2025 The Loop 110
| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 18 of 33 of the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series | |||
| Date | July 5, 2025 | ||
| Official name | 3rd Annual The Loop 110 | ||
| Location | Chicago Street Course in Chicago, Illinois | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) | ||
| Distance | 50 laps, 110 mi (177 km) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | JR Motorsports | ||
| Time | 1:30.085 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Shane van Gisbergen | JR Motorsports | |
| Laps | 27 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 9 | Shane van Gisbergen | JR Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | The CW | ||
| Announcers | Adam Alexander, A. J. Allmendinger, Parker Kligerman | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | MRN | ||
The 2025 The Loop 110 was the 18th stock car race of the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the 3rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, July 5, 2025, at the Chicago Street Course in Chicago, Illinois, a 2.2 miles (3.5 km) street course. The race took the scheduled 50 laps to complete. Shane van Gisbergen, driving for JR Motorsports, would make an aggressive pass on teammate Connor Zilisch in turn 1 with two laps to go to earn his fourth career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, and his first of the season.[7] To fill out the podium, Sheldon Creed, driving for Haas Factory Team, would finish in 3rd, respectively.
Despite winning the pole, van Gisbergen experienced several setbacks during the race. His cool suit had malfunctioned, which physically took a toll on him. He was later treated and released from the infield care center after the race.[8] van Gisbergen's car also had a balky carburetor, and he decided to stay out at the end of stage one while everyone else pitted for tires and fuel.[8]
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 actual race in 2023 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, go 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.[9]
On October 20, 2023, NASCAR announced that the Xfinity Series Chicago Street Race would be shortened from 121 miles (194 km) and 55 laps to 110 miles (177 km) and 50 laps.[10]
Entry list
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
The first and only practice session was held on Saturday, July 5, at 9:30 AM CST, and would last for 50 minutes.[11] Shane van Gisbergen, driving for JR Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 1:31.328, and a speed of 86.720 mph (139.562 km/h).[12]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Shane van Gisbergen (i) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:31.328 | 86.720 |
| 2 | 88 | Connor Zilisch (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:31.529 | 86.530 |
| 3 | 41 | Sam Mayer | Haas Factory Team | Ford | 1:31.601 | 86.462 |
| Full practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Saturday, July 5, at 10:30 AM CST. Since the Chicago Street Course has a road course layout, the qualifying procedure used is a two group system with one round. Drivers will be separated into two groups, A and B. Each driver will have multiple laps to set a time. Whoever sets the fastest time between both groups will win the pole.[11]
Under a 2021 rule change, the timing line in road course qualifying is "not" the start-finish line. Instead, the timing line for qualifying will be set at the exit of Turn 11 on South Michigan Avenue. Shane van Gisbergen, driving for JR Motorsports, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 1:30.085, and a speed of 87.917 mph (141.489 km/h).[13]
Two drivers failed to qualify: Kris Wright and Sage Karam.
