2025 The Loop 110
The 2025 The Loop 110 was the 18th stock car race of the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the 3rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, July 5, 2025, at the Chicago Street Course in Chicago, Illinois, a street course. The race took the scheduled 50 laps to complete.
Shane van Gisbergen, driving for JR Motorsports, would make an aggressive pass on teammate Connor Zilisch in turn 1 with two laps to go to earn his fourth career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, and his first of the season. To fill out the podium, Sheldon Creed, driving for Haas Factory Team, would finish in 3rd, respectively.
Despite winning the pole, van Gisbergen experienced several setbacks during the race. His cool suit had malfunctioned, which physically took a toll on him. He was later treated and released from the infield care center after the race. van Gisbergen's car also had a balky carburetor, and he decided to stay out at the end of stage one while everyone else pitted for tires and fuel.
Report
Background
The Chicago Street Course is a 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, 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.
On October 20, 2023, NASCAR announced that the Xfinity Series Chicago Street Race would be shortened from 121 miles and 55 laps to 110 miles and 50 laps.
Entry list
- ' denotes rookie driver.
- ' denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Saturday, July 5, at 10:30 AM CST. Since the Chicago Street Course has a road course layout, the qualifying procedure used is a two group system with one round. Drivers will be separated into two groups, A and B. Each driver will have multiple laps to set a time. Whoever sets the fastest time between both groups will win the pole.Under a 2021 rule change, the timing line in road course qualifying is "not" the start-finish line. Instead, the timing line for qualifying will be set at the exit of Turn 11 on South Michigan Avenue. Shane van Gisbergen, driving for JR Motorsports, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 1:30.085, and a speed of.
Two drivers failed to qualify: Kris Wright and Sage Karam.
Qualifying results
Race results
Stage 1 Laps: 15| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 9 | Shane van Gisbergen ' | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 2 | 00 | Sheldon Creed | Haas Factory Team | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 41 | Sam Mayer | Haas Factory Team | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 48 | Nick Sanchez ' | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 8 | Sammy Smith | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 88 | Connor Zilisch ' | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 1 | Carson Kvapil ' | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 07 | Alex Labbé | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 15
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 00 | Sheldon Creed | Haas Factory Team | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 2 | Jesse Love | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 88 | Connor Zilisch | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 8 | Sammy Smith | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 11 | Josh Williams | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 20 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 70 | Thomas Annunziata | Cope Family Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 3 ''Laps: 25''
Standings after the race
;Drivers' Championship standings- Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.