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Video Highlights: NASCAR Cup Series Grant Park 165 at Chicago

NASCAR Live Race Video Highlights for the Grant Park 165 at the Chicago Street Course
Josh Calloni | TobyChristie.com

Here is a live video highlights page for the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series Grant Park 165 at the Chicago Street Course. This post will be updated throughout Sunday’s event with all of the key moments from the 165-mile, 75-lap event around the 2.2-mile street course in downtown Chicago.


Lap 45: Ryan Blaney Takes Stage 2 Win

As Shane van Gisbergen and AJ Allmendinger relinquished the lead on laps 42 and 43, Ryan Blaney inherited the race lead, and took home the Stage 2 win. SVG and Allmendinger pitted prior to the end of Stage 2 in order to set themselves up for a better shot at the overall race win.

Stage 2 Results

Fin Car Driver Stage Points Playoff Points
1 12 Ryan Blaney 10 1
2 19 Chase Briscoe 9
3 45 Tyler Reddick 8
4 48 Alex Bowman 7
5 23 Bubba Wallace 6
6 11 Denny Hamlin 5
7 9 Chase Elliott 4
8 42 John Hunter Nemechek 3
9 43 Erik Jones 2
10 20 Christopher Bell 1

Lap 30: Josh Berry Crashes Hard

Josh Berry collided hard with the concrete barrier on Lap 30, and as he remained motionless on the track, it took NASCAR Race Control nearly an entire lap to call the caution.


Lap 20: Michael McDowell Wins Stage 1

Stage 1 Results:

Fin Car Driver Stage Points Playoff Points
1 71 Michael McDowell 10 1
2 8 Kyle Busch 9
3 45 Tyler Reddick 8
4 19 Chase Briscoe 7
5 60 Ryan Preece 6
6 1 Ross Chastain 5
7 42 John Hunter Nemechek 4
8 38 Zane Smith 3
9 33 Austin Hill
10 4 Noah Gragson 1

Lap 14: Bowman Spins in Turn 12

Alex Bowman spun from the 20th position following a hard-fought battle with Austin Cindric, who moved into the 19th spot.


Lap 6: Buescher Pits to Diagnose Issues

Chris Buescher reported issues with the engine on his No. 17 RFK Racing Ford, and he brought it to pit road for diagnosis from Roush-Yates after the red flag was lifted from the Carson Hocevar crash.


Lap 4: Hocevar Crashes, Melee Ensues

Carson Hocevar clipped the inside wall in Turn 9 on Lap 4 of Sunday’s race, which shot him into the outside wall on the straightaway heading into Turn 10. Hocevar would spin across the track directly in front of Austin Dillon, who had nowhere to go. Several others would pile into the crash.

Hocevar and Dillon were joined by Brad Keselowski, Will Brown, Todd Gilliland, Daniel Suarez, and Riley Herbst in the crash.

Here is a replay of what caused the crash:


2:26 PM ET: Green Flag! Michael McDowell Gets Around SVG for Lead


2:10 PM ET: Derrick Rose Gives Thunderous Command to Start Engines


2:04 PM ET: Soul Children of Chicago Perform National Anthem

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