The 2024 The Loop 110 was the 18th stock car race of the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the 2nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, July 6, 2024, at the Chicago Street Course in Chicago, Illinois, a street course. The race took the scheduled 50 laps to complete. Shane van Gisbergen, driving for Kaulig Racing, would continue to show his dominance on road courses, passing the leader Jesse Love with under five laps to go, and holding off the rest of the field to earn his third career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, his third of the season, and his third consecutive win on a road course. The early stages of the race saw Gisbergen and Kyle Larson in an intense battle for the lead, and eventually led to Gisbergen winning the first stage. After shuffling towards the back of the field from a pit road strategy, Gisbergen and Larson made their way back to the front, with Larson unable to challenge Gisbergen and finished 3rd, behind Ty Gibbs. Gisbergen and Love both led a race-high 14 laps, while Larson led 12 laps.
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Background
The Chicago Street Course is a street circuit located in the city of Chicago, Illinois, United States. It hosts the NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Xfinity Series. The track was initially a conceptual track on iRacing made for the eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series in 2021.
The track for the actual race in 2023 ended up being the exact same layout as the version used in 2021 for the eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series. The start/finish line is located on South Columbus Drive in front of Buckingham Fountain in Grant Park. The cars will go south and then turn left onto East Balbo Drive and then right onto South Lake Shore Drive (also part of U.S. Route 41), which is alongside Lake Michigan. The cars will then turn right onto East Roosevelt Road and then make another right, which gets them back onto South Columbus Drive where they are going north. They will then reach the intersection of South Columbus Drive and East Balbo Drive again and will make a left turn. When they are back on East Balbo Drive, they will cross a bridge over the Metra Electric District tracks. Next, the cars will turn right onto South Michigan Avenue and go north, go onto East Congress Plaza Drive and back onto South Michigan Ave. Lastly, they will make a right turn onto East Jackson Drive, go back across the Metra Electric tracks, and right back onto South Columbus Drive to the start/finish line.
On October 20, 2023, NASCAR announced that the 2024 Xfinity Series Chicago Street Race would be shortened from 121 miles (194 km) and 55 laps to 110 miles (177 km) and 50 laps.
Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
#DriverTeamMake00Cole CusterStewart–Haas RacingFord1Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet2Jesse Love (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet4Ty Dillon (i)JD MotorsportsChevrolet5Anthony AlfredoOur MotorsportsChevrolet6Thomas AnnunziataJD MotorsportsChevrolet07Alex LabbéSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet7Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet8Sammy SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet9Brandon JonesJR MotorsportsChevrolet11Josh WilliamsKaulig RacingChevrolet14Andre CastroSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet15Joey Logano (i)AM RacingFord16A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet17Kyle Larson (i)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet18Sheldon CreedJoe Gibbs RacingToyota19Ty Gibbs (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota20John Hunter Nemechek (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota21Austin HillRichard Childress RacingChevrolet26Sage KaramSam Hunt RacingToyota27Jeb BurtonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet28Kyle SiegRSS RacingFord29Blaine PerkinsRSS RacingFord31Parker RetzlaffJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet32Austin GreenJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet35Brad PerezJoey Gase MotorsportsFord36Daniel Suárez (i)DGM RacingChevrolet38Matt DiBenedettoRSS RacingFord39Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord42Leland Honeyman (R)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet43Ryan EllisAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet44Brennan PooleAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet45Alon DayAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet48Parker KligermanBig Machine RacingChevrolet50Preston PardusPardus RacingChevrolet51Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet53Kenko MiuraJoey Gase MotorsportsToyota81Chandler SmithJoe Gibbs RacingToyota88Connor MosackJR MotorsportsChevrolet91Kyle WeathermanDGM RacingChevrolet92Josh BilickiDGM RacingChevrolet97Shane van Gisbergen (R)Kaulig RacingChevrolet98Riley HerbstStewart–Haas RacingFordOfficial entry list
Practice
The first and only practice session was held on Saturday, July 6, at 9:30 AM CST, and would last for 50 minutes. Sam Mayer, driving for JR Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 1:30.737, and a speed of .
Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed11Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet1:30.73787.285297Shane van Gisbergen (R)Kaulig RacingChevrolet1:30.81687.209319Ty Gibbs (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota1:30.97187.061Full practice results
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Saturday, July 6, at 10:30 AM CST. Since the Chicago Street Course has a road course layout, the qualifying system is a two group system, with two rounds. Drivers will be separated into two groups, Group A and B. Each driver will have multiple laps to set a time. The fastest 5 drivers from each group will advance to the final round. The fastest driver to set a time in that round will win the pole.
Under a 2021 rule change, the timing line in road course qualifying is "not" the start-finish line. Instead, the timing line for qualifying will be set at the exit of Turn 11 on South Michigan Avenue. Shane van Gisbergen, driving for Kaulig Racing, would win the pole after advancing from the preliminary round and setting the fastest time in Round 2, with a lap of 1:29.448, and a speed of .
Five drivers would fail to qualify: Ty Dillon, Kenko Miura, Thomas Annunziata, Brad Perez, and Alon Day.
Qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTime (R1)Speed (R1)Time (R2)Speed (R2)197Shane van Gisbergen (R)Kaulig RacingChevrolet1:29.77788.2191:29.44888.543217Kyle Larson (i)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1:29.86088.1371:29.46188.530388Connor MosackJR MotorsportsChevrolet1:30.27687.7311:29.98088.020419Ty Gibbs (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota1:29.99788.0031:30.07087.93251Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet1:29.88088.1171:30.19887.807620John Hunter Nemechek (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota1:30.53887.4771:30.25387.753748Parker KligermanBig Machine RacingChevrolet1:30.17587.8291:30.50887.50682Jesse Love (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet1:30.80287.2231:30.61287.406981Chandler SmithJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1:30.25587.7511:31.23486.8101000Cole CusterStewart–Haas RacingFord1:30.51487.5001:31.52186.538Eliminated in Round 11116A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet1:30.61387.405——1231Parker RetzlaffJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet1:30.82787.199——1321Austin HillRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1:30.87687.152——148Sammy SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet1:30.87987.149——1515Joey Logano (i)AM RacingFord1:31.19286.850——1607Alex LabbéSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet1:31.37386.678——1750Preston PardusPardus RacingChevrolet1:31.42586.628——185Anthony AlfredoOur MotorsportsChevrolet1:31.62586.439——1932Austin GreenJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet1:31.70586.364——2098Riley HerbstStewart–Haas RacingFord1:31.73886.333——2142Leland Honeyman (R)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet1:31.77086.303——2239Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord1:31.80786.268——2327Jeb BurtonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet1:31.88486.196——2492Josh BilickiDGM RacingChevrolet1:31.89086.190——2544Brennan PooleAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet1:31.93286.151——2638Matt DiBenedettoRSS RacingFord1:31.98986.097——2743Ryan EllisAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet1:31.99586.092——2891Kyle WeathermanDGM RacingChevrolet1:31.99586.092——2929Blaine PerkinsRSS RacingFord1:32.03586.054——3011Josh WilliamsKaulig RacingChevrolet1:32.13085.965——3136Daniel Suárez (i)DGM RacingChevrolet1:32.13685.960——329Brandon JonesJR MotorsportsChevrolet1:32.14885.949——3314Andre CastroSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet1:32.24285.861——Qualified by owner's points3451Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet1:32.72685.413——3528Kyle SiegRSS RacingFord————367Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet————3718Sheldon CreedJoe Gibbs RacingToyota————3826Sage KaramSam Hunt RacingToyota————Failed to qualify394Ty Dillon (i)JD MotorsportsChevrolet1:32.95885.200——4153Kenko MiuraJoey Gase MotorsportsToyota1:36.50082.073——406Thomas AnnunziataJD MotorsportsChevrolet1:37.83180.956——4235Brad PerezJoey Gase MotorsportsFord————4345Alon DayAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet————Official qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup
Race results
Stage 1 Laps: 15 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts197Shane van Gisbergen (R)Kaulig RacingChevrolet10217Kyle Larson (i)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet0319Ty Gibbs (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota0488Connor MosackJR MotorsportsChevrolet7500Cole CusterStewart–Haas RacingFord6616A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet572Jesse Love (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet4821Austin HillRichard Childress RacingChevrolet391Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet21048Parker KligermanBig Machine RacingChevrolet1 Stage 2 Laps: 15 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts121Austin HillRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1028Sammy SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet932Jesse Love (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet847Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet7518Sheldon CreedJoe Gibbs RacingToyota6619Ty Gibbs (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota0748Parker KligermanBig Machine RacingChevrolet381Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet4920John Hunter Nemechek (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota01097Shane van Gisbergen (R)Kaulig RacingChevrolet1 Stage 3 Laps: 20 Pos.St.#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1197Shane van Gisbergen (R)Kaulig RacingChevrolet5014Running512419Ty Gibbs (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota500Running03217Kyle Larson (i)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet5012Running04748Parker KligermanBig Machine RacingChevrolet500Running38582Jesse Love (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet5014Running446388Connor MosackJR MotorsportsChevrolet500Running3871321Austin HillRichard Childress RacingChevrolet508Running4381515Joey Logano (i)AM RacingFord500Running09367Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet500Running35101932Austin GreenJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet500Running27111116A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet500Running31123011Josh WilliamsKaulig RacingChevrolet500Running2513148Sammy SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet502Running33142891Kyle WeathermanDGM RacingChevrolet500Running23152327Jeb BurtonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet500Running22162239Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord500Running2117329Brandon JonesJR MotorsportsChevrolet500Running20181000Cole CusterStewart–Haas RacingFord500Running251951Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet500Runnin23202544Brennan PooleAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet500Running17212743Ryan EllisAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet500Running16223528Kyle SiegRSS RacingFord500Running15232638Matt DiBenedettoRSS RacingFord500Running14242929Blaine PerkinsRSS RacingFord500Running1325620John Hunter Nemechek (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota500Running0263718Sheldon CreedJoe Gibbs RacingToyota500Running17273136Daniel Suárez (i)DGM RacingChevrolet500Running0282098Riley HerbstStewart–Haas RacingFord470Overheating9291607Alex LabbéSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet450Running830185Anthony AlfredoOur MotorsportsChevrolet450Running7312142Leland Honeyman (R)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet440Accident6321750Preston PardusPardus RacingChevrolet380Electrical5333826Sage KaramSam Hunt RacingToyota370Accident4341231Parker RetzlaffJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet360Accident3353314Andre CastroSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet340Accident2362492Josh BilickiDGM RacingChevrolet340Accident1373451Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet150Accident138981Chandler SmithJoe Gibbs RacingToyota50Engine1Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings