5 KYLE LARSON

Age: 30 (July 31, 1992)

Hometown: Elk Grove, California

Resides: Mooresville, North Carolina

Crew Chief: Cliff Daniels

Standings: 9th

No. 5 HendrickCars.com Patriotic Chevrolet Camaro ZL1

MUSIC CITY MOJO: Last weekend, Kyle Larson earned his third top-five finish in as many starts at Nashville Superspeedway and he is one of two drivers to finish in the top five in every NASCAR Cup Series event at the concrete track. The No. 5 team was able to leverage the pit cycles to their advantage and Larson’s speed in the final run allowed him to secure a fifth-place finish in the 300-lap race. The 30-year-old driver won at the Tennessee venue in 2021 and earned a fourth-place finish on the 1.33-mile oval in 2022.

TO THE STREETS: This year’s Fourth of July weekend event will mark the first street course race in Cup Series history. The layout of the Chicago Street Course features 12 turns across the span of 2.2 miles in the heart of downtown. A new track does not intimidate Larson. In 2021, the No. 5 driver won the inaugural Cup Series race at Nashville.

ROAD SUCCESS: Larson is tied for third-most road course wins among all active Cup Series drivers with four. His victories on serpentine tracks have come at Sonoma Raceway (2021), Watkins Glen International (2021 and 2022) and the Charlotte Motor Speedway ROVAL (2021). All of those triumphs have been with Cliff Daniels, who ranks second among active crew chiefs in road course wins. Larson is one of six drivers all-time to win on at least three different road courses. Through 29 road course starts, Larson is tied for the sixth-best average finish on that track type among active drivers (14.45).

UP FRONT: The 2021 Cup Series champion’s seven top-five finishes this season are tied for the most with teammate William Byron. Larson has led 588 laps in 2023 – in all of 2022, he led 635 laps. He only trails Byron (722) in this stat and has 104 more laps led than the third-place competitor. Larson ranks fifth for the most laps run in the top five (1,730) and fourth for the most laps run in the top 10 (2,824).

FOUR TIRES FAST: With a quick 9.281-second pit stop at Nashville before the start of the second stage (on lap 93), the No. 5 HendrickCars.com pit crew claimed the second fastest four-tire stop of the 2023 season. For the year, the team has the second-fastest average four-tire pit stop time (11.027 seconds), behind Byron’s crew (10.872 seconds). The No. 5 team’s five-person pit crew consists of Blaine Anderson (front-tire changer), R.J. Barnette (tire carrier), Brandon Harder (fueler), Brandon Johnson (jackman) and Calvin Teague (rear-tire changer).

PATRIOTIC WEEKEND: HendrickCars.com returns to the track this holiday weekend, but this time with its patriotic scheme. This season, the patriotic scheme has only been run at Charlotte Motor Speedway for the Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day weekend.

CARS TOUR: Larson made his first CARS Tour start on Wednesday at Caraway Speedway in Sophia, North Carolina. He finished eighth for JR Motorsports in an entry with sponsorship from HendrickCars.com.

LOOKING TO REPEAT: Larson has been nominated for the “Best Driver” award in the 2023 ESPYS. Following the No. 5 driver’s championship in 2021, Larson was nominated for the “Best Driver” honor at the 2022 ESPYS and won. Other 2023 nominees include Brittany Force (NHRA), Josef Newgarden (IndyCar) and Max Verstappen (F1). Fans can vote for Larson here and tune in on Wednesday, July 12, at 8 p.m. ET on ABC to see who takes home the hardware.

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9 CHASE ELLIOTT

Age: 27 (Nov. 28, 1995)

Hometown: Dawsonville, Georgia

Resides: Dawsonville, Georgia

Crew Chief: Alan Gustafson

Standings: 25th

No. 9 Hooters Chevrolet Camaro ZL1

Chase Elliott, driver of the No. 9 Hooters Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, will be available to members of the media at the Chicago Street Course media center on Saturday, July 1, at 11:15 a.m. local time.

NASHVILLE IN THE REARVIEW: Chase Elliott qualified 14th for last Sunday’s 300-lap NASCAR Cup Series event at Nashville Superspeedway. The 27-year-old driver earned valuable stage points in each of the race’s first two stages, finishing sixth and seventh, respectively. His strong run continued into the final stage, ultimately resulting in a fourth-place finish. The effort marked his second consecutive top-five finish dating back to Sonoma Raceway, and his fourth top-five finish of the season in just 10 starts. Elliott has now achieved two top-five finishes, including a win in 2022, in only three Cup Series starts at Nashville.

NEW IS GOOD: This weekend, the Cup Series heads to the brand-new Chicago Street Course, making it one of three road courses on the current schedule on which Elliott has yet to win (Sonoma and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course being the others). New tracks have been good to the Dawsonville, Georgia, native throughout his career. He’s been victorious three times (all on road courses) at first-time events held in the modern era – Road America in 2021, Circuit of The Americas in 2021 and the Daytona International Speedway Road Course in 2020.

ROAD WARRIOR: In 26 Cup Series starts on road courses, Elliott has an average finish of 8.04, with seven wins, 15 top-five finishes and 18 top-10s. His average finish is not only the best among active drivers, but third all-time among drivers (five or more starts) behind NASCAR legends Fireball Roberts and Buck Baker. Elliott has proven his road-racing prowess, leading all active drivers with seven wins on road courses. He’s also third on the all-time list of drivers with road course victories, trailing only NASCAR Hall of Famers Jeff Gordon (nine) and Tony Stewart (eight). With triumphs across five different road courses, Elliott has won at the most serpentine tracks in series history. His seven stage wins are the most all-time on this track type.

ROAD RACING RUNDOWN: Since the start of 2022, Elliott has earned a best finish of second on road courses, coming at Road America last season. In that span, he has a total of four top-five finishes and five top-10s across seven starts on serpentine tracks. The Hendrick Motorsports driver has paced the field for 128 laps on road courses since the beginning of last season and earned two pole awards (Road America and Watkins Glen International).

