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NASCAR Xfinity qualifying today: See the starting lineup for The Loop 110 at Chicago Street Course

Ryan Pritt
Daytona Beach News-Journal

The NASCAR Cup Series will take to the streets of Chicago on Sunday, but its not the only series ready for a second go around in the Windy City.

First up is the Xfinity Series, which is set for The Loop 110 on Saturday afternoon. The race is set to air on NBC.

But before that, Xfinity qualifying got underway Saturday morning. Shane van Gisbergen, winner of last year's inaugural Cup Series race at the track, took the pole with a lap time of 1:29.448. Kyle Larson was just 0.013 seconds behind and will start second with Connor Mosack, Sam Mayer and John Hunter Nemechek rounding out the top five times.

A total of 43 cars attempted to qualify for the 38-car field with Ty Dillon, Thomas Annunziata, Brad Perez, Alon Day and Kenko Miura failing to earn entry into the race. Several series favorites will drop to the rear after engine changes and practice crashes including Parker Kligerman, Nemechek and Justin Allgaier.

Cole Custer is the reigning winner of the event. Per usual, a few Cup Series regulars will participate in Saturday's Xfinity race including Ty Gibbs, Larson, Joey Logano and Daniel Suarez.

Here's the starting lineup for The Loop 110 after Saturday's qualifying:

Xfinity Series driver Justin Allgaier (7) races along Grant Park during The Loop 121 of the Chicago Street Race in 2023.

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NASCAR Xfinity qualifying results

  1. Shane van Gisbergen, No. 97 Chevrolet
  2. Kyle Larson, No. 17 Chevrolet
  3. Connor Mosack, No. 88 Chevrolet
  4. Ty Gibbs, No. 19 Toyota
  5. Sam Mayer, No. 1 Chevrolet
  6. John Hunter Nemechek, No. 20 Toyota (will drop to rear, engine change)
  7. Parker Kligerman, No. 48 Chevrolet (will drop to rear, engine change)
  8. Jesse Love, No. 2 Chevrolet
  9. Chandler Smith, No. 81 Chevrolet
  10. Cole Custer, No. 00 Ford
  11. AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Chevrolet
  12. Parker Retzlaff, No. 31 Chevrolet
  13. Austin Hill, No. 21 Chevrolet
  14. Sammy Smith, No. 8 Chevrolet
  15. Joey Logano, No. 15 Ford
  16. Alex Labbe, No. 07 Chevrolet
  17. Preston Pardus, No. 50 Chevrolet
  18. Anthony Alfredo, No. 5 Chevrolet
  19. Austin Green, No. 32 Chevrolet
  20. Riley Herbst, No. 98 Ford
  21. Leland Honeyman, No. 42 Chevrolet
  22. Ryan Sieg, No. 39 Ford
  23. Jeb Burton, No. 27 Chevrolet
  24. Josh Bilicki, No. 92 Chevrolet
  25. Brennan Poole, No. 44 Chevrolet
  26. Matt DiBenedetto, No. 38 Ford
  27. Ryan Ellis, No. 43 Chevrolet
  28. Kyle Weatherman, No. 91 Chevrolet
  29. Blaine Perkins, No. 29 Ford
  30. Josh Williams, No. 11 Chevrolet
  31. Daniel Suarez, No. 36 Chevrolet
  32. Brandon Jones, No. 9 Chevrolet
  33. Andre Castro, No. 14 Chevrolet
  34. Jeremy Clements, No. 51 Chevrolet
  35. Kyle Sieg, No. 28 Ford (did not run qualifying lap
  36. Justin Allgaier, No. 7 Chevrolet (did not run qualifying lap)
  37. Sheldon Creed, No. 18 Toyota (did not run qualifying lap)
  38. Sage Karam, No. 26 Toyota (did not run qualifying lap)

Did not qualify

  • Ty Dillon, No. 4 Chevrolet
  • Thomas Annunziata, No. 6 Chevrolet
  • Brad Perez, No. 35 Ford
  • Kenko Miura, No. 53 Toyota
  • Alon Day, No. 45 Chevrolet