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July 2, 2023, Chicago, Illinois, USA: NASCAR, Motorsport, USA Cup Driver, JENSON BUTTON 15 races for position through the city streets for the Inaugural Grant Park 220 on the Chicago Street Course. Chicago USA – ZUMAries 20230702_mda_a161_238 Copyright: xLoganxTxArcex
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July 2, 2023, Chicago, Illinois, USA: NASCAR, Motorsport, USA Cup Driver, JENSON BUTTON 15 races for position through the city streets for the Inaugural Grant Park 220 on the Chicago Street Course. Chicago USA – ZUMAries 20230702_mda_a161_238 Copyright: xLoganxTxArcex
The Windy City will go street racing featuring the world’s premier stock cars, courtesy of NASCAR on July 6th & 7th. For only the second time, the Grant Park 165 Street Race (Sunday) will run through Downtown Chicago with the Loop 110 Xfinity race (Saturday) to promise a spectacular affair.
Last year, torrential downpours and the Supercars driver Shane van Gisbergen surprised the Second City, as the Kiwi won his NASCAR debut at the inaugural Chicago Street Race. It was a pretty exciting day for firsts! However, that event was cut short to 171.3 miles (78 laps) from its originally scheduled 220 because of ensuing darkness. This year, NASCAR & the city of Chicago have decided to shorten the race to 165 miles or 75 laps to ensure its completion under daylight with enthralling views of the city’s skyline.
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If you are tuning in from home, wondering when and where the excitement will unfold in Chicago, you’re in the right place! Let’s unpack the more important details in anticipation of the Cup Series main event’s green flag announced to fly at 4:30 p.m. ET. Through the week various pop-ups have been arranged to keep fans engaged leading up to a House Music Festival, countless Driver Appearances, and concerts featuring names like the Chainsmokers, the Black Keys, Buddy Guy, Lauren Alaina, and many more. But as for the real action on the race weekend?
The garage opens on Saturday, July 6th, with practice & qualifying for the Xfinity race scheduled at 10 AM and 11 AM respectively. The Xfinity cars will then come off the track to allow the premier series to set the grid with a 50-minute practice session. The cars have been announced to start the first qualifying laps at 1:30 PM ET sharp, barring any unfortunate weather delays. Finally, the Loop 110 Xfinity race will roll off the 2.2-mile makeshift street circuit at 3:30 PM with an expected duration of about an hour to cap off the first exciting day of NASCAR racing in Chicago.
For television coverage, switch your screens to the USA Network! Radio listeners can grab their high-speed auditory frequencies on MRN & SiriusXM’s dedicated NASCAR channel.
Chicago street course
ET
Sat
10-USA-Xfin prac
11-USA-Xfin qual
12:30-USA-Cup p&q
3-NBC-Xfin prerace
3:30-NBC-Xfin race 15-15-20
NWS: 70s, 5% rainSun-NBC
4-Prerace
4:30-Cup race 20-25-30
NWS: 80s, 20%— Bob Pockrass (@bobpockrass) July 4, 2024
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On Sunday, July 7th, Grant Park 165 will finally come to life on TV screens worldwide after a year, with the green set to drop at 12:30 PM ET. The same sources broadcasting the Xfinity race on Saturday will once again bring your race-day needs live on Sunday. Fans in Canada can watch it all unfold on TNS and RDS. UK spectators can grab the action on Viaplay Group and all the TV screens down under will televise the Cup Series on Fox Sports Australia. Now, as for the main characters of NASCAR’s forthcoming Chicago theater.
Grant Park 165: Complete qualifying order for Sunday’s Cup Race
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40 cars have been entered for the Grant Park 165, with a handful of double-duty aspirants and debutants. Kyle Larson, Daniel Suarez, Joey Logano, Ty Gibbs, Shane van Gisbergen & John Hunter Nemechek are only a few notable names preparing for some overtime advances in the Windy City this weekend. The official qualifying order released by NASCAR divides the field into two groups for the Cup race.
Group A
- Austin Hill, #33 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
- Joey Hand, #60 RFK Racing Ford
- Kaz Grala, #15 Rick Ware Racing Ford
- John Hunter Nemechek, #42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
- Shane van Gisbergen, #16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
- Michael McDowell, #34 Front Row Motorsports Ford
- Corey LaJoie, #7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
- Josh Berry, #4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
- Ross Chastain, #1 Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet
- Daniel Suarez, #99 Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet
- Chase Briscoe, #14 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
- Todd Gilliland, #38 Front Row Motorsports Ford
- Zane Smith, #71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
- Brad Keselowski, #6 RFK Racing Ford
- Noah Gragson, #10 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
- Martin Truex Jr., #19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
- Chase Elliott, #9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
- Chris Buescher, #17 RFK Racing Ford
- Joey Logano, #22 Team Penske Ford
- Kyle Larson, #5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Group B
- Josh Bilicki, #66 MBM Motorsports Ford
- AJ Allmendinger, #13 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
- Austin Dillon, #3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
- Harrison Burton, #21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford
- Ricky Stenhouse Jr., #47 JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
- Erik Jones, #43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
- Kyle Busch, #8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
- Justin Haley, #51 Rick Ware Racing Ford
- Christopher Bell, #20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
- Daniel Hemric, #31 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
- Carson Hocevar, #77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
- Austin Cindric, #2 Team Penske Ford
- Ty Gibbs, #54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
- Alex Bowman, #48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
- Ryan Preece, #41 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
- William Byron, #24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
- Bubba Wallace, #23 23XI Racing Toyota
- Denny Hamlin, #11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
- Ryan Blaney, #12 Team Penske Ford
- Tyler Reddick, #45 23XI Racing Toyota
Each driver and their respective vehicle will roll off their qualifying attempts in the official order announced above. Road course utilizes group qualifying. Hence, the 5 fastest cars from each group will battle to set the initial ten positions on the grid.
