NASCAR in Chicago 2024: Odds, TV times, entry lists and more info
CHICAGO — NASCAR is back to take over the streets of Chicago as the Cup and Xfinity Series kick off the month of July in the Windy City.
Last year, the inaugural NASCAR Cup Series race at the Chicago Street Course saw Shane van Gisbergen score a stunning win that propelled him into the spotlight.
A year later, he’ll get to go for a win in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, facing defending winner Cole Custer and a stacked field of regulars and road course connoisseurs.
NASCAR Cup Series Grant Park 165
- 4:30 p.m. (all times Eastern) Sunday on NBC, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
- Stages end on laps 20, 45, 75 (25 laps shorter than last year)
- Fuel Window: 40 laps
- Pit road speed: 35 mph
- Caution car speed: 40 mph
- Pre-race ceremonies start at 4:37 p.m.
It is a full field for the second annual race on the streets of Chicago as there are 36 chartered entries and four open entries:
- AJ Allmendinger – No. 13 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
- Austin Hill – No. 33 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
- Joey Hand – No. 60 RFK Racing Ford
- Josh Bilicki – No. 66 MBM Motorsports Ford
Shane van Gisbergen is back to defend the stunning victory he earned last year. He’ll drive the rotating No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet.
In the other rotating entry – the No. 15 Rick Ware Racing Ford – Kaz Grala will get to flex his road course might.
Many drivers will honor the Fourth of July with their paint schemes while others, like Michael McDowell, will honor other sports in the Windy City.
Josh Berry, Brad Keselowski, Corey LaJoie, Chris Buescher and Harrison Burton are going to the rear of the field for “unapproved adjustments” after they each had an incident in qualifying.
Ryan Blaney and Erik Jones are also going to the rear of the field for unapproved adjustments. William Byron will go to the rear after the team replaced the whole steering system after encountering issues in qualifying.
Josh Bilicki will go to the rear after his car failed inspection multiple times.
Odds for NASCAR Cup Series in Chicago
Can you guess who the favorite is? Don’t think too hard. Just see below:
- Shane van Gisbergen +425
- Christopher Bell +600
- Kyle Larson +650
- Tyler Reddick +700
- Chase Elliott +800
- Michael McDowell, Martin Truex Jr. +1200
- William Byron, AJ Allmendinger +1400
- Ty Gibbs, Chris Buescher +1600
- Ross Chastain, Kyle Busch, Daniel Suarez +2800
- Denny Hamlin +3000
- Ryan Blaney +3500
- Joey Logano, Austin Cindric +4000
- Alex Bowman +7000
- Chase Briscoe, Justin Haley +8000
- Joey Hand +9000
- Zane Smith, Todd Gilliland, Carson Hocevar, Brad Keselowski +10000
- Erik Jones +11000
- Noah Gragson, Corey LaJoie +13000
- Bubba Wallace +15000
- Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Josh Berry, Austin Hill +20000
- Ryan Preece +25000
- Austin Dillon +30000
- Kaz Grala, John Hunter Nemechek, Harrison Burton +40000
- Josh Bilicki, Daniel Hemric +50000
To see the odds for a Top-3 or Top-5 finish and various prop bets, click here.
Last year:
- Shane van Gisbergen makes NASCAR history at the Chicago Street Course
- Early-race contenders’ hopes cut short in Chicago
- NASCAR, NBC deliver at the rainy Chicago Street Course. Now, what is next?
NASCAR Xfinity Series The Loop 110
- 2:30 p.m. Saturday on NBC, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
- Stages end on laps 15, 30, 50 (five laps shorter than last year)
- Practice and qualifying: 9 a.m. Saturday (50-minute practice, then qualifying)
Five cars will miss the NASCAR Xfinity Series race this weekend as 43 are entered. Coincidentally, there are five full-time Cup Series drivers in the field:
Joey Logano (No. 15 AM Racing Ford), Kyle Larson (No. 17 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet), Ty Gibbs (No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota), John Hunter Nemechek (No. 20 JGR Toyota), Daniel Suarez (No. 36 DGM Racing Chevrolet)
Xfinity Series regulars AJ Allmendinger and Shane van Gisbergen will pull double duty.
Alon Day will make his first Xfinity start in seven years. He will drive the No. 45 Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet.
While driving a “zombie Dodge” for Carl Long in 2016, Day finished 13th at Mid-Ohio and 30th at Road America
Truck regular Ty Dillon will spend his off-week racing the No. 4 JD Motorsports Chevrolet. Dillon will race in place of Dawson Cram with teammate Thomas Annunizata in the No. 6 Chevrolet.
Returning entries for Chicago that are new from Nashville:
- Austin Green – No. 32 for Jordan Anderson Racing (Peterson Racing Group supporting the effort)
- Sage Karam – No. 26 for Sam Hunt Racing
- Brad Perez – No. 35 for Joey Gase Motorsports
- Alex Labbe and Andre Castro – Nos. 07 and 14 for SS-Green Light Racing
- Preston Pardus – No. 50 Pardus Racing (usually a road course-only team)
- Josh Bilicki- No. 92 DGM Racing (Bilicki raced for JGR in Portland)
Carson Kvapil is listed in the No. 88 JR Motorsports entry. However, Connor Mosack will be in that ride this weekend.
Odds for NASCAR Xfinity Series in Chicago
Again, who do you think the favorite is? See if your guess is right!
- Shane van Gisbergen +165
- Kyle Larson +330
- Ty Gibbs +500
- AJ Allmendinger +650
- Sam Mayer, Cole Custer +1400
- Joey Logano +1600
- Sheldon Creed, Justin Allgaier +1800
- Austin Hill +2000
- Parker Kligerman +2800
- John Hunter Nemechek, Connor Mosack +4500
- Sammy Smith, Chandler Smith +5500
- Daniel Suarez +6000
- Austin Green +7000
- Sage Karam +8000
- Jesse Love +9000
- Riley Herbst +10000
- Brandon Jones +15000
- Preston Pardus, Parker Retzlaff +20000
- Alex Labbe +25000
- Ryan Sieg, Josh Williams +30000
- Matt DiBenedetto, Jeremy Clements, Jeb Burton, Anthony Alfredo, Alon Day +40000
- Ty Dillon, Thomas Annunziata, Ryan Ellis, Leland Honeyman Jr., Kyle Weatherman, Kyle Sieg, Josh Bilicki, Brennan Poole, Brad Perez, Blaine Perkins, Andre Castro +50000
For the odds of a top-3 or top-5 finish for each driver, plus driver prop bets, click here.
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Jonathan Fjeld is the co-owner of the The Racing Experts, LLC. He has been with TRE since 2010.
A Twin Valley, MN, native, Fjeld became a motorsports fan at just three years old (first race was the 2002 Pennsylvania 500). He worked as a contributor and writer for TRE from 2010-18. Since then, he has stepped up and covered 24 NASCAR race weekends and taken on a larger role with TRE. He became the co-owner and managing editor in 2023 and has guided the site to massive growth in that time.
Fjeld has covered a wide array of stories and moments over the years, including Kevin Harvick's final Cup Series season, the first NASCAR national series disqualification in over 50 years, Shane van Gisbergen's stunning win in Chicago and the first Cup Series race at Road America in 66 years – as well as up-and-coming drivers' stories and stories from inside the sport, like the tech it takes for Hendrick Motorsports to remain a top-tier team.
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