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 her𒊎e - the guy just came in and kicked ass in hi𒐪s first ever NASCAR race.

Justin Haley: 10

A runner-up finish f🐽orඣ Haley, who continues to be one of the most underrated drivers in the series.

Chase Elliott: 8

There were plenty of crashes this weekend but with a little luck, Chase was able to get up front and c♌olle𓄧ct some extremely valuable points.

Kyle Larson: 7

A solid race for Larson, who hung around near the front for most of the af𒆙tern🤪oon.

Kyle Busch: 7

Another finish 𒅌inside the top-five for this race team that is just clicking right now.

Austin Cindric: 8

Cindric desperately needed this good finish.

Michael McDowell: 7

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

Joey Logano: 6

There was a lot of good fortune in order to get this result, but Penske will certainly take i♎t.

Ty Gibbs: 8

A great drive by the roo✅kie, who ꩵwas 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 he envisioned after earning pole positio🦹n, but a decent rebound after his early incident.

William Byron: 7

He hasn't been competing for wins lately, but he still had a sol🍬id race on Sunday.

AJ Allmendinger: 5

Expectations were high for AJ, who was💯 one of the only drivers in this race with experience 𒁃racing on street courses.

Christopher Bell: 8

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

Jenson Button: 7

The finish was not in🌸dicative of how his day went, which was another🉐 solid outing.

Ross Chastain: 6

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

Daniel Suarez: 5

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

Tyler Reddick: 8

He and Bell were the class of the field but a late-race incid꧒ent ruined his r🌼un.

Kevin Harvick: 5

Harvick got collected in a crash but it didn♕'t really matter, as he struggl♏ed all weekend.

Bubba Wallace: 6

Not a great showing for Bubba, in Mich🦩ael 🍌Jordan's backyard.

Martin Truex Jr: 6

A spin at the end of the race put him further down that he🌳 should have been, but he was never in contention for the win.

Ryan Blaney: 6

His day went much better th🍬an last Sunday, which speaks volumes with his 33rd place finish.

Alex Bowman: 2

Finishing last is never good, especially when you are try❀ing to get into the playoffs.

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