Overview

• Van Gisbergen clinched a spot in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs with his recent Mexico City victory during his rookie season in the No. 88 Chevrolet.
• He is scheduled to pull double duty on the 2.2-mile, 12-turn Chicago Street Course this weekend, defending his Xfinity title before competing in the Cup race.
• Chicago’s event enters its third consecutive year under its initial contract, with option years available to extend NASCAR’s urban street-race experiment.
• While Van Gisbergen has excelled on road and street circuits, he says adapting to NASCAR’s Next Gen car on ovals remains a work in progress.
• Supercars graduate Will Brown will make his NASCAR debut for Kaulig Racing in the No. 13 Camaro during the Xfinity race at Grant Park.