The course returned to the Cup Series calendar last year after a 60-plus-year hiatus. Hendrick Motorsports’ Chase Elliott captured the checkered flag in a fairly one-sided race.
One year on, Elliott looks poised to end up in victory lane once again. The Cup Series points leader will start Sunday’s race in the pole position after outpacing Stewart-Haas’ Chase Briscoe in qualifying Saturday.
WHAT 👏 A 👏 LAP@chaseelliott | @TeamHendrick pic.twitter.com/Ej3KzkDGd9
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) July 2, 2022
If Elliott is able to repeat as champion at Road America, it would be his third win of the season. Elliott took the checkered flag at Dover in May and at Nashville last week.
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4:40 p.m.: Elliott opted to go into the pits, once again ceding pole position. Team Penske’s Ryan Blaney looks like he will take the flag for Stage 2. Joey Hand has impressed so far and sits in second place, less than two seconds behind Elliott.
4:36 p.m.: William Byron headed to pit road once more. Seems he’s having some issues with his wheels.
Unfortunately @WilliamByron will have to come back down pit road for a loose wheel#Raptor24
— No. 24 Team (@Hendrick24Team) July 3, 2022
4:34 p.m.: Bubba Wallace and Joey Logano spin out after colliding with one another. Seems we’re headed for a caution flag.
4:25 p.m.: Little contact between Daniel Suarez and Martin Truex Jr. Doesn’t result in anything disastrous, but the race is still being hotly contested as it approaches its halfway point.
4:20 p.m.: Chase Elliott takes the lead once more. Kyle Larson sits in second, less than two seconds behind Elliott, followed by Tyler Reddick.
Briscoe, who clinched his seventh playoff point with his Stage 1 victory, dropped all the way to 13th place after heading to the pit.
4:02 p.m.: Chase Briscoe takes Stage 1!
STAGE WINNER: @chaseelliott pits! @ChaseBriscoe_14 does not!
A #NASCARPlayoffs point goes to the @StewartHaasRcng driver! pic.twitter.com/JpoC7f103Q
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) July 3, 2022
3:56 p.m.: Elliott will head to the pit, conceding first place to Briscoe. Elliott will look to correct his wheel problem during his stop.
3:47 p.m.: Elliott holds a nearly four second edge over Briscoe after 10 laps. Seems the wheel issue he was concerned about prior to Sunday’s race hasn’t been too impactful so far.
3:41 p.m.: Ross Chastain doing Ross Chastain things. The No. 1 car makes an aggressive pass on Alex Bowman.
Chastain has received plenty of criticism for riding aggressively. Based on his start, though, it seems those comments haven’t bothered him too much.
3:38 p.m.: Kyle Busch and Aric Almirola collide with one another on Turn 5.
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) July 3, 2022
Could be a massive issue for Almirola, who seemed to suffer slight damage. Almirola sits a few spots outside the Cup Series playoff seeds. A good result today could go a long way in helping the Stewart-Haas driver qualify for the end-of-season tournament.
3:30 p.m.: Elliott holds pole position after two laps, although Elliott seemed to be concerned about his No. 9 car prior to the race. Something to watch out for going forward.
“Just be ready.”
A problem on the pace laps for the No. 9? pic.twitter.com/RSLePVKtkZ
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) July 3, 2022
3:27 p.m.: And we’re off! Chase Elliott holds pole position, followed up by Chase Briscoe.
3:07 p.m.: The national anthem has been sang, the fighter jets are out and the racers are on the track. It’s time for some racing!
NASCAR start time today
- Race: Kwik Trip 250
- Date: Sunday, July 3
- Start time: 3 p.m. ET
Today’s race is scheduled to start at 3:00 p.m., although the green flag is expected to be waved at 3:27 p.m.
What channel is NASCAR on today?
- TV channel: USA (U.S.) | TSN5 (Canada)
- Live stream: Peacock, fuboTV
- Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
USA Network will carry Sunday’s race in the U.S. It’s the first Cup Series broadcast for the network this season — TV coverage of the series moved from Fox’s family of networks to NBC’s family of networks last week.
Rick Allen will call the lap-by-lap action. Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte will offer analysis.
Starting lineup for Road America race
The starting order for the Kwik Trip 250 at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wis.
| Starting pos. | Driver | Car No. | Team |
| 1 | Chase Elliott | 9 | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 2 | Chase Briscoe | 14 | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 3 | Kyle Larson | 5 | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 4 | Tyler Reddick | 8 | Richard Childress Racing |
| 5 | Austin Cindric | 2 | Team Penske |
| 6 | Michael McDowell | 35 | Front Row Motorsports |
| 7 | Chris Buescher | 17 | Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing |
| 8 | Alex Bowman | 48 | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 9 | Joey Hand | 15 | Rick Ware Racing |
| 10 | Cole Custer | 41 | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 11 | Brad Keselowski | 6 | Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing |
| 12 | Ross Chastain | 1 | Trackhouse Racing |
| 13 | Kyle Busch | 18 | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 14 | Denny Hamlin | 11 | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 15 | Martin Truex Jr. | 19 | Job Gibbs Racing |
| 16 | Christopher Bell | 20 | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 17 | Daniel Suarez | 99 | Trackhouse Racing |
| 18 | Joey Logano | 22 | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 19 | Ryan Blaney | 12 | Team Penske |
| 20 | Austin Dillon | 3 | Richard Childress Racing |
| 21 | AJ Allmendinger | 16 | Kaulig Racing |
| 22 | Kurt Busch | 45 | 23XI Racing |
| 23 | Harrison Burton | 21 | Wood Brothers Racing |
| 24 | Aric Almirola | 20 | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 25 | Bubba Wallace | 23 | 23XI Racing |
| 26 | Josh Bilicki | 77 | Spire Motorsports |
| 27 | Erik Jones | 43 | Petty GMS Motorsports |
| 28 | Kevin Harvick | 4 | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 29 | William Byron | 24 | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 30 | Ty Dillon | 42 | Petty GMS Motorsports |
| 31 | Cody Ware | 51 | Rick Ware Racing |
| 32 | Todd Gilliland | 38 | Front Row Motorsports |
| 33 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 47 | JTG Daugherty Racing |
| 34 | Justin Haley | 31 | Kaulig Racing |
| 35 | Corey LaJoie | 32 | Spire Motorsports |
| 36 | Loris Hezemans | 27 | Team Hezeberg |
| 37 | Kyle Tilly | 78 | Live Fast Motorsports |
