2025 Grant Park 165

2025 Grant Park 165
Race details[1][2][3][4][5]
Race 19 of 36 in the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series
Date July 6, 2025 (2025-07-06)
Location Chicago Street Course in Chicago, Illinois
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 2.2 miles (3.5 km)
Distance 75 laps, 165 mi (265.542 km)
Average speed 66.674 miles per hour (107.301 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Trackhouse Racing
Time 1:29.656
Most laps led
Driver Michael McDowell Spire Motorsports
Laps 31
Fastest lap
Driver Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing
Time 1:30.091
Winner
No. 88 Shane van Gisbergen Trackhouse Racing
Television in the United States
Network TNT
Announcers Adam Alexander, Dale Earnhardt Jr., and Steve Letarte
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN
Booth announcers Alex Hayden and Mike Bagley
Turn announcers Dave Moody (Turns 1 and 6), Kurt Becker (Turns 2–5) and Tim Catalfamo (Turns 7–11)

The 2025 Grant Park 165 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on July 6, 2025, at the Chicago Street Course in Chicago, Illinois. Contested over 75 laps on the 2.2-mile (3.5 km) street course, it was the 19th race of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season, as well as the second race of the inaugural NASCAR In-Season Challenge.

Shane van Gisbergen won the race. Ty Gibbs finished 2nd, and Tyler Reddick finished 3rd. Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch rounded out the top five, and A. J. Allmendinger, Ryan Preece, Alex Bowman, Austin Hill, and Ross Chastain rounded out the top ten.

Report

Background

The Chicago Street Course is a 2.2 mi (3.5 km) street circuit located in the city of Chicago, Illinois, United States. It hosts the NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Xfinity Series. The track was initially a conceptual track on iRacing made for the eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series in 2021.

The track for the race ended up being the exact same layout as the version used in 2021 for the eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series. The start/finish line is located on South Columbus Drive in front of Buckingham Fountain in Grant Park. The cars will go south and then turn left onto East Balbo Drive and then right onto South Lake Shore Drive (also part of U.S. Route 41), which is alongside Lake Michigan. The cars will then turn right onto East Roosevelt Road and then make another right, which gets them back onto South Columbus Drive where they are going north. They will then reach the intersection of South Columbus Drive and East Balbo Drive again and will make a left turn. When they are back on East Balbo Drive, they will cross a bridge over the Metra Electric District tracks. Next, the cars will turn right onto South Michigan Avenue and go north, onto East Congress Plaza Drive, and back onto South Michigan Ave. Lastly, they will make a right turn onto East Jackson Drive, go back across the Metra Electric tracks, and right back onto South Columbus Drive to the start/finish line.[6]

On October 20, 2023, NASCAR announced that the Cup Series Chicago Street Race would be shortened from 220 miles (354.056 km) and 100 laps to 165 miles (265.542) and 75 laps.[7]

Entry list

  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
No. Driver Team Manufacturer
1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford
3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
4 Noah Gragson Front Row Motorsports Ford
5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford
7 Justin Haley Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
10 Ty Dillon Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford
13 Will Brown Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford
19 Chase Briscoe Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
21 Josh Berry Wood Brothers Racing Ford
22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford
23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota
24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
33 Austin Hill (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
34 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford
35 Riley Herbst (R) 23XI Racing Toyota
38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford
41 Cole Custer Haas Factory Team Ford
42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota
43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota
45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota
47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet
48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford
54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
60 Ryan Preece RFK Racing Ford
66 Josh Bilicki Garage 66 Ford
67 Corey Heim (i) 23XI Racing Toyota
71 Michael McDowell Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
77 Carson Hocevar Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
78 Katherine Legge Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet
88 Shane van Gisbergen (R) Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
Official entry list

Practice

Bubba Wallace was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 1:30.951 seconds and a speed of 87.079 mph (140.140 km/h).

