Track

Chicagoland Speedway is a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) tri-oval speedway in Joliet, Illinois, southwest of Chicago. The speedway opened in 2001 and currently hosts NASCAR races. Until 2011, the speedway also hosted the IndyCar Series, recording numerous close finishes, including the closest finish in IndyCar history. The speedway is owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation and is located adjacent to Route 66 Raceway.

First practice

Tyler Reddick was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 30.872 seconds and a speed of 174.916 mph (281.500 km/h).^[4]

Final practice

Joey Logano was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 30.936 seconds and a speed of 174.554 mph (280.917 km/h).^[4]

Qualifying results

• Josh Bilicki failed to qualify his No. 93 RSS Racing Chevrolet but drove the No. 17 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet in the race since Bayley Currey (who qualified the car) got ill.

Summary

Joey Logano began on pole. Cole Custer passed him after 3 laps. The first caution was thrown for Justin Allgaier spinning out on lap 13. Allgaier would later crash into the wall in the second half of the race, ending his day early. Custer and Logano continued to battle for the lead, with Custer winning the first stage. He would maintain the lead until Logano regained it on lap 80. A caution was thrown after Ryan Sieg spun out due to a flat tire, and Custer opted to pit, while Logano did not get tires and won the second stage.

Custer retook the lead on lap 116, dominating for the next run. He gave up the lead on lap 154 after taking a green-flag pit stop. Michael Annett and Noah Gragson decided to stay out and stretch their fuel run. B. J. McLeod made contact with the wall later, bringing out the final caution. Ross Chastain was able to return to the lead lap. The final green flag run lasted 21 laps. Custer jumped out to the lead and won the race with a 3-second lead over Logano.

Stage Results

Stage One Laps: 45

Stage Two Laps: 45

Final Stage Results

Stage Three Laps: 110