Bubba Wallace Solid In Grant Park 220 Qualifying: What Is His Starting Position In Chicago? NASCAR Update and Outlook

The 2023 NASCAR season has been a middle-of-the-road affair for Bubba Wallace. The driver of the No. 23 Toyota will look to notch his first NASCAR Cup Series victory of the season on Sunday at the Grant Park 220 in Chicago, IL. Across 18 starts, Wallace has failed to find victory lane in 2023, though […]

Kevin Harvick Finds The Walls At Chicago

Kevin Harvick could not avoid the makeshift walls at Chicago. Harvick and his Stewart-Haas Racing Ford will start 35th as the result of a crash in qualifying on Saturday. Harvick has made his way from the back in previous road efforts in 2023. At COTA, he began 29th and was 21st to start at Sonoma. […]

Chase Elliott Slams Wall In Chicago Street Race Qualifying. What's His Starting Position? NASCAR Update and Outlook

The 2023 NASCAR season has been a fairly difficult one for Chase Elliott. The popular driver has battled both a broken leg and a suspension this year. Elliott has struggled for the most part when on the track. Across 11 starts, he has failed to find victory lane in 2023 and has notched just four […]

Ross Chastain From The Back On Sunday

Ross Chastain did not have the best of times on the Chicago course in qualifying. As a result, the Trackhouse Racing driver will start 34th for the Grant Park 220. Chastain won his only road course last March at COTA. The No. 1 driver does not qualify well traditionally on tracks with left and right-hand […]

Chase Elliott Finds The Barrier At Chicago

Chase Elliott was pushing the limit of his Hendrick Motorsports Racing car on Saturday. Then, it came to the turn on South Columbus Drive. Elliott's right side bounced off the wall and barrier then went into the left side. There was a good deal of damage to the No. 9 Chevy. Elliott's road prowess is […]

William Byron Has Issues Qualifying At Chicago

William Byron did not find the street course at Chicago so pleasant. He finished 22nd in qualifying and will have to work hard much like he did at Sonoma (+12 place differential). If the race turns into a shorter interval scenario, Byron has a shot at moving up position-wise. His five-lap speed was good but […]

Todd Gilliland Faster Than It Appears At Chicago

Do not be fooled by the 25th starting position for Todd Gilliland. The Front Row Motorsports Ford was seventh fastest in practice and showed some top five speed later in that practice session. Gilliland did finish tenth at COTA in March and some attributed that to a bit of a fluke. However, the speed in […]

Brad Keselowski Rounds Out Top Twenty Saturday

Brad Keselowski stayed 20th in qualifying on Saturday. However, the RFK Racing Ford has been a good deal slower on road courses in 2023. If one goes further back, Keselowski has only finished once in the top ten over the past 14 road races. His starting outside the top ten streak extended to eight races. […]

Kyle Busch Likely To Move Up On Sunday

Kyle Busch probably felt his Chevy was faster going into Saturday. However, the Richard Childress Racing driver ended up 18th in qualifying. Needless to say, Busch has a daunting but not impossible task on Sunday. Street racing on this Chicago course is going to be different. Remember, this is a 100-lap race. Busch has been […]

Ryan Blaney Could Have Rough Evening In Chicago

Ryan Blaney qualified 17th for the Grant Park 220. Unfortunately, the Team Penske Ford has not been a factor on road courses lately. Five results outside 20th does not inspire much hope. Even the race at Indy last year saw Blaney lead 17 laps before problems arose. The only silver lining is that this is […]

Chase Briscoe Up To 16th In Qualifying On Saturday

Chase Briscoe has had a slow car all season but on Saturday, slower was somewhat better. Briscoe's Stewart-Haas Racing car will start Chicago from the 16th position on Sunday. The No. 14 car got around the track in 89.697 seconds like Chris Buescher. That was the good news. Unfortunately, Briscoe's car kept slowing later and […]

Chris Buescher Could Move Up On Sunday

Chris Buescher will need to use his road prowess on Sunday at Chicago. It will not be an easy challenge. Buescher begins 15th on Sunday after winding up 1.252 seconds behind Denny Hamlin for the pole. The No. 17 Ford driver for RFK Racing did not seem to have the same exit speed out of […]

Bubba Wallace Begins 14th On Sunday At Chicago

Bubba Wallace was the sixth and final Toyota and yet will start the Grant Park 220 from the 14th position on Sunday. The 23XI Racing driver finished ahead of some accomplished road drivers like Kyle Busch, William Byron, and even Chase Elliott. Wallace did seem to lose some tenths on the technical turns and that […]

Alex Bowman Ends Up 13th Qualifying At Chicago

Alex Bowman figured on being the fourth fastest Hendrick Motorsports Racing car on Saturday. Instead, he was the second. That's right. While Chase Elliott fought the wall and the wall won, Bowman quietly got around the track 1.18 seconds behind Denny Hamlin's pole time. It was a solid effort for the No. 48 Chevy. Bowman […]

Ty Gibbs Starts 12th For Grant Park 220

Ty Gibbs seemed to have a good command of his race car in qualifying. He ended up 12th right behind Martin Truex Jr. in Row 6. Though Gibbs was a full second behind Denny Hamlin, his 23XI Racing car looked as fast early on. It was the turn onto South Columbus Drive which gave him […]