Practice results

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 1:30.951 87.079
2 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:31.006 87.027
3 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:31.072 86.964
Official practice results

Qualifying

Shane van Gisbergen scored the pole for the race with a time of 1:29.656 and a speed of 88.338 mph (142.166 km/h).[8]

Qualifying results

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 88 Shane van Gisbergen (R) Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 1:29.656 88.338
2 71 Michael McDowell Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 1:30.124 87.879
3 77 Carson Hocevar Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 1:30.180 87.824
4 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 1:30.227 87.779
5 19 Chase Briscoe Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:30.273 87.481
6 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1:30.371 87.639
7 60 Ryan Preece RFK Racing Ford 1:30.534 87.481
8 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 1:30.544 87.471
9 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:30.627 87.391
10 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1:30.719 87.303
11 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:30.783 87.241
12 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 1:30.785 87.239
13 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:30.836 87.190
14 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:30.845 87.181
15 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 1:30.846 87.181
16 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1:30.861 87.166
17 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 1:30.886 87.142
18 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 1:30.910 87.119
19 13 Will Brown Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1:31.045 86.990
20 34 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 1:31.075 86.961
21 35 Riley Herbst (R) 23XI Racing Toyota 1:31.171 86.870
22 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 1:31.205 86.837
23 41 Cole Custer Haas Factory Team Ford 1:31.296 86.751
24 4 Noah Gragson Front Row Motorsports Ford 1:31.335 86.714
25 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 1:31.359 86.691
26 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 1:31.380 86.671
27 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 1:31.516 86.542
28 7 Justin Haley Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 1:31.604 86.459
29 21 Josh Berry Wood Brothers Racing Ford 1:31.650 86.416
30 33 Austin Hill (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1:31.663 86.403
31 66 Josh Bilicki (i) Garage 66 Ford 1:31.989 86.097
32 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet 1:32.146 85.951
33 78 Katherine Legge Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet 1:32.368 85.744
34 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 1:32.541 85.584
35 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 1:32.681 85.454
36 10 Ty Dillon Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1:33.313 84.876
37 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 1:44.783 75.585
38 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 0.000 0.000
39 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 0.000 0.000
40 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0.000 0.000
Did not qualify
41 67 Corey Heim (i) 23XI Racing Toyota 1:32.506 85.616
Official qualifying results

Race

Race results

Stage Results

Stage One Laps: 20

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 71 Michael McDowell Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 10
2 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 9
3 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 8
4 19 Chase Briscoe Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 7
5 60 Ryan Preece RFK Racing Ford 6
6 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 5
7 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 4
8 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 3
9 33 Austin Hill (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 0
10 4 Noah Gragson Front Row Motorsports Ford 1
Official stage one results

Stage Two Laps: 25

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 10
2 19 Chase Briscoe Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 9
3 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 8
4 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 7
5 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 6
6 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 5
7 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 4
8 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 3
9 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 2
10 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1
Official stage two results

Final Stage Results

Stage Three Laps: 30

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1 1 88 Shane van Gisbergen (R) Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 75 40
2 9 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 75 35
3 4 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 75 50
4 40 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 75 37
5 6 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 75 41
6 16 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 75 31
7 7 60 Ryan Preece RFK Racing Ford 75 36
8 11 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 75 36
9 30 33 Austin Hill (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 75 0
10 22 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 75 32
11 12 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 75 26
12 17 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 75 35
13 14 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 75 24
14 26 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 75 26
15 25 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 75 28
16 39 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 75 24
17 21 35 Riley Herbst (R) 23XI Racing Toyota 75 20
18 8 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 75 19
19 33 78 Katherine Legge Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet 75 18
20 36 10 Ty Dillon Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 75 17
21 31 66 Josh Bilicki (i) Garage 66 Ford 75 0
22 28 7 Justin Haley Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 75 15
23 5 19 Chase Briscoe Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 75 30
24 13 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 75 14
25 34 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 74 17
26 35 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 73 11
27 27 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 72 10
28 37 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 70 14
29 18 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 69 8
30 24 4 Noah Gragson Front Row Motorsports Ford 68 8
31 32 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet 62 7
32 2 71 Michael McDowell Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 53 15
33 23 41 Cole Custer Haas Factory Team Ford 29 4
34 29 21 Josh Berry Wood Brothers Racing Ford 28 3
35 3 77 Carson Hocevar Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 2 2
36 10 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 2 1
37 15 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 2 1
38 20 34 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 2 1
39 19 13 Will Brown Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 2 1
40 38 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1 1
Official race results

Race statistics

  • Lead changes: 6 among 5 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 7 for 15
  • Red flags: 1 for 14 minutes and 42 seconds
  • Time of race: 2 hours, 28 minutes and 17 seconds
  • Average speed: 66.764 miles per hour (107.446 km/h)

Media

Television

TNT covered the race on the television side. Adam Alexander, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Steve Letarte called the race from the broadcast booth. Marty Snider, Danielle Trotta, and Alan Cavanna handled pit road for the television side.

