BREAKING: Shane van Gisbergen won the NASCAR Cup Series in Grant Park on Sunday afternoon.
Flash floods shut down parts of Chicago-area highways Sunday, as NASCAR announced its XFinity Series would not resume.After multiple weather delays, the race finally kicked off, but it was cut down to 75 laps from 100 laps.
After being postponed Saturday due to weather, the NASCAR XFinity Series will no longer resume Sunday, NASCAR said in a statement. "Definitely the most awkward win I've been a part of, because you're so disconnected from the race. We raced 24 hours ago," Custer said. The weather didn't quite clear up on Sunday morning. The National Weather Service issued a Flash Flood Warning for Cook County, along with Flood Advisory for Cook, Lake and DuPage counties.Still, the biggest names in NASCAR took to the track for the Cup Series race on Sunday afternoon, once the rain let up. Fans were more than ready, especially since the weather kept drivers off the race past their scheduled start time.
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