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Shane van Gisbergen sweeps Chicago weekend with chaotic NASCAR Cup race win

Van Gisbergen Shane van Gisbergen Cup (Organization) NASCAR Tyler Reddick Chase Briscoe AJ Allmendinger Alex Bowman Supercars Bubba Wallace

The three-time Supercars champion is now a three-time race winner in the NASCAR Cup Series. Shane van Gisbergen won from pole in the NASCAR Xfinity Series…and then proceeded to do it again in the Cup race on Sunday.

While chaos broke out behind the leaders, SVG remained firmly in control for the final run of the race, capturing the checkered flag.

"What an amazing weekend for me," said van Gisbergen. "Lucky guy to drive some great cars. I thank Trackhouse, WeatherTech Chevy and all these guys and girls here, what an amazing weekend. Thanks everyone for coming out, and hope we put on a good show."

Shane van Gisbergen, Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet (Photo by: James Gilbert / Getty Images)

Ty Gibbs finished second, matching his career-best finish in the Cup Series. Tyler Reddick was charging fast on fresh tires, but he ran out of time, settling for third. Denny Hamlin came from last on the grid to finish fourth and Kyle Busch rebounded from a mid-race spin to finish fifth.

AJ Allmendinger, Ryan Preece, Alex Bowman, Austin Hill, and Ross Chastain filled out the remainder of the top ten.

As Van Gisbergen approached the white flag, Cody Ware crashed big, burying his No. 51 car in the tire barrier. Luckily for him, he took the white flag before the race-ending caution flew.

Stage 3

Chase Elliott, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, Alex Bowman, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet (Photo by: Chris Graythen - Getty Images)

The final stage of the race got underway on Lap 49 of 75 with Briscoe and Reddick leading the way, trying to go longer than most on fuel.

SVG restarted back in eighth, but quickly made his way up to third. Reddick stayed close to Briscoe about three seconds clear of the three-time Supercars champ.

With 18 laps to go, he easily dispatched Reddick for the runner-up spot. Three laps later, he made the pass for the lead on Briscoe. Moments later, the caution flew for a medical emergency. NASCAR needed to get an ambulance across the track to help a spectator.

Reddick took the opportunity to pit from third, giving up track position for fresh tires. A handful of cars pitted with him, but it still put him deep in the field.

The green flag flew with 13 laps to go and chaos broke out behind the leaders with multiple incidents. Chastain got put into the tires in Turn 1 and then sent Joey Logano spinning in the next corner, collecting Ricky Stenhouse Jr., but none of this actually caused a caution. Austin Cindric stopped on track with damage, and that ultimately triggered a full-course caution.

In a nine-lap dash, things got very heated between Alex Bowman and Bubba Wallace as they battled not just for a spot on track, but for advancement in the $1 million in-season challenge. In the end, Wallace got turned off the nose of Bowman and spun out.

There was a lot of contact throughout the pack in the closing laps, but things somehow remained green until the white flag incident. And while SVG celebrated the win, his teammate, Chastain, was confronted by Logano on pit road following their contact.

Stage 1

Carson Hocevar, Spire Motorsports Chevrolet, Brad Keselowski, Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford (Photo by: Logan Riely / Getty Images)

At the start of the race, Michael McDowell managed to get around van Gisbergen and take the race lead. It was a clean start, but William Byron fell behind the pack and went to the garage with clutch issues.

Just three laps into the race, Carson Hocevar slammed the wall at the exit of Turn 10 and lost control while running the seventh. This ignited a multi-car pileup, collecting Brad Keselowski, Austin Dillon, Will Brown, Todd Gilliland, Allmendinger, and Riley Herbst. Cole Custer also sustained damage was trying to slow down.

The rest of the stage was mostly clean except for a spin from Bowman. Most of the field chose to short-pit including van Gisbergen, who went from second to eleventh.

However, McDowell was among ten drivers that stayed out, winning the stage. He was followed by Busch, Reddick, Chase Briscoe, and Preece.

Christopher Bell was penalized for speeding during the first cycle of stops, putting him to the rear of the field.

Stage 2

SVG quickly made up ground with fresh tires, cutting through the top ten with relative ease. Meanwhile, Wallace went for a spin after contact with Kyle Larson.

Later on, Josh Berry spun and slammed the wall, destroying the nose of the car. Several drivers, including Tyler Reddick and Chase Briscoe, dove to pit road just before the caution came out.

Under caution, McDowell gave up the lead after telling the team that his throttle was sticking. He got fresh tires and a full load of fuel as the Spire team went under the hood to investigate.

SVG was back in control, leading Allmendinger. Busch went spinning on the restart, costing him all of his track position. To make matters worse, he got a pass-through penalty after driving through too many pit stalls. Katherine Legge also lost control and slammed the tire barrier at Turn 1. She was able to continue.

Van Gisbergen gave up the stage win to pit early, as did Allmendinger. That allowed Ryan Blaney to take the stage win, ahead of Briscoe and Reddick.

