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Saturday at Chicago Hamlin's "single best day at the track" in NASCAR

Despite Hamlin’s very productive career, road courses have never been his strong suit. His lone victory – he has 49 in his career – came at Watkins Glen in 2016.

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More markets like New Maxwell Street could showcase city’s culture, help stop violence

The original Maxwell Street is known worldwide, but rather than respect this great amenity, Chicago has treated it poorly. Expanding the New Maxwell Street Market and replicating it elsewhere could incubate businesses and be a centerpiece for neighborhoods.

Chicago Sun-Times

Charges pending against man who drove on Chicago NASCAR course: Police

The man allegedly drove through a barrier to get onto the track, which wasn’t in use at the time after the day’s second race was halted when lightning was spotted.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Dick Biondi, Chicago’s definitive voice of Top 40 radio, dies at 90

Influential in advancing the careers of Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly and Jerry Lee Lewis, among many others, Biondi was the first disc jockey to play the Beatles on American radio

Chicago Sun-Times

PHOTOS: NASCAR descends on Chicago, Day 1 of the race

What does it look like when professional stock car racing takes over one of the largest cities in America? See for yourself.

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Chicago’s first day in the NASCAR business was far from a smash hit. Will Sunday be better?

The Xfinity Series’ Loop 121 race never really got anywhere before being postponed due to weather. As for the main race — the Grant Park 220 — Cup Series drivers had some gripes after qualifying.

Chicago Sun-Times

NASCAR fans rev up for Chicago Street Race

CHICAGO — On NASCAR race day Saturday, Chicago native Aaron Moy stood alongside Clarence F. Buckingham Memorial Fountain decked out head-to-toe in NASCAR gear, complete with a checkered shirt and “DuPont Motorsports hat” with racing flags sticking out of it.

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Lightning forces postponement of Chicago Xfinity race to Sunday

Following a nearly 1 ½-hour delay, NASCAR finally decided to postpone the remainder of Saturday’s scheduled 55-lap race until 11 a.m. ET Sunday. The race will be broadcast live on USA Network.

Motorsport

Button "pretty happy" with top-10 NASCAR qualifying effort

Button, 43, is making his second NASCAR Cup Series start this weekend on the streets of Chicago.

Motorsport

The Black Crowes make the most of muggy Chicago day with greatest hits — albeit abbreviated — set for NASCAR festival

Like the JC Brooks Band earlier in the day, The Black Crowes started their set late and also cut it abruptly, only offering 40 minutes of the hour they had slated for their set.

Chicago Sun-Times

Coach/GM James Wade leaves Sky at midseason to join Raptors coaching staff

CHICAGO — Chicago Sky coach and general manager James Wade resigned from the team Saturday to accept an assistant coaching position with the NBA’s Toronto Raptors, leaving the WNBA franchise reeling in the midst of a rebuilding season.

Chicago Tribune

Denny Hamlin wins pole for Grant Park 220

Hamlin’s time of 89.557 MPH topped the field for the fastest lap in qualifying for Sunday’s NASCAR Chicago Street Race.

Chicago Sun-Times

NASCAR in Chicago gives fans thrills until the threat of lightning puts the brakes on things

“We were walking up and heard the noise of the cars,” said Jessie Mitchel, 42, who came with her friend Casar Ybarra. “We got goosebumps, and we’re not even into it.”

Chicago Sun-Times

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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Hamlin snags Chicago Cup pole ahead of Reddick and Van Gisbergen

Three-time Australian Supercars champion Shane van Gisbergen 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.

The Independent UK

NASCAR Cup Series drivers praise setup for 1st street race in downtown Chicago

The NASCAR Cup Series hits the streets of downtown Chicago on Sunday at the end of a big weekend for the sport that includes concerts and other entertainment

Chicago Sun-Times

JC Brooks Band kicks off NASCAR Chicago concert series on day 1 of street racing extravaganza

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.

Chicago Sun-Times

Audio specialist was electrocuted at Chicago NASCAR course, autopsy finds; family ‘still waiting for answers’

Duane Tabinski, 53, had been hired to produce audio for “pre-race celebrations” at Chicago’s NASCAR race this weekend when he died of after contacting electrical wires, according to autopsy results. He’s survived by his wife, five children and seven grandchildren.

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NASCAR Cup Chicago: Van Gisbergen leads Hamlin and Button in practice

Van Gisbergen, the three-time Australian Supercars champion making his Cup debut this weekend in the No. 91 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet, set a blistering pace throughout the 50-minute session.

Motorsport

Van Gisbergen leads Hamlin and Button in Chicago Cup practice

Van Gisbergen, the three-time Australian Supercars champion making his Cup debut this weekend in the No. 91 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet, set a blistering pace throughout the 50-minute session.

Motorsport

Custer wins pole for Chicago Xfinity race; Creed wrecks

The driver of Stewart-Haas Racing's No. 00 Ford topped the 10-minute final round of qualifying on Saturday with an average lap speed of 87.590 mph.

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5 Bears rookies who could crack the starting lineup in 2023

Let's take a look at the Bears players from this recent draft class who could carve out a starting role in 2023.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘House of Tomorrow’ from 1933 World’s Fair has a future thanks to $2 million federal grant

The futuristic exhibition home from Chicago’s 1933 World’s Fair is being readied for repairs via a grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior.

Chicago Sun-Times

1 killed, 3 wounded in Chicago Lawn shooting

The four were standing on a sidewalk about 8:15 p.m. in the 6300 block of South Artesian Avenue when someone in a black Dodge Charger pulled up and an occupant opened fire.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago outdoors: Snapper eggs, Chicago catfish, Laura Ingalls Wilder, O.H. Ivie Lake

A suburban snapping turtle laying eggs, a question on the stocking of Chicago catfish, Laura Ingalls Wilder on prairie and O.H. Ivie ranking as top bass lake are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.

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