FIRST WIN: Elliott’s first career Cup Series win came at a road course – Watkins Glen in 2018. The five-time National Motorsports Press Association Most Popular Driver winner started the race from the third position and led 52 of 90 laps en route to the victory.

VIEW FROM THE TOP: While this is the first time the series will race on a street course, crew chief Alan Gustafson has plenty of experience on tracks where left and right turns are made. Across 47 Cup Series races on road courses, the veteran crew chief has led his team to seven wins – a series high among active crew chiefs – 18 top-five finishes, 25 top-10s and 527 laps led.

POINTING IN: Elliott currently sits 25th in the Cup Series point standings, 64 markers outside of the provisional cutline for a playoff spot with nine races left in the regular season. Last weekend at Nashville, the 2020 Cup Series champion gained 20 points on the bubble and needs to average eight markers per race on the cutline in the final nine races to advance to the playoffs on points.

WIN AND IN: While pointing his way in isn’t impossible, the easiest way for Elliott to lock himself into the playoffs is with a victory. Last season, the summer was a hot one for Elliott and the No. 9 team on the track. Together, they put together five consecutive finishes of second or better, including three wins (Nashville, Atlanta Motor Speedway and Pocono Raceway). Elliott has earned four of his 18 career Cup Series wins across three of the nine tracks left in the regular season (Pocono, Atlanta and two wins at Watkins Glen). At four of the other tracks, Elliott has nearly taken home the hardware. He’s finished runner-up at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Richmond Raceway, Michigan International Speedway (three times) and Daytona International Speedway (twice).

HOOTERS IS BACK: Hooters is back as the primary partner of the No. 9 team this weekend at the Chicago Street Course for its second of three races in 2023. Earlier this year as part of the company’s 40th anniversary, Hooters unveiled a special Night Owl paint scheme for the 2023 season. Get a look at all the angles of the No. 9 Hooters Chevrolet here. 

WHEN CHASE WINS YOU WIN: Fans can visit Hooters on Mondays after Cup Series races this season and ask their server for free fried pickles when Elliott and the No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports team finishes in the top 10. If the No. 9 team wins, customers receive 10 free wings with any 10-wing purchase. Get more details at hooters.com/racing. 

STOP ON BY: Elliott will drop by the Hooters of O’Hare, located at 8225 W. Higgins Road in Chicago, this Saturday at 5 p.m. local time. Fans will have the opportunity to grab an autograph from the Hooters Racing driver and see the No. 9 Hooters Night Owl Chevrolet that he’ll be driving on Sunday.

24 WILLIAM BYRON

Age: 25 (Nov. 29, 1997)

Hometown: Charlotte, North Carolina

Resides: Charlotte, North Carolina

Crew Chief: Rudy Fugle

Standings: 2nd

No. 24 Valvoline Chevrolet Camaro ZL1

24 POWER: Past the halfway mark in the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series regular season, William Byron and the No. 24 team are making sure that they remain front runners. In 17 races, Byron is setting the pace in several statistical categories: laps led (722), stage wins (seven), average running position (8.4) and most laps run in the top five (2,476). He is also tied for the most wins (three), poles (two), top-five finishes (seven) and top-10s (10). The Charlotte, North Carolina, native has already surpassed his total of top-five finishes from last year (five) and is closing in on setting a new season-best mark in laps led (746 in 2022).

THAT NO. 1 FEELING: Byron has gotten off to a hot start this season collecting three wins – the most in a single Cup season for the 25-year-old driver. In fact, Byron now has five wins in the Next Gen car – tied for the most with three other drivers including Hendrick Motorsports teammates Kyle Larson and Chase Elliott. He also has collected six wins since the start of 2021, which has him tied for the third-most behind Larson (15 wins) and Elliott (seven wins).

ROAD READY: So far in 2023, there have been two road course races in the Cup Series – Circuit of The Americas (COTA) and Sonoma Raceway. Byron had his best showing in March at COTA after he and the No. 24 team earned the pole position, won the first stage, led 28 laps and finished fifth.

THE RUDY RUNDOWN: Crew chief Rudy Fugle has 14 Cup Series starts on road courses, three starts in the NASCAR Xfinity Series and seven in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series. His top road course result in the Cup Series came at Watkins Glen International in 2021, with a sixth-place finish by Byron. In those seven Truck Series starts, the Livonia, New York, native has one win, three top-five finishes, and five top-10s. One of those seven truck starts was also with Byron and the duo raced to a 10th-place finish at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in 2016.

PIT ROAD PROWESS: After 17 races in the 2023 season, the No. 24 pit crew remains the fastest team on pit road with the best average four-tire pit stop time of 10.872 seconds. The No. 24 pit crew consists of Spencer Bishop (jackman), Jeff Cordero (front-tire changer), Orane Ossowski (rear-tire changer), Ryan Patton (tire carrier) and Landon Walker (fueler). The team has had three of the 10 fastest four-tire pit stops of the season, which rank sixth (9.383 seconds), eighth (9.443 seconds) and ninth (9.504 seconds).

VALVOLINE RETURNS: Valvoline will make its second appearance of 2023 as the primary sponsor of Byron’s No. 24 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for this Sunday’s race at the Chicago Street Course. Valvoline Inc. (NYSE: VVV) is a leading worldwide marketer and supplier of premium branded lubricants and automotive services, with sales in more than 140 countries. Established in 1866, the company’s heritage spans more than 150 years, during which time it has developed powerful brand recognition across multiple product and service channels. Valvoline ranks as the No. 3 passenger car motor oil brand in the DIY market by volume. To see Byron’s No. 24 Valvoline Chevy, click here.

48 Alex Bowman

Age: 30 (April 25, 1993)

Hometown: Tucson, Arizona

Resides: Concord, North Carolina

Crew Chief: Blake Harris

Standings: 17th

No. 48 Ally Chevrolet Camaro ZL1

BIG START: On Sunday, Alex Bowman will make his 200th start in the NASCAR Cup Series as a Hendrick Motorsports driver, becoming only the eighth driver to reach this milestone for the 14-time Cup Series championship-winning organization. He trails Kasey Kahne (216), Ken Schrader (267), Chase Elliott (267), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (340), Terry Labonte (387), Jimmie Johnson (686) and Jeff Gordon (805) in starts for the team. In his career with Hendrick Motorsports, Bowman has totaled seven wins, 31 top-five finishes, 75 top-10s, four pole positions, and led 1,265 laps.

