Relive the inaugural Grant Park 220 that saw a ton of action and a first time winner with an international flair.
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00:00:00 – Green flag at Chicago, Several drivers wreck including pole sitter Denny Hamlin
00:03:37 – Kyle Busch slides under the tires, gets stuck on the track
00:04:46 – Christopher Bell wins Stage 1 at Chicago
00:05:02 – Jenson Button spins coming to pit road in Stage 2
00:05:50 – Martin Truex Jr. tries to make a pass on Shane van Gisbergen
00:06:08 – Christopher Bell wins Stage 2, Alex Bowman's No. 48 blows a motor
00:08:18 – NASCAR shortens race to 75 laps
00:08:45 – William Byron misses the corner, triggers the big one
00:09:23 – Christopher Bell and Tyler Reddick wreck. into the tire barriers
00:10:16 – Austin Dillon wrecks racing for the lead late
00:11:00 – Shane van Gisbergen makes a charge as the yellow flys for Martin Truex Jr.
00:11:59 – Shane van Gisbergen takes the lead with 5 to go
00:13:07 – Yellow flys with 2 laps to go, Ricky Stenhouse and Bubba Wallace wreck
00:14:08 – Final Restart
00:14:56 – FInal Lap, Shane van Gisbergen wins in Chicago
54 comments
It is really incredible that Shane Van Gisbergen won his first race on his first NASCAR start
Especially when it’s the first time NASCAR did this, Awesome
yeah it is but nascar helped him
very experienced street racer, and wet weather driver helps
If you follow V8 Supercars… it’s no surprise.
NEW ZEALAND REPRESENT!! !
The Toyotas did a great job of taking the fastest cars and throwing them into the barriers.
Also caused two cautions when SVG had it in the bag. He earned this win multiple times.
They missed the fastest car though. SVG fastest lap was almost a full second quicker than the next fastest driver! He was in a different league to the rest of the field.
@James Lucas well yes I’m not sure that was the point of the comment. I think they meant they had a chance to win early on in the race before they wrecked. Either way. Best driver and team won the race today and that was great to see. He’s got some crazy talent and I can’t wait to see him back in Nascar. He’s so good, I wouldn’t be surprised if he won a championship in his first couple years in cup.
Even if the Toyotas didn’t throw it away, that trackhouse car was on rails, weren’t going to best SVG, he’s too strong
@Olly’s FishingSVG wasn’t beating Bell and Reddick till midpack catastrophes happen.
SVG has always been kick arse. For those who don’t know of his talent, search him up, you’ll be very impressed with his calibre of driving.
From the highlights, he has no fear diving into corners. Ate up the gap, made passes, then gapped the rest. Very good driver
From rally to Supercars he is the real deal.
There are a lot of highlights to watch. Even though II am Canadian, I have loved V8 Supercars for years & have been following SVG’s career since the SP Tools/Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon days.
The Dude is a absolute beast behind the wheel no matter what he drives. So awesome to see him succeed today .
Kinda wish the Supercars & NASCAR platforms were this similar when Ambrose came over. He would have had even more success during his time is NASCAR.
@I just want to race cars Here in Australia we all wished the platforms were similar ! I would like to see the same thing happen here in Oz, bring over a seasoned NASCAR racer and drop him into a Supercar. Last time we had an American and a Canadian in our cars was at Bathurst back in 2019 (Alexander Rossi/James Hinchcliffe)… We have also had the likes of Tommy Kendall and also Max Wilson drive.
Unbelievable talent. After your last year in AUS please race here full time. One of the greatest wins we have ever seen.
SVG is an absolute legend. A lot of Kiwi’s and Aussies aren’t surprised at the outcome. The support from a lot of die hard nascar fans for SVG is refreshing to see too!
Never heard of SVG but I think you would have a hard time finding any Nascar or motorsports fan that wouldnt want to see a first race/first win scenario anywhere.
The guy is a legend
He’s been dominating V8 Supercars for a while, right?
