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The iRacing simulators — which NASCAR drivers use for practice — offered a realistic depiction of the actual track for this weekend’s Chicago Street Race.

“It almost feels like a carnival ride out there. You just don’t know what to expect, so get used to that,” the former NASCAR and IndyCar driver said.

Following Martin Truex Jr.'s dominant victory at Sonoma Raceway, NASCAR Cup Series teams enjoyed their final off-week before 20 straight weeks of racing to end the season. 

Kyle Busch won from pole position at WWT Raceway last weekend, matching William Byron for the most wins so far this season at three.

The NASCAR Cup Series rookie was one of several drivers who suffered a brake rotor failure during the 300-mile event at WWT Raceway. Unfortunately, he took a much harder hit than others as he spun towards the inside before slamming the outside wall.

Busch held on in restart after restart, earning his 63rd career NASCAR Cup Series victory.

Ryan Blaney snapped a 59-race winless streak with his victory in the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. He became the tenth different winner of the 2023 season and capped off a huge weekend for Team Penske, who also won the 107th running of the Indianapolis 500 with Josef Newgarden.

The three-time Supercars champion will make his NASCAR Cup Series debut as part of Trackhouse Racing's Project 91 programme in Chicago in July.

Newman, 45, last made a Cup start in the 2021 finale. Sunday at Darlington Raceway will be his 726th NASCAR Cup Series start. He won 18 races during his career, including the 2008 Daytona 500.

Ricky Stenhouse Jr edged ahead of Joey Logano and avoided a crash behind him on the final lap to clinch victory in the NASCAR Cup Series Daytona 500.

The starting lineup for the Daytona 500 has been set after the twin Duel qualifying races at Daytona.