The City of Chicago will host a NASCAR "street race" in 2023! Seriously, racing around the streets of Chicago. MyStateline

This will be unlike anything Chicago has ever experienced...Cars driving around Chicago at a high rate of speed, legally!

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NASCAR will visit Chicago in 2023 for a one of a kind street race. Check this out, drivers will take on a 2.2 mile, 12-turn street course that starts and ends on Columbus Drive in front of Buckingham Fountain. What? This is real!

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The Chicago street race will take place July 1st and 2nd 2023, with two different races.

 

They have run these street races in different cities across the country. Las Vegas ran one not too long ago on their ALWAYS crowded and busy streets. But Chicago?

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If you have spent any time downtown, you know how busy the streets can be...Bumper to bumper regardless of the day of the week. So to shut down the streets for a few days, wow.

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Are you interested in going? There are ticket packages available...check this out below or click THIS LINK

So let's talk about the actual course. It starts and ends at the Buckingham Fountain...There's a concert venue at Lakefront Green, and the track follows 2.2 miles throughout the city of Chicago.

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To see the actual track layout, CLICK HERE.

NASCAR through the streets of Chicago, unreal...Can't wait to see this.

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