Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race in downtown Chicago could be a one-and-done, mainly because some in the city don't want a street race on July 4th weekend.
Grant Park, shown April 28, 2023, will play host to Chicago's NASCAR street race. Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race in downtown Chicago could be a one-and-done, mainly because some in the city don't want a street race on July 4th weekend.
But pushback from local officials, a new mayor and logistical and traffic impacts to Chicago residents could put the race at risk of completing the three-year contract between the city and sanctioning body. . And with former Mayor Lori Lightfoot now out of office, NASCAR could be facing an uphill battle to be back in downtown Chicago in 2024.
The three-year deal with the city and NASCAR allows NASCAR to use Grant Park from June 22-July 5 this year at a rate of $500,000 while Chicago receives $2 per ticket sold and a percentage of concession and souvenir sales. The base rental rate is a quarter of what the Lollapalooza music festival pays to rent out Grant Park and was immediately classified by one alderman as"highway robbery.
The date move for the food festival came two weeks after Lightfoot lost her bid for re-election. Lightfoot placed third in Chicago’s Feb. 28 election and missed the April runoff election by 5%.
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