NASCAR says summer street race in Grant Park could pump $113 million into economy

NASCAR will stage street races in Grant Park on July 1 and 2. (Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times file)

NASCAR says its first-ever street race in Grant Park in July could infuse $113 million into the local economy.

The races on July 1 and 2 should also attract many people from out of town — 65% of the expected 100,000 attendees — and finally lift the town from its pandemic slump, filling up downtown hotel rooms and broadcasting scenic parts of downtown across the world to millions.