Qualifying order for the second annual Loop 110 NASCAR Xfinity race
Similarly, the Loop 110 Xfinity race will feature that very format with some new names, such as Japanese Whelen Euro driver Kenko Miura gearing up for his second-tier debut behind the wheel of Joey Gase Motorsports #53 car. JR Motorsports’ rotating #88 lineup will witness Connor Mosack’s first 2024 start in Dale Jr’s iconic number at the Xfinity Chicago race. Joey Logano will replace Hailie Deegan in AM Racing’s #15 ride on Saturday after rumors suggest a fallout occurred between Deegan and the Xfinity race team.
43 cars have been announced to take part in qualifying. Their determined order for setting the pack will consist of two groups and procedures similar to the Cup race.
Group A
- Preston Pardus #50 Pardus Racing, Inc. Chevrolet
- Alon Day #45 Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet
- Kyle Larson #17 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
- Ty Dillon #4 JD Motorsports Chevrolet
- Alex Labbe #107 SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet
- Andre Castro #114 SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet
- Josh Bilicki #92 DGM Racing Chevrolet
- Connor Mosack #88 JR Motorsports Chevrolet
- Sage Karam #26 Sam Hunt Racing Toyota
- Leland Honeyman #42 Young’s Motorsports Chevrolet
- Josh Williams #11 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
- Jeb Burton #27 Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet
- Jeremy Clements #51 Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet
- Parker Retzlaff #31 Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet
- Anthony Alfredo #5 Our Motorsports Chevrolet
- Parker Kligerman #48 Big Machine Racing Chevrolet
- Ryan Sieg #39 RSS Racing Ford
- Jesse Love #2 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
- Justin Allgaier #7 JR Motorsports Chevrolet
- Austin Hill #21 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
- Chandler Smith #81 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Group B
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- Kenko Miura #53 Joey Gase Motorsports Toyota
- Daniel Suarez #36 DGM Racing Chevrolet
- Austin Green #32 Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet
- Thomas Annunziata #6 JD Motorsports Chevrolet
- Brad Perez #35 Joey Gase Motorsports Ford
- Joey Logano #15 AM Racing Ford
- Blaine Perkins #29 RSS Racing Ford
- Matt DiBenedetto #38 RSS Racing Ford
- Kyle Weatherman #91 DGM Racing Chevrolet
- Kyle Sieg #28 RSS Racing Ford Ford
- Ryan Ellis #43 Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet
- Sheldon Creed #18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
- Sammy Smith #8 JR Motorsports Chevrolet
- Brennan Poole #44 Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet
- Shane Van Gisbergen #97 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
- Ty Gibbs #19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
- Brandon Jones #9 JR Motorsports Chevrolet
- Sam Mayer #1 JR Motorsports Chevrolet
- Riley Herbst #98 Stewart Haas Racing Ford
- AJ Allmendinger #16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
- Cole Custer #00 Stewart Haas Racing Ford
- John Hunter Nemechek #20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
A guide to Chicago Street Race ticket options
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The exit gates will be opened at approximately 8:00 PM ET for the spectators after the winner of Sunday’s race takes his victory lap and celebrates in the victory lane of the Chicago Street Circuit. As for the tickets, with less than a day left for the excitement to kick off, many hopefuls will be glad to know that not all seats have been filled yet. The cheapest options range from $269 on General Admission Prices, whereas the Premier Hospitality experience will cost someone upwards of $1900.
Seating arrangements are plenty and varied with many options available for potential bookings. From a third-person perspective, there appears to be something for everyone hoping to visit the Chicago Street Race on the weekend. If you wish to find out further, go to //www.nascarchicago.com/2024ticketinformation/ to know the official prices. Although unlikely, weather forecasts suggest chances of rainfall at multiple intervals on Saturday and Sunday. Therefore, considering Chicago’s unpredictable weather, don’t forget your umbrellas even if the skies appear clear. Regardless, do not blink or you might miss out on some history, aka the second-ever annual Chicago Street Race!
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Ready for NASCAR Chicago? Which driver do you think will dominate the streets this year?