The NASCAR Cup Series will take to the streets of Chicago on Sunday, but its not the only series ready for a second go around in the Windy City.
First up is the Xfinity Series, which is set for The Loop 110 on Saturday afternoon. The race is set to air on NBC.
But before that, Xfinity qualifying got underway Saturday morning. Shane van Gisbergen, winner of last year’s inaugural Cup Series race at the track, took the pole with a lap time of 1:29.448. Kyle Larson was just 0.013 seconds behind and will start second with Connor Mosack, Sam Mayer and John Hunter Nemechek rounding out the top five times.
A total of 43 cars attempted to qualify for the 38-car field with Ty Dillon, Thomas Annunziata, Brad Perez, Alon Day and Kenko Miura failing to earn entry into the race. Several series favorites will drop to the rear after engine changes and practice crashes including Parker Kligerman, Nemechek and Justin Allgaier.
Cole Custer is the reigning winner of the event. Per usual, a few Cup Series regulars will participate in Saturday’s Xfinity race including Ty Gibbs, Larson, Joey Logano and Daniel Suarez.
Here’s the starting lineup for The Loop 110 after Saturday’s qualifying:
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NASCAR Xfinity qualifying results
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Shane van Gisbergen, No. 97 Chevrolet
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Kyle Larson, No. 17 Chevrolet
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Connor Mosack, No. 88 Chevrolet
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Ty Gibbs, No. 19 Toyota
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Sam Mayer, No. 1 Chevrolet
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John Hunter Nemechek, No. 20 Toyota (will drop to rear, engine change)
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Parker Kligerman, No. 48 Chevrolet (will drop to rear, engine change)
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Jesse Love, No. 2 Chevrolet
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Chandler Smith, No. 81 Chevrolet
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Cole Custer, No. 00 Ford
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AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Chevrolet
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Parker Retzlaff, No. 31 Chevrolet
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Austin Hill, No. 21 Chevrolet
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Sammy Smith, No. 8 Chevrolet
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Joey Logano, No. 15 Ford
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Alex Labbe, No. 07 Chevrolet
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Preston Pardus, No. 50 Chevrolet
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Anthony Alfredo, No. 5 Chevrolet
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Austin Green, No. 32 Chevrolet
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Riley Herbst, No. 98 Ford
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Leland Honeyman, No. 42 Chevrolet
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Ryan Sieg, No. 39 Ford
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Jeb Burton, No. 27 Chevrolet
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Josh Bilicki, No. 92 Chevrolet
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Brennan Poole, No. 44 Chevrolet
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Matt DiBenedetto, No. 38 Ford
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Ryan Ellis, No. 43 Chevrolet
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Kyle Weatherman, No. 91 Chevrolet
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Blaine Perkins, No. 29 Ford
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Josh Williams, No. 11 Chevrolet
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Daniel Suarez, No. 36 Chevrolet
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Brandon Jones, No. 9 Chevrolet
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Andre Castro, No. 14 Chevrolet
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Jeremy Clements, No. 51 Chevrolet
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Kyle Sieg, No. 28 Ford (did not run qualifying lap
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Justin Allgaier, No. 7 Chevrolet (did not run qualifying lap)
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Sheldon Creed, No. 18 Toyota (did not run qualifying lap)
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Sage Karam, No. 26 Toyota (did not run qualifying lap)
Did not qualify
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Ty Dillon, No. 4 Chevrolet
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Thomas Annunziata, No. 6 Chevrolet
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Brad Perez, No. 35 Ford
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Kenko Miura, No. 53 Toyota
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Alon Day, No. 45 Chevrolet
This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: NASCAR starting lineup: The Xfinity Series starting grid for Chicago
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