CHI-TOWN: Bowman has already notched a win in Illinois during his career, taking home the trophy at Chicagoland Speedway for his first Cup Series victory in June 2019. The driver of the No. 88 Chevrolet finished ninth in the first stage, fourth in stage two and led 88 laps, including the final six after taking back the lead from future teammate Kyle Larson. This weekend, Bowman will head to Chicago for the Cup Series’ debut on a street course.

OH SO CLOSE: Bowman is one of four active drivers in the Cup Series to earn at least one runner-up finish on a serpentine track without yet winning on that track type. Last year, Bowman finished second at Circuit of The Americas after being knocked off track on the final lap of the race. He also placed second in the 2019 race at the Charlotte Motor Speedway ROVAL.

PLAYOFF PUSH: The 30-year-old driver enters the 18th race of the Cup Series season just two points outside of the final provisional playoff spot. Among the remaining nine tracks in the regular season, Bowman has notched wins at Pocono Raceway and Richmond Raceway, both occurring in 2021.

CHASE THE DAY: Fans can see the driver of the No. 48 Ally Chevy at Burger Car Chicago on Saturday, starting at 4 p.m. local time, as he teams up with Day Chaser. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet Bowman, get autographs and try samples of Day Chaser’s canned cocktail products.

SAVE THEM ALL: Bowman and primary partner Ally are teaming up this year to bring back the Best Friends Animal Society donation effort. This week, the duo will make charitable contributions to Safe Humane Chicago, which serves the local community in the Windy City. Bowman and Ally will donate $4,800 to Best Friends and Safe Humane Chicago. Ally will increase its donation to $10,000 if the No. 48 team wins on Sunday. 

DAY ‘N’ NITE: The No. 48 Ally Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 will adorn two versions of its primary scheme during the 2023 Cup Series season. This weekend, the No. 48 Ally Chevy “day” scheme will be on track and it features a white base with bright plum, grapefruit, and seafoam stripes down the side. This version of the primary scheme will appear at races that take place during the day. When the lights come on over the racetrack, the black-based No. 48 Ally Chevy “night” scheme will be sported with a similar design to its daytime counterpart. Check out all the angles of the schemes here. 

HENDRICK
MOTORSPORTS /

Hendrick Motorsports

2023	All-Time	Road Courses
Races	17	1,326	93
Wins	5*	296*	26*
Poles	5*	244*	25*
Top 5	22*	1,212*	83*
Top 10	33*	2,078*	142*
Laps Led	1,417*	78,734*	2,207*
Stage Wins	10*	89	14*

*Most **Most (tie)

CLOSING IN ON 300: Hendrick Motorsports is just four points-paying victories away from 300 wins in the NASCAR Cup Series. Twenty drivers have combined to reach the organization’s current total of 296 wins, which is the most in the sport by any one team. With five wins this season, Hendrick Motorsports has posted its 36th multi-win season in the Cup Series, while maintaining its streak of at least two victories per season for the past 30 years. The organization has gone to victory lane at more racetracks (31) than any other active team.

MILESTONE MOMENTS: In addition to nearing 300 wins, the storied organization is closing in on several other milestones. Entering this weekend, the team has 244 Cup Series poles and is just six away from 250. The Hendrick Motorsports engine department is at 494 national series wins and needs six more to reach 500.

LIFE IS A HIGHWAY: This weekend, NASCAR will race on the streets of downtown Chicago for its first-ever street course race. The course will run against the backdrop of Windy City landmarks Grant Park, Lake Michigan and the start-finish line will be right in front of Buckingham Fountain. Lake Shore Drive, Columbus Drive, Balbo Drive, Michigan Avenue and Jackson Drive will be used in the 12-turn, 2.2-mile course. The course was developed via iRacing and used in an eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series event (run by Cup Series drivers) in 2021.

PRAIRIE STATE LOOK BACK: Ahead of Sunday’s race, Hendrick Motorsports has competed in a total of 21 Cup Series races in the state of Illinois. This includes two races at WWT Raceway and 19 races at Chicagoland Speedway. The team has achieved three victories in the state, which all came at Chicagoland. Alex Bowman was the winner at the last event held there in 2019.

RULERS OF THE ROAD: With 26 wins, Hendrick Motorsports has the most all-time triumphs on road courses in Cup Series history. The two closest teams in this statistic have combined for only 23 wins. Since its inaugural season in 1984, the organization has won 27.96% of road course events (26 wins in 93 races). The team also tops the board among Cup Series squads on road courses in poles (25), top-five finishes (83), top-10s (142), laps led (2,207) and stage wins (14). Seven different drivers (most by a Cup Series team on road courses) have accounted for the 26 road course wins: Jeff Gordon (nine wins), Chase Elliott (seven wins), Kyle Larson (four wins), Tim Richmond (three wins), Jimmie Johnson (one win), Geoff Bodine (one win) and Ricky Rudd (one win).

FIRST IN VICTORY: In recent years, the Cup Series has had several additions to the schedule and the Rick Hendrick-owned organization has been successful in four of the last eight of those events. Since 2020, the team has won the first races to be held at: the Daytona International Speedway Road Course (Elliott in 2020), Circuit of The Americas (Elliott in 2021) and Nashville Superspeedway (Larson in 2021). In addition, the 2021 race at Road America, won by Elliott, was the first race at the Wisconsin venue in 65 years.

FOLLOW YOUR ARROW: In 2023, Hendrick Motorsports has led the most laps, with 1,417 circuits out front, which equates to 30.83% of the laps raced. The squad has led laps in all but one race this season (Atlanta Motor Speedway in March). WIlliam Byron (722) and Larson (588) rank one-two in that statistical category.

