I wrote yesterday that NASCAR driver Shane Van Gisbergen has been so dominant at the Chicago street course he may need to move to Chicago, despite being a grass-hating country boy from New Zealand. Today,

Shane van Gisbergen is on the pole for The Loop 110 NASCAR Xfinity Series race on July 5 at the Chicago street course. SVG, making his first Xfinity start of the season, qualified early in the first group and posted a lap of 1:30.

Fans were back in and around Grant Park on Sunday for another high-octane day of racing. This now marks an end to the final year of the NASCAR contract in Chicago, but there are options included to possibly extend the race to 2026 and 2027.