Dale Earnhardt Jr. test drives NASCAR’s Chicago course. Expect a ‘challenging’ race and a traffic jam on Michigan Ave.
Thank you for supporting our journalism. This article is available exclusively for our subscribers, who help fund our work at the Chicago Tribune.Race car driver Dale Earnhardt Jr., right, exits an SUV after viewing the course layout for the upcoming NASCAR race on May 31, 2023, in Chicago.
Presumably those challenges won’t include car-swallowing potholes, stray CTA buses and actual Chicago drivers when Grant Park is transformed into theThe Grant Park 220, a nationally televised Cup Series race on July 2, will feature a 12-turn, 2.2-mile course, with top NASCAR drivers navigating closed-off streets lined with temporary fences, grandstands and hospitality suites. A separate Xfinity Series race is set for July 1.
The fastest turn will likely be No. 2, from Balbo Drive onto DuSable Lake Shore Drive, with drivers hitting 90 to 100 mph, Earnhardt said. That assumes, of course, the traffic lights stay green.
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