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First ever NASCAR event: Dine on the track | Candid Candace

This summer, Chicago Gourmet invites guests to its first-ever Dinner on the NASCAR Track—a historic, trackside five-course Italian dinner in Chicago served directly on the start/finish line of the NASCAR Chicago Street Course in Grant Park, Chicago, combining high-speed thrills with a luxurious fine dining experience in Chicago. Participating chefs include Joe Frillman (Daisies), Steve […]

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This summer, Chicago Gourmet invites guests to its first-ever Dinner on the NASCAR Track—a historic, trackside five-course Italian dinner in Chicago served directly on the start/finish line of the NASCAR Chicago Street Course in Grant Park, Chicago, combining high-speed thrills with a luxurious fine dining experience in Chicago.

Participating chefs include Joe Frillman (Daisies), Steve Maak (Levy Restaurants), Leigh Omilinsky (Daisies), and Tony Priolo (Piccolo Sogno)—each contributing their expertise to the collaborative menu. The evening will be emceed by Catherine De Orio (Casa De Orio), guiding guests through each course with charm and flair.

Guests will enjoy authentic Italian cuisine featuring seasonal ingredients, artisanal pasta, and innovative presentation, all expertly matched with premium wine pairings for a dinner that appeals to both foodies and motorsports fans. This marks the first time ever such an upscale dining event has taken place on the NASCAR raceway, making it truly historic.

  • Date: Wednesday, July 2, 2025

  • Time: 6 PM – 9 PM

  • Location: Start/Finish Line, NASCAR Chicago Street Course, Grant Park, Chicago

As part of Chicago Gourmet’s Culinary World Series, this event highlights unique gastronomic experiences in Chicago—capturing the perfect fusion of speed, sophistication, and city pride.

Imagine yourself enjoying authentic Italian cuisine on the historic NASCAR track—this is your chance to experience a night like no other.
Picture the thrill of motorsports combined with the sophistication of a five-course, chef-driven dinner—ready to reserve your seat?

Reserve your seat now for Dinner on the NASCAR Track.

A portion of the proceeds of this and all Chicago Gourmet events benefits the Illinois Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (IRAEF). The IRAEF is a non-profit organization 501(c)(3) dedicated to building and promoting the health and prosperity of the restaurant industry by investing in our youth and our workforce.



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Weather cancels qualifying at Dover Motor Speedway – Speedway Digest

Practice and Busch Light Pole Qualifying for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400 (2 p.m. ET, TNT Sports, HBO Max, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) at Dover (Del.) Motor Speedway was cancelled due to inclement weather Saturday afternoon. Through a metric established by NASCAR, Hendrick Motorsports’ Chase Elliott was awarded pole position for Sunday’s […]

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Practice and Busch Light Pole Qualifying for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400 (2 p.m. ET, TNT Sports, HBO Max, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) at Dover (Del.) Motor Speedway was cancelled due to inclement weather Saturday afternoon.

Through a metric established by NASCAR, Hendrick Motorsports’ Chase Elliott was awarded pole position for Sunday’s race. He’ll start out front in the No. 9 Hendrick Chevrolet alongside Joe Gibbs Racing’s Chase Briscoe in the No. 19 Toyota.

NASCAR combines owners’ points, a driver’s finishing position in the preceding race, and his fastest lap time in that race to rank the teams and establish a lineup when qualifying is not possible.

Championship points leader, Hendrick Motorsports’ William Byron will start fifth Sunday sharing the third row with Trackhouse Racing rookie Shane van Gisbergen, who has won the last two races (road course events at Chicago and Sonoma, Calif.) coming into the Dover 400-lapper.

Defending Dover winner, Joe Gibbs Racing’s Denny Hamlin will roll off 13th. Three-time Dover winner, Richard Childress Racing’s Kyle Busch will start 10th.

Hendrick Motorsports’ Kyle Larson, a three-time race winner in 2025 who leads NASCAR’s Playoff Standings, will start 25th. The 2019 Dover winner has only a single top-five (fifth place at Michigan) and three top-10s in the eight races since his last victory at Kansas in May.

With a new tire compound for cars this weekend, drivers were hoping for some laps on track. “Brand new tire or not, practice is always important,’’ Larson said, acknowledging he is hopeful his No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports team can return to early-season form this week at the famed, “Monster Mile.”