SOMETHING LIKE THAT: In addition to the most laps led this season, the Concord, North Carolina-based team leads the series in the following categories: wins (five), poles (five), top-five finishes (22), top-10s (33) and stage wins (10). The team’s 10 stage wins account for 28.57% of all stages run in the Cup Series in 2023.

WHEN THE STARS COME OUT: Of the four drivers with multiple wins this season, two of them belong to Hendrick Motorsports. Byron’s three wins are tied for the most in the series, while Larson has two points-paying triumphs as well as an All-Star Race win.

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Kyle Larson, driver of the No. 5 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, on racing in downtown Chicago: “I think it’s going to be a great thing for our sport. It will be cool to be able to race right in the middle of a major city. Without having been there yet, it’s difficult to judge the racetrack itself, but it will be a great opportunity to bring our race into the urban areas of Chicago. It (Chicago) is such an awesome city. It should be a good time. I look forward to that event the most.”

Cliff Daniels, crew chief of the No. 5 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, on preparing for the inaugural race at the Chicago Street Course: “There are a lot of unknowns going into this weekend. I certainly think it’s going to be a great event. It’s amazing that we are running the actual street course in the simulator, and one doesn’t even exist yet. The streets of Chicago are still open, business is running as usual and we won’t even have a racetrack until Friday night. The fact that we are able to do that speaks volumes to where technology is in the sport. We certainly have tried to anticipate what to look for and what the track is going to provide. Going into the weekend, there could be some scenarios where there is excitement about what is going on on-track. Hopefully, we are on the better end of those things and just have a clean race. If we do that, we should be in good shape by the end of it.”

Chase Elliott, driver of the No. 9 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, on how he views the Chicago Street Course from an event perspective: “That’s a good question. I think it depends on which hat you’re wearing. If you’re wearing a competitor’s hat – for me, it’s us going up there and trying to put ourselves in position to win. From a fan standpoint, you’re tapping into a part of the country that I think has a lot of race fans, a lot of NASCAR fans, but into city limits that a lot of those people might not have typically come out to Joliet or somewhere up there. For them, I think it’s about it being a good event and it being exciting for them. There’s a lot of stuff going on for them and they feel like they’re at the event. That needs to feel like the event that weekend over a (Chicago) Cubs game or whatever it may be. I think that will make it successful from a promoter’s standpoint. From the racing side, I don’t think I have to leave the racetrack and think – oh wow, that was a really great race for it to be successful to the viewership or the people that show up in attendance.”

Alan Gustafson, crew chief of the No. 9 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, on how experience plays a role in preparing for the Chicago Street Course: “I don’t think you can comment too much about it as far as the competition side goes because you just don’t know. You want versatility but with the format, you don’t have the opportunity to really adjust. You just have to try and find places and corners from different tracks that you think may apply. You use that information to try and put it together and have something reasonable to go there and run with. It’s just super hard to do anything besides lean on some of your experience and some tracks that have similar styles of corners.”

William Byron, driver of the No. 24 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, on using iRacing to prepare for the Chicago Street Course: “I think Sunday’s race will be interesting for sure and I’m excited about it. I know we raced on this layout on iRacing during the pandemic and since then a few changes have been made. We’ve used the simulator since then to really prepare for the Chicago Street Course. I also have relied on my eSports team. They’re good about really learning the intricacies of the tracks and being able to show me what they’ve learned or found. They raced on Tuesday night, so their feedback is helpful as well as I prepare to get on track for the first time Saturday.”

Rudy Fugle, crew chief of the No. 24 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, on what he expects at Chicago: “I don’t know what to expect this weekend for the Chicago Street Course but then again, no one does. It’s almost a bit more calming to know we’re all in the same boat when it comes to this race. With there being limited track time on Saturday, we’re kind of set on what we have, but there’s still some room for adjustments. We’ll use our previous road course notes and the notes we get from sim work, but there’s nothing really else to compare this course to. I think it makes for extra excitement not only on the track but also for us on the team side to see where our preparation stacks up against the competition.”

Alex Bowman, driver of the No. 48 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, on going to the Chicago Street Course for the first time: “I think it will be interesting. We have experience on road courses, but nothing as tight and technical as Chicago. I think track position will be key this weekend, so we will do all we can in the simulators to get a feel for what we think we need, use our notes from road courses and go try to compete this Sunday.”

Blake Harris, crew chief of the No. 48 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, on preparing for a new track: “There’s a lot of variables – you have to be prepared for everything. Unfortunately, it’s an impound practice and qualifying, so you are kind of locked in with what you have. We have a lot of good details and information in our notebooks for road course stuff, so it’s really just trying to pick and choose what is going to be most applicable to this race.”

As NASCAR’s Cup Series heads into its first street-course race, in Chicago, Harrison Burton, crew chief Brian Wilson and the Motorcraft/Quick Lane crew are working to identify and address the challenges posed by the 12-turn, 2.2-milecourse through the streets of the Windy City.

“It is certainly an exciting and unprecedented race,” Wilson said. “This has a feel like the week prior to the first race at the L.A. Coliseum. There were so many unknowns then, just as there are now.

“The one known aspect that is similar to the Clash is that we’re taking our racing product into a city market that we haven’t been to before.

“I’m sure we’ll put on an entertaining show that will attract new fans.”

The Motorcraft/Quick Lane team, like other members of the Blue Oval contingent, is taking advantage of the resources offered by their manufacturer as they prepare for Sunday’s Grant Park 220.

“Through Ford we’ve been making laps around the track on the simulator at the Ford Performance Tech Center,” Wilson said. “At the moment the track looks extremely bumpy. There have been some sections repaved, so we’ll be ready to react once we see how the course is.

“As we’ve been preparing, the debates have centered around which aspects will be most important – grip through the bumps, braking ability, turn in the center or drive off the corner.

Once the Motorcraft/Quick Lane team gets to the track, there will be more opportunities to tune the No. 21Mustang prior to the start of Sunday’s race.

