NASCAR Cup Series
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Jul 4, 2025
Shane Van Gisbergen took the first step towards another road course win on Saturday, claiming pole position for the Grant Park 165 on the Chicago Street Course.
Van Gibsergen was the only driver in the NASCAR Cup Series field to set a time under 1 minute, 30 seconds in qualifying, with a lap of 89.656 seconds around the street circuit. It is his second pole award of the 2025 season and third of his NASCAR Cup Series career.
The Spire Motorsports teammates of Michael McDowell and Carson Hocevar qualified second and third. Toyota drivers Tyler Reddick and Chase Briscoe rounded out the top five.
With five open drivers attempting to make Sunday's race, Corey Heim failed to qualify for the Grant Park 165. Will Brown, Austin Hill, Josh Bilicki and Katherine Legge qualified for the Chicago street race.
Several competitors also ran into issues during practice and qualifying on Saturday. Denny Hamlin did not set time in qualifying after an issue in practice. William Byron crashed while holding the fast time for Group A in practice, and was unable to join qualifying as a result. Chase Elliott also suffered damage during practice.
Meanwhile, Bubba Wallace spun during his qualifying effort, and will start 37th.
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Grant Park 165 Starting Lineup
| Fin | No | Driver | Time |
| 1 | 88 | Shane Van Gisbergen # | 89.656 |
| 2 | 71 | Michael McDowell | 90.124 |
| 3 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | 90.180 |
| 4 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 90.227 |
| 5 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | 90.273 |
| 6 | 8 | Kyle Busch | 90.371 |
| 7 | 60 | Ryan Preece | 90.534 |
| 8 | 17 | Chris Buescher | 90.544 |
| 9 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | 90.627 |
| 10 | 3 | Austin Dillon | 90.719 |
| 11 | 48 | Alex Bowman | 90.783 |
| 12 | 22 | Joey Logano | 90.785 |
| 13 | 20 | Christopher Bell | 90.836 |
| 14 | 5 | Kyle Larson | 90.845 |
| 15 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | 90.846 |
| 16 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | 90.861 |
| 17 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | 90.886 |
| 18 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | 90.910 |
| 19 | 13 | * Will Brown | 91.045 |
| 20 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | 91.075 |
| 21 | 35 | Riley Herbst # | 91.171 |
| 22 | 1 | Ross Chastain | 91.205 |
| 23 | 41 | Cole Custer | 91.296 |
| 24 | 4 | Noah Gragson | 91.335 |
| 25 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | 91.359 |
| 26 | 38 | Zane Smith | 91.380 |
| 27 | 2 | Austin Cindric | 91.516 |
| 28 | 7 | Justin Haley | 91.604 |
| 29 | 21 | Josh Berry | 91.650 |
| 30 | 33 | * Austin Hill(i) | 91.663 |
| 31 | 66 | * Josh Bilicki(i) | 91.989 |
| 32 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 92.146 |
| 33 | 78 | * Katherine Legge | 92.368 |
| 34 | 43 | Erik Jones | 92.541 |
| 35 | 51 | Cody Ware | 92.681 |
| 36 | 10 | Ty Dillon | 93.313 |
| 37 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 104.783 |
| 38 | 24 | William Byron | No Time |
| 39 | 9 | Chase Elliott | No Time |
| 40 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | No Time |
