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• eero 400 Race Results: Chicagoland Finish Order, Winner, and Key Takeaways

  06-07-2026 03:52 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Chase Briscoe raced to an exciting victory in NASCAR's return to Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Illinois. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver of the No. 19 car fended off a late surge from his teammate in the No. 20, Christopher Bell. The final margin of victory was 0.276 seconds. The top-5 was rounded out by Denny Hamlin in 3rd, William Byron in 4th, and Alex Bowman in 5th place. Bowman had won the previous Cup Series race at Chicagoland, back in 2019. If anyone might speculate that Chevrolet is closi
  
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• “This Sport Will Knock You Down”– Connor Zilisch Breaks Silence After Tragic Chicagoland Disaster

  06-07-2026 21:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Connor Zilisch’s tough rookie season in the NASCAR Cup Series hit a new low at Chicagoland Speedway. His race ended almost as soon as it began. On the first lap, he was caught in a multi-car pileup after Ryan Preece spun out. Zilisch had nowhere to go and slammed hard into the inside wall. His No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet was totaled before he even completed a lap.Instead of venting his frustration, the 19-year-old rookie went to social media with a short, honest message. It captured
  
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• “I’m Not Good Enough”- Christopher Bell Goes on Brutal Self-Deprecating Rant Despite Dominating JGR Finish

  06-07-2026 21:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Christopher Bell ©Christopher BellChristopher Bell is having a great 2026 NASCAR season. He regularly puts his Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota in a position to win. But Bell was not in the mood to celebrate after Sunday’s Eero 400 at Chicagoland Speedway. He finished second behind his teammate, Chase Briscoe. Instead of being happy with a good points day, Bell blamed himself. He said that even though he has driven race-winning cars, he hasn’t performed well enough when it counts most.So
  
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• 25 best NASCAR drivers of all time

  06-07-2026 20:47 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Arguing about the NASCAR’s most iconic drivers of all time is basically a second religion in the infield. The only thing everyone agrees on is that somebody got snubbed.The mix of drivers in the conversation tells the story of how NASCAR evolved from regional, part-time racers in factory-backed sedans to globally known professionals with engineering armies behind them.The early champions built the foundation, the Pettys and Earnhardts turned it into a national draw, and the Johnsons and Bu
  
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• “All I Care About”– Denny Hamlin Comes Clean on Short-Sighted Obsession As He Blames Himself for Costly Chicagoland Blunder

  06-07-2026 20:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Denny Hamlin’s trip to Chicagoland seemed to tick every checkbox on paper. The veteran Joe Gibbs Racing driver finished third. He helped JGR pull off a dominant 1-2-3 sweep. He also grew his NASCAR Cup Series points lead to 44 points over Tyler Reddick. However, Hamlin wasn’t thinking about points or podiums after the race. Instead, he kept thinking about a single late-race decision. He believes that one move cost him a real chance to win the eero 400.Denny Hamlin blames himself for
  
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• Chicagoland’s Success Could Force NASCAR Into a Tough 2027 Decision

  06-07-2026 18:31 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  For seven years, Chicagoland Speedway sat silent.Its future as a NASCAR Cup Series venue seemed increasingly uncertain as the sport shifted its focus toward new markets and marquee street races. But after Sunday’s eero 400, that conversation suddenly feels very different.A sold-out crowd, compelling side-by-side racing and a dramatic finish between Chase Briscoe and Christopher Bell gave NASCAR exactly the kind of event it hoped for when it brought the Cup Series back to Joliet.The problem
  
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• Winners and losers from a thrilling NASCAR Cup return to Chicagoland

  06-07-2026 18:26 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoNext Gen cars raced at Chciagoland Speedway for the first time ever this weekend, and it was a truly thrilling race, even as the Toyotas once again prevailed over the field.Hendrick Motorsports showed some might, and there was nonstop action throughout the field. It was also the first of three consecutive Sunday night races on the 2026 Cup schedule, really forcing teams to work hard to keep up with ever-changing track conditions.Drivers were even dishing out payback aro
  
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• In-Season Challenge: Update after Round 2 at Chicagoland

  06-07-2026 17:49 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The second of five weeks of head-to-head battles has trimmed the In-Season Challenge field after Sunday night’s showdown at Chicagoland Speedway. Only eight drivers remain eligible for the $1 million prize entering this Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at EchoPark Speedway near Atlanta (7 p.m. ET, TNT Sports, truTV, HBO Max, PRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).Here’s where things stand after Round 2 at Chicagoland:RELATED: In-Season Challenge hub page | Check your bracketChicagola
  
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• Who was eliminated in Round 2 of the NASCAR In-Season Bracket Challenge?

