2023 The Loop 121

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2023 The Loop 121
Race details
Race 16 of 33 of the 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Chicago Street Course.svg
Date July 1–2, 2023
Official name Inaugural The Loop 121
Location Chicago Street Course in Chicago, Illinois
Course Permanent racing facility
2.2 mi (3.5 km)
Distance 25 laps, 55 mi (88 km)
Scheduled Distance 55 laps, 121 mi (194 km)
Average speed 52.660 mph (84.748 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Stewart-Haas Racing
Time 1:30.421
Most laps led
Driver Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing
Laps 25
Winner
No. 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing
Television in the United States
Network USA
Announcers Rick Allen, Steve Letarte (booth), Mike Bagley (Turns 1 and 6), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Turn 4), and Jeff Burton (Turn 11)
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN

The 2023 The Loop 121 was the 16th stock car race of the 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the inaugural iteration of the event. The race was scheduled to be held on Saturday, July 1, 2023, but after 25 laps, the race was postponed until Sunday, July 2, due to inclement weather. The race was held in Chicago, Illinois at the Chicago Street Course, a 2.2 miles (3.5 km) street course. The race was originally scheduled to be contested over 55 laps, but was decreased to 25 laps (2 laps short of the typical point where the race could be called official) due to downpouring rain and standing water. Cole Custer, driving for Stewart-Haas Racing, would lead all 25 laps of the race after starting from the pole, and earned his 12th career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, and his second of the season. [1] To fill out the podium, John Hunter Nemechek, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, and Justin Allgaier, driving for JR Motorsports, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively. This was the first street race to be contested in the series. [2]

Contents

Background

The Chicago Street Course is a 2.2 mi (3.5 km) street circuit located in the city of Chicago, Illinois, United States. It hosts the NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Xfinity Series. The track was initially a conceptual track on iRacing made for the eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series in 2021.

The track for the actual race in 2023 ended up being the exact same layout as the version used in 2021 for the eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series. The start/finish line is located on South Columbus Drive in front of Buckingham Fountain in Grant Park. The cars will go south and then turn left onto East Balbo Drive and then right onto South Lake Shore Drive (also part of U.S. Route 41), which is alongside Lake Michigan. The cars will then turn right onto East Roosevelt Road and then make another right, which gets them back onto South Columbus Drive where they are going north. They will then reach the intersection of South Columbus Drive and East Balbo Drive again and will make a left turn. When they are back on East Balbo Drive, they will cross a bridge over the Metra Electric District tracks. Next, the cars will turn right onto South Michigan Avenue and go north, go onto East Congress Plaza Drive and back onto South Michigan Ave. Lastly, they will make a right turn onto East Jackson Drive, go back across the Metra Electric tracks, and right back onto South Columbus Drive to the start/finish line. [2]

Entry list

#DriverTeamMakeSponsor
00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Haas Automation
1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet Huck's Market
02 Blaine Perkins (R) Our Motorsports Chevrolet Gratis
2 Sheldon Creed Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Whelen
4 Kyle Weatherman JD Motorsports Chevrolet Pure Kick
6 Brennan Poole JD Motorsports Chevrolet Van Der Hagen Grooming
07 Spencer Pumpelly SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet Volkswagen of Oak Lawn
7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet BRANDT
08 Joey Gase SS-Green Light Racing Ford Clubfoot Solutions
8 Josh Berry JR Motorsports Chevrolet Tire Pros Summer for Heroes
9 Brandon Jones JR Motorsports Chevrolet Little Hug, Menards
10 Justin Marks Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Jockey
11 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Cirkul
16 Chandler Smith (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Quick Tie Productions
18 Sammy Smith (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Pilot Flying J
19 Connor Mosack (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Porter Pipe and Supply
20 John Hunter Nemechek Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Yahoo!
21 Austin Hill Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Global Industrial
24 Parker Chase Sam Hunt Racing Toyota Ontivity
25 Brett Moffitt AM Racing Ford AM Technical Solutions
26 Kaz Grala Sam Hunt Racing Toyota FDC Skull Crushing Espresso
27 Jeb Burton Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet Bommarito.com, Easy Care
28 Brent Sherman RSS Racing Ford HawkAuto.com, A. Marek Jewelry
31 Parker Retzlaff (R) Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet FUNKAWAY
34 Andre Castro Jesse Iwuji Motorsports Chevrolet University of Chicago Medicine
35 Alex Labbé Emerling-Gase Motorsports Toyota Clubfoot Solutions
36 Alex Guenette DGM Racing Chevrolet Paille GM, DLGL, GP3R
38 Joe Graf Jr. RSS Racing Ford GTECHNIQ
39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford CMR Construction & Roofing
43 Ryan Ellis Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet Gurtz Electric
44 Sage Karam Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet Green Line Automotive
45 Jeffrey Earnhardt Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet ForeverLawn Chicago
48 Parker Kligerman Big Machine Racing Chevrolet Big Machine Spiked Light Coolers
50 Preston Pardus Pardus Racing Chevrolet Chinchor Electric
51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet Alliance Driveway Solutions
53 Brad Perez Emerling-Gase Motorsports Chevrolet Bonesteel Aerospace
66 Dexter Stacey MBM Motorsports Toyota ReCap Recovery Drink
74 Dawson Cram CHK Racing Chevrolet Nexus Auto Transport
78 Anthony Alfredo B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet Dude Wipes
88 Miguel Paludo JR Motorsports Chevrolet BRANDT
91 Dexter Bean DGM Racing Chevrolet Badger Environmental
92 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet Alloy Employer Services
98 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Monster Energy
Official entry list

