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NASCAR has "unfinished business" in Chicago for 2nd Street Race
In less than a month, NASCAR drivers will be making their way around Grant Park again, as the Chicago Street Race returns for its second act.
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In less than a month, NASCAR drivers will be making their way around Grant Park again, as the Chicago Street Race returns for its second act.
In less than a month, defending champion Shane van Giesbergen, and other top drivers in NASCAR will be making their way around Grant Park again, as the Chicago Street Race returns for its second act in the second city.
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Street closures for the upcoming 2024 NASCAR Street Race in Chicago began Monday, with the event less than a month away. A portion of Ida B. Wells Drive was closed starting Monday. The bulk of the street closures will begin on June 27.
Organizers of the race said the number of days needed for set-up and breakdown for the race will last 19 days compared to 25 days last year.
Street closures for the upcoming 2024 NASCAR Street Race in Chicago began Monday, with the event less than a month away. A portion of Ida B. Wells Drive was closed starting Monday. The bulk of the street closures will begin on June 27.
The second NASCAR Chicago Street Race will be held on July 6 and 7 in Grant Park.
Tony Stewart is already a NASCAR legend, but he's back racing full time on a very different circuit. His nickname is Smoke, because when he first started racing, he struggled with throttle control and the haze of smoke off the tire was a lot. Stewart's gotten better, so much so that he's now all throttle in his latest gig as a drag racer.
He is taking over the wheel for his wife, Leah Pruett, a veteran drag racer who coached his husband in a very different circuit for Stewart.
This year’s race will be held July 6 and 7 – a Saturday and Sunday. It will be the second in a three-series commitment.
This year's race will be held July 6 and 7 – a Saturday and Sunday. It will be the second in a three-series commitment.
The two-day event will take place once again in Grant Park during the 4th of July weekend.
Tourists who traveled for the race spent upwards of $680 a day, about $200 more than the typical visitor.
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Mayor Brandon Johnson, who inherited the event from his predecessor, Lori Lightfoot, previously had been noncommittal about bringing the race back.
The act cost them their jobs.
The act cost them their jobs.
Officials from the city and NASCAR will evaluate the race and decide the next step.
Crews were taking down the grandstands and repainting the street lanes. The city has a three-year contract with NASCAR, so crews might have to set this up again.
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Three days after Chicago's first-ever NASCAR Street Race, the roads around Grant Park are slowly returning to normal.
While the roar of those cars was the big draw for some over the weekend, the noise also garnered plenty of complaints.
It was a daring adventure with a thrilling finish, but nothing really went as planned for Chicago's first-ever NASCAR Street Race. Rain delayed the race and canceled the concerts, and as CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reported, many are asking will it be back?
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