NASCAR won’t race on the streets of Chicago next summer, but Joliet is back on the schedule By Robert Channick August 18, 2026 at 5:22 p.m. Running out of time to strike a deal with the city, NASCAR pulled the plug...
NASCAR in Chicago: Cole Custer declared Xfinity Series winner after persistent rain washes out race By Associated Press June 20, 2024 at 1:21 p.m. Cole Custer was hanging out in his pit box Sunday when he won the NASCAR...
‘Chicago’s a driving city.’ NASCAR Chicago Street Race opens to big crowds — but storms postpone some events. By Hank Sanders June 20, 2024 at 1:13 p.m. Days before the race, at her home in suburban Burnham, Ashley Williams pondered a single...
NASCAR Chicago Street Race: What to know about the 12-turn, 2.2-mile course around the city By Kori Rumore June 20, 2024 at 1:11 p.m. Welcome to the new rush hour in Chicago. The city will transform the Grant Park...
‘It’s going to be difficult to pass’: NASCAR drivers test out downtown Chicago street course By Associated Press June 20, 2024 at 1:12 p.m. Before NASCAR raced in the Los Angeles Coliseum in 2022, Kevin Harvick thought it would...
After nearly a year of planning, the NASCAR Chicago Street Race is here. Will it rev up the city’s economy as promised? By Hank Sanders June 20, 2024 at 1:22 p.m. After months of planning, weeks of disruption and an 11th-hour push to complete the transformation...
NASCAR in Chicago: On top of a stretch of wildfire smoke, how will 40 cars racing around downtown at speeds over 100 mph affect air quality? By Adriana Pérez June 20, 2024 at 1:14 p.m. Growling engines and squealing brakes are an integral part of the allure of auto racing....
NASCAR faces tight schedule as Chicago Street Course takes shape around Grant Park By Robert Channick June 20, 2024 at 1:18 p.m. The Chicago Street Course is rising fast along the city’s lakefront, but NASCAR is racing...
NASCAR Chicago Street Race road closures are coming: Brace for traffic shutdowns on DuSable Lake Shore Drive By Sarah Freishtat June 20, 2024 at 1:19 p.m. Driving through downtown Chicago is about to get hairier, as the city prepares to shut...
Dale Earnhardt Jr. test-drives NASCAR’s Chicago course. Expect a ‘challenging’ race and a traffic jam on Michigan Ave. By Robert Channick June 20, 2024 at 1:12 p.m. In a Hall of Fame career spanning two decades, Dale Earnhardt Jr. became a master...
NASCAR is up against declining ratings and competition from Formula 1. Will a street race in Chicago revitalize it? By Robert Channick June 20, 2024 at 1:12 p.m. When NASCAR drivers get behind the wheel at this summer’s race in Chicago, it will...