Chicago Results: July 2, 2023 (NASCAR Cup Series)

Rain has been in the area all weekend. The track is now damp and the race will begin with rain tires installed.

Denny Hamlin and Tyler Reddick set the front row. 100 laps of stock car racing are up next…

Chicago Race
Stage 1 – Report

Laps: 20 (1-20 / 100)

Green flag, Hamlin leads Reddick on the single file start. Reddick looks to the outside of Hamlin into turn one. Reddick completes the pass into turn four. Aric Almirola spins, no caution. Erik Jones, Brad Keselowski and Noah Gragson tangle in turn six, all three are able to continue.

Lap 2, Hamlin spins under braking and finds the turn 2 tire barrier! No caution, he keeps it rolling but falls to 14th. Christopher Bell takes over 2nd.

Lap 3, Kyle Busch slides through turn six and he’s stuck in the tire barrier. The caution is out.

Lap 9, Reddick misses the braking point into turn six. As he runs wide, Christopher Bell takes over the race lead.

Lap 13, Noah Gragson slides through turn six and he slams the tire barrier. Gragson is stuck and the caution is back out.

Many drivers head for the pit lane. Most of the leaders stay out.

Christopher Bell takes the stage two win in the Chicago Street Race!

Chicago Results (Stage 1) : 1. Christopher Bell; 2. Tyler Reddick; 3. Shane Van Gisbergen; 4. Martin Truex Jr; 5. Michael McDowell; 6. Daniel Suarez; 7. Kyle Larson; 8. AJ Allmendinger; 9. Ty Gibbs; 10. Jenson Button;

Chicago Race
Stage 2 – Report

Laps: 25 (21-45 / 100)

Lap 21, Alex Bowman and Chase Briscoe pit for slick tires. They’re the first drivers to make the switch.

Lap 22, Joey Logano finds the tire barrier. He reverses out and keeps rolling, no caution.

Lap 23, Jenson Button spins coming to the pit lane.

Lap 25, Chase Elliott has found the turn two tire barrier. He backs out and keeps going, no caution.

Lap 26, Bell pits from the race lead. Bell quickly cycles back to the lead. Shane Van Gisbergen takes over 2nd.

Lap 29, Gragson has found the turn six tire barrier once more. The caution is out as they’ll have to pull him out for the second time.

Green, Bell leads as Reddick dives inside of Van Gisbergen for 2nd.

Lap 40, Hamlin turns Bowman and the caution is out.

Green, Bell leads with Larson all over his bumper.

1 to go in stage two, Alex Bowman is up in smoke. The caution is out and this stage will end under the yellow.

Christopher Bell wins stage two on the Streets of Chicago!

Chicago Results (Stage 2) : 1. Christopher Bell; 2. Kyle Larson; 3. Tyler Reddick; 4. Shane Van Gisbergen; 5. Michael McDowell; 6. Ty Gibbs; 7. Daniel Suarez; 8. Martin Truex Jr; 9. AJ Allmendinger; 10. Chase Briscoe;

Chicago Race
Stage 3 – Report

Laps: 55 (46-100 / 100)

Bell leads most of the field to the pit lane. Bell restarts 12th as Justin Haley, Austin Dillon and others stay out.

Green flag on stage three, Haley leads Dillon.

Lap 49, Byron has found the tire barrier. Corey LaJoie and Kevin Harvick spin into the scene and the track is blocked! The whole field stacks up and the caution is out.

Lap 53, Martin Truex Jr spins, no caution.

Lap 54, Bubba Wallace misses the corner. He heads into the runoff area and loses several positions.

18 to go

18 to go, Tyler Reddick cooks turn six from 4th and slams the tire barrier. He’s stuck in the wall and the caution is out.

14 to go, Haley leads with Austin Dillon all over his bumper. Dillon misses the corner! He run straight into the wall after clipping the inside wall. Dillon is stuck in the turn one wall as the car won’t turn. He backs it up onto the pit lane. Chase Elliott is handed 2nd.

