NASCAR Race Highlights: Chicago Street Course

foreign Chicago's front yard for Nascar Cup Series Chicago street race the Grand Park 220. and we knew it was going to be a record-setting weekend a record setting in historic time for NASCAR in the 75-year history of NASCAR they have never run on a street course well another record has been broken today and it's not official yet because the rain continues to come down but the record for rain in one day in Chicago on July 2nd used to be two inches just over two inches we're well past that now and that is why the drivers are not currently in their cars here to deliver the most famous words in Motorsports Chicago Bears quarterback Justin fields What's Up Chicago drivers start your engines [Applause] he won the poll yesterday and now he has the honor and is making history as NASCAR is racing in the streets of Chicago down the front stretch they come for the first time foreign here they come off the end of the front straightaway Tyler Reddick in the 45 wasting no time he's going to jump to the outside of Denny Hamlin Hamlin slips off the corner that'll give Tyler Reddick the advantage Hamlin in the 11. Reddit 45 surprisingly side by side for the lead through one through two and up through Lake Shore Drive headed to turn three Danny Hamlin not giving up the position battles back on the outside of Reddick the problem is he won't be in position for turn four very narrow will they sort it out threading a needle Hamlet carrying a lot of speed they somehow go through there too wide Derek alvaroli he's turned around coming out of turn number five we'll see if he can get it going the right direction here and we're wanting them up here in six you got Eric Jones involved Brett kaslowski's involved Noah gregson's into the tire pack gregson's gonna back it up but Eric Jones and Brad Keselowski are wedged together now in six another into oh Danny Hamlin the pole sitter contact with the barrier and he handle it that is turn two right as you get ready to come down Lake Shore Drive and Denny Hamlin got a little bit too hot into two let's take another look right here we're gonna see all by himself that purple 11 just gets in the corner loses grip and slides into the tire barrier I don't believe there's any damage this to me is a very difficult spot on these conditions six Kyle Bush hard into the tire barrier oh he tried to slow down and he just impales that Chevrolet into the tire barrier well on the on the radio he told him I just need help getting out of the tire barrier after that I should be good Kyle Bush you see him just sliding he was very nervous about the wet conditions and that nervousness proving itself as he gets into the tire barrier I wanted to be in the dry I didn't want to want to be in the wet today so Bell's still very quick look at Braddock slipping in front of you Jeff oh and he slips huge coming out of six that's going to open up the inside lead for Christopher Bell that was a costly mistake for Tyler Reddick and that will earn Christopher Bell the lead he hangs the right turn seven headed to Jeff and after qualifying trouble turn six Noah Gregson is in the tire barrier he's nailed it and he's doing a burn leaving turn number six on his create quite a smoke show on the same time he just killed the engine he's going to need help to get out of this tire pack let's take a look exactly what happened really much like Kyle Busch you got a little bit further around the corner and going a little bit slower Pace but got wedged up underneath the tire barrier and then it is Mike pagley really pointed out put a bit of a smoke show trying to back that car out from underneath it and Bell looking to grab the stage win it will be his first stage win this year as he makes that hard right hand turn onto the front stretch and across the start Finish Line For the Win of stage one yeah these cars are resilient as we see legano able to continue on it almost looks like he hasn't been involved in anything and then coming to Pitt Road Jensen button now tries to get it right and he almost hits Joey Logano yeah let's go back and look see how high the 15 you're exactly right Rick if you're behind him and you see him leaving that high you're not thinking he's bidding and that's just an experience that Jensen button has in our Series yeah I think that's the key right Steve if you can manage it we saw Chase Elliott's into the tire barrier again and he's stuck again he's trying to back it up he can't do it he's wedged in into the tire pack in turn number six as everybody will Race by to his inside see contact right here at night he was just both of them looked like their cars were moving around a lot he and the 11 car got together it almost looked like they both were in the corner too deep for contact this is probably one of the most aggressive parts of this race we've seen all afternoon they worked their way down the straightaway into turn number six good battle for the lead now as Alex Bowman has found a problem onto the racetrack and he has come to a halt on the racetrack that is the straightaway leaving turn five that is two drivers right at the playoff cut line with the 48 and Alex Bowman and also the 23 of Bubba Wallace and there you see the smoke coming out of both sides will bring the caution out because he stopped which which with just one lap to go this is going to end