Jun 24, 2023; Chicago, Illinois, USA; A general view of Chicago Street Race banners along the course before the Chicago Street Race. Mandatory Credit: Jon Durr-Imagn Images Jon Durr-Imagn Images

Chicago Entry List Features First Non-Daytona 500 DNQ Since 2018

Originally posted on Racing America on SI
By Joseph Srigley | Last updated Jun 30, 2025 5:03 PM ET

There are 41 drivers on the preliminary entry list for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series Grant Park 165 at the Chicago Street Course — the series’ third trip to the iconic city.

Unlike the first two trips to Chicago, though, this year’s race has something unique about it: an entry list that exceeds NASCAR Cup Series field sizes, meaning one driver will be sent home prior to the green flag.

NASCAR has confirmed to Racing America On SI that no Open Exemption Provisional (OEP) has been requested (a request that would have had to be made 90 days prior to the event), therefore a driver will be sent packing.

Will Brown (Kaulig Racing), Austin Hill (Richard Childress Racing), Josh Bilicki (Garage 66), Corey Heim (23XI Racing), and Katherine Legge (Live Fast Motorsports) are among the five drivers that could potentially not race on Sunday.

Chase Elliott, the race-winner from last Sunday at EchoPark Speedway, will be returning to the series this weekend, piloting the No. 9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports.