NASCAR arrived in Chicago, Illinois, for the Chicago Street Course, and the weather again affected the race. The NASCAR Cup Series was put into a nearly two-hour rain delay and returned with rain tires. The weather stopped, and strategy went forth; however, one Hendrick Motorsports driver prevailed with time running out and clinched a spot in the 2024 NASCAR playoffs.

Alex Bowman won the Grant Park 165 at the Chicago Street Course, earning his first victory of the 2024 NASCAR season. Bowman was able to hold off Tyler Reddick as he pushed hard with slick tires. Reddick messed up on the final lap and couldn’t get to the No. 48 car. This is Bowman’s first win since 2022, ending an 80-race winless streak.

Bowman was 16th in the playoff picture entering the weekend in Illinois and now leaves as a winner during the 2024 season. It was a much-needed win as the No. 48 team can now relax and not worry about the playoff picture moving forward.

Grant Park 165 results:

1. No. 48 Alex Bowman
2. No. 45 Tyler Reddick
3. No. 54 Ty Gibbs
4. No. 60 Joey Hand
5. No. 34 Michael McDowell
6. No. 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
7. No. 38 Todd Gilliland
8. No. 24 William Byron
9. No. 8 Kyle Busch
10. No. 12 Ryan Blaney
11. No. 99 Daniel Suarez
12. No. 31 Daniel Hemric
13. No. 23 Bubba Wallace
14. No. 10 Noah Gragson
15. No. 2 Austin Cindric
16. No. 51 Justin Haley
17. No. 71 Zane Smith
18. No. 6 Brad Keselowski
19. No. 3 Austin Dillon
20. No. 17 Chris Buescher
21. No. 9 Chase Elliott
22. No. 1 Ross Chastain
23. No. 22 Joey Logano
24. No. 77 Carson Hocevar
25. No. 21 Harrison Burton
26. No. 15 Kaz Grala
27. No. 7 Corey LaJoie
28. No. 66 Josh Bilicki
29. No. 43 Erik Jones
30. No. 11 Denny Hamlin
31. No. 33 Austin Hill
32. No. 14 Chase Briscoe
33. No. 19 Martin Truex Jr.
34. No. 41 Ryan Preece
35. No. 42 John Hunter Nemechek
36. No. 4 Josh Berry
37. No. 20 Christopher Bell
38. No. 13 A.J. Allmendinger
39. No. 5 Kyle Larson
40. No. 16 Shane van Gisbergen