-There have been 15 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Chicagoland Speedway, one race per season since the first event in 2001.
-Joe Gibbs Racing has the most wins at Chicago in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series with five: Tony Stewart (two), Kyle Busch (one), Matt Kenseth (one) and Denny Hamlin (one).
-Team Penske has the second most wins with three; followed by Richard Childress Racing and Hendrick Motorsports with two each at Chicago in the NSCS.
-Four different manufacturers have won in the NSCS at Chicago. Chevrolet leads the series in wins at Chicago with eight victories; followed by Toyota with four, Dodge has two and Ford has one.
-Since the advent of electronic scoring the closest margin of victory (MOV) in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Chicagoland Speedway was the July 12, 2008 race won by Kevin Harvick over Jimmie Johnson with a MOV of 0.159 second.
-10 out of the 15 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Chicagoland Speedway have had a Margin of Victory less than a second.
-Only one NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race has resulted with a green-white-checkered finish at Chicagoland Speedway (Scheduled No. of Laps/Actual No. of Laps): 7/9/2006 (267/270).
-None of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Chicagoland Speedway have been shortened due to weather conditions.
(NASCAR)DiBenedetto to practice for Townley in Loudon: On the heels of a successful weekend that saw him run up front all night with the leaders and contend for wins in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and ARCA races at Chicagoland Speedway, John Wes Townley heads to Kentucky Speedway and New Hampshire Motor Speedway this week for a unique two days of racing. Following Friday’s ARCA race, Townley will fly directly to New Hampshire to qualify and race his #05 Zaxby’s/Jive Communications Chevrolet at the Magic Mile in Saturday’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series event. ‘Matt DiBenedetto has agreed to practice our Truck in New Hampshire on Friday,’ Townley said. ‘He’s got a lot of laps on that race track. So, I’m confident we’ll have a good setup underneath me when I climb onboard Saturday morning.’(Athenian Motorsports)(9-18-2016)
Kennedy bruises hand in wreck: Ben Kennedy had to wait around to conduct post-race interviews for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Chase field after an early exit Friday night at Chicagoland Speedway. As he did, he nursed a bandaged right hand that included a splint on his middle finger, the result of a heavy late-race crash that left him 26th on the results sheet. Kennedy heads into next weekend’s Chase opener at New Hampshire Motor Speedway hoping to heal up for the seven-race run to the championship. The 24-year-old driver said he hoped his bruised hand wouldn’t pose a problem at the demanding 1.058-mile track. Kennedy was nudged into a spin after a tightly contested challenge from GMS Racing teammate Johnny Sauter just under 50 laps from the end Friday night. Kennedy’s #33 Chevrolet was then clipped by the ThorSport trucks driven by Ben Rhodes and Matt Crafton before it nosed into the Turn 2 retaining wall. Kennedy’s hand was wrapped up after he emerged from the infield care center. He was scheduled for X-rays Saturday morning, but said he thought his injuries were no more serious than bruises or a sprain.(NASCAR)(9-18-2016)