“I wouldn’t deny that we’re in a slump, results kind of show that,’’ Larson said. “But I think some of it has been a little bit out of our control and some of it execution with a car that’s been a little bit off on speed. But confidence in our 5 team is strong and hopefully we can turn it around at Dover.



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NASCAR race at Dover stopped as car bursts into flames in terrifying f – Motorsport – Sports

Brent Crews’s run in the General Tire 150 at Dover Motor Speedway ended unexpectedly. A rampant fire left him unable to compete just a quarter of the way into the race. The rising Arca Menards star has also competed in NASCAR’s Truck Series.  On lap 44, who recently drove the new electric car at the […]

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Brent Crews’s run in the General Tire 150 at Dover Motor Speedway ended unexpectedly. A rampant fire left him unable to compete just a quarter of the way into the race. The rising Arca Menards star has also competed in NASCAR’s Truck Series. 

On lap 44, who recently drove the new electric car at the Chicago Street Race,caught fire after making contact with the wall around a turn. The front right tire immediately ignited, and the car spun nearly sideways, sliding down the track and trailing thick clouds of black smoke.

Caution flags flew as the orange JBL No. 18 Camry came to a stop with the entire right front engulfed in flames against the wall. Crews missed out on the final 106 laps of the race but still finished ahead of Tony Cosentino, Blaine Donahue, and Matt Kemp.

Several tense seconds passed before Crews was able to exit the car and move to safety, even as other cars continued to race past the scene. Motorsports fans were critical online of how long it took for Crews to escape and for the safety crew to respond.

One fan commented, “The safety crew must have been parked a mile away.” Another added, “That was a big hit for him. I’m glad he got out of the car, but it took a while for the safety team to put the fire out.”

A third person tweeted, “It took them forever to extinguish the fire. They need to have a better plan and execution.” Cameras later showed the charred remains of Crews’s car, with extensive damage to the rear frame and tires.

The commentary team remarked that the damage likely meant the car was a total loss. Crews had finished second in qualifying and was considered a top contender to win heading into Friday’s race.

Through 10 races of the 2025 schedule, Crews has earned one win, which came in the second race of the season at Phoenix. He beat Brenden Queen in a one-lap shootout in Turn 3 at Phoenix Raceway, and noted how special it was to defeat the driver he was familiar with during their CARS Tour time.

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“I raced Brenden [Queen] the whole year last year,” Crews said. “We raced him for CARS Tour wins, and then coming here to the ARCA Menards Series at a track like Phoenix to race for the win was really special. A great job to [Pinnacle Racing Group]. They had a winning car today, so I’m grateful for the caution at the end.”

The General Tire 150 was eventually won by Queen, who earned his fourth season win and claimed three poles. Queen now leads the ARCA Menards Series by 26 points over Lawless Alan, while Crews sits 19th out of 115 drivers who have competed at least once this season.

The next race on the ARCA schedule is the LiUNA! 150 at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park on July 25.



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Connor Zilisch wins the Monster Mile

Credit: Sean Gardner / Getty Images Connor Zilisch wins at Dover after the second half of Stage 3 was rained out.  Post-race, Zilisch said that his team didn’t consider his Pocono win a real oval victory because, technically, Pocono is a triangle. In response, Zilisch fired back: “They’ve got nothing against me,” pointing to his […]

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Connor Zilisch wins at Dover after the second half of Stage 3 was rained out. 

Post-race, Zilisch said that his team didn’t consider his Pocono win a real oval victory because, technically, Pocono is a triangle. In response, Zilisch fired back: “They’ve got nothing against me,” pointing to his dominant win on Dover’s traditional oval layout.

The top three were all rookies with Taylor Gray on the pole, Nick Sanchez alongside him and Zilisch behind Gray.

Gray had the better spot and easily cleared for the lead while Zilisch and Brandon Jones stayed side by side through the opening laps. Zilisch cleared for third on Lap 3.

Jesse Love also had a good start, passing Jeb Burton for eighth on Lap 5.

On Lap 9, Justin Allgaier jumped up to 25th from starting in the back after a small crash in qualifying.