“We have a 50-minute practice, and the discussion after the first run will be focused on deciding how to rank the priority of those aspects,” Wilson said. “Adapting and making the right adjustments will be critical in order to have a successful weekend.”

Practice for the Grant Park 220 is set for Saturday at 12:30 p.m. (1:30 p.m. Eastern Time) to be immediately followed by qualifying. USA Network will provide the TV coverage.

Sunday’s 100-lap, 220-mile race is scheduled to start just after 4:30 p.m. (5:30 Eastern), with TV coverage switching to NBC. Stage breaks are planned for Laps 20 and 45.

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Chicago Street Race
Chicago, Illinois
July 1-2, 2023

MAKING HISTORY

As the celebration of NASCAR’s 75th anniversary season continues, two of NASCAR’s top series are on the horizon of a history-making weekend as the NASCAR Cup Series (NCS) and NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) will compete in its first-ever street race. The 2.2-mile, 12-turn Chicago Street Course is built among some of the city’s most renowned landmarks – from driving on the famed streets of Lake Shore Drive and Michigan Avenue, to the start-finish line at the Buckingham Fountain.

NASCAR’s last appearance in the Chicago area took place in 2019 when all three NASCAR national series competed at Chicagoland Speedway. Situated approximately 45 miles outside of downtown Chicago, Chevrolet took the track’s last trophy in both the NCS (Alex Bowman) and the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (Brett Moffitt).

NASCAR’s partner OEMs – Chevrolet, Ford and Toyota –will help commemorate the unprecedented weekend as the official pace cars for the Chicago Street Race, with the lineup including the 2023 Camaro ZL1. The OEM that claims the NCS pole position will pace the field to the green flag in each race, with each restart featuring a rotation among the series’ three OEM pace vehicles.

 FINDING SUCCESS ON NEW TRACKS

A part of NASCAR’s continuing evolution includes the debut of new venues on the series’ schedules. From road course circuits, to an intermediate-style oval and even a short-track turned to dirt – seven different tracks have welcomed NASCAR’s premier series for the first time since the beginning of the 2020 season with Team Chevy drivers recording wins in four of those inaugural events:

VAN GISBERGEN SET TO REPRESENT NEXT TEAM CHEVY CROSSOVER

The 2023 season has seen world-class drivers from series that compete across the world take on the NASCAR national ranks for the first time in their storied careers. The next driver that will be added to that elite list is three-time Supercar Champion Shane van Gisbergen, who is slated to make his first career NASCAR Cup Series start behind the wheel of the No. 91 Trackhouse Racing Camaro ZL1 at the Chicago Street Race.

The Auckland, New Zealand, native has a strong resume in the seat of a Chevrolet-powered machine – competing in the Supercars Championship for the Triple Eight Racing Engineering No. 97 Camaro ZL1 team. Van Gisbergen is the fourth-most successful driver in the series – collecting 78 career wins and three championship titles (2016, 2021 & 2022). The Chevrolet driver has also previously competed in the United States in the past – recording a second-place finish in the 2015 24 Hours of Daytona in the GTD class.

Van Gisbergen is part of an elite group of Chevrolet drivers that have recently made the crossover into the NASCAR national ranks. In just this season alone, this will mark the third different series in which Chevrolet actively competes in that will be represented in NCS competition – joining Jordan Taylor (IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship for Corvette Racing) and Conor Day (NTT INDYCAR Series).

 
MARKS TO MAKE NXS RETURN

Trackhouse Racing’s Founder and Owner Justin Marks will make his return to the NASCAR Xfinity Series for the first time since 2018 – taking over the driving duties for the No. 10 Kaulig Racing Camaro SS for the series’ inaugural street race. In 35 career NXS starts, Marks has recorded one win, three top-fives and seven top-10s – all of which have been recorded on a road course circuit. His diversified racing resume also includes a strong background in sports car racing – earning wins in both the Rolex Grand-Am Sports Car Series and the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Series.

Marks will be the eighth different driver to get behind the wheel of Kaulig Racing’s “All-Star” NXS entry this season, joining fellow Team Chevy drivers Kyle Busch, Austin Dillon, Derek Kraus, AJ Allmendinger, Justin Haley, Kyle Larson and Jordan Taylor. The No. 10 Camaro SS has been no stranger to victory lane this season with Allmendinger and Larson earning a combined three triumphs for the team – one of which came in the series’ most recent race at Nashville Superspeedway.

MAKING LEFT- AND RIGHT- TURNS

While this weekend will mark the first-ever street course race for NASCAR’s premier division, the sport’s road course ringers head into the weekend tapped as the early favorites to navigate the left- and right-hand turns to victory lane. Team Chevy features a powerhouse driver lineup that have found success on the series’ road course circuits. Of the 13 active NASCAR Cup Series road course winners, six come from the Chevrolet camp.

Topping the list is Hendrick Motorsports’ Chase Elliott with seven career road course victories in NASCAR’s premier series. The 27-year-old Georgia native also ranks third on the NCS’ all-time road course wins list behind NASCAR Hall of Famers Jeff Gordon (nine) and Tony Stewart (eight). Joining Elliott on the list is Kyle Busch (four), Kyle Larson (four), AJ Allmendinger (two), Daniel Suarez (one) and Ross Chastain (one).

Chevrolet has made its way to victory lane in 15 of the past 19 NCS road course events – dating back to Elliott’s victory at Watkins Glen International in August 2019. Within that time span, the manufacturer notched a streak of 11 consecutive road course wins in the series – a run that started with Elliott’s victory in NASCAR’s debut at Circuit of The Americas in May 2021.

 
 
BOWTIE BULLETS:

· Chevrolet is the only manufacturer to record a sweep of the weekend’s wins when all three NASCAR national series are in competition on the same weekend. The feat was most recently accomplished at Nashville Superspeedway – marking the manufacturer’s fourth tripleheader sweep of the season.

