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.