A year after it was first announced, NASCAR’s inaugural Chicago street race event is off to the races. It’s a first-of-its-kind affair in the 75-year history of the racing organization, bringing in a reported 100,000 people over the course of the two-day weekend.
In addition to the street races, the event has a short lineup of music performances planned for both days, kicking off Saturday with the only local Chicago act of the weekend, the dynamic indie-soul troupe The JC Brooks Band.
