The NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series races at Chicagoland Speedway for the first time since 2019 in the Cuervo 300 on July 4.
Connor Zilisch is on the pole after a rainout on July 3 canceled qualifying and condensed the on-track activity to a practice session before the race.
Chase Elliott is in the field this weekend, driving the No. 88 JR Motorsports Chevrolet. Kyle Larson twice won races on 1.5-mile tracks with the same entry.
Chevrolet has won the last nine O’Reilly Auto Parts Series races overall, including Shane van Gisbergen’s win last weekend at Sonoma with JR Motorsports.
Toyota has just two wins this season, and several entries are around the Chase bubble with five regular-season races left on the schedule.
Follow along with the Tennessean’s race updates below:
NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Chicagoland live updates, highlights, live leaderboard for the Cuervo 300
The 300-mile race is not starting on time as a storm is passing over the track. The storm doesn’t appear to be clearing anytime soon, and the track will need to be dried.
Storm clouds are visibly approaching the track from the west outside turns 3 and 4. The National Weather Service shows a weather system moving in, with rain starting within the next hour, around 4 p.m. local time or sooner.
The top 10:
- Connor Zilisch, No. 1 JR Motorsports Chevrolet
- Brent Crews, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
- Carson Kvapil, No. 9 JR Motorsports Chevrolet
- Corey Day, No. 17 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
- Parker Retzlaff, No. 99 Viking Motorsports Chevrolet
- Jesse Love, No. 2 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
- Anthony Alfredo, No. 96 Viking Motorsports Chevrolet
- Sheldon Creed, No. 00 Haas Factory Team Chevrolet
- Sam Mayer, No. 41 Haas Factory Team Chevrolet
- Sammy Smith, No. 8 JR Motorsports Chevrolet
Find the full starting lineup here.
The Cuervo 300 will be aired on the radio by the Motor Racing Network. MRN has affiliates all across the country, and their feed can also be streamed on NASCAR.com as well as the NASCAR app. The race can also be heard on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, channel 90.
- Green Flag Time: Approx. 4:30 p.m. Central on Saturday, July 4
- Track: Chicagoland Speedway (1.5-mile oval) in Joliet, Illinois
- Length: 200 laps, 300 miles
- Stages: 45 laps, 45 laps, 110 laps
- TV coverage: CW Network
- Radio: MRN
- Streaming: FUBO (free trial available; in limited markets); NASCAR.com and SiriusXM for audio (subscription required)
The Cuervo 300 will be broadcast nationally on the CW Network. Streaming options for the race include FUBO in limited markets nationwide, which offers a free trial to potential subscribers.
- 2019: Cole Custer
- 2018: Kyle Larson
- 2017: Justin Allgaier
- 2016: Erik Jones
