Connor Zilisch starts on the pole Saturday as the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series returns to Chicagoland Speedway for the first time since 2019 for the Cuervo 300.

How to Watch Cuervo 300:

• When: Saturday, July 4, 2026
• Start Time: 5:30 PM ET
• Channel: CW
• Live Stream: Fubo (try for free)

Zilisch was awarded the pole after qualifying was canceled due to heavy rains that hit the track on Friday. The scheduled Friday practice session was moved to the Saturday time slot for qualifying, with NASCAR’s rulebook metric setting the starting order. Zilisch comes off a second-place finish at Sonoma last week and starts on the front row inside of Brent Crews.

The race covers 200 laps around the 1.5-mile asphalt tri-oval, with Stages 1 and 2 taking in 45 laps each before the final stage of 110 laps. Carson Kvapil and Corey Day start on Row 2, with Parker Retzlaff and Jesse Love on the third row. Anthony Alfredo and Sheldon Creed open on Row 4 while Sam Mayer and Sammy Smith round out the top 10 on the grid.

Just five races remain before The Chase pits the top 12 drivers in a chase for the series championship. Justin Allgaier, who starts 17th on Saturday, leads Love by 207 points, with Day, Creed, and Austin Hill rounding out the top five. Taylor Gray leads William Sawalich by 20 points for the 12th spot, with Rajah Caruth trailing by 26 points.

This is a great day of racing that you will not want to miss; make sure to tune in and catch all the action.

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