# 2024 The Loop 110

The 2024 The Loop 110 was the 18th stock car race of the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the 2nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, July 6, 2024, at the Chicago Street Course in Chicago, Illinois, a 2.2 miles (3.5 km) street course. The race took the scheduled 50 laps to complete. Shane van Gisbergen, driving for Kaulig Racing, would continue to show his dominance on road courses, passing the leader Jesse Love with under five laps to go, and holding off the rest of the field to earn his third career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, his third of the season, and his third consecutive win on a road course. The early stages of the race saw Gisbergen and Kyle Larson in an intense battle for the lead, and eventually led to Gisbergen winning the first stage. After shuffling towards the back of the field from a pit road strategy, Gisbergen and Larson made their way back to the front, with Larson unable to challenge Gisbergen and finished 3rd, behind Ty Gibbs. Gisbergen and Love both led a race-high 14 laps, while Larson led 12 laps.

## Report
### Background

The Chicago Street Course is a 2.2 mi (3.5 km) street circuit located in the city of Chicago, Illinois, United States. It hosts the NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Xfinity Series. The track was initially a conceptual track on iRacing made for the eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series in 2021.
The track for the actual race in 2023 ended up being the exact same layout as the version used in 2021 for the eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series. The start/finish line is located on South Columbus Drive in front of Buckingham Fountain in Grant Park. The cars will go south and then turn left onto East Balbo Drive and then right onto South Lake Shore Drive (also part of U.S. Route 41), which is alongside Lake Michigan. The cars will then turn right onto East Roosevelt Road and then make another right, which gets them back onto South Columbus Drive where they are going north. They will then reach the intersection of South Columbus Drive and East Balbo Drive again and will make a left turn. When they are back on East Balbo Drive, they will cross a bridge over the Metra Electric District tracks. Next, the cars will turn right onto South Michigan Avenue and go north, go onto East Congress Plaza Drive and back onto South Michigan Ave. Lastly, they will make a right turn onto East Jackson Drive, go back across the Metra Electric tracks, and right back onto South Columbus Drive to the start/finish line.
On October 20, 2023, NASCAR announced that the 2024 Xfinity Series Chicago Street Race would be shortened from 121 miles (194 km) and 55 laps to 110 miles (177 km) and 50 laps.

#### Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver.
* (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | Andy's Frozen Custard |
| 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | PCI Pharma Services |
| 2 | Jesse Love (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | WAT |
| 4 | Ty Dillon (i) | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | Crav'n Flavor |
| 5 | Anthony Alfredo | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | Dude Wipes |
| 6 | Thomas Annunziata | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | Opti-Coat |
| 07 | Alex Labbé | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | Flood Brothers |
| 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | BRANDT |
| 8 | Sammy Smith | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Allstate Peterbilt Group |
| 9 | Brandon Jones | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Fisher Nuts / Menards |
| 11 | Josh Williams | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | Alloy Employer Services |
| 14 | Andre Castro | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | eRacing Association |
| 15 | Joey Logano (i) | AM Racing | Ford | Klutch Vodka |
| 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | Celsius |
| 17 | Kyle Larson (i) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | HendrickCars.com |
| 18 | Sheldon Creed | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Friends of Jaclyn Foundation |
| 19 | Ty Gibbs (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | He Gets Us |
| 20 | John Hunter Nemechek (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Jewel-Osco |
| 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Dow Coatings |
| 26 | Sage Karam | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | Colture Sports |
| 27 | Jeb Burton | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | NORMA Automation / Grand Springs |
| 28 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | RSS Racing |
| 29 | Blaine Perkins | RSS Racing | Ford | Crocodile Cloth |
| 31 | Parker Retzlaff | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | FUNKAWAY |
| 32 | Austin Green | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 3Dimensional.com |
| 35 | Brad Perez | Joey Gase Motorsports | Ford | Joey Gase Motorsports |
| 36 | Daniel Suárez (i) | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | Van Der Hagen |
| 38 | Matt DiBenedetto | RSS Racing | Ford | Recycled Materials Association |
| 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | Sci Aps |
| 42 | Leland Honeyman (R) | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | Klean Freak |
| 43 | Ryan Ellis | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | Snapchat "Less Likes, More Love" |
| 44 | Brennan Poole | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | Toxic Waste Energy Drink |
| 45 | Alon Day | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | JSSI |
| 48 | Parker Kligerman | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | Big Machine Spiked Light Tropical Coolers |
| 50 | Preston Pardus | Pardus Racing | Chevrolet | Chinchor Electric |
| 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | Impel Union |
| 53 | Kenko Miura | Joey Gase Motorsports | Toyota | 24 Needs 24 |
| 81 | Chandler Smith | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Smith General Contracting |
| 88 | Connor Mosack | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Porter Pipe & Supply |
| 91 | Kyle Weatherman | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | Bread Guyz |
| 92 | Josh Bilicki | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | Insurance King |
| 97 | Shane van Gisbergen (R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | WeatherTech |
| 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | Monster Energy |
| Official entry list |||||

