NASCAR made it official Tuesday that the Cup Series will visit downtown Chicago for a street race in the 2023 racing season.
The race, set for Sat.-Sun. July 1-2, takes the weekend on the schedule currently held by Road America.
“Like the Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum, we seized an incredible opportunity to add an unprecedented element to our schedule and take center stage in the heart of another major metropolitan market,” Ben Kennedy, NASCAR senior vice president of racing development and strategy, said in a release. “This is the ideal setting for the first-ever NASCAR Cup Series street race. The NASCAR Cup Series Next Gen cars and the IMSA machines will race along the shores of Lake Michigan in downtown Chicago, marking a truly historic moment for our sport. We are very appreciative of Mayor Lori Lightfoot and her team, along with the entire City of Chicago for working with us to make this concept a reality.”
The Cup Series race date will be preceded an IMSA sanctioned race held on Saturday, July 1 on the street course.
Tickets for the race are set to go on sale later this year at NASCARChicago.com.
