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 2.2 miles (3.5 km) 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.

2024 The Loop 110
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Race 18 of 33 of the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Date July 6, 2024
Official name 2nd Annual The Loop 110
Location Chicago Street Course in Chicago, Illinois
Course Permanent racing facility
2.2 mi (3.5 km)
Distance 50 laps, 110 mi (177 km)
Average speed 56.531 mph (90.978 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Kaulig Racing
Time 1:29.448
Most laps led
Driver Shane van Gisbergen
Jesse Love
Kaulig Racing
Richard Childress Racing
Laps 14
Winner
No. 97 Shane van Gisbergen Kaulig Racing
Television in the United States
Network NBC
Announcers Rick Allen, Steve Letarte (booth), Mike Bagley (Turns 1–2 & 6–10), Dillon Welch (Turns 3–5) and Jeff Burton (Turn 11)
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN

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Background

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The Chicago Street Course, the circuit where the race was held.

The Chicago Street Course is a 2.2 mi (3.5 km) 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.[8]

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.[9]

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
00 Cole Custer Stewart–Haas Racing Ford Andy's Frozen Custard
1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet PCI Pharma Services
2 Jesse Love (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet WAT
4 Ty Dillon (i) JD Motorsports Chevrolet Crav'n Flavor
5 Anthony Alfredo Our Motorsports Chevrolet Dude Wipes
6 Thomas Annunziata JD Motorsports Chevrolet Opti-Coat
07 Alex Labbé SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet Flood Brothers
7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet BRANDT
8 Sammy Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet Allstate Peterbilt Group
9 Brandon Jones JR Motorsports Chevrolet Fisher Nuts / Menards
11 Josh Williams Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Alloy Employer Services
14 Andre Castro SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet eRacing Association
15 Joey Logano (i) AM Racing Ford Klutch Vodka
16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Celsius
17 Kyle Larson (i) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet HendrickCars.com
18 Sheldon Creed Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Friends of Jaclyn Foundation
19 Ty Gibbs (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota He Gets Us
20 John Hunter Nemechek (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Jewel-Osco
21 Austin Hill Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Dow Coatings
26 Sage Karam Sam Hunt Racing Toyota Colture Sports
27 Jeb Burton Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet NORMA Automation / Grand Springs
28 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Ford RSS Racing
29 Blaine Perkins RSS Racing Ford Crocodile Cloth
31 Parker Retzlaff Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet FUNKAWAY
32 Austin Green Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 3Dimensional.com
35 Brad Perez Joey Gase Motorsports Ford Joey Gase Motorsports
36 Daniel Suárez (i) DGM Racing Chevrolet Van Der Hagen
38 Matt DiBenedetto RSS Racing Ford Recycled Materials Association
39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford Sci Aps
42 Leland Honeyman (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet Klean Freak
43 Ryan Ellis Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet Snapchat "Less Likes, More Love"
44 Brennan Poole Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet Toxic Waste Energy Drink
45 Alon Day Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet JSSI
48 Parker Kligerman Big Machine Racing Chevrolet Big Machine Spiked Light Tropical Coolers
50 Preston Pardus Pardus Racing Chevrolet Chinchor Electric
51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet Impel Union
53 Kenko Miura Joey Gase Motorsports Toyota 24 Needs 24
81 Chandler Smith Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Smith General Contracting
88 Connor Mosack JR Motorsports Chevrolet Porter Pipe & Supply
91 Kyle Weatherman DGM Racing Chevrolet Bread Guyz
92 Josh Bilicki DGM Racing Chevrolet Insurance King
97 Shane van Gisbergen (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet WeatherTech
98 Riley Herbst Stewart–Haas Racing Ford Monster Energy
Official entry list

Practice

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The first and only practice session was held on Saturday, July 6, at 9:30 AM CST, and would last for 50 minutes.[10] 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 87.285 mph (140.472 km/h).

