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Van Gisbergen Completes Chicago Sweep as Grant Park Race’s Future Hangs in Balance

The New Zealand driver claimed his third consecutive street race double under a last-lap yellow, leaving NASCAR and Chicago leaders to weigh extending their agreement or finding a new host city.

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Cars in pit row in Grant Park during the NASCAR Xfinity Series The Loop 110 ahead of the NASCAR Cup Series on Saturday, July 5, 2025. (Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune)
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Overview

  • Shane van Gisbergen won Saturday’s Xfinity Loop 110 and Sunday’s Cup Series Grant Park 165, marking his third straight Chicago street race sweep since the event’s 2023 debut.
  • NASCAR issued a final-lap caution after Cody Ware’s brake rotor failure and crash post-white flag, ending the Grant Park 165 under yellow and averting an overtime restart.
  • The 2025 weekend enjoyed hot, humid weather and clear skies, finally avoiding the rain delays that disrupted both the 2023 and 2024 editions.
  • With the original three-year Chicago contract expiring, NASCAR and city officials hold mutual options for 2026–27, and some industry observers suggest San Diego as a potential replacement venue.
  • Drivers remain divided on the race’s future, as Denny Hamlin pushes to retain Grant Park with an added Chicagoland Speedway stop, while Chase Elliott and others back rotating urban street-race locations.