After the Focused Health 250, the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series has arrived at Chicago Street Course in Chicago, Illinois. The Loop 110 will be live on CW at 4:30 p.

It certainly is the only venue of its kind in the NASCAR calendar — whereas other races are contested atop cordoned off ovals and road courses, the Grant Park 165 swirls through the heart of Chicago's financial district.

Through nearly 75 years of its history, NASCAR had raced all across the United States on all types of racetracks, from the smallest of dirt ovals to the biggest and fastest of superspeedways. But never before had NASCAR's top level raced on the streets of a major city -- until the city of Chicago changed all that.

In his first NASCAR Xfinity Series start of 2025, Shane Van Gisbergen will be leading the field to the green flag. The native of Auckland, New Zealand-native co

The road-racing ace won the pole for Sunday's Grant Park 165 on the Chicago Street Course. His lap time was 89.656 seconds and average speed 88.338 mph around the 2.14-mile, 12-turn layout.