NASCAR Qualifying Results: Chicagoland Speedway (July 2026)

Chicagoland Speedway starting positions for the NASCAR Cup Series

Update: NASCAR Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series drivers are on the grounds in Joilet, IL for the first time since 2019. A round of qualifying is on deck at the 1.5-mile of Chicagoland Speedway to set the starting lineup for Sunday’s race.

View NASCAR qualifying results from Chicagoland Speedway below.

Chicagoland Menu
ARCA: Prac/Qual | Race
O’Reilly: Prac | Qual | Race
Cup: Prac | Qual | Race

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Denny Hamlin will start from the pole position. He turned a laptime at 30.296 seconds with an average speed of 178.241mph.

Chicagoland Speedway
Qualifying Results
July 4, 2026
NASCAR Cup Series

Pos | Driver | Best Time

1. Denny Hamlin
30.296

2. Kyle Larson
30.297

3. Chris Buescher
30.311

4. Brad Keselowski
30.322

5. Ty Gibbs
30.323

6. Christopher Bell
30.398

7. Chase Briscoe
30.399

8. Bubba Wallace
30.420

9. Chase Elliott
30.424

10. William Byron
30.472

11. AJ Allmendinger
30.481

12. Alex Bowman
30.502

13. Tyler Reddick
30.523

14. Ryan Blaney
30.528

15. Carson Hocevar
30.531

16. Zane Smith
30.552

17. John Hunter Nemechek
30.564

18. Riley Herbst
30.576

19. Ross Chastain
30.580

20. Ryan Preece
30.629

21. Connor Zilisch
30.632

22. Erik Jones
30.683

23. Austin Cindric
30.706

24. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
30.770

25. Austin Dillon
30.779

26. Daniel Suarez
30.795

27. Ty Dillon
30.813

28. Corey Heim
30.827

29. Todd Gilliland
30.911

30. Shane van Gisbergen
30.961

31. Joey Logano
30.996

32. Noah Gragson
31.021

33. Cole Custer
31.074

34. Josh Berry
31.155

35. Austin Hill
31.171

36. JJ Yeley
31.969

37. Michael McDowell
No Time

38. Cody Ware
No Time

Links

Chicagoland Speedway | NASCAR

Related

NASCAR Qualifying Order: Chicagoland Speedway (July 2026) Chicagoland Starting Lineup: July 2026 (NASCAR O’Reilly Series) Chicagoland Starting Lineup: July 2026 (ARCA Menards Series) Chicagoland Practice Results: July 3, 2026 (NASCAR Cup Series)