  06-07-2026 17:22 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photo32 drivers were cut down to 16 at Sonoma, and now only eight remain after Chicagoland in the NASCAR In-Season Bracket Challenge. The wildly unpredictable EchoPark Speedway (Atlanta) is next, with the tournament concluding with races at North Wilkesboro and the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.The winner will receive a $1 million prize, and Ty Gibbs is the defending winner. Unfortunately for Gibbs, the No. 5 seed in 2026, he will not go back-to-back as his tournament e
  
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• Byron, 24 team on wrong side of Chicagoland strategy: 'Missed it by a little bit'

  06-07-2026 17:04 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  JOLIET, Ill. — William Byron led the most laps in Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Chicagoland Speedway and appeared on his way toward his first win of 2026.Instead, a battle of crew chiefs’ calls to pit road allowed Chase Briscoe to leapfrog Byron’s No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet with 50 laps remaining, with Briscoe prevailing to a rousing victory in the eero 400 and Byron settling for fourth.RELATED: Race results | Photos: Chicagoland returnsBriscoe entered the
  
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• NASCAR In-Season Challenge Bracket After Chicagoland: Cinderella Run Continues

  06-07-2026 16:36 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The NASCAR In-Season Challenge produced another wild weekend at Chicagoland Speedway.Just one week after No. 32 seed Alex Bowman stunned top-seeded Tyler Reddick, the tournament delivered more bracket chaos as Bowman, Todd Gilliland and several other underdogs continued their unlikely runs into Round 3.Meanwhile, defending In-Season Challenge champion Ty Gibbs was eliminated, and Kyle Larson’s Stage 2 spin proved costly in more ways than one.Alex Bowman keeps the Cinderella story aliveBowm
  
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• NASCAR to further inspect Alex Bowman's car after Chicagoland in 2026

  06-07-2026 16:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NASCAR is performing a deeper inspection process after the Cup Series race at Chicagoland Speedway last weekend. Alex Bowman's No. 48 car for Hendrick Motorsports has been taken to the NASCAR R&D Center for further inspection after Chicagoland, the sport announced. Bowman finished in fifth place on Sunday night.The Hendrick Motorsports driver has struggled during the 2026 Cup Series season and found top-5 pace at Chicagoland. NASCAR taking Bowman's No. 48 car to the R&D Center doesn't au
  
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• NASCAR to further inspect Denny Hamlin's car after Chicagoland in 2026

  06-07-2026 16:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NASCAR is performing a deeper inspection process after the Cup Series race at Chicagoland Speedway last weekend. Denny Hamlin's No. 11 car for Joe Gibbs Racing has been taken to the NASCAR R&D Center for further inspection after Chicagoland, the sport announced. Hamlin finished in fourth place on Sunday night.The Joe Gibbs Racing driver has been sensational during the 2026 Cup Series season and earned another top-5 finish at Chicagoland. NASCAR taking Hamlin's No. 11 car to the R&D Cente
  
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• NASCAR Cup Series Standings After Chicagoland: Chase Briscoe Makes Big Move

  06-07-2026 15:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Chicagoland Speedway reshuffled several key positions in the championship standings.While Denny Hamlin maintained his hold on the points lead after finishing third, Chase Briscoe enjoyed the biggest jump inside the top 10 following his first victory of the 2026 season. Meanwhile, Kyle Larson’s afternoon unraveled after spinning from third place, allowing Chase Elliott to move ahead of him in the standings.With seven races remaining before the regula
  
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• NASCAR In-Season Challenge Predictions for Round 3: Picks for 4 Matchups at EchoPark

  06-07-2026 15:40 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The NASCAR schedule this week takes us to EchoPark Speedway, also known as Atlanta Motor Speedway, for Sunday night’s Quaker State 400. Not only are Cup Series drivers battling for spots in The Chase as the regular season winds down, but we’ve also reached the third round of the NASCAR In-Season Challenge with eight drivers left.Let’s dive right into our NASCAR In-Season Challenge Predictions this weekend for the Quaker State 400 in Georgia. All statistics are via DriverAverage
  
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• Chase Briscoe discusses big NASCAR Cup win at Chicagoland in 2026

