{"id":2446,"date":"2022-07-19T22:08:54","date_gmt":"2022-07-19T22:08:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tridence.com\/blog\/?p=2446"},"modified":"2023-09-06T18:38:40","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T18:38:40","slug":"nascar-racing-in-the-streets-of-chicago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tridence.com\/blog\/nascar-racing-in-the-streets-of-chicago\/","title":{"rendered":"Nascar racing in the streets of Chicago"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the first time in its 75-year history, NASCAR has announced plans for a street course as it brings racing to downtown Chicago in July 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The city announces it will transform the Grant Park environs into the first-ever&nbsp;NASCAR&nbsp;street race for a weekend next summer. The televised Cup Series event will feature a 12-turn, 2.2 mile-course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2448\" data-id=\"2448\" src=\"https:\/\/tridence.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/screenshot_20220719-144648_twitter578692143147726403-1024x576.png\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tridence.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/screenshot_20220719-144648_twitter578692143147726403-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/tridence.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/screenshot_20220719-144648_twitter578692143147726403-300x169.png 300w, 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Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The series and the City of Chicago revealed the route on Tuesday afternoon when they finalized the event&#8217;s details.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1019\" height=\"826\" src=\"https:\/\/tridence.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/NASCAR-in-Chicago_-What-is-the-route_-tridence.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2447\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tridence.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/NASCAR-in-Chicago_-What-is-the-route_-tridence.png 1019w, https:\/\/tridence.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/NASCAR-in-Chicago_-What-is-the-route_-tridence-300x243.png 300w, 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and pit road will be housed on South Columbus Drive, running along a two-block stretch that will take the race past the iconic Buckingham Fountain.<br><br><strong>Turn One:<\/strong><br><br>The drivers will hang a left onto East Balbo Drive, heading toward Lake Michigan.<br><br><strong>Turn Two:<\/strong><br><br>Drivers will then turn right onto the southbound lanes of Lake Shore Drive, hurtling toward the Museum Campus with the Field Museum ahead of them and with the softball fields at Grant Park on their right.<br><br><strong>Turn Three:<\/strong><br><br>The slow right-hand curve in front of the Field Museum will mark the third turn on the track.<br><br><strong>Turn Four:<\/strong><br><br>Drivers will hang a 90-degree turn onto East Roosevelt Road at the southernmost point of the circuit.<br><br><strong>Turn Five:<\/strong><br><br>Drivers will then turn back onto South Columbus Drive, heading northward down a long straightaway.<br><br><strong>Turn Six:<\/strong><br><br>At one of the most interesting parts of the race-track, the drivers will hang a left onto East Balbo Drive, coming close to where Turn One is located. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Turn Seven:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A right-hand turn onto South Michigan Avenue will send the drivers heading back toward the north and into a chicane, representing one of the most challenging spots on the track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Turn Eight:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Drivers will follow the curve of Congress Plaza to the right, beginning a sweeping chicane that will take drivers across Ida B. Wells Drive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Turn Nine:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This turn will be located in front of Buckingham Fountain, and will send drivers back toward the left and back toward Michigan Avenue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Turn Ten:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This turn will put drivers briefly back onto Michigan Avenue, heading northward as they make another quick right-hand turn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Turn Eleven:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This turn represents the most northerly portion of the course, with drivers hanging another right onto East Jackson Drive. The famous lions of the Art Institute of Chicago will also be near this turn at the intersection of Michigan and Jackson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Turn Twelve:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This turn will put drivers back on the front straightaway, sending them to the right and back down Columbus Drive for a long straightaway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Full details and tickets at <\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nascar.com\/chicago\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>www.nascar.com\/chicago<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">Companies and Brands<\/span> looking to advertise to the Chicago racing fans: Contact <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tridence.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.tridence.com<\/a> (geomarketing solutions). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"NASCAR in Chicago - 2023\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xa3M6NfcnK0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the first time in its 75-year history, NASCAR has announced plans for a street course as it brings racing to downtown Chicago in July 2023. The city announces it will transform the Grant Park environs into the first-ever&nbsp;NASCAR&nbsp;street race for a weekend next summer. 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