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Shakeia Taylor: NASCAR brings out new fans in Chicago, from a ‘cultural exchange’ at South Side museum to jumping over puddles at Grant Park

CHICAGO — NASCAR arrived in Chicago this past week — and with it, opinions on the historic street race.

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Photos of Bears QB Justin Fields at NASCAR’s Chicago street course race

Bears QB Justin Fields served as the grand marshal during the NASCAR's first street course race in Chicago. Take a look:

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NASCAR Cup Chicago: Van Gisbergen takes dramatic win on debut

With NASCAR celebrating its 75th anniversary, van Gisbergen stunned the motorsport world by winning the rain-delayed first street race in Cup series history.

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Paul Sullivan: Despite a rain delay and safety concerns, the 1st NASCAR Chicago Street Race is anything but dull

CHICAGO — The deluge that began Saturday night continued Sunday morning as NASCAR drivers awoke and prepared for the inaugural Chicago Street Race.

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NASCAR Cup Chicago: Hamlin snags pole, van Gisbergen takes third

Three-time Australian Supercars champion Shane van Gisbergen (Trackhouse Racing) had posted the fastest average speed as all 10 cars took to the track in the last minute of Saturday’s final round of qualifying.

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‘He’s always going to rag on you’: NASCAR’s Bubba Wallace on driving for Michael Jordan

Jordan is a co-owner of 23XI Racing, which will have a pair of drivers — Wallace and Tyler Reddick — in Sunday’s Grant Park 220 downtown street race.

Chicago Sun-Times

Paul Sullivan: NASCAR arrives this weekend — and Bubba Wallace and Tyler Reddick are anxious to see how the ‘good vibes’ will play out

CHICAGO — Drivers will finally get their chance Saturday to check out the Chicago Street Race track, one of the talked-about events on the NASCAR circuit for months.

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Like him or not, NASCAR’s Bubba Wallace isn’t trying to reach ‘people who will never change’

The Cup Series’ only Black full-time driver brought insight and advice along with the No. 23 Toyota to Chicago, where he will compete Sunday in the Grant Park 220.

Chicago Sun-Times

Bubba Wallace throws a block party in Hyde Park to introduce NASCAR to a new audience

NASCAR’s sole Black driver plays the role of ambassador ahead of the Chicago Street Race by bringing a taste of the track to die-hard NASCAR fans and the NASCAR-curious.

Chicago Sun-Times

NASCAR and Bubba Wallace are bringing ‘Bubba’s Block Party’ to a South Side museum in Chicago

CHICAGO — Ahead of the NASCAR Chicago Street Race, Bubba Wallace — driver No. 23 of Michael Jordan co-owned 23XI Racing — will host “Bubba’s Block Party,” a nationwide community initiative at The DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center on Wednesday.

Chicago Tribune

NASCAR in Chicago is the epitome of a culture clash

Are those cars and drivers ready for us? Are we ready for them?

Chicago Sun-Times

Ross Chastain earns first career NASCAR Cup pole at Nashville

Competing at Nashville (Tenn.) Superspeedway, the hometown track of his Trackhouse Racing team, Chastain earned the top starting position for Sunday’s race as his final challenger, Bubba Wallace, spun out while making his attempt.

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Power ranking every 2023 NASCAR Cup Series title contender

With just 10 races left to go before the start of the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs, we're ranking all the 2023 title contenders.

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Tyler Reddick leads Truex in Nashville Cup practice

Reddick, who drives the No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota, ended up with the fastest average lap speed at 162.250 mph.

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NASCAR Street Race: CPD officers must work overtime for traffic control

With crowds expected to flock to the lakefront for the Fourth of July races, CPD says off-duty officers and those from other districts will be deployed to direct traffic downtown.

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Kyle Larson leads the way in Sonoma Cup practice

Larson had the fastest overall average lap speed at 91.019 mph, which he set in the first 20-minute session.

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NASCAR Cup Gateway: Kyle Busch survives multiple restarts to triumph

Busch dominated much of the race – leading 121 of the 243 laps – but had to wait a near two-hour weather delay for lightning with the race just five laps old.

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NASCAR drivers ‘skeptical’ about spectacle that will be the Chicago Street Race

“Racing through the city streets, very narrow, I honestly don’t know how it’s all going to work out,” Bubba Wallace said.

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NASCAR official on why Chase Elliott was suspended for 1 race for wrecking Denny Hamlin

"It was an intentional act by Chase [Elliott] in our opinion."

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Video: Almirola shoves Bubba Wallace in heated conversation

In the middle of the second stage of the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, the race was red-flagged briefly due to rain. 157 of 400 laps were completed.

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Hamlin calls for Elliott suspension after NASCAR Charlotte crash

Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota driver Hamlin was battling Elliott's Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet during Stage 2 when he drifted up the track and Elliott, on his outside, made contact with the Turn 4 wall.

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NASCAR Cup Charlotte: Blaney caps Penske's big weekend with Coke 600 win

Coming one day after Josef Newgarden won the Indianapolis 500 for Team Penske, Blaney won out in a race delayed one day by rain after beating William Byron's Hendrick Chevrolet at a restart with 20 laps to go.

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2023 NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte race results

Blaney survived a chaotic race with 16 caution flags to win for the first time since August, 2021. It's been 59 races since he reached Victory Lane in a points-paying event.

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Hamlin calls for Elliott to be suspended after violent NASCAR crash

Hamlin was battling Chase Elliott when he pushed up the track and Elliott made contact with the outside wall.

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Rain cancels Coke 600 qualifying; William Byron on pole

NASCAR officials were still trying to get Saturday’s Xfinity Series race started when it pulled the plug on all track activity around 3:45 p.m. ET.

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