CHICAGO — The first two years of NASCAR’s Chicago Street Race were accented by rain, but maybe the third edition will be a charm for fans and drivers. The race weekend, which has drawn mixed ...

CHICAGO — The annual NASCAR Chicago Street Race is upon us, and the forecast calls for a 50% chance of thunderstorms and 100% chance of flooding the airwaves with shots of The Bean, the beach ...

For the past two years, the NASCAR Chicago Street Race has brought in thousands of people from more than 20 countries and boosted the local economy. But not everyone is thrilled to see it return ...

Lori Vanderplow is relatively new to NASCAR but the Chicago Street Race has made her a fan for life. "We're hooked. So, once you hear the cars rumbling, you become a fan," she said.

At the time, several alders complained they were shut out of the negotiations. When the Chicago Street Race debuted in 2023, weather slowed down the event. But in 2024, business was up.

Chicago sports icon Derrick Rose will be the grand marshal of the NASCAR Cup Series street race scheduled for Sunday on the streets of the Windy City. Rose is a former NBA MVP for the Chicago ...

Chicago sports icon Derrick Rose will be the grand marshal for the NASCAR Cup Series street race in Chicago. Rose, a former NBA MVP and Chicago native, will give the command to start the engines.

Despite complaints about closing parts of Grant Park and major city streets for weeks, there is a positive: Last year’s race brought nearly 75,000 people from 24 countries and 46 states to Chicago.

Derrick Rose to serve as grand marshal Sunday for Chicago Street Race “Chicago is one of the best sports towns in the world, and NASCAR is proud to be a part of that historic Chicago sports ...