The NASCAR Cup Series comes rolling into downtown Chicago this week for the Grant Park 165. It’s the third road race of the season for the Cup drivers and the second time on the Chicago street course. A first last year, it was a chaotic and exciting race that saw Shane Van Gisbergen win in a one-off NASCAR ride. What is it that we can take from that 2023 Grant Park 220 that we can use for the 2024 edition? Are there comparable road layouts to the streets of downtown Chicago? How are we approaching building NASCAR DFS lineups for this race? Who are the top drivers to use? All that plus the preview podcast in this week’s Grant Park 165 playbook.

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