stage one and so the field will be Frozen when the caution comes out that means that Bell is going to win stage two as well I'm just hearing from Nascar they have made the decision that because of the late start and sunset they have changed the length of this race and they're letting all the teams know this race will end at lap 75 so you see that in the upper left corner of the screen 47 of the 75 laps have been run and so now the Finish Line has changed but Justin Haley leading the pack grew up two hours from here he is a good road racer he will not be an easy pass Byron in the wall part of the ground they got they got up is too narrow there's nowhere nowhere everybody to go you gotta go right they are all that's not there are seven seven here with nowhere to go they're trying to back up anything nowhere to go right here traffic jam on Jackson Street so here there it is right there William just missed the corner again these wet conditions got out of the groove and then it just snowballed from there and then Reddick has been able to clear Kyle Busch he's running fourth here's Christopher Bell getting into the tire barrier in turn one yeah it looks like you're just getting too hot and as the car's peeled off he just just way too much speed there's no other way to put it you see the contact to the tire barrier is able to keep going you see him treble turn six Tyler Redick is buried into into the entire wall in turn number six Tyler redder took a wider line coming in and this portion of the track that he's stuck in is still wet he's on slicks he's trying to get traction and he can't because the payments went he has buried that Monster energy Toyota Camry into the safer barrier we're gonna reset once again and have another reset and restart from the streets of Chicago tough break there for reading Dylan now a half a car link we'll see how much pressure he puts on the back of Haley oh he hit the wall he hit the inside wall and send him into the tire barriers we'll see how much damage that is done it's torn the left front off of Dylan's car you see the tow link has been bent get another look at it he bounces off that inside wall right into the tire barrier and hard contact with the left front he was just pushing so hard but right there he Clips the wall and into the tire barrier there they come off the end of the front straight away he's looking for the right moment maybe perhaps a slip from Chase Elliott Chase Elliott is conflicted right now he's trying to go offense but he's trying to play defense he'll lose second as SVG is on the Move we'll take the spot this is the potential change for the lead Justin Haley in the 31. Shane Van Ginsburg and now will take a peek it's not there but he gets right up on the back bumper of Haley battle for the lead and possibly the win leaving six and heading to turn seven oh an aggressive move right here down the hill under breaking across it on the racetrack we're gonna have to go back and see where they were lined up before that caution came up NASCAR's confirmed it Justin Haley will get another shot but this run by the 91. it's not just the pace of the car but his nimbleness in traffic I mean that was closing in on two passes in the same lap he's gonna have to be perfect here he comes into turn number one Haley so far so good slips just to Tad off the corner but now here he comes battle for the lead Shane Van Ginsburg into the inside and to the lead off turn two with less than five to go here in Chicago and Haley is right there he's coming back to the inside through turn three he's gonna retake the lead that's 91 back to the inside and side into turn four the crossover move he 'll clearing turn five belongs straight away Marcus Ambrose has to be watching smiling thinking about his time in the NASCAR cup level and the success Jr and into the tire packs [Music] came in way too hot flip Stenhouse and Stenhouse has buried that Chevy into the tire pack that's off the end of the front straightaway and it looks as though he's stuck sure enough the caution comes out here SVG trying to make history here in Chicago it's overtime presented by incredible on back down into turn one they go here they come with the stick oh SVG away with the lead by a car link maybe two the 75th anniversary of NASCAR and it has been 60 years since a driver has won in their series debut well through turn 11 has been perfect he has navigated the streets of Chicago to Perfection the final time on to the front stretch he comes to the checkered flag he's won the very first street racer in NASCAR 34 year old from New Zealand we mentioned earlier if he could add his name to the list well he has done it 60 years since Johnny Rutherford did it at Daytona back in 1963. wins in his first career Cup Series start let's be honest Shane when the seal came together did you honestly feel like this was possible no no it's not but you always dream of it and thank you so much to the trackhouse team the non-self project 91. man what an experience in the crowd out here like this was so cool and that's why you dream of so hopefully I can come and do more

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Keywords: nascar, chicago, Chicago street course, nascar chicago, Shane van gisbergen, grant park 220

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Length: 12min 27sec (747 seconds)

Published: Sun Jul 02 2023