NASCAR Chicago Street Race

With NASCAR’s Chicago Street Race just weeks away, “significant” road closures will get underway on Thursday night, according to city officials.

Preparations for the 2024 NASCAR Street Race in Chicago will be getting underway shortly, with the first street closures set to begin in less than two weeks.

Chicago and NASCAR officials unveiled a new traffic plan for this year’s NASCAR Chicago Street Race, the second summer street race to be held in the city.

Shane van Gisbergen, who cruised to a victory in the intense first-ever NASCAR Chicago Street Race last summer joins NBC Chicago to talk about the 2024 upcoming race, which is less than 100 days away.

NASCAR has revealed their lineup of headline performers for the Chicago street race in 2024, and some of the biggest names in music will make their way to town for a series of performances.

NASCAR will make its return to Chicago for its second annual street race next season, and on Thursday the organization announced the track configuration for the event.

NASCAR officially released its 2024 race schedule on Wednesday, and officials confirmed that the Chicago Street Race will once again take place in early July.

The first-ever NASCAR Chicago Street Race is in the books, but Mayor Brandon Johnson says that the evaluation process for the event’s future in the city remains ongoing, with an opt-out clause in the three-year contract remaining on the table.

The first-ever NASCAR Chicago Street Race is in the books, but Mayor Brandon Johnson says that the evaluation process for the event’s future in the city remains ongoing.

Concerts at the NASCAR Chicago Street Race festival were canceled both days over the weekend as storms and heavy rain and flooding made for difficult conditions, leaving major performers off the stage for the highly anticipated event.

NASCAR’s historic inaugural race around the streets of downtown Chicago almost immediately fueled excitement around next year’s plans for a 2024 NASCAR Chicago Street Race.

NBC’s Jay Gray takes a look at the NASCAR car haulers ahead of this weekend’s street race.

History will be made this weekend, as NASCAR takes the streets in downtown Chicago for an unprecedented race in a setting far different from the sprawling suburban oval-shaped courses drivers have grown accustomed to.

Chicago is days away from seeing dozens of drivers speeding through downtown streets for an historic street race never-before seen in the city or in NASCAR.

With just two days left until festivities begin in downtown Chicago for the NASCAR street race, fans and newcomers alike are having a difficult time picturing stock cars zooming past major landmarks and a majestic skyline.

The winner of the inaugural NASCAR Chicago Street Race will earn a number of rewards – including a likely playoff spot, a financial prize and a special trophy.