## Practice

The first and only practice session was held on Saturday, July 6, at 9:30 AM CST, and would last for 50 minutes. Sam Mayer, driving for JR Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 1:30.737, and a speed of 87.285 mph (140.472 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:30.737 | 87.285 |
| 2 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen (R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 1:30.816 | 87.209 |
| 3 | 19 | Ty Gibbs (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1:30.971 | 87.061 |
| Full practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, July 6, at 10:30 AM CST. Since the Chicago Street Course has a road course layout, the qualifying system is a two group system, with two rounds. Drivers will be separated into two groups, Group A and B. Each driver will have multiple laps to set a time. The fastest 5 drivers from each group will advance to the final round. The fastest driver to set a time in that round will win the pole.
Under a 2021 rule change, the timing line in road course qualifying is "not" the start-finish line. Instead, the timing line for qualifying will be set at the exit of Turn 11 on South Michigan Avenue. Shane van Gisbergen, driving for Kaulig Racing, would win the pole after advancing from the preliminary round and setting the fastest time in Round 2, with a lap of 1:29.448, and a speed of 88.543 mph (142.496 km/h).
Five drivers would fail to qualify: Ty Dillon, Kenko Miura, Thomas Annunziata, Brad Perez, and Alon Day.

### Qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time (R1) | Speed (R1) | Time (R2) | Speed (R2) |
| 1 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen (R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 1:29.777 | 88.219 | 1:29.448 | 88.543 |
| 2 | 17 | Kyle Larson (i) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:29.860 | 88.137 | 1:29.461 | 88.530 |
| 3 | 88 | Connor Mosack | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:30.276 | 87.731 | 1:29.980 | 88.020 |
| 4 | 19 | Ty Gibbs (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1:29.997 | 88.003 | 1:30.070 | 87.932 |
| 5 | 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:29.880 | 88.117 | 1:30.198 | 87.807 |
| 6 | 20 | John Hunter Nemechek (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1:30.538 | 87.477 | 1:30.253 | 87.753 |
| 7 | 48 | Parker Kligerman | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | 1:30.175 | 87.829 | 1:30.508 | 87.506 |
| 8 | 2 | Jesse Love (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 1:30.802 | 87.223 | 1:30.612 | 87.406 |
| 9 | 81 | Chandler Smith | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1:30.255 | 87.751 | 1:31.234 | 86.810 |
| 10 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 1:30.514 | 87.500 | 1:31.521 | 86.538 |
| Eliminated in Round 1 |||||||||
| 11 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 1:30.613 | 87.405 | — | — |
| 12 | 31 | Parker Retzlaff | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 1:30.827 | 87.199 | — | — |
| 13 | 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 1:30.876 | 87.152 | — | — |
| 14 | 8 | Sammy Smith | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:30.879 | 87.149 | — | — |
| 15 | 15 | Joey Logano (i) | AM Racing | Ford | 1:31.192 | 86.850 | — | — |
| 16 | 07 | Alex Labbé | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 1:31.373 | 86.678 | — | — |
| 17 | 50 | Preston Pardus | Pardus Racing | Chevrolet | 1:31.425 | 86.628 | — | — |
| 18 | 5 | Anthony Alfredo | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:31.625 | 86.439 | — | — |
| 19 | 32 | Austin Green | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 1:31.705 | 86.364 | — | — |
| 20 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 1:31.738 | 86.333 | — | — |
| 21 | 42 | Leland Honeyman (R) | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:31.770 | 86.303 | — | — |
| 22 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 1:31.807 | 86.268 | — | — |
| 23 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 1:31.884 | 86.196 | — | — |
| 24 | 92 | Josh Bilicki | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 1:31.890 | 86.190 | — | — |
| 25 | 44 | Brennan Poole | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 1:31.932 | 86.151 | — | — |
| 26 | 38 | Matt DiBenedetto | RSS Racing | Ford | 1:31.989 | 86.097 | — | — |
| 27 | 43 | Ryan Ellis | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 1:31.995 | 86.092 | — | — |
| 28 | 91 | Kyle Weatherman | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 1:31.995 | 86.092 | — | — |
| 29 | 29 | Blaine Perkins | RSS Racing | Ford | 1:32.035 | 86.054 | — | — |
| 30 | 11 | Josh Williams | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 1:32.130 | 85.965 | — | — |
| 31 | 36 | Daniel Suárez (i) | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 1:32.136 | 85.960 | — | — |
| 32 | 9 | Brandon Jones | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:32.148 | 85.949 | — | — |
| 33 | 14 | Andre Castro | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 1:32.242 | 85.861 | — | — |
| Qualified by owner's points |||||||||
| 34 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 1:32.726 | 85.413 | — | — |
| 35 | 28 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | — | — | — | — |
| 36 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | — | — | — | — |
| 37 | 18 | Sheldon Creed | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | — | — | — | — |
| 38 | 26 | Sage Karam | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | — | — | — | — |
| Failed to qualify |||||||||
| 39 | 4 | Ty Dillon (i) | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:32.958 | 85.200 | — | — |
| 41 | 53 | Kenko Miura | Joey Gase Motorsports | Toyota | 1:36.500 | 82.073 | — | — |
| 40 | 6 | Thomas Annunziata | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:37.831 | 80.956 | — | — |
| 42 | 35 | Brad Perez | Joey Gase Motorsports | Ford | — | — | — | — |
| 43 | 45 | Alon Day | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | — | — | — | — |
| Official qualifying results |||||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||||

## Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 15
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen (R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 17 | Kyle Larson (i) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 3 | 19 | Ty Gibbs (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0 |
| 4 | 88 | Connor Mosack | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 2 | Jesse Love (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 48 | Parker Kligerman | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 15
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 8 | Sammy Smith | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 2 | Jesse Love (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 18 | Sheldon Creed | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 19 | Ty Gibbs (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0 |
| 7 | 48 | Parker Kligerman | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 8 | 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 9 | 20 | John Hunter Nemechek (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0 |
| 10 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen (R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 20
| Pos. | St. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| 1 | 1 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen (R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 50 | 14 | Running | 51 |
| 2 | 4 | 19 | Ty Gibbs (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 50 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 3 | 2 | 17 | Kyle Larson (i) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 50 | 12 | Running | 0 |
| 4 | 7 | 48 | Parker Kligerman | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | 50 | 0 | Running | 38 |
| 5 | 8 | 2 | Jesse Love (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 50 | 14 | Running | 44 |
| 6 | 3 | 88 | Connor Mosack | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 50 | 0 | Running | 38 |
| 7 | 13 | 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 50 | 8 | Running | 43 |
| 8 | 15 | 15 | Joey Logano (i) | AM Racing | Ford | 50 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 9 | 36 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 50 | 0 | Running | 35 |
| 10 | 19 | 32 | Austin Green | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 50 | 0 | Running | 27 |
| 11 | 11 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 50 | 0 | Running | 31 |
| 12 | 30 | 11 | Josh Williams | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 50 | 0 | Running | 25 |
| 13 | 14 | 8 | Sammy Smith | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 50 | 2 | Running | 33 |
| 14 | 28 | 91 | Kyle Weatherman | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 50 | 0 | Running | 23 |
| 15 | 23 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 50 | 0 | Running | 22 |
| 16 | 22 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 50 | 0 | Running | 21 |
| 17 | 32 | 9 | Brandon Jones | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 50 | 0 | Running | 20 |
| 18 | 10 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 50 | 0 | Running | 25 |
| 19 | 5 | 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 50 | 0 | Runnin | 23 |
| 20 | 25 | 44 | Brennan Poole | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 50 | 0 | Running | 17 |
| 21 | 27 | 43 | Ryan Ellis | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 50 | 0 | Running | 16 |
| 22 | 35 | 28 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 50 | 0 | Running | 15 |
| 23 | 26 | 38 | Matt DiBenedetto | RSS Racing | Ford | 50 | 0 | Running | 14 |
| 24 | 29 | 29 | Blaine Perkins | RSS Racing | Ford | 50 | 0 | Running | 13 |
| 25 | 6 | 20 | John Hunter Nemechek (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 50 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 26 | 37 | 18 | Sheldon Creed | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 50 | 0 | Running | 17 |
| 27 | 31 | 36 | Daniel Suárez (i) | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 50 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 28 | 20 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 47 | 0 | Overheating | 9 |
| 29 | 16 | 07 | Alex Labbé | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 45 | 0 | Running | 8 |
| 30 | 18 | 5 | Anthony Alfredo | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 45 | 0 | Running | 7 |
| 31 | 21 | 42 | Leland Honeyman (R) | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 44 | 0 | Accident | 6 |
| 32 | 17 | 50 | Preston Pardus | Pardus Racing | Chevrolet | 38 | 0 | Electrical | 5 |
| 33 | 38 | 26 | Sage Karam | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 37 | 0 | Accident | 4 |
| 34 | 12 | 31 | Parker Retzlaff | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 36 | 0 | Accident | 3 |
| 35 | 33 | 14 | Andre Castro | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 34 | 0 | Accident | 2 |
| 36 | 24 | 92 | Josh Bilicki | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 34 | 0 | Accident | 1 |
| 37 | 34 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 15 | 0 | Accident | 1 |
| 38 | 9 | 81 | Chandler Smith | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 5 | 0 | Engine | 1 |
| Official race results ||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Cole Custer | 657 |
| 1 | 2 | Justin Allgaier | 619 (-38) |
| 1 | 3 | Chandler Smith | 618 (–39) |
| | 4 | Austin Hill | 597 (–60) |
| 1 | 5 | Jesse Love | 548 (–109) |
| 1 | 6 | Riley Herbst | 523 (–134) |
| | 7 | A. J. Allmendinger | 522 (–135) |
| | 8 | Sheldon Creed | 505 (–152) |
| | 9 | Parker Kligerman | 495 (–162) |
| | 10 | Sam Mayer | 474 (–183) |
| 2 | 11 | Shane van Gisbergen | 457 (–200) |
| 1 | 12 | Sammy Smith | 455 (–202) |
| Official driver's standings ||||
| Pos | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | Chevrolet | 597 |
| 2 | Toyota | 574 (-23) |
| 3 | Ford | 504 (–93) |