Martin Truex Jr. Begins Outside Top Ten Sunday

Martin Truex Jr. likely figured to be inside the top ten for Chicago on Sunday. However, that was not the case. Truex Jr. finished almost a full second off the pole of Denny Hamlin. He had a qualifying effort which looked good but had to pull off after missing the exit on the ninth turn. […]

A.J. Allmendinger Has A Little Work To Do In Chicago

A.J. Allmendinger expected a better effort in qualifying but still finished tenth on Saturday. The Kaulig Racing driver won on the Indy Racing Course two years ago in one of the most chaotic NASCAR finishes of all time. Also, Allmendinger has ended up ninth or better in five of his last six road events. The […]

Joey Logano Starts Ninth On Sunday

Joey Logano managed to get inside the top ten for a road course race on Sunday once again. Logano and his Team Penske Ford will begin inside of Row 5. Despite a slow final qualifying lap by his standards (1.78 seconds off of Denny Hamlin), Logano looked optimistic when talking about the race. The No. […]

Jenson Button Rides Knowledge To Eighth In Qualifying

Jenson Button used his street course knowledge to his advantage on Saturday. His eighth in qualifying is not that much of a surprise. Even in the Rick Ware Racing Ford, Button carved some incredible turns and was able to shave off tenths of a second despite a visibly slower car. When it came down to […]

Kyle Larson Begins Seventh At Chicago On Sunday

Kyle Larson seemed to enjoy the track and its technical aspects more than most drivers. Larson qualified as the fastest Hendrick Motorsports car but in seventh. That was a surprise. He wound up more than a second off the pole effort of Denny Hamlin. Now, the No. 5 driver does have four road wins and […]

Michael McDowell Begins Sunday In Sixth Place

Michael McDowell turned in some very good laps in his Front Row Motorsports Ford. McDowell ended up narrowly missing out on the top five by a whisker. His lap of 89.328 seconds placed him sixth for the start of the Grant Park 220 Sunday evening. McDowell comes off a seventh at Sonoma where he began […]

Daniel Suarez Ends Up In Top Five After Qualifying

Daniel Suarez finished second in qualifying among Trackhouse Racing cars. The Mexican driver did not end up behind Ross Chastain. Chastain is near the back in 34th. No, Shane Van Gisbergen qualified two spots ahead of Suarez in third. Now, Suarez edged out Michael McDowell for fifth by 0.006 seconds. The No. 99 has seen […]

Christopher Bell In The Mix At Chicago

Christopher Bell threw himself into the conversation on Saturday for the pole. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver wound up fourth with a lap of 89.224 seconds. He is sandwiched by two Trackhouse cars (Chevy). Bell excelled at the Daytona road course a few years back and did win at the Charlotte Roval last year. Also, […]

Shane Van Gisbergen Almost Pulled Off The Pole

With a minute or so left in qualifying, it looked like Shane Van Gisbergen may do the impossible. The driver from New Zealand took the third Trackhouse Racing car and turned in some great laps. That included an 88.588 second gem which appeared to be enough for the pole. Unfortunately, Denny Hamlin and Tyler Reddick […]

Tyler Reddick Sneaks Into Second At Chicago

Tyler Reddick seemed to be lurking most of the practice and qualifying session. The 23XI Racing driver put it all together on the final lap as qualifying for the pole ended. With the clock ticking to zero, the No. 45 car was able to edge past Shane Van Gisbergen. However, his 88.479 second lap was […]

Denny Hamlin Takes Pole In Chicago

Denny Hamlin was a skeptic coming into Chicago but a common refrain from drivers is how impressed they are with the setup. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver did not reach the mythical 90 mph on any of his practice or qualifying laps. However, he was able to snatch the pole from Shane Van Gisbergen in […]

Garrick Higgo Needs To String Good Holes Together

Garrick Higgo has had a challenge trying to stay in contention in tournaments because he cannot put good holes and rounds together. The South African golfer often puts himself in quite a deficit. Last week, he shot a 74 at the Travelers Championship then compounded that with a 72. That +6 was well off the […]

Greyson Sigg Trying To Keep Momentum Rolling

Greyson Sigg is attempting to finish well in a second consecutive event. Last week was solid at the Travelers as Sigg shot in the 60's for all four rounds. He even managed a tied for 19th for his efforts. The American golfer had been in some bad form as he missed the cut in six […]

Vincent Norrman Needs Birdies In Detroit

Vincent Norrman is not finding birdies easily the past several events. The Swedish golfer has now missed the cut in three consecutive tournaments. Since the Byron Nelson, Norman cannot seem to finish rounds under par. Eight of his last ten rounds have ended even or worse for the golfer. The Rocket Mortgage Classic features golfers […]

Sungjae Im Trying To Get Into Contention

Sungjae Im showed glimpses of good form last week at the Travelers Championship. He did shoot in the 60's for all four rounds. Even though that was only good for a top 30 result, it was progress. The South Korean golfer had missed three of the last four cuts previously in tournaments. Im will need […]