NASCAR Not Returning to Downtown Chicago Next Year, Will Race in Joliet
NASCAR cited scheduling conflicts and a $10 million state grant gap as it moves three days of racing to Chicagoland Speedway.
- NASCAR announced Tuesday it will not race on downtown Chicago streets in 2027, instead returning to the 1.5-mile Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet for a three-day event from June 25-27, 2027.
- Negotiations between city officials and NASCAR failed to produce a deal for 2027, hindered by a $10 million funding gap in state grant requests and unresolved scheduling conflicts.
- The Chicago Street Race ran in Grant Park from 2023 through 2025, with a 2024 study by Choose Chicago finding the event generated $128 million in economic impact and drew 53,036 unique visitors.
- Chicagoland Speedway General Manager Jacque Herrera called this summer's return a "sellout return," noting the 2026 event attracted 50,000 fans from all 50 states and 31 countries to the suburban track.
- NASCAR maintains a local office opened in 2022 and intends to continue discussions with the city, aiming to bring the Chicago Street Race back by 2028.
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Chicagoland in, Chicago street course out for 2027 NASCAR schedule
One of the biggest pieces of the NASCAR schedule was set Tuesday with the announcement that Chicagoland Speedway will return for another year of racing.Both the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series and Cup Series will compete at the 1.5-mile intermediate in Joliet the weekend of June 25-27. The ARCA Menards Series...
Chicago Sun Times
Usa newsNASCAR will not return to Grant Park in 2027
<p>NASCAR's Chicago Street Race won't return next summer, the racing organization confirmed Tuesday.</p><p>Back in June, <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/nascar/2026/06/02/nascar-2027-grant-park-chicago-street-race-may-return-earlier-in-summer" target="_blank" >the city and NASCAR appeared to be nearing</a> a deal to bring the race back in 2027. But negotiations appeared to dead-end. </p><p>“While we will not be racing on the s…
abc 7 Chicago
wlsam.comNASCAR not returning to downtown Chicago next year, will race in Joliet
Chicago city officials and NASCAR were unable to reach an agreement in time for the racing organization to return to its downtown street course in 2027, sending next year's event back to Joliet's Chicagoland Speedway instead.
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