Chicago Street Course Weather Alert: Latest update warns of storm threatening NASCAR Cup race

Grant Park 165 could face severe weather conditions as the latest weather alerts predict a thunderstorm in Chicago, Illinois. NASCAR is gearing up for the 20th Cup Series race on the Chicago Street Course at 4:30 pm ET.

NASCAR returned to the streets of Chicago for the second time after its inaugural race last year. Heavy rains also impacted the 2023 Cup race in the Windy City, and the race happened in a shortened format as a result.

According to RaceWeather, the scattered showers are inclining towards the east of Chicago. The heavy storms, which had a high possibility of impacting the North, are moving toward the lines of the Chicago circuit.

"1:20 CDT Update - Storms to the North are pushing an outflow boundary towards the track. Will see some initiation along the boundary, but can’t say yet if it will impact the track. Boundary ETA is roughly 30 minutes."

However, NASCAR hasn't officially updated regarding any delay from the scheduled time. But the rain showers could effectively dampen the tracks, even though there's less possibility of heavy storms affecting the event.

Entry list of the 2024 Grant Park 165 race in Chicago

As NASCAR gets closer to the 2024 NASCAR playoffs, a total of 40 drivers will compete on the streets of Chicago to make their mark in the remaining regular season.

Here's the list of drivers in the starting grid:

1. #1 - Ross Chastain
2. #2 - Austin Cindric
3. #3 - Austin Dillon
4. #4 - Josh Berry (R)
5. #5 - Kyle Larson
6. #6 - Brad Keselowski
7. #7 - Corey LaJoie
8. #8 - Kyle Busch
9. #9 - Chase Elliott
10. #10 - Noah Gragson
11. #11 - Denny Hamlin
12. #12 - Ryan Blaney
13. #13 - A. J. Allmendinger (i)
14. #14 - Chase Briscoe
15. #15 - Kaz Grala (R)
16. #16 - Shane van Gisbergen (i)
17. #17 - Chris Buescher
18. #19 - Martin Truex Jr.
19. #20 - Christopher Bell
20. #21 - Harrison Burton
21. #22 - Joey Logano
22. #23 - Bubba Wallace
23. #24 - William Byron
24. #31 - Daniel Hemric
25. #33 - Austin Hill (i)
26. #34 - Michael McDowell
27. #38 - Todd Gilliland
28. #41 - Ryan Preece
29. #42 - John Hunter Nemechek
30. #43 - Erik Jones
31. #45 - Tyler Reddick
32. #47 - Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
33. #48 - Alex Bowman
34. #51 - Justin Haley
35. #54 - Ty Gibbs
36. #60 - Joey Hand
37. #66 - Josh Bilicki (i)
38. #71 - Zane Smith (R)
39. #77 - Carson Hocevar (R)
40. #99 - Daniel Suárez