Qualifying results
Race results
Stage 1 Laps: 15
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Shane van Gisbergen (i) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 2 | 00 | Sheldon Creed | Haas Factory Team | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 41 | Sam Mayer | Haas Factory Team | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 48 | Nick Sanchez (R) | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 8 | Sammy Smith | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 88 | Connor Zilisch (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 1 | Carson Kvapil (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 07 | Alex Labbé | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 15
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 00 | Sheldon Creed | Haas Factory Team | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 2 | Jesse Love | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 88 | Connor Zilisch (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 8 | Sammy Smith | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 11 | Josh Williams | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 20 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 70 | Thomas Annunziata | Cope Family Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 25
| Pos. | St. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 9 | Shane van Gisbergen (i) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 50 | 27 | Running | 0 |
| 2 | 35 | 88 | Connor Zilisch (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 50 | 11 | Running | 45 |
| 3 | 4 | 00 | Sheldon Creed | Haas Factory Team | Ford | 50 | 9 | Running | 53 |
| 4 | 2 | 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 50 | 0 | Running | 49 |
| 5 | 8 | 48 | Nick Sanchez (R) | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | 50 | 0 | Running | 38 |
| 6 | 9 | 2 | Jesse Love | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 50 | 3 | Running | 40 |
| 7 | 10 | 8 | Sammy Smith | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 50 | 0 | Running | 40 |
| 8 | 3 | 41 | Sam Mayer | Haas Factory Team | Ford | 50 | 0 | Running | 36 |
| 9 | 17 | 32 | Austin Green | Jordan Anderson Racing | Cherolet | 50 | 0 | Running | 28 |
| 10 | 22 | 44 | Brennan Poole | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 50 | 0 | Running | 27 |
| 11 | 27 | 11 | Josh Williams | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 50 | 0 | Running | 30 |
| 12 | 14 | 07 | Alex Labbé | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 50 | 0 | Running | 26 |
| 13 | 15 | 25 | Harrison Burton | AM Racing | Ford | 50 | 0 | Running | 24 |
| 14 | 33 | 26 | Dean Thompson (R) | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 50 | 0 | Running | 23 |
| 15 | 38 | 16 | Christian Eckes (R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 50 | 0 | Running | 22 |
| 16 | 13 | 1 | Carson Kvapil (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 50 | 0 | Running | 23 |
| 17 | 20 | 70 | Thomas Annunziata | Cope Family Racing | Chevrolet | 50 | 0 | Running | 21 |
| 18 | 23 | 31 | Blaine Perkins | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 50 | 0 | Running | 19 |
| 19 | 21 | 10 | Daniel Dye (R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 50 | 0 | Running | 18 |
| 20 | 34 | 28 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 50 | 0 | Running | 17 |
| 21 | 11 | 20 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 50 | 0 | Running | 18 |
| 22 | 30 | 24 | Kaz Grala (i) | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 50 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 23 | 6 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 50 | 0 | Running | 22 |
| 24 | 24 | 4 | Parker Retzlaff | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 50 | 0 | Running | 13 |
| 25 | 32 | 71 | Ryan Ellis | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 50 | 0 | Running | 12 |
| 26 | 16 | 14 | Connor Mosack (i) | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 50 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 27 | 31 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 50 | 0 | Running | 15 |
| 28 | 18 | 99 | Matt DiBenedetto | Viking Motorsports | Chevrolet | 50 | 0 | Running | 9 |
| 29 | 12 | 50 | Preston Pardus | Pardus Racing | Chevrolet | 50 | 0 | Running | 8 |
| 30 | 26 | 45 | Brad Perez | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 50 | 0 | Running | 7 |
| 31 | 19 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 50 | 0 | Running | 6 |
| 32 | 5 | 19 | Jack Perkins | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 46 | 0 | Running | 5 |
| 33 | 29 | 35 | Andre Castro | Joey Gase Motorsports | Chevrolet | 43 | 0 | Accident | 4 |
| 34 | 36 | 54 | Taylor Gray | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 38 | 0 | DVP | 3 |
| 35 | 25 | 91 | Josh Bilicki | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 26 | 0 | Electrical | 2 |
| 36 | 28 | 42 | Anthony Alfredo | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 26 | 0 | Engine | 1 |
| 37 | 7 | 18 | William Sawalich (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 7 | 0 | Electrical | 1 |
| 38 | 37 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 5 | 0 | Accident | 1 |
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Standings after the race
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References
- ^ "2025 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
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- ^ "Practice Results" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. July 5, 2025. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
- ^ "Qualifying Results" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. July 5, 2025. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
- ^ "Starting lineup" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. July 5, 2025. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
- ^ "Shane van Gisbergen outduels Connor Zilisch for Xfinity win at Chicago Street Course". Jayski.com. July 5, 2025. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
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- ^ "2024 Chicago Street Races distances shortened". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. October 20, 2023. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
- ^ a b "NASCAR Xfinity Series 2025 Practice and Qualifying Procedures". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
- ^ "Practice Results: 2025 NXS The Loop 110 at the Chicago Street Course". TobyChristie.com. July 5, 2025. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
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