Denny Hamlin will start the first NASCAR Cup Series race on a street course from the pole.
Hamlin’s time of 88.435 (89.557 mph) places him up front for the start of the Grant Park 220. Joining him on the front row will be Shane Van Gisbergen who .
Ricky Stenhouse and Justin Haley would both have issues in qualifying for Group A, crashing and failing to record a lap. Chase Elliott would crash in Group B qualifying of the first round. Elliott will start back in the pack for the Grant Park 220. Kevin Harvick would suffer the same fate after hitting an inside wall which threw him into a tire barrier.
The NASCAR Cup Series race will take place at 5:30 pm ET (4:30 pm local) airing on NBC and Peacock. The race is scheduled for 100 laps with stage breaks at laps 20 and 45.
Chicago Street Circuit Cup Series Starting Lineup
PosCarDriverTeamBestLapTimeBestSpeed
| 1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Yahoo! Toyota | 88.435 | 89.557 |
| 2 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | Monster Energy Toyota | 88.479 | 89.513 |
| 3 | 91 | Shane Van Gisbergen | Enhance Health Chevrolet | 88.588 | 89.403 |
| 4 | 20 | Christopher Bell | CRAFTSMAN Racing For A Miracle Toyota | 89.224 | 88.765 |
| 5 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | Worldwide Express Chevrolet | 89.322 | 88.668 |
| 6 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Chicago Pneumatic Compressors Ford | 89.328 | 88.662 |
| 7 | 5 | Kyle Larson | HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 89.512 | 88.48 |
| 8 | 15 | Jenson Button | Mobil 1 Ford | 89.571 | 88.421 |
| 9 | 22 | Joey Logano | Shell Pennzoil Ford | 90.219 | 87.786 |
| 10 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Bath Plant by BCI Acrylics Chevrolet | 90.283 | 87.724 |
| 11 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Bass Pro Shops Toyota | 89.404 | 88.587 |
| 12 | 54 | Ty Gibbs # | Interstate Batteries Toyota | 89.613 | 88.38 |
| 13 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Ally Chevrolet | 89.617 | 88.376 |
| 14 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | McDonald’s Toyota | 89.667 | 88.327 |
| 15 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Fastenal Ford | 89.687 | 88.307 |
| 16 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Mahindra Tractors Ford | 89.687 | 88.307 |
| 17 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Menards/Dutch Boy Ford | 89.756 | 88.239 |
| 18 | 8 | Kyle Busch | 3CHI Chevrolet | 89.805 | 88.191 |
| 19 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Celsius Chevrolet | 89.859 | 88.138 |
| 20 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | Elk Grove Village Ford | 89.878 | 88.119 |
| 21 | 43 | Erik Jones | DRAIVER Chevrolet | 90.046 | 87.955 |
| 22 | 24 | William Byron | Valvoline Chevrolet | 90.169 | 87.835 |
| 23 | 42 | Noah Gragson # | Wendy’s Chevrolet | 90.225 | 87.781 |
| 24 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Smithfield Ford | 90.232 | 87.774 |
| 25 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | gener8tor Skills Ford | 90.235 | 87.771 |
| 26 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hooters Chevrolet | 90.283 | 87.724 |
| 27 | 78 | Josh Bilicki(i) | Zeigler Auto Group Chevrolet | 90.331 | 87.678 |
| 28 | 41 | Ryan Preece | Operating Engineers Ford | 90.408 | 87.603 |
| 29 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Get Bioethanol Chevrolet | 90.521 | 87.494 |
| 30 | 51 | Andy Lally | Camping World Ford | 90.575 | 87.441 |
| 31 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Discount Tire Ford | 90.718 | 87.304 |
| 32 | 21 | Harrison Burton | Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford | 90.759 | 87.264 |
| 33 | 77 | Ty Dillon | Chicago White Sox Chevrolet | 90.799 | 87.226 |
| 34 | 1 | Ross Chastain | AdventHealth Chevrolet | 90.856 | 87.171 |
| 35 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | GEARWRENCH Ford | 90.98 | 87.052 |
| 36 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Mariano’s/SunnyD Chevrolet | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | 31 | Justin Haley | Benesch Law Chevrolet | 0 | 0 |
