After dominating early, the defending winner of the Grant Park 165 is done in downtown Chicago.
Shane van Gisbergen was the first driver in Modern NASCAR history to win in their debut last year at Chicago. He has since proven that his skill in the new racing distance is not a fluke, with multiple wins in the Xfinity series and one-off runs in the Cup. He was heavily favored to go back to back both in the Grant park 165 and on the weekend, having already secured the Xfinity series victory in the Loop 110 Saturday afternoon.
'I turned in, and it looked pretty good, and then just got smashed by someone,' van Gisbergen shared with NBC. 'It's gutting. The Wendy's Saucy Nuggs Camaro was really good. We were in the lead for much of that race, and it felt good taking up in the rain.'After watching the recap, he was able to see the mistake that Briscoe made and softened some.'That sucks; it's an unfortunate mistake by him,' van Gisbergen added.
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