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1:30.737 87.285
2 97 Shane van Gisbergen (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1:30.816 87.209
3 19 Ty Gibbs (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:30.971 87.061
Full practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying was held on Saturday, July 6, at 10:30 AM CST.[10] 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.[11]

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 88.543 mph (142.496 km/h).[12]

Five drivers would fail to qualify: Ty Dillon, Kenko Miura, Thomas Annunziata, Brad Perez, and Alon Day.

Qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time (R1) Speed (R1) Time (R2) Speed (R2)
1 97 Shane van Gisbergen (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1:29.777 88.219 1:29.448 88.543
2 17 Kyle Larson (i) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:29.860 88.137 1:29.461 88.530
3 88 Connor Mosack JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1:30.276 87.731 1:29.980 88.020
4 19 Ty Gibbs (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:29.997 88.003 1:30.070 87.932
5 1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1:29.880 88.117 1:30.198 87.807
6 20 John Hunter Nemechek (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:30.538 87.477 1:30.253 87.753
7 48 Parker Kligerman Big Machine Racing Chevrolet 1:30.175 87.829 1:30.508 87.506
8 2 Jesse Love (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1:30.802 87.223 1:30.612 87.406
9 81 Chandler Smith Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:30.255 87.751 1:31.234 86.810
10 00 Cole Custer Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 1:30.514 87.500 1:31.521 86.538
Eliminated in Round 1
11 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1:30.613 87.405
12 31 Parker Retzlaff Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 1:30.827 87.199
13 21 Austin Hill Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1:30.876 87.152
14 8 Sammy Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1:30.879 87.149
15 15 Joey Logano (i) AM Racing Ford 1:31.192 86.850
16 07 Alex Labbé SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 1:31.373 86.678
17 50 Preston Pardus Pardus Racing Chevrolet 1:31.425 86.628
18 5 Anthony Alfredo Our Motorsports Chevrolet 1:31.625 86.439
19 32 Austin Green Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 1:31.705 86.364
20 98 Riley Herbst Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 1:31.738 86.333
21 42 Leland Honeyman (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 1:31.770 86.303
22 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford 1:31.807 86.268
23 27 Jeb Burton Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 1:31.884 86.196
24 92 Josh Bilicki DGM Racing Chevrolet 1:31.890 86.190
25 44 Brennan Poole Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 1:31.932 86.151
26 38 Matt DiBenedetto RSS Racing Ford 1:31.989 86.097
27 43 Ryan Ellis Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 1:31.995 86.092
28 91 Kyle Weatherman DGM Racing Chevrolet 1:31.995 86.092
29 29 Blaine Perkins RSS Racing Ford 1:32.035 86.054
30 11 Josh Williams Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1:32.130 85.965
31 36 Daniel Suárez (i) DGM Racing Chevrolet 1:32.136 85.960
32 9 Brandon Jones JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1:32.148 85.949
33 14 Andre Castro SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 1:32.242 85.861
Qualified by owner's points
34 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 1:32.726 85.413
35 28 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Ford
36 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet
37 18 Sheldon Creed Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
38 26 Sage Karam Sam Hunt Racing Toyota
Failed to qualify
39 4 Ty Dillon (i) JD Motorsports Chevrolet 1:32.958 85.200
41 53 Kenko Miura Joey Gase Motorsports Toyota 1:36.500 82.073
40 6 Thomas Annunziata JD Motorsports Chevrolet 1:37.831 80.956
42 35 Brad Perez Joey Gase Motorsports Ford
43 45 Alon Day Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Stage 1 Laps: 15

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 97 Shane van Gisbergen (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 10
2 17 Kyle Larson (i) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 0
3 19 Ty Gibbs (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0
4 88 Connor Mosack JR Motorsports Chevrolet 7
5 00 Cole Custer Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 6
6 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 5
7 2 Jesse Love (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 4
8 21 Austin Hill Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 3
9 1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet 2
10 48 Parker Kligerman Big Machine Racing Chevrolet 1

