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On Saturday afternoon, the NASCAR Cup Series held the qualifying session for this weekend's Grant Park 165 at this Chicago Street Course. This qualifying session consisted of two rounds.
The first round was split into two groups, and the five fastest drivers from each group advanced to the second round. In the second round, the drivers that advanced made a second attempt to determine starting positions first through 10th. From there, the speeds from round one determined the rest of the starting positions, with Group A drivers filling out the outside row and Group B drivers filling out the inside row.
The five fastest drivers that advanced out of the first group were: Kyle Larson, Shane van Gisbergen, Brad Keselowski, Michael McDowell, and Daniel Suarez. In the second group, the five fastest advancing were: Ty Gibbs, Christopher Bell, Tyler Reddick, Bubba Wallace, and Alex Bowman.
Chicago Street Course Grant Park 165 Starting Lineup
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| Pos | Driver | Time | Speed |
| 1. | Kyle Larson | 87.836 | 90.168 |
| 2. | Ty Gibbs | 87.846 | 90.158 |
| 3. | Michael McDowell | 87.862 | 90.141 |
| 4. | Tyler Reddick | 88.075 | 89.923 |
| 5. | Shane Van Gisbergen | 88.183 | 89.813 |
| 6. | Bubba Wallace | 88.320 | 89.674 |
| 7. | Christopher Bell | 88.366 | 89.627 |
| 8. | Alex Bowman | 88.759 | 89.230 |
| 9. | Daniel Suarez | 88.874 | 89.115 |
| 10. | Brad Keselowski | 104.877 | 75.517 |
| 11. | Denny Hamlin | 88.550 | 89.441 |
| 12. | John Hunter Nemechek | 88.365 | 89.628 |
| 13. | Carson Hocevar | 88.600 | 89.391 |
| 14. | Ross Chastain | 88.402 | 89.591 |
| 15. | Austin Dillon | 88.955 | 89.034 |
| 16. | Chris Buescher | 88.478 | 89.514 |
| 17. | Ryan Blaney | 89.010 | 88.979 |
| 18. | Chase Elliott | 88.481 | 89.511 |
| 19. | Kyle Busch | 89.071 | 88.918 |
| 20. | Corey LaJoie | 88.531 | 89.460 |
| 21. | Austin Cindric | 89.073 | 88.916 |
| 22. | Chase Briscoe | 88.580 | 89.411 |
| 23. | Justin Haley | 89.197 | 88.792 |
| 24. | Martin Truex Jr. | 88.629 | 89.361 |
| 25. | Erik Jones | 89.228 | 88.761 |
| 26. | Todd Gilliland | 88.815 | 89.174 |
| 27. | William Byron | 89.230 | 88.759 |
| 28. | Noah Gragson | 88.920 | 89.069 |
| 29. | Ryan Preece | 89.264 | 88.726 |
| 30. | Zane Smith | 88.963 | 89.026 |
| 31. | Harrison Burton | 89.387 | 88.603 |
| 32. | Joey Logano | 89.159 | 88.830 |
| 33. | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 89.593 | 88.400 |
| 34. | Austin Hill | 89.167 | 88.822 |
| 35. | Daniel Hemric | 89.608 | 88.385 |
| 36. | Josh Berry | 89.384 | 88.606 |
| 37. | AJ Allmendinger | 90.236 | 87.770 |
| 38. | Joey Hand | 89.496 | 88.496 |
| 39. | Josh Bilicki | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 40. | Kaz Grala | 89.514 | 88.478 |
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