NASCAR Race 19: Preview & News from the Chicago Street Course

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News, information, statistics, starters, live TV, driver rankings, timeline, practice, qualifying & race report from the 19th race of the regular season on the Chicago Street Course.

Stephan Vornbäumen 02.07.2025, 22:56 Race report

Regular Season Chicago Street Course Saturday, July 5: from 7:05 PM: Final Practice followed by Qualifying

Sunday, July 6: from 7:30 p.m.: Pay-TV LIVE on Sportdigital1+ from 8:20 p.m.: Grant Park 165

75 (20/25/30) laps

Pictures (gallery is constantly being expanded) Wednesday, June 2, 2025 Standings before Race 19 NASCAR Cup Standings

TOP 20 (after race 18/36) Regular Season 2025 (with all bonus points & penalties) -----

all winners & best-scoring drivers (races 1-26):

1. (1) Kyle Larson, 589 points (3 wins) 2. (2) Denny Hamlin, 551 points (3 wins) 3. (3) Christopher Bell, 551 points (3 wins) 4. (4) William Byron, 631 points (1 win) 5. (12) Chase Elliott, 594 points (1 win) 6. (5) Ryan Blaney, 504 points (1 win) 7. (6) Ross Chastain, 458 points (1 win) 8. (7) Chase Briscoe, 452 points (1 win) 9. (8) Joey Logano, 445 points (1 win) 10. (9) Austin Cindric, 379 points (1 win) 11. (10) Josh Berry, 363 points (1 win) 12. (11) Shane van Gisbergen, 268 points (1 Victory)

Total points (without win):

13. (13) Tyler Reddick, 533 points 14. (14) Chris Buescher, 457 points 15. (16) Alex Bowman, 444 points 16. (15) Bubba Wallace, 428 points

On the bubble:

17. (17) Ryan Preece, 405 points 19. (18) AJ Allmendinger, 379 points 18. (19) Erik Jones, 369 points 20. (21) Carson Hocevar, 366 points

The first 16 drivers are qualified for the PLAYOFFS

Race Facts: Preview Race 19

The 19th stop of the regular season on the 2025 NASCAR calendar is the Chicago Street Course, which will host a race for the third time. It is also the third of a total of six road course races this season. The Chicago Street Course in the 'Windy City' is a 2.2-mile (3.5 km) street circuit located in the city of Chicago, Illinois. The track was originally a concept track on iRacing, designed for the eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series in 2021.

The track for the Cup debut race is the exact same version used in the 2021 eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series. The start and finish line is on South Columbus Drive in front of the Buckingham Fountain in Grant Park. Cars travel south, then turn left onto East Balbo Drive, then right onto South Lake Shore Drive (also part of US Route 41), which runs along Lake Michigan. Cars then turn right onto East Roosevelt Road, then right again to rejoin South Columbus Drive, where they travel north.

Riders then return to the intersection of South Columbus Drive and East Balbo Drive and turn left. Once back on East Balbo Drive, they cross a bridge over the Metra Electric District tracks. Vehicles then turn right onto South Michigan Avenue and travel north, then onto East Congress Plaza Drive and back onto South Michigan Ave. Finally, they turn right onto East Jackson Drive, cross the Metra Electric tracks, and return right onto South Columbus Drive to the start/finish line.

Fuel window: 35-37 laps

Goodyear Tire Notes: Prime (P), Option (O)

Practice: 1 (P) Qualifying: 1 (P)

Race: 5+1/Qualifying (P)

The race distance was reduced from 100 laps to 75 laps (165 miles) after the debut race. Now, the drivers compete in three stages of 20, 25, and a final 30 laps.

Race report from the last race in Chicago (08.07.2024)

Victory Lane: The last polesetters, winners & record winners on the Chicago Street Course

Three-time Supercars champion Shane van Gisbergen won the first NASCAR Cup Series race at the Chicago Street Course in his Cup debut for Trackhouse Racing's Project 91. He is the first driver to win a race in his debut since 1963. The race had to be started late on rain tires due to persistent rain on the new track.

At times, heavy, persistent rain caused a delayed start and a race interruption at the second event in Chicago on the street circuit in the 'Windy City.' As in the previous year, the race was not completed the full distance and was shortened due to the onset of darkness. Alex Bowman took the win after completing 58 of 75 laps.

19th season race (Regular Season) Grant Park 165

Chicago Street Course, Chicago, IL

2.2 mile street course

75 laps (stages: 20/25/30), 165 miles

All active winners in Chicago

1 win: Shane van Gisbergen, Alex Bowman All-time record winners: Shane van Gisbergen, Alex Bowman (1 win)

Chicago: The last winners (pole setters)

July 6, 2025: ? (Pole Award: ?) July 7th, 2024: Alex Bowman (Pole Award: Kyle Larson) July 2nd, 2023: Shane van Gisbergen (Pole Award: Denny Hamlin)

(US data)

Victory Lane (Road Course): All active winners on the nine Road Course tracks

Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez (new: 2025), Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course, Chicago Street Course, Circuit of The Americas, Daytona International Speedway Road Course, Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course, Sonoma Raceway, Road America, Watkins Glen International (as of June 16, 2025 / Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City

Christopher Bell won the first of a total of six road course races in 2025 after a tough battle. The Gibbs driver won for the first time at the Circuit of The Americas in Austin and celebrated the third road course victory of his career.

The debut race in Mexico City ended with a dominant victory for Shane van Gisbergen in the Trackhouse Chevrolet. The New Zealander thus achieved both career victories on a road course.

7 wins: Chase Elliott 6 wins: Kyle Larson 5 wins: Martin Truex Jr. 4 wins: Kyle Busch 3 wins: Tyler Reddick, AJ Allmendinger, Christopher Bell 2 wins: William Byron, Shane van Gisbergen 1 win: Joey Logano, Denny Hamlin, Ryan Blaney, Ross Chastain, Daniel Suarez, Michael McDowell, Alex Bowman, Chris Buescher

All-time record winner: Jeff Gordon (9 wins)

Birthdays and anniversaries in July

July 15, 1998: Noah Gragson July 31, 1992: Kyle Larson

July 13, 2025: Christopher Bell (200th race in Sonoma) July 20, 2025: Joey Logano (600th race in Dover)

The next NASCAR race in 2025: Timeline Race 20/36 (CEST)

Regular Season Sonoma Raceway Saturday, July 12: from 7:35 p.m.: Final Practice followed by Qualifying

Sunday, July 13th: from 9:00 PM: Pay-TV LIVE on Sportdigital1+ from 9:50 PM: Toyota / Save Mart 350

75 (20/25/30) rounds

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