· Only four drivers in the NASCAR Cup Series are repeat winners this season – three of which come from Team Chevy (William Byron – Las Vegas, Phoenix & Darlington; Kyle Larson – Richmond & Martinsville; Kyle Busch – Auto Club and Talladega). Byron and Busch are tied atop the leaderboard with three wins each.

· In 17 points-paying NASCAR Cup Series race this season, Chevrolet continues to lead the series in wins (10), top-fives (38), top-10s (75), stage wins (17) and laps led (2,163).

· Chevrolet leads the series in wins across all three NASCAR national series this season with 10 victories in 17 NASCAR Cup Series races, nine victories in 15 NASCAR Xfinity Series races and eight wins in 13 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series races – all with a win percentage of more than 50%.

· With Grant Enfinger’s NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win at World Wide Technology Raceway, GMS Racing is now the winningest Chevrolet organization in NCTS’ history with 44 all-time wins in the series.

· With William Byron’s win at Darlington Raceway, Hendrick Motorsports now sits at 296 all-time NASCAR Cup Series victories – all recorded with Chevrolet.

· Chevrolet’s series-leading 10 NASCAR Cup Series wins this season have been recorded by drivers from four different Chevrolet teams: Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (JTG Daugherty Racing), Kyle Busch (Richard Childress Racing), William Byron and Kyle Larson (Hendrick Motorsports) and Ross Chastain (Trackhouse Racing).

· Chevrolet drivers have recorded 17 of the 34 NASCAR Cup Series stage wins this season: William Byron (seven; series-leading), Ross Chastain (five), Kyle Larson (two), Kyle Busch (two) and Chase Elliott (one).

· Chevrolet continues to sit atop the manufacturer points standings in all three NASCAR national series, leading by 44 points in the NASCAR Cup Series, 56 points in the NASCAR Xfinity Series and 38 points in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.

· With its 41 NASCAR Cup Series Manufacturer’s Championships, 33 NASCAR Cup Series Driver’s Championships, and 843 all-time NASCAR Cup Series wins, Chevrolet continues to hold the title of winningest brand in NASCAR Cup Series history.

 
FOR THE FANS

· Fans can visit the Team Chevy Racing Display in the Fan Plaza at the Chicago Street Course.

· Fans can check out an assortment of Chevrolet vehicles including: Camaro ZL1, Trax, Silverado ZR2, Equinox RS, Blazer RS, Tahoe RST, Colorado Z71, Bolt EUV Premier RS.

· Fans can also view Chase Elliott’s No. 9 Camaro ZL1 show car and the Corvette E-Ray.

Team Chevy Driver Appearances at the Display:

Sunday, July 2

· Ross Chastain: 1:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

· Alex Bowman: 1:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.

· Justin Haley: 1:45 p.m. – 2 p.m.

· Kyle Busch: 2 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.

Chevrolet Display Hours of Operation:

· Saturday, July 1: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.

· Sunday, July 2: 9 a.m. – 7:30 p.m.

 
TUNE IN:

NASCAR Cup Series: Grant Park 220

Sunday, July 2, at 5:30 p.m. ET

(NBC, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90)

NASCAR Xfinity Series: The Loop 121

Saturday, July 1, at 5 p.m. ET

(USA Network, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90)

 
QUOTABLE QUOTES:
ROSS CHASTAIN, NO. 1 ADVENTHEALTH CAMARO ZL1

For a watermelon farmer, what’s it going to be like to drive through the city of Chicago in a race car?

“It’s going to be new, it’s totally different. Not like the roads in Alva, for sure. It’s a way to move the needle with our sport. I think over three-quarters of the tickets already sold are new fans, and I’m sure a lot of people are just going to walk-up when they hear the engines fire up. I think there’s signs all over town so they’ll at least know about it. And then when we go roaring down through there, there are going to be so many new fans. I’m bought-in. It doesn’t matter, for me, how my personal race goes or my weekend goes. I could very easily drive it into the tire barriers about every corner if I’m not careful. I’ve done that on the simulator quite a bit. You make the brake zone by just a few feet and there’s no run-off. Yes, I want points and I want to win, but I’m more looking at it from the big picture of us as a whole and if it elevates all of us, it’ll pay off for me in the long run.”

Can you give us a sense of perspective on Chicago? You’re going to have 50 minutes of practice, but a lot of people expect that there will be multiple cautions potentially in the practice session. When you get in the car for track activity at Chicago, how nerve racking is it?

“That’s NASCAR racing, that’s every week. That’s what’s so cool about this series and this level is that there’s so much pressure involved with everything. I do wish that we did focus more on the cool factor of driving the car and how on-edge we are. You’ve seen a champion of our sport spin out in practice. If you watch the in-car, it looks innocent all the way to the point that it snaps. We’re all on that edge and we’re fighting that every lap. We have no idea at Chicago. They’ve repaved some, but we’ve all driven on repaved roads – sometimes it’s worse than it used to be. So I have no idea what to expect, but yeah when we go out, it’s going to be who can learn the fastest. We’re all logging laps in our simulators, but until you actually get on the surface – we don’t even have the most accurate renderings in for the walls because it’s going to be evolving as they put them in. A big ask of the operations team building the track because they’re just figuring it out as they go.”

KYLE LARSON, NO. 5 HENDRICKCARS.COM CAMARO ZL1

Larson on racing at the Chicago Street Course:

“I don’t know how it’s going to race, but I think it’s going to be a great thing for our sport. It will be cool to be able to race right in the middle of a major city. Without having been there yet, it’s difficult to be able to judge the race track itself but it will be a great opportunity to bring our race into the urban areas of Chicago. It (Chicago) is such an awesome city. It should be a good time. I look forward to that event probably the most.”

CLIFF DANIELS, CREW CHIEF, NO. 5 HENDRICKCARS.COM CAMARO ZL1

Daniels on racing at the Chicago Street Course:

“There are a lot of unknowns going into this weekend. I certainly think it’s going to be a great event. In regard to the track itself, it’s really wild how far technology has come. The track scans that we get from NASCAR, OEM, DIL’s, the driver simulators, etc. It’s amazing that we are running the actual street course in the simulator, and one doesn’t even exist yet. The streets of Chicago are still open, business is still running as usual, and we won’t even have a race track until Friday night. The fact that we are able to do that speaks volumes to where technology is in the sport. We certainly have tried to anticipate what to look for and what the track is going to provide. Going into the weekend there could be some scenarios where there is excitement about what is going on on-track and hopefully we are on the better end of those things and just have a clean race. If we do that, we should be in good shape by the end of it.”

