NASCAR Chicago qualifying live results: Cup Series starting lineup


The NASCAR Cup Series sets the lineup for the Grant Park 165 with qualifying on July 5 from the Chicago street course.

NASCAR is back at the temporary street course for the third straight season and hoping for a little weather luck this year.

41 drivers are entered for 40 spots, so there will be one DNQ on Saturday in a very rare occurrence these days in the Cup Series.

Shane van Gisbergen was the inaugural winner in 2023 and will be the favorite this weekend, especially coming off of the dominant win at Mexico City last month.

Qualifying is set to begin at 1 p.m. CT. Follow the action with our live updates.

Bubba Wallace’s spin into the tire barriers with a minute left will end the session. The full results:

  1. Shane van Gisbergen, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet (1:29.656)
  2. Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet (1:30.123)
  3. Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet (1:30.180)
  4. Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota (1:30:227)
  5. Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota (1:30.273)
  6. Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet (1:30.371)
  7. Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford (1:30.534)
  8. Chris Buescher, No. 17 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford (1:30.544)
  9. Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota (1:30.627)
  10. Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet (1:30.719)
  11. Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet (1:30.783)
  12. Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford (1:30.785)
  13. Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota (1:30.836)
  14. Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet (1:30.845)
  15. Brad Keselowski, No. 6 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford (1:30.846)
  16. AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet (1:30.861)
  17. Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford (1:30.886)
  18. Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet (1:03.910)
  19. Will Brown, No. 13 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet (1:31.045)
  20. Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford (1:31.075)
  21. Riley Herbst, No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota (1:31.171)
  22. Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet (1:31.205)
  23. Cole Custer, No. 41 Haas Factory Team Ford (1:31.296)
  24. Noah Gragson, No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford (1:31.335)
  25. John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota (1:31.359)
  26. Zane Smith, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford (1:31.380)
  27. Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford (1:31.516)
  28. Justin Haley, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet (1:31.604)
  29. Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford (1:31.650)
  30. Austin Hill, No. 33 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet (1:31.663)
  31. Josh Bilicki, No. 66 Garage 66 Ford (1:31.989)
  32. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 HYAK Motorsports Chevrolet (1:32.146)
  33. Katherine Legge, No. 78 Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet (1:32.368)
  34. Corey Heim, No. 67 23XI Racing Toyota (1:32.506) (DNQ)
  35. Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota (1:32.541)
  36. Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Ford (1:32.881)
  37. Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet (1:33.313)
  38. Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota (1:44.783)
  39. William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet (will not post time)
  40. Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet (will not post time)
  41. Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota (will not post time)

Chase Elliott smacks the wall late in practice, and his team will assess the damage to the rear. Elliott will not qualify despite finishing third in practice.

William Byron gets into the wall and has pretty significant damage to the left rear. He will lead the first practice group on the leaderboard, but that hit will require repairs.

Denny Hamlin has a major terminal issue in his race car as he gets warmed up to open practice, and he’s done for the day. Hamlin is out of the car, and the car is being towed back to the garage. Maybe an engine failure?

Hamlin tells TNT Sports that “the bottom blew out” as he was getting going on his warmup lap.

Hamlin will be at the back tomorrow as he won’t be able to qualify today.

Practice is about to begin in Chicago. One of the open, non-charter cars will miss the field, among this group:

  • Austin Hill
  • Will Brown
  • Josh Bilicki
  • Corey Heim
  • Katherine Legge
  • Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
  • Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford
  • Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
  • Noah Gragson, No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford
  • Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
  • Brad Keselowski, No. 6 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford
  • Justin Haley, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
  • Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
  • Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
  • Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
  • Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
  • Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford
  • Will Brown, No. 13 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
  • AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
  • Chris Buescher, No. 17 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford
  • Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
  • Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
  • Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford
  • Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford
  • Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota
  • William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
  • Austin Hill, No. 33 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
  • Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford 
  • Riley Herbst, No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota
  • Zane Smith, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford 
  • Cole Custer, No. 41 Haas Factory Team Ford
  • John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
  • Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
  • Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota
  • Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 HYAK Motorsports Chevrolet
  • Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
  • Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Ford
  • Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
  • Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford
  • Josh Bilicki, No. 66 Garage 66 Ford
  • Corey Heim, No. 67 23XI Racing Toyota
  • Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
  • Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
  • Katherine Legge, No. 78 Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet
  • Shane van Gisbergen, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
  • Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
  • Qualifying time: 1 p.m. CT Saturday (practice begins at Noon)
  • TV: truTV | Radio: SiriusXM and PRN
  • Streaming: Watch FREE on Fubo; NASCAR.com and SiriusXM for audio (subscription required)
  • Track: Chicago street course (1.54-mile oval) in downtown Chicago, Illinois



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