  06-07-2026 15:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Chase Briscoe is finally a NASCAR Cup Series winner during the 2026 season. On Sunday night, Briscoe and the No. 19 team for Joe Gibbs Racing won the eero 400 at Chicagoland Speedway. The driver of the No. 19 car had to hold off a hard-charging Christopher Bell to land in victory lane.Following the event, Briscoe discussed his big NASCAR win at Chicagoland on Fourth of July weekend. It was a special victory for Briscoe."Yeah, how about that race?" Briscoe said. "Was that a good race? It felt awe
  
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• Reeled back in: Briscoe gets redemption with long-awaited Chicagoland victory

  06-07-2026 12:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  JOLIET, Ill. — Managing expectations is something relatively new for Chase Briscoe. Even before Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at the rejuvenated Chicagoland Speedway, he spoke about how his three-victory season last year — his first with Joe Gibbs Racing — had made him conditioned to winning, a luxury he hasn’t had for big swaths of his journeyman NASCAR career.Going winless through the first half of this season “has really burned me up,” he said Satur
  
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• Tyler Reddick's slide continues, more NASCAR Chicagoland race winners, losers

  06-07-2026 12:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Chase Briscoe is rounding into form as the NASCAR Cup Series season moves into summertime — again.Like last season, Briscoe is starting to run up front consistently. After last week's runner-up finish at Sonoma, Briscoe finally broke through with his first win of the season at Chicagoland.Briscoe held off teammate Christopher Bell to win the eero 400 in the Cup Series' first race at the 1.5-mile track since 2019.Here are the winners and losers from the NASCAR Chicagoland race:POINTS AFTER
  
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• Chase Briscoe wins NASCAR Cup Series race at Chicagoland in June 2026

  06-07-2026 06:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The NASCAR Cup Series returned to Chicagoland Speedway, and it was an overwhelming success. NASCAR sold out Chicagoland in its first race weekend since the 2019 season. William Byron won both stages; however, it was a Joe Gibbs Racing showdown in the final laps at Chicagoland on Sunday night.Chase Briscoe and the No. 19 team for Joe Gibbs Racing won the eero 400 at Chicagoland, earning their first victory of the 2026 Cup Series season. Briscoe held off a hard-charging Christopher Bell, who had t
  
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• Brandon Jones wins NASCAR O'Reilly race at Chicagoland in July 2026

  06-07-2026 06:37 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The NASCAR O'Reilly Series competed at Chicagoland Speedway, and it was a thrilling event. On the Fourth of July, NASCAR was forced to delay the start of the event due to the weather. Connor Zilisch won Stage 1, while Chase Elliott won Stage 2; however, neither driver was able to enter victory lane.Brandon Jones and the No. 20 team for Joe Gibbs Racing won Saturday night's race at Chicagoland, earning their first victory of the 2026 O'Reilly Series season. Jones was able to pass Elliott in NASCA
  
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• Chase Briscoe leads a Toyota train in NASCAR's return to Chicagoland Speedway

  06-07-2026 06:25 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  JOLIET, IL — With all the attention on Denny Hamlin and Tyler Reddick and the way they’ve racked up NASCAR Cup Series wins for Toyota, it’s been easy to overlook Chase Briscoe.Not so much anymore.Following up on a runner-up finish on the Sonoma Raceway road course in California, Briscoe capped a popular weekend at Chicagoland Speedway with his first victory of the season July 5.“We have not been as consistent, I would say, as [Hamlin and Reddick],” said Briscoe, who
  
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• Indiana native Chase Briscoe wins NASCAR eero 400 at Chicagoland Speedway: ‘The most American I’ll ever feel’

  06-07-2026 06:07 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Chase Briscoe lived out his own All-American dream Sunday at Chicagoland Speedway.Briscoe, a native of Mitchell, Indiana, turned NASCAR’S return to Joliet for the first time since 2019 into a Midwest triumph.And after celebrating by mimicking a fishing motion in honor of his Bass Pro Shops sponsor, Briscoe soaked it all in.“I felt like that was the most American I’ll ever feel in my life,” Briscoe said. “Winning in the red, white and blue Bass Pro Shops paint scheme
  
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• Indiana native Chase Briscoe wins NASCAR eero 400 at Chicagoland Speedway: ‘The most American I’ll ever feel.’

