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JOEY HAND, No. 60 BuildSubmarines.com Ford Mustang Dark Horse (Finished 4th)

After turning the fastest lap overall in the NASCAR Cup Series’ practice session, Hendrick Motorsports’ Kyle Larson edged out Ty Gibbs on his final lap of qualifying to claim the pole position for tomorrow’s Grant Park 165 at the Chicago Street Course.

MICHAEL MCDOWELL, No. 34 Chicago White Sox Ford Mustang Dark Horse (Qualified 3rd) - “I was trying to get my Ford Mustang on the pole."

NASCAR and ABB, a global leader in electrification and automation, announced today the ABB NASCAR Electrification Innovation Partnership and revealed a new EV prototype at the Chicago Street Race.

Ryan Blaney, driver of the No. 12 Menards/Dutch Boy Ford Mustang Dark Horse and the reigning NASCAR Cup Series Champion, met with media members at the Chicago Street Race ahead of on-track activity Saturday morning.

Daniel Suarez, Driver of the No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Camaro ZL1, met with the media in advance of racing double duty in the NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Xfinity Series at the Chicago Street Course.

Joey Logano, driver of the No. 22 Shell Pennzoil Ford Mustang Dark Horse for Team Penske, met with members of the media Friday afternoon in downtown Chicago ahead of this weekends Chicago Street Race.

 Shane van Gisbergen, the inaugural winner of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series Chicago Street Race, met with the media in advance of racing double duty in the NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Xfinity Series at the Chicago Street Course.

Following the success of the inaugural event, NASCAR returns to the streets of Chicago this weekend. The NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series will compete on a temporary 2.2 mile, 12-turn street course.

For years, NASCAR insiders and the sport’s fans were conditioned to look on the Fourth of July weekend as a time to return to Daytona International Speedway for the traditional start to the second half of the season.