Practice

The first and only practice session was held on Saturday, July 1, at 10:00 AM CST, and would last for 50 minutes. [3] Justin Marks, driving for Kaulig Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 1:32.138, and an average speed of 85.958 mph (138.336 km/h). [4]

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
110 Justin Marks Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1:32.13885.958
22 Sheldon Creed Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1:32.15785.940
31 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1:32.25085.854
Full practice results

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, July 1, at 11:00 AM CST. [3] Since the Chicago Street Course is a street course, the qualifying system is a two group system, with two rounds. Drivers will be separated into two groups, Group A and Group B. Each driver will have multiple laps to set a time. The fastest 5 drivers from each group will advance to the final round. The fastest driver to set a time in that round will win the pole. [5] Cole Custer, driving for Stewart-Haas Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 1:30.421, and an average speed of 87.590 mph (140.962 km/h). [6]

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTime (R1)Speed (R1)Time (R2)Speed (R2)
100 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 1:31.08786.9501:30.42187.590
22 Sheldon Creed Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1:30.70287.3191:30.43987.573
320 John Hunter Nemechek Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:31.67586.3921:30.71387.308
419 Connor Mosack (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:31.09086.9471:31.01887.016
521 Austin Hill Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1:31.03587.0001:31.45886.597
67 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1:31.46186.5941:31.78186.292
725 Brett Moffitt AM Racing Ford 1:31.54086.5201:31.79186.283
818 Sammy Smith (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:31.58586.4771:31.83086.246
911 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1:31.74186.3301:32.06486.027
1048 Parker Kligerman Big Machine Racing Chevrolet 1:31.79786.2771:33.60384.613
Eliminated from Round 1
1144 Sage Karam Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 1:31.71186.358
1210 Justin Marks Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1:31.87286.207
1350 Preston Pardus Pardus Racing Chevrolet 1:31.91586.167
141 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1:32.32285.787
1598 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 1:32.36085.751
1616 Chandler Smith (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1:32.36685.746
1788 Miguel Paludo JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1:32.45685.662
1836 Alex Guenette DGM Racing Chevrolet 1:32.56485.562
1935 Alex Labbé Emerling-Gase Motorsports Toyota 1:32.64485.489
2043 Ryan Ellis Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 1:32.80285.343
2131 Parker Retzlaff (R) Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 1:32.93485.222
2207 Spencer Pumpelly SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 1:32.93985.217
238 Josh Berry JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1:32.95485.203
2439 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford 1:33.07985.089
2526 Kaz Grala Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 1:33.12585.047
2624 Parker Chase Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 1:33.19284.986
2753 Brad Perez Emerling-Gase Motorsports Chevrolet 1:33.25184.932
2834 Andre Castro Jesse Iwuji Motorsports Chevrolet 1:33.26584.919
2902 Blaine Perkins (R) Our Motorsports Chevrolet 1:33.31784.872
309 Brandon Jones JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1:33.45484.748
3127 Jeb Burton Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 1:33.52784.681
324 Kyle Weatherman JD Motorsports Chevrolet 1:33.62184.596
336 Brennan Poole JD Motorsports Chevrolet 1:33.69784.528
Qualified by owner's points
3478 Anthony Alfredo B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 1:33.99784.258
3538 Joe Graf Jr. RSS Racing Ford 1:34.57083.747
3692 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 1:35.06183.315
3751 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 1:35.30383.103
3828 Brent Sherman RSS Racing Ford 1:36.77181.843
Failed to qualify
3991 Dexter Bean DGM Racing Chevrolet 1:34.02784.231
4045 Jeffrey Earnhardt Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 1:34.42383.878
4108 Joey Gase SS-Green Light Racing Ford 1:34.57683.742
4274 Dawson Cram CHK Racing Chevrolet 1:35.47282.956
4366 Dexter Stacey MBM Motorsports Toyota 1:38.23380.625
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

