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Alex Bowman put himself into the playoffs with a win in Chicago. The street course race was plagued by rain for the second straight year and Bowman won the shortened race over Tyler Reddick thanks to a decision to stay out on treaded tires.
Despite a rain delay, NASCAR took over downtown Chicago this past weekend. Six teams, five players, five draft picks, one pick swap and two teams receiving hard cash. Only in the NBA. Minnesota Vikings rookie cornerback Khyree Jackson was killed in an auto accident,
Alex Bowman's win at Chicago is another bubble-shifting win regarding the NASCAR Cup Series playoff picture. Bowman's win now shifts the wild-card bubble up to Chris Buescher, who is 45 points ahead of Bubba Wallace for the final wild card spot.
The Hendrick Motorsports driver is almost assuredly back in the Cup Series playoffs, snapping an 80-race winless streak.
Northbound Lakeshore Drive reopened early Monday morning. Several other streets are to follow as crews continue to clean up after the second annual NASCAR Chicago Street Race.
Alex Bowman broke an 80-race NASCAR Cup Series winless streak, outlasting the rain and the field to win the Grant Park 165 on the streets of Chicago.
At long last, Alex Bowman got a win. And a spot in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs. So yeah, he was ready to party. “We’re going to drink so much damn bourbon tonight, it’s going to be a bad deal,” a jubilant Bowman said.
Charlotte Observer NASCAR reporter Shane Connuck will be passing along updates from Sunday’s Cup Series race at the Chicago Street Course in the section below. Refresh this page for the latest news. All times are Eastern.
The winner of the 2024 NASCAR Chicago Street Race has crossed the finish line, with Alex Bowman claiming victory in another wet and crash-filled race.
Who won the NASCAR Cup Series race at Chicago? Alex Bowman is the winner, plus full NASCAR Cup results, running order, leaderboard at the Chicago street course.
Rain may have slowed down the NASCAR Cup in Chicago, but the race still crowned a new winner after Shane van Gisbergen was knocked out of the rainy NASCAR Cup Series race on Sunday.