) and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio will provide the radio broadcast of Sunday's race. For subscribers of the Max streaming service, NASCAR Driver Cam, which streams live in-car camera footage from every car in the field, will be available for today's race.
The overall race purse, which teams will fight for their portion of in Sunday's race, is a total of $11,704,450.
The race distance is 75 laps around the 2.2-mile, 12-turn street course, which equates to a 165-mile race distance.
The Grant Park 165 will be broken up into three Stages. Stage 1 will end at the conclusion of Lap 20. Stage 2 will end at the conclusion of Lap 45. And the race is scheduled to finish at the end of Lap 75, barring an Overtime finish.
The winner of Stages 1 and 2 will be awarded one Playoff Point, and the overall race winner will be awarded five Playoff Points. The Playoff Points will be added to the reseeded point totals if the drivers make it into the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs, and will be carried through each round of the Playoffs.
Alex Bowman is the defending winner of this event, and polesitter Shane van Gisbergen won the inaugural Chicago Street Race in 2023.
Katherine Legge Locks Into Chicago Street Race with Resilient Qualifying Run
It was a pressure-packed Saturday afternoon for the five "open" teams on the entry list for Sunday's Grant Park 165 at the Chicago Street Course as there was only enough room in the starting grid for four of them.
With one car going home this weekend, marking the first non-Daytona 500 DNQ in the NASCAR Cup Series in seven years, many expected the final spot to come down to Josh Bilicki in the No. 66 Garage 66 Ford and Katherine Legge in the No. 78 Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet.
Then, Legge had a hard crash in Saturday's practice session, and it appeared her hopes of qualifying into the field were over.
However, Corey Heim, a 16-time NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race winner, found trouble on his qualifying run in the No. 67 23XI Racing "Open" entry Toyota, which bent the rear toe link on his race car. The damage hampered Heim's speed, and gave Legge a fighting chance to lock into the field on speed.
Despite a sketchy qualifying run of her own, which saw her pop the wall a lap prior to her fastest lap of the session, Legge was able to muster a lap time two-tenths of a second faster than Heim, which sent the 23-year-old hotshoe packing. With the drama of qualifying behind her, Legge feels a lot better about her prospects in Sunday's race.
“I actually feel pretty good about it now, having done that," Legge explained. "It would have been a lot faster had I not of kept nicking the walls, I gave my crew a lot of work to do, but I just had to keep pushing and put it in the show, which we did, so I’m proud of them and I’m very much looking forward to tomorrow and a little bit less stress.”
Shane van Gisbergen Eyes Second Win of Cup Season With Pole at Chicago
Shane van Gisbergen smashed the field to capture the pole for Sunday's Grant Park 165 at the Chicago Street Course as he secured the top starting spot in the race by nearly half a second over Michael McDowell.
SVG turned a fast lap of 89.656 seconds (88.338 mph) in Saturday's qualifying session, which topped McDowell by 0.468 seconds.
"That was epic," van Gisbergen said after collecting the pole for the Grant Park 165. "I think the guys did a great job; the WeatherTech Chevrolet is really good. I'm a lucky boy, as I've got some great cars today - an Xfinity pole and a Cup pole. It's pretty special. Looking forward to the race tomorrow, but what a tune-up. Practice wasn't that great, went out in qualifying, car felt really good, and laid down two good laps."
Grant Park 165 Starting Lineup
Pos | Car | Driver | Time | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 88 | Shane van Gisbergen # | 89.656 | -- |
2 | 71 | Michael McDowell | 90.124 | 0.468 |
3 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | 90.180 | 0.524 |
4 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 90.227 | 0.571 |
5 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | 90.273 | 0.617 |
6 | 8 | Kyle Busch | 90.371 | 0.715 |
7 | 60 | Ryan Preece | 90.534 | 0.878 |
8 | 17 | Chris Buescher | 90.544 | 0.888 |
9 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | 90.627 | 0.971 |
10 | 3 | Austin Dillon | 90.719 | 1.063 |
In-Season Tournament Matchups
16 drivers remain in the inaugural NASCAR In-Season Tournament as we enter the second of five rounds this weekend at the Chicago Street Course. The opening race of the tournament at EchoPark Speedway wreaked havoc on the top seeds, which has caused a shakeup in who is left to battle for the $1 million prize.
Here are the eight two-driver head-to-head matchup pairings set for Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series Grant Park 165 at the Chicago Street Course, including the starting position for those drivers.
- No. 32 seed Ty Dillon (starts 36th) vs No. 17 seed Brad Keselowski (15th)
- No. 8 seed Alex Bowman (11th) vs No. 9 seed Bubba Wallace (37th)
- No. 12 seed John Hunter Nemechek (25th) vs No. 5 seed Chase Elliott (39th)
- No. 20 seed Erik Jones (34th) vs No. 29 seed Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (32nd)
- No. 31 seed Noah Gragson (24th) vs No. 15 seed Ryan Preece (7th)
- No. 26 seed Carson Hocevar (3rd) vs No. 23 seed Tyler Reddick (4th)
- No. 22 seed AJ Allmendinger (16th) vs No. 6 seed Ty Gibbs (9th)
- No. 14 seed Zane Smith (26th) vs No. 3 seed Chris Buescher (8th)
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Toby Christie is the Editor-in-Chief of Racing America. He has 15 years of experience as a motorsports journalist and has been with Racing America since 2023.
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