Photos from Chicago - Race

Shane van Gisbergen, Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

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Cla	Driver	#	Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Interval	Pits	Points
1	S. van GisbergenTrackHouse Racing	88	Chevrolet	75	2:32'58.129		4	40
2	T. GibbsJoe Gibbs Racing	54	Toyota	75	+0.887 2:32'59.016	0.887	5	35
3	T. Reddick23XI Racing	45	Toyota	75	+1.058 2:32'59.187	0.171	7	51
4	D. HamlinJoe Gibbs Racing	11	Toyota	75	+9.328 2:33'07.457	8.270	5	38
5	K. BuschRichard Childress Racing	8	Chevrolet	75	+11.115 2:33'09.244	1.787	7	41
6	A. AllmendingerKaulig Racing	16	Chevrolet	75	+14.194 2:33'12.323	3.079	7	31
7	R. PreeceRFK Racing	60	Ford	75	+15.631 2:33'13.760	1.437	6	36
8	A. BowmanHendrick Motorsports	48	Chevrolet	75	+17.134 2:33'15.263	1.503	5	36
9	A. HillRichard Childress Racing	33	Chevrolet	75	+17.618 2:33'15.747	0.484	6
10	R. ChastainTrackHouse Racing	1	Chevrolet	75	+19.591 2:33'17.720	1.973	4	32
11	J. LoganoTeam Penske	22	Ford	75	+21.706 2:33'19.835	2.115	6	26
12	R. BlaneyTeam Penske	12	Ford	75	+23.097 2:33'21.226	1.391	8	35
13	K. LarsonHendrick Motorsports	5	Chevrolet	75	+23.908 2:33'22.037	0.811	7	24
14	Z. SmithFront Row Motorsports	38	Ford	75	+24.766 2:33'22.895	0.858	6	26
15	J. NemechekLegacy Motor Club	42	Toyota	75	+25.494 2:33'23.623	0.728	6	29
16	C. ElliottHendrick Motorsports	9	Chevrolet	75	+26.534 2:33'24.663	1.040	7	25
17	R. Herbst23XI Racing	35	Toyota	75	+28.436 2:33'26.565	1.902	9	20
18	C. BuescherRFK Racing	17	Ford	75	+37.835 2:33'35.964	9.399	9	19
19	K. LeggeLive Fast Motorsports	78	Chevrolet	75	+43.207 2:33'41.336	5.372	8	18
20	T. DillonKaulig Racing	10	Chevrolet	75	+44.501 2:33'42.630	1.294	9	17
21	J. BilickiGarage 66	66	Ford	75	+45.597 2:33'43.726	1.096	8
22	J. HaleySpire Motorsports	7	Chevrolet	75	+1'57.876 2:34'56.005	1'12.279	7	15
23	C. BriscoeJoe Gibbs Racing	19	Toyota	75	+1'59.736 2:34'57.865	1.860	5	30
24	C. BellJoe Gibbs Racing	20	Toyota	74	+1 Lap 2:31'43.705	1 Lap	8	14
25	E. JonesLegacy Motor Club	43	Toyota	74	+1 Lap 2:33'57.997	2'14.292	8	14
26	C. WareRick Ware Racing	51	Ford	73	+2 Laps 2:29'52.907	1 Lap	5	11
27	A. CindricTeam Penske	2	Ford	72	+3 Laps 2:34'54.796	1 Lap	6	10
28	B. Wallace23XI Racing	23	Toyota	70	+5 Laps 2:26'30.043	2 Laps	5	15
29	D. SuarezTrackHouse Racing	99	Chevrolet	69	+6 Laps 2:24'16.063	1 Lap	12	8
30	N. GragsonFront Row Motorsports	4	Ford	68	+7 Laps 2:33'48.967	1 Lap	9	8
31	R. Stenhouse JrHyak Motorsports	47	Chevrolet	62	+13 Laps 2:08'14.813	6 Laps	4	6
32	M. McDowellSpire Motorsports	71	Chevrolet	53	+22 Laps 2:33'59.419	9 Laps	6	15
33	C. CusterHaas Factory Team	41	Ford	29	+46 Laps 2:22'07.166	24 Laps	9	4
34	J. BerryWood Brothers Racing	21	Ford	28	+47 Laps 1:01'46.209	1 Lap	4	3
35	C. HocevarSpire Motorsports	77	Chevrolet	2	+73 Laps 3'10.059	26 Laps	3	2
36	A. DillonRichard Childress Racing	3	Chevrolet	2	+73 Laps 3'10.796	0.737	3	1
37	B. KeselowskiRFK Racing	6	Ford	2	+73 Laps 3'13.506	2.710	3	1
38	T. GillilandFront Row Motorsports	34	Ford	2	+73 Laps 3'14.363	0.857	5	1
39	W. BrownKaulig Racing	13	Chevrolet	2	+73 Laps 3'15.346	0.983	5	1
40	W. ByronHendrick Motorsports	24	Chevrolet	1	+74 Laps 1'55.820	1 Lap	3	1