2026 eero 400
NASCAR stock car race held in Joliet, Illinois, U.S.
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The 2026 eero 400 was an NASCAR Cup Series race that was held on July 5, 2026, at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Illinois. Contested over 267 laps on the 1.5-mile (2.4 km) asphalt oval, it was the 19th race of the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season, as well as the second race of the 2026 NASCAR In-Season Challenge.
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| Race 19 of 36 in the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series | |||
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| Date | July 5, 2026 | ||
| Location | Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Illinois | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1.5 miles (2.446 km) | ||
| Distance | 267 laps, 400.5 mi (644.5 km) | ||
| Average speed | 126.941 miles per hour (204.292 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||
| Time | 30.296 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Laps | 94 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | |
| Time | 30.229 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 19 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | TNT | ||
| Announcers | Adam Alexander, Dale Earnhardt Jr., and Steve Letarte | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | MRN | ||
| Booth announcers | Alex Hayden, Mike Bagley and Todd Gordon | ||
| Turn announcers | Kurt Becker (1 & 2) and Tim Catalfamo (3 & 4) | ||
Chase Briscoe won the race.[7] Christopher Bell finished 2nd, and Denny Hamlin finished 3rd.[8] William Byron and Alex Bowman rounded out the top five, and Bubba Wallace, Ryan Blaney, Ty Gibbs, Corey Heim, and Riley Herbst rounded out the top ten.
Report
Background
Chicagoland Speedway is a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) tri-oval speedway in Joliet, Illinois, southwest of Chicago. The speedway opened in 2001 and currently hosts NASCAR racing. Until 2011, the speedway also hosted the IndyCar Series, recording numerous close finishes including the closest finish in IndyCar history. The speedway is owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation and located adjacent to Route 66 Raceway.
The race is scheduled to mark the Cup Series' return to Chicagoland Speedway for the first time since 2019.[3]
On May 21, eero was announced as the title sponsor for the race.[9]
Entry list
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
Riley Herbst was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 30.326 seconds and a speed of 178.065 mph (286.568 km/h).
Practice results
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
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| 1 | 35 | Riley Herbst | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 30.326 | 178.065 |
| 2 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 30.349 | 177.930 |
| 3 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.358 | 177.877 |
| Official practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
Denny Hamlin scored the pole for the race with a time of 30.296 and a speed of 178.241 mph (286.851 km/h).[10]
Qualifying results
Race
Race results
Stage Results
Stage One Laps: 80
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
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| 1 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 35 | Riley Herbst | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 1 |
Stage Two Laps: 80
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
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| 1 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 1 |
Final Stage Results
Stage Three Laps: 107
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
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| 1 | 7 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 267 | 70 |
| 2 | 6 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 267 | 40 |
| 3 | 1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 267 | 45 |
| 4 | 10 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 53 |
| 5 | 12 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 35 |
| 6 | 8 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 267 | 40 |
| 7 | 14 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 267 | 36 |
| 8 | 5 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 267 | 38 |
| 9 | 28 | 67 | Corey Heim (i) | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 267 | 0 |
| 10 | 18 | 35 | Riley Herbst | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 267 | 31 |
| 11 | 9 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 30 |
| 12 | 31 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 267 | 25 |
| 13 | 23 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 267 | 33 |
| 14 | 26 | 7 | Daniel Suárez | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 23 |
| 15 | 22 | 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 267 | 22 |
| 16 | 29 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 267 | 21 |
| 17 | 11 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 266 | 20 |
| 18 | 19 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 266 | 19 |
| 19 | 3 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 266 | 23 |
| 20 | 27 | 10 | Ty Dillon | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 266 | 17 |
| 21 | 4 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 266 | 16 |
| 22 | 15 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 266 | 15 |
| 23 | 17 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 266 | 14 |
| 24 | 25 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 266 | 13 |
| 25 | 30 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 266 | 12 |
| 26 | 24 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Hyak Motorsports | Chevrolet | 266 | 11 |
| 27 | 32 | 4 | Noah Gragson | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 266 | 10 |
| 28 | 16 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 266 | 9 |
| 29 | 38 | 71 | Michael McDowell | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 266 | 8 |
| 30 | 37 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 266 | 7 |
| 31 | 33 | 41 | Cole Custer | Haas Factory Team | Chevrolet | 266 | 6 |
| 32 | 20 | 60 | Ryan Preece | RFK Racing | Ford | 266 | 5 |
| 33 | 34 | 21 | Josh Berry | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 265 | 4 |
| 34 | 2 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 265 | 12 |
| 35 | 36 | 44 | J. J. Yeley (i) | NY Racing Team | Chevrolet | 256 | 0 |
| 36 | 13 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 237 | 2 |
| 37 | 35 | 33 | Austin Hill (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 47 | 0 |
| 38 | 21 | 88 | Connor Zilisch (R) | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 1 | 1 |
| Official race results | |||||||
Race statistics
- Lead changes: 28 among 13 different drivers
- Cautions/Laps: 7 for 43 laps
- Red flags: 0
- Time of race: 3 hours, 9 minutes and 18 seconds
- Average speed: 126.941 miles per hour (204.292 km/h)
Media
Television
TNT covered the race on the television side. Adam Alexander, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Steve Letarte called the race from the broadcast booth. Marty Snider, Shannon Spake, Danielle Trotta and Mamba Smith handled pit road for the television side.