WOW what a Race! Think the wet conditions made it even more exciting. The Chicago skyline in the background, a historic win, plus that Chicago style traffic jam @ lap 50 lol.
lol
Been watching NASCAR 40 years. That was an absolute ghetto stormin’ great race. That Kiwi is an animal of a driver. Hopefully those instincts serve him well on short tracks and super speedways.
hes a gun drifter and loves the rally too. Man is fast in anything, Think he will go alright. His been showing us Aussies how its done for years.
He’s basically Jim Richards reincarnate. And that’s the highest praise you’ll get from me.
I mean this is easy mode for drivers across the pond against these Nascar drivers. They all pretty much suck on road courses. Ambrose used to gap them on road courses too. The super speed ways are different though. Not much driving talent needed on those tracks, but the pits stops are critical and having your car just survive from being taken out in a wreak till the finish. Also, having the the fastest motor is critical on speedways. If his car is down just a handful of horsepower its gonna be tougher. Drivers across the pond understand how important it is to master braking though. Americans lack this
@French onion If an Antipodean was going to master a NASCAR on ovals, I would put money on SVG being it.
Best race i’ve seen in years..Nascar SO needs street courses…this was goosebump inducing racing.
the rest of the world will watch it then too…
Yeah more street courses but I dunno if double wide start will work or double wide restarts. it would work on road courses with wide turns for the 1st half of the lap but even then it’s cringy
Double wide starts n restarts would work if the street courses were a bit wider in turns
You guys need to watch some Supercar action, that’s par for the course mate.
Nascar does have road courses, street courses will be tough to fit into the schedule. What tracks do we drop to add more road courses?
Awesome SVG! It isn’t really a surprise he won, he’s that good in everything he drives. Rare talent
As a fan of SVG since 2010 I can’t help but cry tears of joy watching this historic victory
Heck yeah, so cool!!!!
As someone who really dislikes him in supercars
Same
Despite the wet weather, the late start and 1/4 of the laps cut away, this was definitely ENTERTAINING as hell! Consider giving Sebring road course a date, NASCAR…
WOW! I’ve never even heard of Shane Van Gisbergen, but Congrats to him both for winning the first ever Chicago street race and his debut Nascar race. That has to be an extremely rare combination. Well,I guess I’m going to have to eat my words after all my previous prediction about this race.
Do yourself a favour and watch Shane rip through the field from 17th to 1st with a broken collarbone. He’s an unreal talent.
Race 3 of the 2021 supercars championship
You need to see him in supercars. It’s like he is driving in a different category some days. He has insane over taking skill and an incredibly high racing IQ. His best achievement that helps him win a lot is how he manages tyres. He always does it so much better then those around him
Veteran V8 Supercars driver…champion in 2016, 2021, and 2022. Shane van Gisbergen is a legend in that series with nothing more to prove down under than to three-peat for his 4th championship.
I just knew that a Chicago street race would be an epic failure!! I was wrong!
Bell, Truex, and Reddick were amazing, but who knew that Gisbergen would make everyone on that insane coarse look less than elite? I was definitely wrong, Nascar put on a great show today!
This is my favorite race of the year so far. And this in an understatement !
I was convinced this race was going to be an absolute failure.
I humbly eat my words
It was a really good showing considering the adversary and when combined with the atmosphere of the city made it so cool! In person at turn 1 I could hear the cars echo off the skyscrapers at turns 7 through 10.
I’ve gone faster thru those same streets 100% sure I would’ve won that race had I participated
Phenomenal race at Chicago. Now everyone can see when the playing field is truly equal. 1rst time track. No notes . No advantage. 1rst time drivers in Cup. FIRST TIME WINNER. Congrats to all.
Just put 1st lol. No need for the r
You could see it, he had the tactics of the track so well memorized. He figured out where he can give ground to make ground, beautiful driving. Once he could sniff the lead he was basically an executioner.
I’m not a NASCAR guy, but seeing this race in my hometown, even with the rain delay, this was a lot of fun to watch. If it comes back, I would definitely go see it.
it’s a 3 year contract so there’s 2 more races
As an Aussie who has visited Chicago, it’s cool to watch NASCAR down the very streets we walked not too long ago. Unbelievable to see SVG win on debut.