KYLE BUSCH, NO. 8 3CHI CAMARO ZL1

How important is it for NASCAR as a sport to be able to race on the streets of a major city like Chicago?

“I feel like the Chicago street race is a really cool opportunity. It’s going to be a challenge for sure so it will definitely be an interesting race. I’m curious to kind of see the layout and how it all really works. At the same time, it’s going to be a great venue for the city of Chicago and for NASCAR. They’re really making a big weekend out of it so it should be a good time. It might not be the most fun race that we do, just with the technicality of the racecourse and how narrow it is and street racing with big, heavy stock cars.”

Will the Chicago street race be the most challenging Cup race that you’ve ever competed in?

“I believe the Chicago street race will be one of the most challenging races that Cup has ever seen for sure. Yeah, we’re racing cars that were kind of made for road racing, but they’re still 3,600 pounds and big, heavy stock cars and we’re trying to run them on streets and rough streets at that. Really tight, 90-degree corners so everything is going to be super, super close action, tight quarters, bumping and banging and probably hitting some barriers here and there. It’s going to be a heck of a show and a very interesting one at that, especially being the first time with nobody really knowing what to expect.”

Qualifying and track position are important at every race, but will that be even more so at the street race?

“I do believe that track position and qualifying will be very important. I don’t know about pit selection but you can say that number one pit box is typically the best, so you always want to get that or even an opening out. But with road course racing you typically don’t pit as a field, although the street race could have a lot of cautions and could lend itself to being a lot of traffic on pit road. It’s going to be an interesting one for sure.”

CHASE ELLIOTT, NO. 9 HOOTERS CAMARO ZL1

Elliott on how he views the Chicago Street Course from an event perspective:

“That’s a good question. I think it depends on which hat you’re wearing. If you’re wearing a competitor’s hat – for me, it’s us going up there and trying to put ourselves in position to win. From a fan standpoint, you’re tapping into a part of the country that I think has a lot of race fans, a lot of NASCAR fans, but into city limits that a lot of those people might not have typically come out to Joliet or somewhere up there. For them, I think it’s about it being a good event and it being exciting for them. There’s a lot of stuff going on for them and they feel like they’re at the event. That needs to feel like the event that weekend over a (Chicago) Cubs game or whatever it may be. I think that will make it successful from a promoter’s standpoint. From the racing side, I don’t think I have to leave the racetrack and think – oh wow, that was a really great race for it to be successful to the viewership or the people that show up in attendance.”

ALAN GUSTAFSON, CREW CHIEF, NO. 9 HOOTERS CAMARO ZL1

Gustafson on how experience plays a role in preparing for the Chicago Street Course:

“I don’t think you can comment too much about it as far as the competition side goes because you just don’t know. You want versatility but with the format, you don’t have the opportunity to really adjust. You just have to try and find places and corners from different tracks that you think may apply. You use that information to try and put it together and have something reasonable to go there and run with. It’s just super hard to do anything besides lean on some of your experience and some tracks that have similar styles of corners.”

AJ ALLMENDINGER, NO. 16 BATH PLANT BY BCI ACRYLICS CAMARO ZL1

“Chicago is going to be very interesting. A street course takes me back to my roots of racing open wheel and being at a lot of different street courses. I think it’s a venue that, if it’s put on right, we can have a great weekend there as an industry. It’s a racetrack that a small mistake can have a huge penalty when it’s that narrow and surrounded by concrete walls. Anything can happen and we’re not really sure what to expect. Street racing is some of the most fun I’ve had racing in my life so I’m looking forward to getting to Chicago and trying it out in a Cup car.”

JUSTIN HALEY, NO. 31 BENESCH LAW CAMARO ZL1

“There’s a lot of excitement as well as unknowns about Chicago. We’ve only seen virtual renderings of the street course, and it looks like it’s going to be a fun race. There will be a lot of entertainment and value brought to the fans so cool to get the market back to the Chicago area. It’s going to be something new, and it’s always an honor to be a part of events like that.”

ERIK JONES, NO. 43 DRAIVER CAMARO ZL1

“I think the Chicago Street Race is going to be unique and different. Obviously, it’s the first street course ever in NASCAR and the first street course that I have personally raced on. I believe it will be a learning experience for most drivers. I don’t think there are many in the field who have done any street course racing, except for a few. So, it will be a new experience for most of us. I’m really excited to get out there and see this project come to life. I know it has been a long time coming, and it will be great for the fans. We should be able to carry over our momentum from last week and be in the running for a decent finish if we can secure track position early on. I am definitely looking forward to this weekend and putting on a good show for our new partner, Draiver.”

RICKY STENHOUSE JR., NO. 47 MARIANO’S/SUNNYD CAMARO ZL1

“I did some SIM work this past week and the track was really fun to drive. I had a lot of fun doing that. With that being said, I’m not sure not sure how it is going to race. There were some tricky parts to it. A lot of the corners being 90 degrees with the walls the way they are, it’s hard to see the exit of the corner. That’s going to be tricky and it’s super important for our spotters to give us a heads up if there is chaos on the other side of the corner. NASCAR, Chicago they are doing a lot of hard work for that weekend. Everything I’ve seen so far is going to be cool and I’m sure the race will be spectacular at times.”

ALEX BOWMAN, NO. 48 ALLY CAMARO ZL1

Bowman on going to the Chicago Street Course for the first time:

“I think it will be interesting. We have experience on road courses, but nothing as tight and technical as Chicago. I think track position will be key this weekend, so we will do all we can in the simulators to get a feel for what we think we need, use our notes from road courses and go try to compete this Sunday.”