11 to go

11 to go, Shane Van Gisbergen dives inside of Kyle Busch for 3rd into turn one. Van Gisbergen has fresher tires than both cars ahead.

8 to go, Van Gisbergen dives inside of Elliott to take 2nd away. Van Gisbergen dives inside of Haley for the race lead but Martin Truex Jr is in the tire barrier and the caution is out. Haley will return to the lead as the caution was already out before the pass for the lead.

Green with 5 to go, Haley leads Van Gisbergen. Van Gisbergen dives inside into turn two. Haley looks inside into turn three to retake the lead. Van Gisbergen dives inside into turn four, Van Gisbergen leads!

2 to go, Bubba Wallace misses turn one and slams into Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Stenhouse Jr is stuck in the turn one wall and the caution is out!

Green in NASCAR Overtime, Van Gisbergen leads Haley.

Shane Van Gisbergen wins the Chicago Street Race in his first career start!

Chicago Street Race Results
July 2, 2023
NASCAR Cup Series

Pos | Driver

1. Shane Van Gisbergen

2. Justin Haley

3. Chase Elliott

4. Kyle Larson

5. Kyle Busch

6. Austin Cindric

7. Michael McDowell

8. Joey Logano

9. Ty Gibbs

10. Chris Buescher

11. Denny Hamlin

12. Aric Almirola

13. William Byron

14. Corey LaJoie

15. Ryan Preece

16. Erik Jones

17. AJ Allmendinger

18. Christopher Bell

19. Todd Gilliland

20. Chase Briscoe

21. Jenson Button

22. Ross Chastain

23. Josh Bilicki

24. Brad Keselowski

25. Noah Gragson

26. Andy Lally

27. Daniel Suarez

28. Tyler Reddick

29. Kevin Harvick

30. Harrison Burton

31. Bubba Wallace

32. Martin Truex Jr

33. Ryan Blaney

34. Ricky Stenhouse Jr

35. Ty Dillon

36. Austin Dillon

37. Alex Bowman

NASCAR Cup Series
Point Standings

Pos | Driver | Wins | Points | Playoff Points

1. Martin Truex Jr
591 | 2 Wins | 11PP

2. William Byron
582 | 3 Wins | 17PP

3. Ross Chastain
573 | 1 Win | 10PP

4. Christopher Bell
570 | 1 Win | 7PP

5. Kyle Busch
560 | 3 Wins | 17PP

6. Denny Hamlin
538 | 1 Win | 9PP

7. Kevin Harvick
523 | 1PP

8. Kyle Larson
521 | 2 Wins | 12PP

9. Ryan Blaney
506 | 1 Win | 7PP

10. Joey Logano
491 | 1 Win | 7PP

11. Chris Buescher
476 | 1PP

12. Tyler Reddick
463 | 1 Win | 8PP

13. Brad Keselowski
463 | 1PP

14. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
418 | 1 Win | 5PP

15. Bubba Wallace
387

16. Ty Gibbs
378

17. Daniel Suarez
372

18. Michael McDowell
268

19. AJ Allmendinger
354

20. Alex Bowman
352 | -5PP

21. Justin Haley
333

22. Austin Cindric
333 | 1PP

23. Corey LaJoie
331

24. Chase Elliott
323 | 1PP

25. Ryan Preece
312 | 1PP

26. Todd Gilliland
299

27. Aric Almirola
297 | 1PP

28. Austin Dillon
248 | -5PP

29. Harrison Burton
242

30. Erik Jones
241 | -5PP

31. Chase Briscoe
207 | -25PP

32. Noah Gragson
166

33. Ty Dillon
153

34. BJ McLeod
88

35. Cody Ware
65

36. Shane Van Gisbergen
55

Chicago Street Course
Video Highlights
July 2, 2023

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