NASCAR race results from Chicagoland Speedway
For the first time since 2019, NASCAR Cup Series drivers are rolling in Joliet, Illinois. The 1.5-mile of Chicagoland Speedway is set to host the eero 400.
View Chicagoland race results for the NASCAR Cup Series below.
Chicagoland Menu
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Cup: Prac | Qual | Race
Denny Hamlin and Kyle Larson set the front row. 267 laps of stock car racing are up next…
Chicagoland
Stage 1 – Report
Laps: 80 (1-80 / 267)
Green flag, Ryan Preece is turned off of turn two following a bump draft from Erik Jones. Connor Zilisch is collected and he slams the inside wall. The caution is out early.
Green, Larson is clear via the outside lane off turn two. Chris Buescher follows him through for 2nd.
Lap 19, Hamlin has a run on the bottom. He pulls even with Larson and he’s clear off turn four. Hamlin takes the lead away.
Lap 32, Zane Smith drives into the bumper of Carson Hocevar. They both bounce off the outside wall, caution.
Green, Hamlin and Larson trade side drafts. Larson is clear via the inside lane. Byron slides Hamlin for 2nd.
Lap 48, Austin Hill backs it hard into the wall with help from Shane van Gisbergen, caution.
Larson leads the field to the pit lane. Reddick wins the race to the pit exit with just two tires. Five stay out with Cindric and Herbst taking the front row. Reddick restarts 6th. Hamlin drops deep into the field with a slow stop.
Green, Cindric is clear for the lead.
Lap 69, Byron dives inside of Cindric for the race lead.
William Byron wins stage one at Chicagoland Speedway!
Chicagoland Race Results (Stage 1) : 1. William Byron; 2. Kyle Larson; 3. Bubba Wallace; 4. Austin Cindric; 5. Chase Briscoe; 6. Chris Buescher; 7. Riley Herbst; 8. Denny Hamlin; 9. Ty Gibbs; 10. Tyler Reddick
Chicagoland
Stage 2 – Report
Laps: 85 (81-165 / 267)
Green flag on stage two, Byron leads Bubba Wallace off turn two.
Lap 92, Wallace dives inside of Byron. Wallace takes the lead away!
Lap 93, Larson spins off turn four! He’s stuck in the grass and the caution is out.
Lap 125, Hamlin and Briscoe split Wallace as it’s a three wide battle for the lead. They both clear Wallace. Briscoe takes the lead away.
Lap 134, Tyler Reddick is up in smoke with a hole in the radiator. He gets a push to the garage and the caution is out!
This caution comes out in the middle of a green flag pit cycle. Blaney and others have yet to pit. As they head for the pit lane, Byron cycles to the race lead.
Green, Briscoe and Byron trade side drafts. Byron is clear off turn four.
William Byron wins stage two at Chicagoland Speedway!
Chicagoland Race Results (Stage 2) : 1. William Byron; 2. Chase Briscoe; 3. Denny Hamlin; 4. Ty Gibbs; 5. Ryan Blaney; 6. Christopher Bell; 7. Chase Elliott; 8. Alex Bowman; 9. Austin Cindric; 10. John Hunter Nemechek
Chicagoland
Stage 3 – Report
Laps: 102 (166-267 / 267)
Green flag on stage three, Byron leads Briscoe and Gibbs.
46 to go, the green flag pit cycle is complete. Briscoe leads Byron by 1 second. Briscoe now has slightly older tires than Byron after the pit cycle.
18 to go, Hamlin is up to 4th. He has tires 4 laps fresher than the leader, the freshest of the leaders.
10 to go, Christopher Bell to 2nd. Briscoe works heavy lap traffic ahead.
2 to go, Bell has climbed to within a car lengths of Briscoe!
1 to go, Bell loses the nose into turn one off the wake of Briscoe.
Chase Briscoe wins at Chicagoland Speedway!
Chicagoland Speedway
Race Results
July 5, 2026
NASCAR Cup Series
Pos | Driver
1. Chase Briscoe
2. Christopher Bell
3. Denny Hamlin
4. William Byron
5. Alex Bowman
6. Bubba Wallace
7. Ryan Blaney
8. Ty Gibbs
9. Corey Heim
10. Riley Herbst
11. Chase Elliott
12. Joey Logano
13. Austin Cindric
14. Daniel Suarez
15. Erik Jones
16. Todd Gilliland
17. AJ Allmendinger
18. Ross Chastain
19. Chris Buescher
20. Ty Dillon
21. Brad Keselowski
22. Carson Hocevar
23. John Hunter Nemechek
24. Austin Dillon
25. Shane van Gisbergen
26. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
27. Noah Gragson
28. Zane Smith
29. Michael McDowell
30. Cody Ware
31. Cole Custer
32. Ryan Preece
33. Josh Berry
34. Kyle Larson
35. JJ Yeley
36. Tyler Reddick
37. Austin Hill
38. Connor Zilisch
NASCAR Cup Series
Point Standings
Pos | Driver | Points
1. Denny Hamlin
764
2. Tyler Reddick
-44
3. Ryan Blaney
-113
4. Ty Gibbs
-137
5. Chase Elliott
-180
6. Kyle Larson
-181
7. Chris Buescher
-223
8. Chase Briscoe
-226
9. Carson Hocevar
-240
10. Christopher Bell
-252
11. Daniel Suarez
-257
12. William Byron
-265
13. Bubba Wallace
-280
14. Shane van Gisbergen
-327
15. Austin Cindric
-330
16. Erik Jones
-353
— Playoff Cutline —
17. Ryan Preece
-4
18. Joey Logano
-16
19. AJ Allmendinger
-16
20. Brad Keselowski
-19
