
Chicago Street Race Review
Date: 7-2-2023.
Name of the race: Grant Park 220.
Track: Chicago Street Race.
Laps: 78.
Pole Winner: Denny Hamlin.
Outside Pole: Tyler Reddick.
Stage 1 winner: Christopher Bell.
Stage 2 winner: Christopher Bell.
Stage 3 winner (won the race): Shane Van Gisbergen.
Top 5: Shane Van Gisbergen, Justin Haley, Chase Elliott, Kyle Larson, and Kyle Busch.
Fun fact about Shane Van Gisbergen: Shane is close to making his 500th start in the Supercars division.
Fun fact about Chicago Street Race: This new track that debuted the Cup and Xfinity Series covers a good portion of a course that was used for America's first auto race which took place on Thanksgiving Day in the year 1895.
Fun fact about Illinois: The sixteenth president aka Abraham Lincoln spent most of his life in this state, which is why it's known as the "Land of Lincoln."
Next Race: Atlanta Motor Speedway on Sunday night (7-9-2023).