Nascar Cup - Chicago
Chicago
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Showing times for America/Anchorage
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America - Anchorage
5 - 6 Jul
Completed
Chicago Street Course
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Track Info
Chicago Street Course - Grant Park, Chicago, Illinois, USA
NASCAR’s first top-series street circuit - 2.2 mi / 3.54 km with 12 turns around Grant Park and Lake Shore Drive - temporary city streets with concrete canyons and heavy braking zones
When was the track built?
It’s a temporary course mapped on existing city streets around Grant Park, announced for NASCAR’s 2023 schedule and delivered as the series’ first-ever street race. Procedures and layout refinements continued into 2024 while retaining the 2.2 mi, 12-turn footprint.
When was its first race?
The venue’s first race was the Grant Park 220 on July 2, 2023, won by Shane van Gisbergen. Weather challenges returned in 2024, when Alex Bowman won the shortened Grant Park 165.
What's the circuit like?
- Street-circuit precision: Concrete walls and tight 90s put a premium on braking stability, rotation, and traction over bumps.
- Changeable conditions: The inaugural race and 2024 edition both wrestled with rain and fading light, making strategy and tyre choice pivotal.
- Benchmark pace: Kyle Larson’s 1:27.5 Cup pole set the single-lap bar; van Gisbergen holds the official Cup race-lap record at 1:29.720.
Lap records and benchmarks
- NASCAR Cup - qualifying: 1:27.518 - Kyle Larson, 2024.
- NASCAR Cup - race lap: 1:29.720 - Shane van Gisbergen, 2024.
- NASCAR Xfinity - qualifying: 1:29.448 - Shane van Gisbergen, 2024.
- NASCAR Xfinity - race lap: 1:30.879 - Shane van Gisbergen, 2024.
Why go?
It’s NASCAR in the heart of a global city. Expect skyline backdrops, heavy-brake divebombs, weather plot twists, and a festival atmosphere steps from the lakefront museums. The unique format has already produced debut-winner lore and late-race drama.
Where's the best place to watch?
- Start/finish along Columbus Dr: Launches, pit action, and the run to Turn 1.
- Lake Shore Drive section: Feel top-speed build before big stops back into the park.
- Heavy-brake zones (T4–T6 and T11–T12): Prime passing and lockup territory with great photo angles.
Not just one series - headline moments in Chicago
Back-to-back headlines: Van Gisbergen’s debut win in 2023 and sweep across Cup and Xfinity from pole in 2025 cemented the event’s road-race reputation.
Event of the Year: The Sports Business Awards honor reflected the race’s successful launch and city partnership.
Hotels & Accommodation
Chicago
5 - 6 Jul
Completed
Chicago Street Course
Track Info
Chicago Street Course - Grant Park, Chicago, Illinois, USA
NASCAR’s first top-series street circuit - 2.2 mi / 3.54 km with 12 turns around Grant Park and Lake Shore Drive - temporary city streets with concrete canyons and heavy braking zones
When was the track built?
It’s a temporary course mapped on existing city streets around Grant Park, announced for NASCAR’s 2023 schedule and delivered as the series’ first-ever street race. Procedures and layout refinements continued into 2024 while retaining the 2.2 mi, 12-turn footprint.
When was its first race?
The venue’s first race was the Grant Park 220 on July 2, 2023, won by Shane van Gisbergen. Weather challenges returned in 2024, when Alex Bowman won the shortened Grant Park 165.
What's the circuit like?
- Street-circuit precision: Concrete walls and tight 90s put a premium on braking stability, rotation, and traction over bumps.
- Changeable conditions: The inaugural race and 2024 edition both wrestled with rain and fading light, making strategy and tyre choice pivotal.
- Benchmark pace: Kyle Larson’s 1:27.5 Cup pole set the single-lap bar; van Gisbergen holds the official Cup race-lap record at 1:29.720.
Lap records and benchmarks
- NASCAR Cup - qualifying: 1:27.518 - Kyle Larson, 2024.
- NASCAR Cup - race lap: 1:29.720 - Shane van Gisbergen, 2024.
- NASCAR Xfinity - qualifying: 1:29.448 - Shane van Gisbergen, 2024.
- NASCAR Xfinity - race lap: 1:30.879 - Shane van Gisbergen, 2024.
Why go?
It’s NASCAR in the heart of a global city. Expect skyline backdrops, heavy-brake divebombs, weather plot twists, and a festival atmosphere steps from the lakefront museums. The unique format has already produced debut-winner lore and late-race drama.
Where's the best place to watch?
- Start/finish along Columbus Dr: Launches, pit action, and the run to Turn 1.
- Lake Shore Drive section: Feel top-speed build before big stops back into the park.
- Heavy-brake zones (T4–T6 and T11–T12): Prime passing and lockup territory with great photo angles.
Not just one series - headline moments in Chicago
Back-to-back headlines: Van Gisbergen’s debut win in 2023 and sweep across Cup and Xfinity from pole in 2025 cemented the event’s road-race reputation.
Event of the Year: The Sports Business Awards honor reflected the race’s successful launch and city partnership.
