Motor racing-NASCAR to hold race on the streets of Chicago next year
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 [July 20, 2022] (Reuters)
- NASCAR will hold its first-ever Cup
Series street race in downtown Chicago in July 2023, the stock car
racing circuit said on Tuesday, as it continues to make inroads into
major U.S. metropolitan markets.
Cars will race Chicago's 2.2-mile course against the backdrop of
Lake Michigan, Grant Park and the city's celebrated skyline.
It comes after NASCAR held a first-of-its-kind event in Los Angeles
earlier this year on a temporary track installed inside Memorial
Coliseum.
"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,"
said Ben Kennedy, a NASCAR senior vice president.
The NASCAR race will be held on July 2, 2023 and will be preceded by
an IMSA sanctioned series race on July 1.
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"Chicago's streets are as iconic as our skyline and
our reputation as a world class sports city is indisputable," said
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot.
"I am thrilled to welcome our partners at NASCAR to Chicago for an
event that will attract thousands of people to our city.
"Chicago's world class entertainment and hospitality industries,
coupled with our city's history as a conduit for sports talent, make
us the perfect hosts for this unique event."
(Reporting by Rory Carroll in Los Angeles and Lewis Franck in
Charlotte; Editing by Toby Davis)
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