TNT
Booth announcers Pit reporters
Lap-by-lap: Adam Alexander
Color-commentator: Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Color-commentator: Steve Letarte		 Marty Snider
Danielle Trotta
Alan Cavanna

Radio

Radio coverage of the race was broadcast by Motor Racing Network (MRN) and was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.

MRN
Booth announcers Turn announcers Pit reporters
Lead announcer: Alex Hayden
Announcer: Mike Bagley		 Turns 1 & 6: Dave Moody
Turns 2–5: Kurt Becker
Turns 7–11: Tim Catalfamo		 Steve Post
Chris Wilner

Standings after the race

NASCAR In-Season Challenge bracket

EchoPark Sonoma Dover Indianapolis
               
1 No. 11 Denny Hamlin 31
32 No. 10 Ty Dillon 8
32 No. 10 Ty Dillon 20
17 No. 6 Brad Keselowski 37
16 No. 8 Kyle Busch 21
17 No. 6 Brad Keselowski 2
32 No. 10 Ty Dillon
8 No. 48 Alex Bowman
8 No. 48 Alex Bowman 3
25 No. 22 Joey Logano 25
8 No. 48 Alex Bowman 8
9 No. 23 Bubba Wallace 28
9 No. 23 Bubba Wallace 22
24 No. 99 Daniel Suárez 34
 
 
12 No. 42 John Hunter Nemechek 26
21 No. 21 Josh Berry 32
12 No. 42 John Hunter Nemechek 15
5 No. 9 Chase Elliott 16
5 No. 9 Chase Elliott 1
28 No. 3 Austin Dillon 20
12 No. 42 John Hunter Nemechek
20 No. 43 Erik Jones
13 No. 1 Ross Chastain 33
20 No. 43 Erik Jones 5
20 No. 43 Erik Jones 25
29 No. 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 31
4 No. 20 Christopher Bell 30
29 No. 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 6
 
 
2 No. 19 Chase Briscoe 35
31 No. 4 Noah Gragson 25
31 No. 4 Noah Gragson 30
15 No. 60 Ryan Preece 7
19 No. 60 Ryan Preece 15
18 No. 24 William Byron 37
15 No. 60 Ryan Preece
23 No. 45 Tyler Reddick
7 No. 12 Ryan Blaney 40
26 No. 77 Carson Hocevar 10
26 No. 77 Carson Hocevar 35
23 No. 45 Tyler Reddick 3
10 No. 5 Kyle Larson 17
23 No. 45 Tyler Reddick 4
 
 
11 No. 71 Michael McDowell 18
22 No. 16 A. J. Allmendinger 12
22 No. 16 A. J. Allmendinger 6
6 No. 54 Ty Gibbs 2
6 No. 54 Ty Gibbs 14
27 No. 7 Justin Haley 23
6 No. 54 Ty Gibbs
14 No. 38 Zane Smith
14 No. 38 Zane Smith 7
19 No. 2 Austin Cindric 38
14 No. 38 Zane Smith 14
3 No. 17 Chris Buescher 18
3 No. 17 Chris Buescher 9
30 No. 34 Todd Gilliland 27


References

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  2. ^ "NASCAR reveals milestone 2025 Cup Series schedule, complete with international flair, return to roots". NASCAR. August 29, 2024. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  3. ^ "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. June 30, 2025. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
  4. ^ "Grant Park 165 Results". Racing-Reference. July 6, 2025. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
  5. ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. July 6, 2025. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
  6. ^ "Chicago to host first-ever NASCAR Cup Series street race in 2023". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. July 19, 2022. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  7. ^ "2024 Chicago Street Races distances shortened". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. October 20, 2023.
  8. ^ DeGroot, Nick (July 5, 2025). "Shane van Gisbergen earns NASCAR Cup pole in Chicago with blistering lap". Motorsport.com. Chicago, Illinois: Motorsport Network. Retrieved July 5, 2025.


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