NASCAR adds Chicago street course race to 2023 schedule

After much speculation, it's now confirmed that NASCAR will take on the streets of Chicago, Illinois. Previously, NASCAR's only race in the state was at the 1.5-mile Chicagoland Speedway oval, but the series stopped racing there after the 2019 season. It's understood that the Chicago street course race will replace Road America on the schedule and be run on Sunday, July 2, 2023. IMSA will join NASCAR that weekend in Chicago as a companion event. Read Also: Why the time is right for NASCAR's first street course '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, NASCAR senior vice president of racing development and strategy.