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NASCAR Xfinity qualifying today: See the starting lineup for The Loop 110 at Chicago Street Course

The NASCAR Cup Series will take to the streets of Chicago on Sunday, but its not the only series ready for a second go around in the Windy City.

First up is the Xfinity Series, which is set for The Loop 110 on Saturday afternoon. The race is set to air on NBC.

But before that, Xfinity qualifying got underway Saturday morning. Shane van Gisbergen, winner of last year's inaugural Cup Series race at the track, took the pole with a lap time of 1:29.448. Kyle Larson was just 0.013 seconds behind and will start second with Connor Mosack, Sam Mayer and John Hunter Nemechek rounding out the top five times.

A total of 43 cars attempted to qualify for the 38-car field with Ty Dillon, Thomas Annunziata, Brad Perez, Alon Day and Kenko Miura failing to earn entry into the race. Several series favorites will drop to the rear after engine changes and practice crashes including Parker Kligerman, Nemechek and Justin Allgaier.

Cole Custer is the reigning winner of the event. Per usual, a few Cup Series regulars will participate in Saturday's Xfinity race including Ty Gibbs, Larson, Joey Logano and Daniel Suarez.

Here's the starting lineup for The Loop 110 after Saturday's qualifying:

Xfinity Series driver Justin Allgaier (7) races along Grant Park during The Loop 121 of the Chicago Street Race in 2023.
Xfinity Series driver Justin Allgaier (7) races along Grant Park during The Loop 121 of the Chicago Street Race in 2023.

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NASCAR Xfinity qualifying results

  1. Shane van Gisbergen, No. 97 Chevrolet

  2. Kyle Larson, No. 17 Chevrolet

  3. Connor Mosack, No. 88 Chevrolet

  4. Ty Gibbs, No. 19 Toyota

  5. Sam Mayer, No. 1 Chevrolet

  6. John Hunter Nemechek, No. 20 Toyota (will drop to rear, engine change)

  7. Parker Kligerman, No. 48 Chevrolet (will drop to rear, engine change)

  8. Jesse Love, No. 2 Chevrolet

  9. Chandler Smith, No. 81 Chevrolet

  10. Cole Custer, No. 00 Ford

  11. AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Chevrolet

  12. Parker Retzlaff, No. 31 Chevrolet

  13. Austin Hill, No. 21 Chevrolet

  14. Sammy Smith, No. 8 Chevrolet

  15. Joey Logano, No. 15 Ford

  16. Alex Labbe, No. 07 Chevrolet

  17. Preston Pardus, No. 50 Chevrolet

  18. Anthony Alfredo, No. 5 Chevrolet

  19. Austin Green, No. 32 Chevrolet

  20. Riley Herbst, No. 98 Ford

  21. Leland Honeyman, No. 42 Chevrolet

  22. Ryan Sieg, No. 39 Ford

  23. Jeb Burton, No. 27 Chevrolet

  24. Josh Bilicki, No. 92 Chevrolet

  25. Brennan Poole, No. 44 Chevrolet

  26. Matt DiBenedetto, No. 38 Ford

  27. Ryan Ellis, No. 43 Chevrolet

  28. Kyle Weatherman, No. 91 Chevrolet

  29. Blaine Perkins, No. 29 Ford

  30. Josh Williams, No. 11 Chevrolet

  31. Daniel Suarez, No. 36 Chevrolet

  32. Brandon Jones, No. 9 Chevrolet

  33. Andre Castro, No. 14 Chevrolet

  34. Jeremy Clements, No. 51 Chevrolet

  35. Kyle Sieg, No. 28 Ford (did not run qualifying lap

  36. Justin Allgaier, No. 7 Chevrolet (did not run qualifying lap)

  37. Sheldon Creed, No. 18 Toyota (did not run qualifying lap)

  38. Sage Karam, No. 26 Toyota (did not run qualifying lap)

Did not qualify

  • Ty Dillon, No. 4 Chevrolet

  • Thomas Annunziata, No. 6 Chevrolet

  • Brad Perez, No. 35 Ford

  • Kenko Miura, No. 53 Toyota

  • Alon Day, No. 45 Chevrolet

This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: NASCAR starting lineup: The Xfinity Series starting grid for Chicago