By Reid Spencer
CHICAGO — There’s a line about the pinball wizard in the Who’s rock opera “Tommy” that goes “What makes him so good?”
After Sunday’s Grant Park 165 on the Chicago Street Course, race fans, pundits and competitors alike were asking the same thing about Shane van Gisbergen.
CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA — Trackhouse Racing’s founder and owner Justin Marks will drive the team’s No. 87 Red Bull Chevrolet NASCAR Cup Series entry at the 2025 Goodwood Festival of Speed July 10-13.
The annual motorsport event held at Goodwood House in West Sussex, England, celebrates car culture. It displays a wide array of vehicles, from vintage classics to modern supercars, Formula 1 machines, and innovative prototypes. NASCAR has taken an increased role in recent years, with a variety of drivers, cars and teams making the trek across the Atlantic Ocean.
By Reid Spencer
CHICAGO—Once again, Shane van Gisbergen asserted his superiority on the streets of Chicago, and in doing so, he matched a major NASCAR milestone.
In winning the Grant Park 165 on the Chicago Street Course, the New Zealander completed a weekend sweep of the NASCAR Xfinity and NASCAR Cup races, both from the pole position.
NASCAR Cup Series
Next Race: Grant Park 165
The Place: Chicago Street Course
Track Length: 2.2 Mile Street Course
The Date: Sunday, July 6
The Time: 2 p.m. ET
The Purse: $11,704,450
TV: TNT, 1 p.m. ET
Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR (Channel 90)
Distance: 165 miles (75 Laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 20),
Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 45), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 75)
NASCAR Xfinity Series
Next Race: The Loop 110
The Place: Chicago Street Course
Track Length: 2.2 Mile Street Course
The Date: Saturday, July 5
The Time: 4:30 p.m. ET
The Purse: $1,651,939
TV: CW, 3:30 p.m. ET
Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR (Channel 90)
Distance: 110 miles (50 Laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 15),
Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 30), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 50)
NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series
Next Race: TSport 200
The Place: Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park
Track Length: 0.686 Mile Asphalt Paved Oval
The Date: Friday, July 25
The Time: 8 p.m. ET
The Purse: $782,900
TV: FS1, 8 p.m. ET
Radio: NRN, SiriusXM NASCAR (Channel 90)
Distance: 137.2 miles (200 Laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 60),
Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 120), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 200)
LAKEVILLE, Conn. — Thomas Annunziata would have preferred his first ARCA Menards Series start of 2025 to play out in a fashion that was much less eventful than Saturday’s Lime Rock Park 100 at Lime Rock Park. The mashed-in fenders and tire marks on his No. 70 Nitro Motorsports Toyota told the tale of a wild 68 laps around the 1.53-mile road course.
Stafford Springs, CT)—When the Monaco Ford Modified Tri-Track Series invades Stafford Motor Speedway on Wednesday, July 16th for the GAF Roofing Modified Masters 80-lap feature, NASCAR Cup Series star Ryan Preece will be among the drivers looking to take the checkered flag home.
Lexington, N.C. (July 1, 2025) – Big Sipz, a wine-based ready-to-drink (RTD) cocktail at 16% alcohol-by-volume, will join Kaulig Racing and be featured on the No. 16 Chevrolet driven by road-racing ace AJ Allmendinger during the July 13 NASCAR Cup Series race at Sonoma Raceway.
Concord, North Carolina – Trackhouse Racing and Daniel Suárez, driver of the No.99 Chevrolet in the NASCAR Cup Series, have announced their mutual decision to conclude their partnership following the 2025 season. The move allows Suárez to pursue new opportunities in his racing career.
Suárez, 33, who is an Xfinity Series Champion (2016), a two-time NASCAR Cup Series winner and the first Mexican driver to win a Cup Series race, has been with Trackhouse Racing since it began competition in 2021.