BLAKE HARRIS, CREW CHIEF, NO. 48 ALLY CAMARO ZL1

Harris on preparing for a new track:

“There’s a lot of variables – you have to be prepared for everything. Unfortunately, it’s an impound practice and qualifying so you are kind of locked in with what you have. We have a lot of good details and information in our notebooks for road course stuff, so it’s really just trying to pick and choose what is going to be most applicable to this race.”

SHANE VAN GISBERGEN, NO. 91 ENHANCE HEALTH CAMARO ZL1

How does someone who spends most of their life in New Zealand and Australia first develop an interest in NASCAR?

“Yeah, it’s on every Monday there. It’s funny.. I was a big Tony Stewart fan when he was racing, and then of course Darian (Grubb) was his crew chief. So now getting to work with him is very cool and getting to know him. But yeah, the last few years, still kept in touch. Then of course with the opportunity this year, I’ve been watching most races trying to study. Always been a fan of it, so to get to jump straight into the Cup Series is pretty exciting.”

What’s kind of stood out to you about this car that is different?

“Yeah, well the first thing is sitting on the other side of the car is tough. And then climbing through the window (laughs).. I’ve never done that before. Yeah, it’s quite different. But the technical side of things is pretty similar in the way the car is built. A big, heavy car. A lot of horsepower. It’s similar to what we have. It looks difficult. I’m going to find out tomorrow what it’s like at Charlotte (Motor Speedway) – I get a small run. But yeah, I’m just looking forward to it. I’m trying to keep my eyes open – try to learn this week and try to not have too many expectations about the street circuit. It looks so different to what NASCAR has done before. When you watch the COTA race and how crazy that was, it was a bit eye-opening. But I hope it’s not like that at Chicago.. that’d be crazy.”

What are your realistic expectations for the Chicago Street Race?

“Well I don’t really have anything, results-wise. I just want to do my best. I’ve prepared as well as I can, and I know the Trackhouse team runs some awesome cars. Meeting everyone and seeing how motivated they are. They’re nothing wrong with the equipment and the preparation. So yeah, I have no expectations, results-wise, but if I’m prepared the best I can be, we can achieve anything.”

You’re one of the most diverse drivers on the planet. Are you going to try to twist his arm for an oval track race?

“We had a small chat about that earlier. I’ve never really thought about ovals too much, but yeah you’d love to have a go at it. Like watching yesterday and how committed the guys were in qualifying – they had the practice and then you sit around all day and you get one lap. To see how committed everyone was and see who was braver than the others into turn one, it was pretty cool to watch. It sucked watching, I wanted to be out there. So, yeah I’d want to have a go at it one day.”

Is this something that if it goes well, you’d come to America and race whether it’s here or INDYCAR?

“I think all of the above. It was a pretty exciting opportunity. I love Supercars and what I’m doing now, but starting to speak to Justin (Marks) about it last year and this year obviously sparked my interest in doing other things. I really just want to see how it goes. I haven’t been to America since before COVID time, so to be able to travel now and experience things again – yeah, we’ll see how it goes and maybe it will lead to more.”

DANIEL SUAREZ, NO. 99 WORLDWIDE EXPRESS CAMARO ZL1

What do you think about the Chicago Street Race?

“I think it is going to be one of the greatest events in NASCAR’s 75-year history! Nobody knows how the racing will turn out, but as an event I think it is going to be incredible. We just need to get time on the track and we’ll see how the race plays out. I suspect it’s going to be pretty crazy which the fans usually love.”

What do you think of street racing?

“I have a friend who said it best. Instead of the fans coming to the track, at a street race the track comes to the fans. I went to Detroit a few weeks ago and made laps around the street course there. It’s no different for a driver. You start thinking where can I get better, where can I make up some lap times, improve my line. Trust me as race car drivers we are going to race as hard here as on any oval.”

Are you excited about Shane van Gisbergen joining Trackhouse at Chicago?

“Yes, Shane is a very nice guy and a heck of a race car driver. He was with us in Nashville last weekend. He has a lot to learn, but he is very talented. He is going to spend a lot of time on the simulator this week. He has more experience on street courses than probably the entire starting field of Sunday’s race.”

 
Chevrolet NASCAR Cup Series Statistics

Manufacturers Championships:

Total (1949-2022): 41

First title for Chevrolet: 1958

Highest number of consecutive titles: 13 (2003-15)

Years Won: 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2021, 2022

Drivers Championships:

Total (1949-2021): 33

First Chevrolet champion: Buck Baker (1957)

Highest number of consecutive titles: 7 (2005-11)

Most Recent: Kyle Larson (2021)

Years Won: 1957, 1960, 1961, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2020, 2021

Event Victories:

Record for total race wins in single season: 26 (2007)

2023 STATISTICS:

Wins: 10

Poles: 6

Laps Led: 2,163

Top-five finishes: 38

Top-10 finishes: 75

Stage wins: 17

· Ross Chastain – 5 (Daytona), (Auto Club x2), (Dover), (Darlington)

· William Byron – 7 (Las Vegas x2), (Phoenix), (COTA), (Richmond), (Dover), (Charlotte)

· Kyle Larson – 2 (Phoenix), (Bristol Dirt)

· Chase Elliott – 1 (Talladega)

· Kyle Busch – 2 (WWTR), (Sonoma)

CHEVROLET IN NASCAR CUMULATIVE STATISTICS:

Total Chevrolet race wins: 843 (1949 to date)

Poles won to date: 740

Laps led to date: 247,707

Top-five finishes to date: 4,259

Top-10 finishes to date: 8,787

Total NASCAR Cup Wins by Corporation, 1949 to Date:

       General Motors: 1,177

       Chevrolet: 843

       Pontiac: 154

       Oldsmobile: 115

       Buick: 65



       Ford: 822                                                           

       Ford: 722

       Mercury: 96

       Lincoln: 4



       Fiat Chrysler Automobiles: 467

       Dodge: 217

       Plymouth: 191

       Chrysler: 59



       Toyota: 175

 

About Chevrolet
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