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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
David Struett

HISTORICAL FACTS: Listen up expert says nascar spectators should protect their hearing - The Untold Story

Fans pose with a NASCAR Cup Series car at the Aon Grand Ballroom at Navy Pier on Tuesday. Spectators are encourage to wear hearing protection, even though cars in the Chicago race will be equipped with mufflers. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Time)

NASCAR fans this weekend can expect dangerous crashes at the Chicago Street Race course. NASCAR drivers crash more than 200 times a year.

But there’s also an unseen danger of excessively loud engine noise, which hearing experts say poses a serious risk to people’s hearing.

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