  06-07-2026 06:07 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Chase Briscoe lived out his own All-American dream Sunday at Chicagoland Speedway.Briscoe, a native of Mitchell, Indiana, turned NASCAR’S return to Joliet for the first time since 2019 into a Midwest triumph.And after celebrating by mimicking a fishing motion in honor of his Bass Pro Shops sponsor, Briscoe soaked it all in.“I felt like that was the most American I’ll ever feel in my life,” Briscoe said. “Winning in the red, white and blue Bass Pro Shops paint scheme
  
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• Chase Briscoe Holds Off Teammate To Claim First Win Of Season

  06-07-2026 05:49 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Chase Briscoe celebrates a win in the 2026 eero 400 at Chicagoland Speedway. | Craig White | Racing America On SIIt had been a long opening portion of the NASCAR Cup Series season for Chase Briscoe, who had flirted for a while with being in and out of the top-16 of the Chase Standings. Sunday night at Chicagoland Speedway, Briscoe finally cemented himself as a driver to watch as the season rolls through the summer months.Briscoe would take his first win of the season in the eero 400."What an unb
  
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• Complete NASCAR Cup points standings after Chicagoland 2026

  06-07-2026 04:54 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoIt's incredible to think that Tyler Reddick had a 129-point lead in the championship just before Memorial Day Weekend in May, as he now trails Denny Hamlin by 44 points.Reddick lost the points lead for the first time this year one week ago, and while he ran strong at Chicagoland this weekend, a piece of debris punches through the radiator and put him 30 laps down after repairs.The biggest mover in the standings was race winner Chase Briscoe, jumping three spots from 11th to eight
  
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• Briscoe holds off Bell in NASCAR’s return to Chicagoland Speedway

  06-07-2026 04:43 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  JOLIET, Ill. — Chase Briscoe held off Christopher Bell on Sunday night in NASCAR’s return to Chicagoland Speedway, racing to his first Cup Series victory of the season.Briscoe was followed closely by Bell in the final laps on the 1.5-mile oval about 50 miles southwest of downtown Chicago. But Bell was unable to run down his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate.The 31-year-old Briscoe, an Indiana native, celebrated his sixth career win with a burnout before standing in the window of his car and
  
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• What Cup drivers said after Chicagoland Speedway win by Chase Briscoe

  06-07-2026 04:34 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Chase Briscoe — winner: "How about that race? Was that a good race? It felt awesome. What an unbelievable weekend. Just what an unbelievable race car. (Crew chief) James (Small) did a great job. Team did a great job. Honestly did not see this coming. Felt like I was struggling in practice and qualifying. What a cool weekend to win a NASCAR race. I kind of got lucky how the lapped cars worked out. I was struggling pretty bad. Christopher was certainly coming. Out of all the people to race a
  
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• Official race results: 2026 NASCAR Cup at Chicagoland

  06-07-2026 04:13 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoChase Briscoe returns to Victory Lane for the first time since Talladega in October, 2025, earning his sixth career win at Chicagoland Speedway.It was a trio of Joe Gibbs Racing Toyotas at the front of the field at the checkered flag, with Briscoe beating Christopher Bell to the line by just 0.276s, with Denny Hamlin just over three seconds back in third.William Byron led the way for Hendrick Motorsports in fourth, with teammate Alex Bowman fifth.Bubba Wallace was the top-finishi
  
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• NASCAR Race Today: Winners, Losers from eero 400 at Chicagoland

  06-07-2026 04:12 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Sunday night’s eero 400 at Chicagoland Speedway demonstrated why NASCAR made the right decision to return to this track. We got a few surprises in the NASCAR race tonight, with Tyler Reddick and Kyle Larson finishing near the back of the field, and some standouts delivering great finishes under the lights with Chase Briscoe getting the win.Let’s dive into our winners and losers from the NASCAR race today at Chicagoland.Winner: Christopher BellIMAGN IMAGES via Reuters ConnectPitting a
  
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• Who Won the NASCAR Cup Series Race at Chicagoland? Full Results From Sunday’s Race

  06-07-2026 04:06 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Chase Briscoe survived a late charge from teammate Christopher Bell to win Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Chicagoland Speedway, delivering Joe Gibbs Racing another victory and punching his ticket into the 2026 Chase.Bell, continuing to race through a fractured left wrist, finished just 0.276 seconds behind Briscoe after spending the closing laps searching for an opening that never came. Polesitter Denny Hamlin completed an all-Toyota podium in third.The manufacturer didn’t stop t
  
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