| TNT | |
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| Booth announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lap-by-lap: Adam Alexander Color-commentator: Dale Earnhardt Jr. Color-commentator: Steve Letarte | Marty Snider Shannon Spake Danielle Trotta Mamba Smith |
Radio
Radio coverage of the race was broadcast by Motor Racing Network (MRN) and simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Mike Bagley and former championship crew chief Todd Gordon called the race in the booth while the field raced on the front stretch. Kurt Becker and Tim Catafalmo called the race. Lead MRN pit reporter Steve Post, Chris Wilner and Jacklyn Drake were the pit reporters during the broadcast.
| MRN | ||
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| Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lead announcer: Alex Hayden Announcer: Mike Bagley Announcer: Todd Gordon | Turns 1 & 2: Dave Moody Turns 3 & 4: Tim Catafalmo | Steve Post Chris Wilner Jacklyn Drake |
Standings after the race
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NASCAR In-Season Challenge bracket
| Sonoma | Chicagoland | Atlanta | North Wilkesboro | Indianapolis | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | #45 Tyler Reddick | 36th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 32 | #48 Alex Bowman | 10th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 32 | #48 Bowman | 5th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | #2 Cindric | 13th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | #2 Austin Cindric | 13th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | #6 Brad Keselowski | 15th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 32 | #48 Bowman | 22nd | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | #34 Gilliland | 19th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | #7 Daniel Suárez | 31st | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | #34 Todd Gilliland | 29th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | #34 Gilliland | 16th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | #77 Hocevar | 22nd | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | #77 Carson Hocevar | 11th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | #38 Zane Smith | 18th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | #34 Gilliland | 8th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | #9 Elliott | 17th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | #19 Chase Briscoe | 2nd | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | #16 A. J. Allmendinger | 16th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | #19 Briscoe | 1st | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | #54 Ty Gibbs | 8th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | #54 Ty Gibbs | 3rd | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 | #3 Austin Dillon | 27th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | #19 Briscoe | 36th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | #9 Elliott | 13th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | #23 Bubba Wallace | 22nd | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | #71 Michael McDowell | 9th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | #71 McDowell | 29th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | #9 Elliott | 11th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | #9 Chase Elliott | 17th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 29 | #4 Noah Gragson | 32nd | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | #34 Gilliland | 24th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | #12 Blaney | 26th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | #11 Denny Hamlin | 26th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 31 | #10 Ty Dillon | 35th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | #11 Hamlin | 3rd | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | #43 Jones | 15th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | #43 Erik Jones | 23rd | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | #22 Joey Logano | 24th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | #11 Hamlin | 12th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | #20 Bell | 2nd | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | #17 Chris Buescher | 19th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | #42 John Hunter Nemechek | 25th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | #17 Buescher | 19th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | #20 Bell | 2nd | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | #20 Christopher Bell | 5th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | #1 Ross Chastain | 14th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | #20 Bell | 19th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | #12 Blaney | 11th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | #24 William Byron | 12th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | #47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 21st | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | #24 Byron | 4th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | #5 Larson | 34th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | #5 Kyle Larson | 4th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | #35 Riley Herbst | 30th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | #24 Byron | 16th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | #12 Blaney | 1st | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | #97 Shane van Gisbergen | 1st | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | #60 Ryan Preece | 8th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | #97 van Gisbergen | 25th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | #12 Blaney | 7th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | #12 Ryan Blaney | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 | #21 Josh Berry | 28th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