On Lap 16, Jones caught up to Zilisch and began challenging him for third again. Aric Almirola also joined the battle on Lap 18. Jones passed Zilisch on Lap 27 and Almirola passed Zilisch on Lap 28.

Jones immediately passed Sanchez on Lap 29 after narrowly missing contact between the two. Sanchez continued falling back out of the top 5.

Almirola took second from Jones with 10 Laps to go in the stage.

On Lap 40, Allgaier broke into the top 10, and by Lap 42, he was already up to eighth.

Gray wins the stage after leading every lap of Stage 1.

  1. No. 54 – Taylor Gray (Joe Gibbs Racing)

  2. No. 19 – Aric Almirola (Joe Gibbs Racing) 

  3. No. 20 – Brandon Jones (Joe Gibbs Racing)

  4. No. 88 – Connor Zilisch (JR Motorsports)

  5. No. 9 – Ross Chastain (JR Motorsports)

  6. No. 48 – Nick Sanchez (Big Machine Racing)

  7. No. 7 – Justin Allgaier (JR Motorsports)

  8. No. 18 – William Sawalich (Joe Gibbs Racing) 

  9. No. 2 – Jesse Love (Richard Childress Racing)

  10. No. 00 – Sheldon Creed (Haas Factory Team)

After a cycle of pitstops, Jones and Zilisch come off pit road first. Gray had a problem during the stop and was not in the top 10 off pit road.

Jones and Zilisch led the way on Lap 55. Allgaier gave a push to Jones, but Zilisch had the better start and cleared for the lead. 

Jake Finch was penalized for speeding in the pit lane and had to drop to the rear.

Almirola easily swept around the inside of Jones on Lap 68.

By Lap 70, Zilisch had built a gap between him and Almirola to over a second.

  1. No. 88 – Connor Zilisch (JR Motorsports)

  2. No. 19 – Aric Almirola (Joe Gibbs Racing) 

  3. No. 20 – Brandon Jones (Joe Gibbs Racing)

  4. No. 7 – Justin Allgaier (JR Motorsports)

  5. No. 39 – Ryan Sieg (RSS Racing)

  6. No. 9 – Ross Chastain (JR Motorsports)

  7. No. 2 – Jesse Love (Richard Childress Racing)

  8. No. 18 – William Sawalich (Joe Gibbs Racing) 

  9. No. 00 – Sheldon Creed (Haas Factory Team)

  10. No. 21 –  Austin Hill (Richard Childress Racing) 

Another cycle of pit stops had Zilisch and Jones off pit road first once again. Almirola fell three places.

Quite a few drivers were penalized for issues on pit lane. Sammy Smith for speeding, Parker Retzlaff for an uncontrolled tyre, and Jeremy Clements for equipment interference. Ross Chastain also had to go back on pit lane with a lugnut issue on Lap 97 to retire.

Kyle Sieg stayed out and was on the inside for the restart alongside Zilisch with 100 laps to go. The drivers that pitted immediately surged passed K. Sieg. Zilisch and Jones to the front again.

Sanchez pits on Lap 107 with a power steering issue and retires.

Almirola passed Jones again on Lap 130 just before the caution came out for the rain on Lap 132.

The caution was upgraded to a red flag on Lap 134.

After 45 minutes, the race was called, and Connor Zilisch is the winner. His fourth of the season, second in a row and second on an oval.

