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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Letters to the Editor

Make NASCAR’s street race better, the Chicago way

NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace drives a stock car around downtown Chicago in 2022. A reader from Belmont-Cragin has ideas for making the upcoming street race uniquely “Chicago.” (Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times)

We need to make the Chicago NASCAR course feel more true to the actual Chicago driving experience. I propose the following additions to the course:

  • Have a slalom course where they have to swerve in and out of all the double parked cars and the vehicles making a left turn without their blinkers on.
  • Set one of the cars on fire for good measure. Nothing like a good “Car-B-Que” on your commute. Since it’s near July 4th, make sure the vehicle is packed with fireworks smuggled in from Indiana.
  • An obstacle course where they have to avoid all the potholes, dibs, bike lane reflectors, jutted-out curb crossings, and pedestrian islands.
  • Since the race cars are close to the ground, sprinkle in a few of those sewer grates sticking up from the road.
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