Chicago had a chance to put a major wrench in the Cup Series Playoff standings. However, with a repeat winner in Shane van Gisbergen, no one new was locked into the 2025 Playoffs. Image: James Gilbert/ Getty Images place driver +/- 1 Kyle Larson 3 Wins 2 Denny Hamlin 3 Wins 3 Christopher Bell 3Wins 4 Shane van Gisbergen 2 Wins 5 William Byron 1 … Continue reading Cup Series Playoffs Standings Following Chicago
For one last time, the Streets of Chicago will play host to NASCAR’s Cup Series, and today they qualified. Here is how they will stack up for the final Chicago Street Course. Image Credit: Chris Graythen/Getty Images 1 Shane van Gibsergen 2 Michael McDowell 3 Carson Hocevar 4 Tyler Reddick 5 Chase Briscoe 6 Kyle Busch 7 Ryan Preece 8 Chris Buescher 9 Ty Gibbs … Continue reading Cup Starting Lineup at Chicago
As the dust settled on NASCAR’s second visit to the streets of Chicago, I found myself scanning the comments section to gauge reaction. One commenter remarked, “NASCAR doesn’t belong on public streets,” to which somebody had accurately countered, “NASCAR was literally born on public streets.” Try as some might, it’s hard to argue with facts: NASCAR’s origins are indeed bootleggers running moonshine on public roads. … Continue reading Opinion: Why the Chicago Street Race Belongs on the NASCAR Schedule
Everything you wanted to know following the NASCAR Cup Series 2024 Grant Park 165. Alex Bowman would survive the rain and restarts to score his first win in 80 races on the streets of Chicago. Bowman would lead the last 8 laps of the race in route to this win. Ty Gibbs would lead a race high 17 laps. Bowman would score 14 Stage Points … Continue reading That’s A Wrap: Grant Park 165 at Chicago
Chase Elliott had started the 2024 season with a chip on his shoulder. For the first time since 2018 he had gone winless and for the first time in his career he had missed the Playoffs in 2023. Since Daytona, Chase had become the picture of consistency in the Cup Series. You have to go back to Las Vegas at the end of the 2023 … Continue reading Chase Elliott’s Top 20 Streak Ends at Chicago
In November at Phoenix, NASCAR held their State of the Sport address. In that address, they announced that they had a fully operational EV race car though they had no plans of releasing it to the public at the time, nor did they intend on racing it. It was more of a… Technology showcase, so to speak. This comes well over a year after our … Continue reading NASCAR Finally Unveils Its EV Crossover
NASCAR will be returning to Chicago and the Shores of Lake Michigan after an extremely hot and chaotic weekend in Nashville. The Loop 110 Saturday, July 6 @ 3:30PM EST Chicago, Illinois 50 Laps/110 Miles John Hunter Nemechek was dominant on his way to victory in a mostly uneventful race in Nashville. The big story however, was the heat. Even at 5:00PM EST, when the … Continue reading Chicago: Grant Park 165 Weekend Preview
Fresh off his first victory of the 2024 Cup Series season, Joey Logano will be hopping into the AM Racing Xfinity Series No. 15 Mustang. Joey has 30 career victories in the Xfinity Series with his most recent dating all the way back to 2018. Joey hasn’t run in the series since 2019. At Chicago, Logano will take the reigns of the 15 Mustang over … Continue reading Logano to Replace Deegan for the Xfinity Chicago Race
After over a decade of absence from the then-Busch Series, Hendrick Motorsports made their return to the Xfinity Series in 2022 as a part-time ride for Cup Series regulars Alex Bowman, William Byron, and Kyle Larson. Fielding the No. 17 Chevrolet Camaro SS, the HMS ride has made 10 starts in the last 2 seasons with numerous top 5 finishes, and they are looking to … Continue reading Hendrick Motorsports Xfinity Program is Back for a Third-Year
As we all know, the 2023 Chicago Street Course concerts ended up rained out. (I’ve never been that wet, not even swimming). The Chainsmokers, Black Crows, Charlie Crockett, and Miranda Lambert, we got nothing. That can’t happen 2 years in a row, can it? But we’ve got the lineup for the 2024 edition of the Windy City’s Cup and Xfinity races accompanying entertainment on this … Continue reading We’ve got the 2024 Chicago Street Course Concert Lineup