Only 25 laps of the race were run, the entirety of stage 1 and the first 10 laps of stage 2. After several lightning delays on Saturday, NASCAR planned to postpone the rest of the race to Sunday, the morning before the Cup race. However, torrential rain on Sunday morning (including several flash flood warnings issued for the region) led to NASCAR issuing an unprecedented decision to call the race before the point the race could be called official.

Stage 1Laps: 15

Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts
100Cole CusterStewart-Haas RacingFord10
220John Hunter NemechekJoe Gibbs RacingToyota9
321Austin HillRichard Childress RacingChevrolet8
47Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet7
519Connor Mosack (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota6
625Brett MoffittAM RacingFord5
718Sammy Smith (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota4
811Daniel HemricKaulig RacingChevrolet3
948Parker KligermanBig Machine RacingChevrolet2
1016Chandler Smith (R)Kaulig RacingChevrolet1

Stage 2Laps: 10* [lower-alpha 1]

The drivers who finished in the top ten were given stage points (10-1)

Final Results

Pos. [8] St#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts
1100Cole CusterStewart-Haas RacingFord2525Running60
2320John Hunter NemechekJoe Gibbs RacingToyota250Running53
367Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet250Running49
4725Brett MoffittAM RacingFord250Running45
5521Austin HillRichard Childress RacingChevrolet250Running46
6818Sammy Smith (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota250Running40
7911Daniel HemricKaulig RacingChevrolet250Running37
81616Chandler Smith (R)Kaulig RacingChevrolet250Running33
91048Parker KligermanBig Machine RacingChevrolet250Running32
102526Kaz GralaSam Hunt RacingToyota250Running28
1122Sheldon CreedRichard Childress RacingChevrolet250Running26
121350Preston PardusPardus RacingChevrolet250Running25
131788Miguel PaludoJR MotorsportsChevrolet250Running24
14324Kyle WeathermanJD MotorsportsChevrolet250Running23
151836Alex GuenetteDGM RacingChevrolet250Running22
162624Parker ChaseSam Hunt RacingToyota250Running21
172902Blaine Perkins (R)Our MotorsportsChevrolet250Running20
18141Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet250Running19
193127Jeb BurtonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet250Running18
203751Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet250Running17
211935Alex LabbéEmerling-Gase MotorsportsToyota250Running16
221144Sage KaramAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet250Running15
23238Josh BerryJR MotorsportsChevrolet250Running14
241598Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord250Running13
252439Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord250Running12
26336Brennan PooleJD MotorsportsChevrolet250Running11
273478Anthony AlfredoB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet250Running10
282207Spencer PumpellySS-Green Light RacingChevrolet250Running9
292131Parker Retzlaff (R)Jordan Anderson RacingChevrolet250Running8
30309Brandon JonesJR MotorsportsChevrolet250Running7
312043Ryan EllisAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet250Running6
322753Brad PerezEmerling-Gase MotorsportsChevrolet250Running5
333538Joe Graf Jr.RSS RacingFord250Running4
343828Brent ShermanRSS RacingFord250Running3
35419Connor Mosack (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota250Running8
363692Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevrolet220Running1
372834Andre CastroJesse Iwuji MotorsportsChevrolet160Accident1
381210Justin MarksKaulig RacingChevrolet30Engine1
Official race results

Notes

  1. Stage 2 was scheduled to be 15 laps, but due to the Sunday postponement and downpouring rain, the race was called five laps before the stage ended. The running positions at lap 25 would determine the overall race finish. [7]

Standings after the race

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