Stage 2 Laps: 15

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 21 Austin Hill Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 10
2 8 Sammy Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet 9
3 2 Jesse Love (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 8
4 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 7
5 18 Sheldon Creed Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 6
6 19 Ty Gibbs (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0
7 48 Parker Kligerman Big Machine Racing Chevrolet 3
8 1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet 4
9 20 John Hunter Nemechek (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0
10 97 Shane van Gisbergen (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1

Stage 3 Laps: 20

Pos.[13] St. # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 1 97 Shane van Gisbergen (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 50 14 Running 51
2 4 19 Ty Gibbs (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 50 0 Running 0
3 2 17 Kyle Larson (i) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 50 12 Running 0
4 7 48 Parker Kligerman Big Machine Racing Chevrolet 50 0 Running 38
5 8 2 Jesse Love (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 50 14 Running 44
6 3 88 Connor Mosack JR Motorsports Chevrolet 50 0 Running 38
7 13 21 Austin Hill Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 50 8 Running 43
8 15 15 Joey Logano (i) AM Racing Ford 50 0 Running 0
9 36 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 50 0 Running 35
10 19 32 Austin Green Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 50 0 Running 27
11 11 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 50 0 Running 31
12 30 11 Josh Williams Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 50 0 Running 25
13 14 8 Sammy Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet 50 2 Running 33
14 28 91 Kyle Weatherman DGM Racing Chevrolet 50 0 Running 23
15 23 27 Jeb Burton Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 50 0 Running 22
16 22 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford 50 0 Running 21
17 32 9 Brandon Jones JR Motorsports Chevrolet 50 0 Running 20
18 10 00 Cole Custer Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 50 0 Running 25
19 5 1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet 50 0 Runnin 23
20 25 44 Brennan Poole Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 50 0 Running 17
21 27 43 Ryan Ellis Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 50 0 Running 16
22 35 28 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Ford 50 0 Running 15
23 26 38 Matt DiBenedetto RSS Racing Ford 50 0 Running 14
24 29 29 Blaine Perkins RSS Racing Ford 50 0 Running 13
25 6 20 John Hunter Nemechek (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 50 0 Running 0
26 37 18 Sheldon Creed Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 50 0 Running 17
27 31 36 Daniel Suárez (i) DGM Racing Chevrolet 50 0 Running 0
28 20 98 Riley Herbst Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 47 0 Overheating 9
29 16 07 Alex Labbé SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 45 0 Running 8
30 18 5 Anthony Alfredo Our Motorsports Chevrolet 45 0 Running 7
31 21 42 Leland Honeyman (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 44 0 Accident 6
32 17 50 Preston Pardus Pardus Racing Chevrolet 38 0 Electrical 5
33 38 26 Sage Karam Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 37 0 Accident 4
34 12 31 Parker Retzlaff Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 36 0 Accident 3
35 33 14 Andre Castro SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 34 0 Accident 2
36 24 92 Josh Bilicki DGM Racing Chevrolet 34 0 Accident 1
37 34 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 15 0 Accident 1
38 9 81 Chandler Smith Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 5 0 Engine 1
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ "2024 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
  2. ^ "Entry list" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. July 5, 2024. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
  3. ^ "Practice Results" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. July 6, 2024. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
  4. ^ "Qualifying Results" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. July 6, 2024. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
  5. ^ "Starting lineup" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. July 6, 2024. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
  6. ^ "Race Results" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. July 6, 2024. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
  7. ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. July 6, 2024. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
  8. ^ "Chicago to host first-ever NASCAR Cup Series street race in 2023". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. July 19, 2022. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
  9. ^ "2024 Chicago Street Races distances shortened". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. October 20, 2023. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
  10. ^ a b "2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series Chicago Street Race Page". Jayski’s Silly Season Site. November 29, 2023. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
  11. ^ "2024 NASCAR Qualifying Procedures". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
  12. ^ Srigley, Joseph (July 6, 2024). "Shane Van Gisbergen Scores Xfinity Pole at Chicago Street Course". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
  13. ^ "2024 The Loop 110 - Racing Reference". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved July 6, 2024.


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