NASCAR: 2023 Grant Park 220 at Chicago Street Course Driver Ratings

Crash NASCAR journalist Chad Smith goes through the field to hand out driver ratings for the Grant Park 220 at Chicago.
Chase Elliott, Hendrick Motorsports at Chicago
Chase Elliott, Hendrick Motorsports at Chicago

Shane Van Gisbergen: 10

There is no other acceptable rating here - the guy just c🧸ame in and kicked ass in his first ever NASCAR race.

Justin Haley: 10

A runner-up finish for Haley, who continues to be 🐓one of ꦇthe most underrated drivers in the series.

Chase Elliott: 8

There were plenty of crashes this weekend but with a little l🗹uck, Chase was able to get up front and collect some extremely valuable points.

Kyle Larson: 7

A solid race for Larson, who hung around💃 near the front for most of the afternoon.

Kyle Busch: 7

Another finish inside the top-five for this 🦋race team that is just c꧂licking right now.

Austin Cindric: 8

Cindric desperately needed this good finish.

Michael McDowell: 7

Another under-the-radar solid finish for McDoweꦛll and Front Row Motorsports.

Joey Logano: 6

There was a lot of good fortune i🅘n order to getꦐ this result, but Penske will certainly take it.

Ty Gibbs: 8

A great drive by the rookie, who was the top-finishing Toyota on 🅠Sunday.

Chris Buescher: 8

Yet 👍another top-ten run for Buescher, as RFK ✨Racing continues to show their improvement.

Denny Hamlin: 5

Not the finish heܫ envisioned after earning pole position, but a decent rebound after his early incident.

William Byron: 7

He hasn't be꧑en competin𓆏g for wins lately, but he still had a solid race on Sunday.

AJ Allmendinger: 5

Expectations were high for AJ, who was o൲ne of the only drivers♒ in this race with experience racing on street courses.

Christopher Bell: 8

He had the car to beat early on, leadin💦g 37 laps before an accident crushed his hopes of winning.

Jenson Button: 7

The finish was 𒆙not indicative of how his day went, which was another solid outing.

Ross Chastain: 6

He may have improv🧸ed from his 34th place starting position, but he was not able to get to the front.

Daniel Suarez: 5

If any Trackhouse driver was going to win at this track, many assumed it would be Suarez, but he was nowhere tജo be found.

Tyler Reddick: 8

He and Bell were the class of the field but a late-race incident ruineﷺd his run.

Kevin Harvick: 5

Harvic♋k got collected in a crash but it didn't really matter, as he st൩ruggled all weekend.

Bubba Wallace: 6

Not a gre🌳at 𒐪showing for Bubba, in Michael Jordan's backyard.

Martin Truex Jr: 6

A sﷺpin at the end of the race put him further down that he should have been, but he was never in conte🌟ntion for the win.

Ryan Blaney: 6

His day went much be🅰tter than last Sunday, which speaks volum﷽es with his 33rd place finish.

Alex Bowman: 2

Finishing last is never good🐎, especꦜially when you are trying to get into the playoffs.

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