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TimesLIVE
3 days ago
- Automotive
- TimesLIVE
Shane van Gisbergen cruises to victory at Chicago Street Race
It was hot in Chicago last week, but Shane van Gisbergen was even hotter. The road course ace roared to the lead on Lake Shore Drive and ran away from the field in a nine-lap shootout, winning Sunday's third annual Grant Park 165, the NASCAR Cup Series' Chicago Street Race. The Trackhouse Racing driver, who won Saturday's Xfinity Race and the Cup race's pole, took his No 88 Chevrolet past leader Chase Briscoe with 16 laps left and had a 2.5 second lead over Ty Gibbs before a caution on the final lap gave him his second win of 2025. The victory was the Auckland, New Zealand native's third in 33 career starts and helped Chevrolet to sweep three victories in the streets of Chicago. He started the weekend by winning the pole for the Sunday race. The 36-year- old Supercars champion then backed up his first career Cup victory in the Second City in 2023 by doing it again. "What an amazing weekend for me," said Van Gisbergen, who led 26 laps and dominated the series last month on Mexico City's road layout. "We made no mistakes and there were some really fast cars." Van Gisbergen said the weather was a problem. "It was so hot this weekend," he said. "The track was very slick and the times were a lot slower. The margin for error was very tiny. Had to get it right." Chevrolet was first to the chequers for the third time in the past five races. Gibbs posted a season-best finish with the runner-up showing in his black Toyota. "I feel like I wasn't free enough to hit my points," the No 54 Joe Gibbs Racing driver said. "We had a good day overall but need to be faster." Following Gibbs were Tyler Reddick, Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch. Michael McDowell led a race-high 31 laps but developed a stuck throttle midway through the race and finished 32nd. With the entire Hendrick Motorsports stable starting at the rear of the 40-car field due to failed qualifying runs or repairs, four drivers holding playoff spots had to work to move through the field. Alex Bowman finished eighth, while Kyle Larson was 13th. Chase Elliott ended up 16th, and points leader William Byron came in last. In what may have been NASCAR's final run in the Windy City's usually busy streets, race favourite Van Gisbergen led the field from the pole position, but row 1 starter McDowell snagged the lead in less than half a circuit. Carson Hocevar caused the first caution on lap 4 when he bounced off the apron of turn 10 and smacked the outside wall, coming to rest as seven cars, including Austin Dillon and Brad Keselowski, piled into Hocevar's No 77 car as it sat sideways against the outer barrier. While much of the field pitted, McDowell stayed on the 3.54km course, leading every circuit to beat Busch and Reddick for the top bonus points as stage 1 ended at lap 20. Ryan Blaney put his No 12 Ford in position to claim 10 segment points as stage 2 concluded on lap 45. Briscoe, Reddick, Bowman and Bubba Wallace trailed the Team Penske driver.
Otago Daily Times
3 days ago
- Automotive
- Otago Daily Times
Van Gisbergen wins in Chicago
Shane Van Gisbergen celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Grant Park 165 at Chicago Street Course today. New Zealand road course ace Shane van Gisbergen roared to the lead on Lake Shore Drive and ran away from the field in a nine-lap shootout, winning today's third annual Grant Park 165 NASCAR Cup Series Chicago Street Race. The Trackhouse Racing driver, who won yesterday's Xfinity Race and the Cup race's pole, got by leader Chase Briscoe with 16 laps left and had a 2 1/2-second lead over Ty Gibbs before a caution on the final lap gave him his second win of 2025. The victory was the Kiwi's third in 33 career starts and helped Chevrolet to sweep three victories in the streets of Chicago. Following Gibbs were Tyler Reddick, Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch. Michael McDowell led a race-high 31 laps but developed a stuck throttle midway through the race and finished 32nd. With the entire Hendrick Motorsports stable starting at the rear of the 40-car field due to failed qualifying runs or repairs, four drivers holding playoff spots had to work to move through the field. Alex Bowman finished eighth, while Kyle Larson was 13th. Chase Elliott ended up 16th, and points leader William Byron was last. In what may have been the final start in the Windy City's streets, race favorite van Gisbergen led the field from the pole position, but Row 1 starter McDowell snagged the lead in less than half a circuit. Carson Hocevar caused the first caution on Lap 4 when he bounced off the apron of Turn 10 and smacked the outside wall, coming to rest as seven cars, including Austin Dillon and Brad Keselowski, piled into Hocevar's No. 77 car as it sat sideways against the outer barrier. While much of the field pitted, McDowell stayed on the 3.5km course, leading every circuit to beat Busch and Reddick for the top bonus points as Stage 1 ended at Lap 20. Ryan Blaney put his No. 12 Ford in position to claim 10 segment points as Stage 2 concluded on Lap 45. Briscoe, Reddick, Bowman and Bubba Wallace trailed the Team Penske driver.
Hindustan Times
3 days ago
- Automotive
- Hindustan Times
Shane van Gisbergen cruises to victory at Chicago Street Race
Road course ace Shane van Gisbergen roared to the lead on Lake Shore Drive and ran away from the field in a nine-lap shootout, winning Sunday's third annual Grant Park 165 NASCAR Cup Series Chicago Street Race. Shane van Gisbergen cruises to victory at Chicago Street Race The Trackhouse Racing driver, who won Saturday's Xfinity Race and the Cup race's pole, got by leader Chase Briscoe with 16 laps left and had a 2 1/2-second lead over Ty Gibbs before a caution on the final lap gave him his second win of 2025. The victory was the Auckland, New Zealand, native's third in 33 career starts and helped Chevrolet to sweep three victories in the streets of Chicago. Following Gibbs were Tyler Reddick, Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch. Michael McDowell led a race-high 31 laps but developed a stuck throttle midway through the race and finished 32nd. With the entire Hendrick Motorsports stable starting at the rear of the 40-car field due to failed qualifying runs or repairs, four drivers holding playoff spots had to work to move through the field. Alex Bowman finished eighth, while Kyle Larson was 13th. Chase Elliott ended up 16th, and points leader William Byron was last. In what may have been the final start in the Windy City's streets, race favorite van Gisbergen led the field from the pole position, but Row 1 starter McDowell snagged the lead in less than half a circuit. Carson Hocevar caused the first caution on Lap 4 when he bounced off the apron of Turn 10 and smacked the outside wall, coming to rest as seven cars, including Austin Dillon and Brad Keselowski, piled into Hocevar's No. 77 car as it sat sideways against the outer barrier. While much of the field pitted, McDowell stayed on the 2.2-mile course, leading every circuit to beat Busch and Reddick for the top bonus points as Stage 1 ended at Lap 20. Ryan Blaney put his No. 12 Ford in position to claim 10 segment points as Stage 2 concluded on Lap 45. Briscoe, Reddick, Bowman and Bubba Wallace trailed the Team Penske driver. Field Level Media This article was generated from an automated news agency feed without modifications to text.
