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NASCAR Cup Series 2025: Chicago starting lineup with penalties applied

Chris Deeley Sunday 6 July 2025 14:00

NASCAR driver Alex Bowman in the Chicago Street Race

NASCAR's Cup Series race at Chciago on Sunday could have a massive impact on the playoff picture.

While Mexico City winner Shane van Gisbergen won from pole in the Xfinity Series on Saturday, he still faces real challenges.

In qualifying for the main race on Sunday, the New Zealander beat out Michael McDowell by the best part of half a second to claim the spot at the front for the race.

Meanwhile, Carson Hocevar will be in the row behind McDowell and Van Gisbergen as he looks to take his first Cup Series win.

Denny Hamlin failed to set a time after his car blew on his first practice lap, while William Byron and Chase Elliott also didn't go out in qualifying after hitting the wall hard in practice. .

With that said, let’s take a look at Saturday qualifying results in full!

NASCAR Cup Series: Who is on pole at Chicago?

After qualifying on Saturday, here is the starting lineup for Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race at Chicago, with the leading lap time and gaps included.

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

*Bowman and Larson are both starting at the back after post-qualifying car repairs.

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NASCAR Cup Series 2025: Chicago starting lineup with penalties applied

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NASCAR Cup Series: Who is on pole at Chicago?