Relatively than returning to downtown Chicago in 2027, NASCAR will as a substitute return to the Chicagoland Speedway subsequent 12 months, a venue that skilled a revival this 12 months after not holding a NASCAR race since 2019.
In line with a report from Jordan Bianchi of The Athletic, conversations about NASCAR returning to downtown Chicago, the place it raced from 2023-25, “hit an deadlock over the prices, together with how a lot the state would contribute,” in accordance with Bianchi’s sources.
NASCAR will not race in downtown Chicago subsequent 12 months
NASCAR had a take care of the town of Chicago from 2023-25 however didn’t renew the deal to race downtown, as each events hoped the road race would return subsequent 12 months.
With that not occurring, Chicagoland Speedway, which sits in Joliet, Unwell. — roughly an hour from downtown Chicago — will return to the NASCAR schedule. NASCAR raced on the 1.5-mile oval from 2001-19, however the COVID-19 pandemic and NASCAR’s pressured schedule overhaul meant no race weekend on the facility in 2020. Solely in July did NASCAR return to the monitor, with the Cup Collection racing on July 5 in entrance of a sellout crowd.
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