NASCAR results: Shane van Gisbergen wins wild OT finish on streets of Chicago in first career Cup Series start

The 2023 Grant Park 220 was truly a weekend of firsts. It was the first time NASCAR's top series ran on a temporary street circuit — in Chicago, no less — but it was also three-time Australian Supercar champion Shane van Gisbergen's first-ever Cup start and he made the most of it.

The Kiwi impressed throughout the weekend, qualifying his Trackhouse Racing entry third overall and coming from as far back as P18 on Sunday to win the inaugural race in Chicago's Grant Park.

Grant Park 220 results

1. Shane van Gisbergen (91), Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

2. Justin Haley (31), Kaulig Racing Chevrolet

3. Chase Elliott (9), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

4. Kyle Larson (5), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

5. Kyle Busch (8), Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

6. Austin Cindric (2), Team Penske Ford

7. Michael McDowell (34), Front Row Motorsports Ford

8. Joey Logano (22), Team Penske Ford

9. Ty Gibbs (54), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

10. Chris Buescher (17), RFK Racing Ford

11. Denny Hamlin (11), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

12. Aric Almirola (10), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

13. William Byron (24), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

14. Corey LaJoie (7), Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

15. Ryan Preece (41), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

16. Erik Jones (43), Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet

17. A.J. Allmendinger (16), Kaulig Racing Chevrolet

18. Christopher Bell (20), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

19. Todd Gilliland (38), Front Row Motorsports Ford

20. Chase Briscoe (14), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

21. Jenson Button (15), Rick Ware Racing Ford

22. Ross Chastain (1), Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

23. Josh Bilicki (78), Live Fast Motorsports Ford

24. Brad Keselowski (6), RFK Racing Ford

25. Noah Gragson (42), Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet

26. Andy Lally (51), Rick Ware Racing Ford

27. Daniel Suárez (99), Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

28. Tyler Reddick (45), 23XI Racing Toyota

29. Kevin Harvick (4), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

30. Harrison Burton (21), Wood Brothers Racing Ford

31. Bubba Wallace (23), 23XI Racing Toyota

32. Martin Truex Jr. (19), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

33. Ryan Blaney (12), Team Penske Ford

34. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (47), JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet

35. Ty Dillon (77), Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

36. Austin Dillon (3), Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

37. Alex Bowman (48), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

Grant Park 220 TV/streaming/radio schedule

All times Eastern

Saturday
1:30-2:30 p.m.: Practice (USA, NBC Sports app, MRN, SiriusXM)
2:30-3:30 p.m.: Qualifying (USA, NBC Sports app, MRN, SiriusXM)

Sunday
5-9 p.m.: Grant Park 220 (NBC, Peacock, MRN, SiriusXM)

Grant Park 220 details

Track: Chicago Street Circuit, 2.20-mile, 12-turn temporary course in Grant Park
Length: 100 laps for 220 miles
Stage lengths: 1 and 2 – 30 laps | 3 – 40 laps
Last year’s winner: None, inaugural event.

Grant Park 220 starting lineup

1. Denny Hamlin (11), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

2. Tyler Reddick (45), 23XI Racing Toyota

3. Shane van Gisbergen (91), Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

4. Christopher Bell (20), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

5. Daniel Suárez (99), Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

6. Michael McDowell (34), Front Row Motorsports Ford

7. Kyle Larson (5), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

8. Jenson Button (15), Rick Ware Racing Ford

9. Joey Logano (22), Team Penske Ford

10. A.J. Allmendinger (16), Kaulig Racing Chevrolet

11. Martin Truex Jr. (19), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

12. Ty Gibbs (54), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

13. Alex Bowman (48), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

14. Bubba Wallace (23), 23XI Racing Toyota

15. Chris Buescher (17), RFK Racing Ford

16. Chase Briscoe (14), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

17. Ryan Blaney (12), Team Penske Ford

18. Kyle Busch (8), Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

19. Corey LaJoie (7), Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

20. Brad Keselowski (6), RFK Racing Ford

21. Erik Jones (43), Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet

22. William Byron (24), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

23. Noah Gragson (42), Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet

24. Aric Almirola (10), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

25. Todd Gilliland (38), Front Row Motorsports Ford

26. Chase Elliott (9), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

27. Josh Bilicki (78), Live Fast Motorsports Ford

28. Ryan Preece (41), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

29. Austin Dillon (3), Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

30. Andy Lally (51), Rick Ware Racing Ford

31. Austin Cindric (2), Team Penske Ford

32. Harrison Burton (21), Wood Brothers Racing Ford

33. Ty Dillon (77), Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

34. Ross Chastain (1), Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

35. Kevin Harvick (4), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

36. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (47), JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet

37. Justin Haley (31), Kaulig Racing Chevrolet

Ringers in the Grant Park 220

As is the case with most Cup Series events that aren’t on ovals, there are several road racing experts in the field this weekend.