  1. No. 88 – Connor Zilisch (JR Motorsports)

  2. No. 19 – Aric Almirola (Joe Gibbs Racing) 

  3. No. 20 – Brandon Jones (Joe Gibbs Racing) [FL]

  4. No. 7 – Justin Allgaier (JR Motorsports)

  5. No. 2 – Jesse Love (Richard Childress Racing)

  6. No. 39 – Ryan Sieg (RSS Racing) 

  7. No. 54 – Taylor Gray (Joe Gibbs Racing)

  8. No. 00 – Sheldon Creed (Haas Factory Team)

  9. No. 18 – William Sawalich (Joe Gibbs Racing) 

  10. No. 16 – Christian Eckes (Kaulig Racing)

  11. No. 25 – Harrison Burton (AM Racing) 

  12. No. 41 – Sam Mayer (Haas Factory Team)

  13. No. 21 –  Austin Hill (Richard Childress Racing) 

  14. No. 99 – Matt DiBenedetto (Viking Motorsports)

  15. No. 1 – Carson Kvapil (JR Motorsports)

  16. No. 26 – Dean Thompson (Sam Hunt Racing)

  17. No. 17 – Jake Finch (Hendricks Motorsports) 

  18. No. 24 – Ryan Truex (Sam Hunt Racing) 

  19. No. 4 – Parker Retzlaff (Alpha Prime Racing) 

  20. No. 27 – Jeb Burton (Jordan Anderson Racing) 

  21. No. 10 – Daniel Dye (Kaulig Racing)

  22. No. 32 – Rajah Caruth (Jordan Anderson Racing)

  23. No. 42 – Anthony Alfredo (Young’s Motorsports)

  24. No. 8 – Sammy Smith (JR Motorsports)

  25. No. 44 – Brennen Poole (Alpha Prime Racing)

  26. No. 51 – Jeremy Clements (Jeremy Clements Racing) 

  27. No. 11 – Josh Williams (Kaulig Racing)

  28. No. 45 – Lavar Scott (Alpha Prime Racing) 

  29. No. 70 – Leland Honeyman (Cope Family Racing) +1 lap

  30. No. 71 – Ryan Ellis (DGM Racing + JIM) +3 laps

  31. No. 5 – Kaz Grala (Our Motorsports) +3 laps

  32. No. 31 – Blaine Perkins (Jordan Anderson Racing) +3 laps

  33. No. 07 – Nick Leitz (SS-Green Light Racing) +3 laps

  34. No. 91 – Josh Bilicki (DGM Racing x JIM) +3 laps

  35. No. 14 – Garrett Smithley (SS-Green Light Racing) +3 laps

  36. No. 28 – Kyle Sieg (RSS Racing) +3 laps

  37. No. 48 – Nick Sanchez (Big Machine Racing) [DNF]

  38. No. 9 – Ross Chastain (JR Motorsports) [DNF]

  39. No. 53 – David Starr (Joey Gase Motorsports) [DNS]

  40. No. 35 – Glen Reen (Joey Gase Motorsports) [DNS]

Next week, NASCAR Xfinity heads to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday, July 26, at 15:30 EST (20:30 BST). Be there, or be square.



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Chase Elliott wins NASCAR pole as rain washes out qualifying

Jul 19, 2025, 03:23 PM ET DOVER, Del. — Chase Elliott took advantage of heavy rain at Dover Motor Speedway to earn the pole for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race. Elliott and the rest of the field never got to turn a scheduled practice or qualifying lap on Saturday because of rain that pounded the […]

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DOVER, Del. — Chase Elliott took advantage of heavy rain at Dover Motor Speedway to earn the pole for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race.

Elliott and the rest of the field never got to turn a scheduled practice or qualifying lap on Saturday because of rain that pounded the concrete mile track. Dover is scheduled to hold its first July race since the track’s first one in 1969.

Elliott has two wins and 10 top-five finishes in 14 career races at Dover.

Chase Briscoe starts second, followed by Christopher Bell, Tyler Reddick and William Byron. Shane van Gisbergen, last week’s winner at Sonoma Raceway, Michael McDowell, Joey Logano, Ty Gibbs and Kyle Busch complete the top 10.

Logano is set to become the youngest driver in NASCAR history with 600 career starts.

Logano will be 35 years, 1 month, 26 days old when he hits No. 600 on Sunday at Dover Motor Speedway. He will top seven-time NASCAR champion and Hall of Famer Richard Petty by six months.

The midseason tournament that pays $1 million to the winner pits Ty Dillon vs. John Hunter Nemechek and Reddick vs. Gibbs in the head-to-head challenge at Dover.

The winners face off next week at Indianapolis. Reddick is the betting favorite to win it all, according to Sportsbook.

All four drivers are winless this season.



