Starting lineup for Chicago Street Course released, Cole Custer takes pole

After Tennessee Lottery 250, the 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series will continue at Chicago Street Course in Chicago, Illinois. The Loop 121 will be live on USA and MRN at 5:00 pm ET.

The 16th race of the 2023 Xfinity Series season will be contested on the 2.2-mile-long street course. A total of 38 Xfinity drivers will compete over 55 laps, resulting in a 121-mile race to secure a chance at driving down Victory Lane.

Motorsport journalist Bob Pockrass revealed the starting line-up for The Loop 121 on his official Twitter account.

In Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity Series qualifying race (July 1), Stewart-Haas Racing driver Cole Custer won his fourth pole of the 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series season after posting a lap with a time of 90.421 seconds and a speed of 87.590 mph.

Richard Childress Racing driver Sheldon Creed qualified second but he will start at the rear of the field because his #2 Chevrolet crashed when he tried to push in an attempt to win the pole position in the final round of qualifying.

They will be followed by John Hunter Nemechek, Connor Mosack, and Austin Hill rounding out the top five. Justin Allgaier, Brett Moffitt, Sammy Smith, Daniel Hemric, and Parker Kligerman complete the top 10 in the starting lineup for the main event.

Five drivers who failed to qualify are –Dexter Bean, Jeffrey Earnhardt, Joey Gase, Dawson Cram, and Dexter Stacey.

2023 NASCAR The Loop 121 starting line-up

Here are the starting positions of the 38-Xfinity Series car grid at the Chicago Street Course:

1. #00 – Cole Custer
2. #2 – Sheldon Creed
3. #20 – John Hunter Nemechek
4. #19 – Connor Mosack
5. #21 – Austin Hill
6. #7 – Justin Allgaier
7. #25 – Brett Moffitt
8. #18 – Sammy Smith
9. #11 – Daniel Hemric
10. #48 – Parker Kligerman
11. #44 – Sage Karam
12. #10 – Justin Marks
13. #50 – Preston Pardus
14. #1 – Sam Mayer
15. #98 – Riley Herbst
16. #16 – Chandler Smith
17. #88 – Miguel Paludo
18. #36 – Alex Guenette
19. #35 – Alex Labbe
20. #43 – Ryan Ellis
21. #31 – Parker Retzlaff
22. #07 – Spencer Pumpelly
23. #8 – Josh Berry
24. #39 – Ryan Sieg
25. #26 – Kaz Grala
26. #24 – Parker Chase
27. #53 – Brad Perez
28. #34 – Andre Castro
29. #02 – Blaine Perkins
30. #9 – Brandon Jones
31. #27 – Jeb Burton
32. #4 – Kyle Weatherman
33. #6 – Brennan Poole
34. #78 – Anthony Alfredo
35. #38 – Joe Graf, Jr.
36. #92 -Josh Williams
37. #51 – Jeremy Clements
38. #28 – Brent Sherman

Catch the NASCAR Xfinity Series teams and drivers at the Chicago Street Course for The Loop 121 on Saturday on USA and MRN.