F1 2009 world champion Jenson Button will make his second Cup start in the No. 15 Rick Ware Racing Ford after debuting earlier in the season at Circuit of the Americas. Button also co-drove NASCAR’s Garage 51 entry at the 24 Hours of Le Mans earlier this month along with Jimmie Johnson and Mike Rockenfeller. Andy Lally will make his 42nd Cup Series start in the other Rick Ware entry.

Three-time Repco Supercars champion Shane van Gisbergen will make his Cup debut this weekend in a third Trackhouse Racing entry alongside Ross Chastain and Daniel Suárez.

Jimmie Johnson withdraws

Seven-time Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson had planned to make his fourth start of 2023 in his Legacy Motor Club No. 84, but family tragedy caused him to withdraw from the weekend. On Monday night, Muskogee, Oklahoma, police responded to a call from Johnson’s in-laws’ home. They would find Johnson’s father-in-law Jack Janway, 69, mother-in-law Terry Janway, 68, and the Janway’s grandson Dalton, 11, shot to death. Investigators believe it to be a case of murder-suicide, with Terry as the shooter.

Johnson withdrew from the race early Tuesday.

Top drivers and best bets for the Grant Park 220

The usual road racing suspects are among the favorites this weekend according to BetMGM. Chase Elliott, the most successful road racer in the series since his debut in 2016, enters the weekend at 5-to-1 odds. Elliott’s Hendrick Motorsports teammate Kyle Larson is +800.

Best odds to win
• Chase Elliott +500
• Tyler Reddick +650
• A.J. Allmendinger +800
• Kyle Larson +800
• Kyle Busch +1000

Yahoo Sports’ Nick Bromberg suggests finding good mid-tier value in Christopher Bell (+2500) and Denny Hamlin (+3000) given that Bell won on the Daytona road course in 2021 and Hamlin started the last road course race three weeks ago in Sonoma from pole.

Grant Park 220 entry list

Ross Chastain (1), Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
Austin Cindric (2), Team Penske Ford
Austin Dillon (3), Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
Kevin Harvick (4), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
Kyle Larson (5), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Brad Keselowski (6), RFK Racing Ford
Corey LaJoie (7), Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
Kyle Busch (8), Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
Chase Elliott (9), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Aric Almirola (10), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
Denny Hamlin (11), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Ryan Blaney (12), Team Penske Ford
Chase Briscoe (14), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
Jenson Button (15), Rick Ware Racing Ford
A.J. Allmendinger (16), Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
Chris Buescher (17), RFK Racing Ford
Martin Truex Jr. (19), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Christopher Bell (20), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Harrison Burton (21), Wood Brothers Racing Ford
Joey Logano (22), Team Penske Ford
Bubba Wallace (23), 23XI Racing Toyota
William Byron (24), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Justin Haley (31), Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
Michael McDowell (34), Front Row Motorsports Ford
Todd Gilliland (38), Front Row Motorsports Ford
Ryan Preece (41), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
Noah Gragson (42), Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet
Erik Jones (43), Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet
Tyler Reddick (45), 23XI Racing Toyota
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (47), JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
Alex Bowman (48), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Andy Lally (51), Rick Ware Racing Ford
Ty Gibbs (54), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Ty Dillon (77), Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
Josh Bilicki (78), Live Fast Motorsports Ford
Shane van Gisbergen (91), Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
Daniel Suárez (99), Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

Weather for the Grant Park 220

Warm temperatures and thunderstorms are in the forecast for both days of on-track action. There is a 51% chance of rain for Saturday’s practice and qualifying sessions (and all Xfinity Series running) and a 64% chance of rain for Sunday’s Cup race.

NASCAR’s road course package does include a windshield wiper and grooved rain tires so a little precipitation wouldn’t automatically pre-empt a session or race, but they are only effective in a light drizzle or if there isn’t standing water. If there is a huge downpour, NASCAR may need to scramble to get the event in.