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Dale Earnhardt Jr. strolls to Victory Lane after Connor Zilisch win at Dover

No one knows how to party like Dale Earnhardt Jr. Another win for his JR Motorsports Xfinity Series team today at Dover has the Busch Lights out. Connor Zilisch wins his second race in a row and his first-ever NASCAR Xfinity race at Dover. What a win for Connor Zilisch. This race was shortened by […]

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No one knows how to party like Dale Earnhardt Jr. Another win for his JR Motorsports Xfinity Series team today at Dover has the Busch Lights out. Connor Zilisch wins his second race in a row and his first-ever NASCAR Xfinity race at Dover.

What a win for Connor Zilisch. This race was shortened by rain, and had 66 laps left to go. However, Zilisch had firmly taken control of the race by that point, led 77 laps total, and looked like the best driver on the track.

Four wins this season, Zilisch is showing why he’s at JR Motorsports. Yes, he’s ultimately going to end up at Trackhouse Racing, but Dale Earnhardt Jr. is enjoying his time as the team owner for the young phenom.

After the race was called, Dale Jr. was spotted on The CW broadcast. It was like he spawned on pit road with two Busch Lights in his hands. This screenshot from Steven Taranto of CBS Sports captured the moment.

I mean, this is a hilarious image. Dale Jr. is more or less a beer Santa, spawning wherever celebrations are to hand out cold ones to those around. While the cans look like Busch Light, I’d be shocked if he wasn’t drinking some kind of Budweiser. After all, he’s still pretty tight with the beer brand.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. scores another win in 2025

JR Motorsports has won 11 of the first 20 races of the season. That is four wins for Connor Zilisch, three for Justin Allgaier, and one for Sammy Smith. Carson Kvapil is still searching for that first win in his rookie season. Then there are wins from Daniel Suárez, Shane van Gisbergen, and Kyle Larson as well.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. has an embarrassment of riches at his Xfinity Series organization. All four of his drivers are top-10 in points. Zilisch, Kvapil, and Smith are likely going to all end up in the Cup Series at some point or another. Allgaier is one of the best Xfinity drivers ever and the defending champion.

Right now, JRM can do no wrong. I fully expect Allgaier or Zilisch to win next week at Indy. Maybe Kvapil finds his speed at Indy and finds his first-career win. It is hard to tell. There is so much talent in the Xfinity Series right now. Top to bottom, fantastic drivers.

Things are going well for Dale Earnhardt Jr. Will one of his drivers claim the Xfinity Series championship for the second year in a row?



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Connor Zilisch wins rain-shortened NASCAR Xfinity race at Dover

It was a surprisingly clean NASCAR Xfinity race at Dover Motor Speedway, and it never made it to the scheduled distance. When the rain arrived, Connor Zilisch was out front of the field. With more rain around daylight fading at a track without lights, NASCAR was forced to call it. Driving the No. 88 JR […]

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It was a surprisingly clean NASCAR Xfinity race at Dover Motor Speedway, and it never made it to the scheduled distance. When the rain arrived, Connor Zilisch was out front of the field. With more rain around daylight fading at a track without lights, NASCAR was forced to call it.

Driving the No. 88 JR Motorsports Chevrolet, Zilisch collected his fifth career Xfinity win and his fourth of the 2025 season. He surpasses Kyle Busch as the youngest driver to reach five career wins, doing it all before his 19th birthday.

Aric Almirola finished second, Brandon Jones third, Justin Allgaier fourth, and Jesse Love fifth. Ryan Sieg, Taylor Gray, Sheldon Creed, William Sawalich, and Christian Eckes filled out the remainder of the top ten

Gray led the race from pole position, winning the opening stage without issue. However, a messy pit stop cost him a lot of his track position with Zilisch emerging as the new race leader. 

Zilisch dominated Stage 2 and while Almirola got close near the very end, he was not able to mount a true challenge.

At the start of the third stage, both Ross Chastain and Nick Sanchez fell out of the race with mechanical issues. Chastain said “the gear broke” when asked by The CW what happened. Chastain ended up finishing last (38th) in his worst NXS result since 2017.

Kyle Sieg stayed out for the final stage, but he was quickly swallowed up by those who chose to pit at the end of the stage.

Zilisch continued to lead as rain approached, forcing a yellow flag with 69 laps to go. NASCAR chose to red flag the event a few laps later, bringing the entire field down pit road.

This is the first NASCAR Xfinity race to be shortened by rain since the Chicago Street Course in 2023.

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