Chicago Street Course provides one-of-a-kind racing experience for drivers
By Jared Ramsey Medill Reports Thousands of people congregated in Grant Park over the holiday weekend, but the draw wasn’t fireworks over Lake Michigan, it was race cars flying around downtown. The first street race in NASCAR’s history took over downtown Chicago this weekend as the world’s best drivers raced on iconic Chicago streets best […]
PHOTOS: Sights from inaugural NASCAR Chicago Street Race
By Kierstin Lindkvist Medill Reports Kierstin Lindkvist is a Medill graduate student in the sports media specialization. Follow her on Twitter @KLindkvistNews or Instagram @kelindkvist, and connect with her on LinkedIn.
Drivers outlast historic rainfall, race day chaos in NASCAR’s Chicago debut
By John Riker Medill Reports Instead of pre-race buzz and ignition of engines, the sights and sounds of a torrential downpour took over Columbus Drive on Sunday afternoon and dampened the excitement around NASCAR’s first-ever street race, the Grant Park 220. From tarps and covers shielding cars and crews from the elements to drenched tires […]
