NASCAR Chicagoland predictions 2026, expert picks for Cup Series race

The NASCAR Cup Series returns to Chicagoland Speedway for the first time since 2019 for the eero 400 on July 5.18 drivers entered into this weekend's race ran in the last Cup race at Chicagoland in 2019, but the Next Gen car has not run at the track before.Still, it's a 1.5-mile track, and the field will search for grip up and down the grooves.Alex Bowman won the last event in 2019, and he, Brad Keselowski and Denny Hamlin are all former winners.Here are The Tennessean's expert picks for Sunday'