NASCAR refuses Cup drivers entry to the 2023 Chicago Xfinity Series street race  

NASCAR will make history in Chicago this year by hosting the first-ever Street Car Racing event in the sport’s sanctioned race history. The Chicago downtown race is part of the premier stock racing organization’s plans to expand its fanbase and racing expertise. Drivers will take on 2.2 miles 12 turned challenge on July 1 and 2.

The race holds some significance as it marks the street race debut of next-gen cars and many of the Cup drivers. Though they have allotted extra practice sessions during the race week, it is sometimes not enough. Few drivers had planned to run the double city that weekend, partaking in the Xfinity series, which will give them more time on the track.

Bob Pokrass reported that NASCAR wouldn’t let Cup drivers run the series this year. He tweeted, “Cup drivers won’t be allowed to race in the Xfinity Series race on the Chicago Street Course (some might have wanted the extra track time). But there will be no restriction as far as Cup drivers in a truck for North Wilkesboro,”.

NASCAR Cup Series drivers raced full-time for five seasons in the premier division and cannot run more than 10 races in the second and third tiers while competing. The rules are made to give the young budding drivers the to develop their craft, as that was the prime objective of organizing such a championship.

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Kyle Busch broke the NASCAR three-tier system prompting drastic rule changes

Cup drivers were allowed to race in the Xfinity series and fight for multiple championships at the same time in the past. Brad Keselowski, Joey Logano, Kevin Harvick, and Carl Edwards were some drivers who chased glory in multiple national series but non-broke the system like Kyle Busch. Busch became the winningest NASCAR driver of all time, amassing 124 wins from all three national series alongside two championships.

Busch has 102 race wins in the Xfinity series and a championship title which he won while dominating the Cup series. What is more ridiculous is that just 4 of Busch Xfinity’s wins came before he started driving full-time in the Cup series. His dominance didn’t stop there, he has over 60 wins in the Truck series, most of which came with his truck outfit KBM.

In 2011 NASCAR debuted the first “Busch law” after five Cup drivers, including Busch-won consecutive Xfinity titles, which limited drivers from parking in multiple championships. But it had a minimal effect as the cup drivers, especially Busch, continued to run and win the lower-tier races. In 2017 the second Busch law came, which limited Cup drivers to just 10 races in the lower series from a selected group of races.

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