A week after running the table in the NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Xfinity Series at the Chicago Street Course, Shane van Gisbergen was back at his expected roa

After the Focused Health 250, the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series has arrived at Chicago Street Course in Chicago, Illinois. The Loop 110 will be live on CW at 4:30 p.

Through nearly 75 years of its history, NASCAR had raced all across the United States on all types of racetracks, from the smallest of dirt ovals to the biggest and fastest of superspeedways. But never before had NASCAR's top level raced on the streets of a major city -- until the city of Chicago changed all that.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/onsi/racing-america as Starting Lineup: 2025 NXS The Loop 110 at The Chicago Street Course. Shane Van Gisbergen, running double-duty for the first time this season, will lead the field to green in the NASCAR Xfinity Series event at the Chicago Street Course, after a massive run in qualifying.

The NASCAR Cup Series hits Chicago for a street-course race through the city, which will also serve as the second round of the In-Season Challenge.

It certainly is the only venue of its kind in the NASCAR calendar — whereas other races are contested atop cordoned off ovals and road courses, the Grant Park 165 swirls through the heart of Chicago's financial district.

In his first NASCAR Xfinity Series start of 2025, Shane Van Gisbergen will be leading the field to the green flag. The native of Auckland, New Zealand-native co