NASCAR Grant Park 165: Weather forecast for the upcoming race at Chicago Street Course

NASCAR fans are in for another thrilling weekend of stock car racing at the Chicago Street Course as the venue hosts the 20th race of the 2024 season, the Grant Park 165, on Sunday, July 7.

This weekend, the 2.2-mile-long street course on the NASCAR schedule will host a NASCAR Cup Series race for the second time. A total of 40 Cup Series drivers will compete over 75 laps in Chicago, Illinois, divided into three stages, adding up to 165 miles overall.

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Weather forecast for the 2024 Grant Park 165 at Chicago Street Course

Here’s the weather forecast for this week’s NASCAR’s two national series events at the Chicago Street Course, according to raceweather.net:

Saturday, July 6, 2024

NASCAR Cup Series Practice: High 77°F, Low 64°F, Mostly Cloudy with Isolated Showers, West 10-20 mph and 10% chance of rain.

NASCAR Cup Series Qualifying: High 77°F, Low 64°F, Mostly Cloudy with Isolated Showers, West 10-20 mph and 10% chance of rain.

Sunday, July 7, 2024

Grant Park 165: High 77°F, Low 66°F, Partly Cloudy with Scattered Showers & Thunderstorms, Southwest 15-25 mph and 30% chance of rain.

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How could weather conditions affect the race?

Weather conditions can impact a race in Chicago, Illinois, in several ways, especially in July or August. The factors that could affect Grant Park 165 are temperature, rain, wind, visibility and humidity.

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Full entry list for the 2024 Grant Park 165 at Chicago Street Course

The 2024 iteration of the Grant Park 165 is set to feature a total of 40 Cup Series drivers lined up on the grid. The entry list is as follows:

1. #1 - Ross Chastain
2. #2 - Austin Cindric
3. #3 - Austin Dillon
4. #4 - Josh Berry (R)
5. #5 - Kyle Larson
6. #6 - Brad Keselowski
7. #7 - Corey LaJoie
8. #8 - Kyle Busch
9. #9 - Chase Elliott
10. #10 - Noah Gragson
11. #11 - Denny Hamlin
12. #12 - Ryan Blaney
13. #13 - A. J. Allmendinger (i)
14. #14 - Chase Briscoe
15. #15 - Kaz Grala (R)
16. #16 - Shane van Gisbergen (i)
17. #17 - Chris Buescher
18. #19 - Martin Truex Jr.
19. #20 - Christopher Bell
20. #21 - Harrison Burton
21. #22 - Joey Logano
22. #23 - Bubba Wallace
23. #24 - William Byron
24. #31 - Daniel Hemric
25. #33 - Austin Hill (i)
26. #34 - Michael McDowell
27. #38 - Todd Gilliland
28. #41 - Ryan Preece
29. #42 - John Hunter Nemechek
30. #43 - Erik Jones
31. #45 - Tyler Reddick
32. #47 - Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
33. #48 - Alex Bowman
34. #51 - Justin Haley
35. #54 - Ty Gibbs
36. #60 - Joey Hand
37. #66 - Josh Bilicki (i)
38. #71 - Zane Smith (R)
39. #77 - Carson Hocevar (R)
40. #99 - Daniel Suárez

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Catch NASCAR Cup Series action live at Chicago Street Course on July 7 at 4:30 pm ET on NBC Sports and MRN.