NASCAR’s best-laid plans for its first Cup Series street race were tested to the limit in Chicago by a weekend deluge that left standing water on the pavement and raised questions among drivers about the safety of the event.
). “It’s not what we wanted. We wanted a beautiful weekend that everybody can enjoy. But the cards are what they are, and we’ll play them as best as we can.”Denny Hamlin tweeted
during the delay. “What we can control is our decisions and reactions to unforeseen circumstances. Please @NASCAR. Do not do this. We have too much momentum around this weekend to change the narrative now.” Officials announced that the race would be shortened from 100 to 75 laps on the 2.2-mile, 12-turn track because of darkness, and it was on. Keselowski later said he was “pleasantly surprised” by the track’s grip.
“A lot of work and effort went into it,” he said. “The track only existed in computer models before Saturday morning, so that was the only frame of reference we had and it certainly exceeded the computer models.
Over the final 20 laps, Van Gisbergen showed his street sense, passing Justin Haley with five laps to go for the win. Van Gisbergen had led right after a caution came out with fewer than 10 laps to go for Martin Truex Jr.’s crash, but NASCAR ruled that the pass wasn’t complete before the caution came out. He held on for a green-white-checker restart and was not challenged by Haley or Chase Elliott, who finished third.
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